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Land‑use hearing focuses on whether underwater route and on‑land landings comply with Skamania County rules

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council · November 22, 2025
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At the land‑use consistency hearing portion, applicant witnesses described eight in‑river segments and on‑land bypass components in Stevenson, North Bonneville and unincorporated Skamania County and said most terrestrial elements lie in rights‑of‑way and zones that allow utility uses; local officials and public commenters questioned notice, municipal participation and shoreline master program applicability.

FSEC’s land‑use consistency hearing centered on whether the Cascade Renewable Transmission Project’s proposed route is consistent with local land‑use plans and zoning ordinances in Skamania County, the City of Stevenson and North Bonneville.

Applicant environmental planner Malia Bassett summarized on‑land components in Washington: the project includes temporary horizontal directional drill (HDD) areas, temporary HAB staging areas and buried HVDC cable segments that together run roughly 4 miles in unincorporated Skamania County and shorter sections in North Bonneville and Stevenson. She said the on‑land segments were proposed in…

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