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December 13, 2019
Washington State
Department of Ecology
Environmental Review Section
PO Box 47703
Olympia, WA 98504-7703
Subject: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY – PUGET SOUND ENERGY’S ENERGIZE EASTSDIE EIS
CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS/ADDENDUM
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Impact Statement Addendum (EIS Addendum) for the
proposal described below has been prepared and is available for public review.
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) CONSISTENCY
ANALYSIS/ADDENDUM
PROJECT NAME: Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside
PROJECT NUMBER: LUA18-000055, CU-H, SME
LOCATION: From PSE's Talbot Hill Substation (2400 S Puget Dr. continuing north
along the existing PSE transmission line corridor to the northern City
limits
DESCRIPTION: The proposal begins at the City’s northern boundary with Newcastle
and ends at the existing Talbot Hill substation. The proposed transmission line upgrade is
located entirely within PSE’s existing 100-ft electrical transmission utility corridor. The project
site is located within multiple zoning designations, including: Commercial Arterial (CA),
Commercial Office Residential (COR), Center Village (CV), Light Industrial (IL), Residential-1 (R-
1), Residential-10 (R-10), Residential-14 (R-14), Residential-4 (R-4), Residential-6 (R-6),
Residential-8 (R-8), Resource Conservation (RC), and Residential Multi-Family (RM-F).
In order to ensure that the submitted Conditional Use Permit application materials are
consistent with the existing environmental documents prepared for the Energize Eastside
project, the City contracted with EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC to prepare
an Environmental Consistency Analysis. The following elements of the environment have been
addressed in the Environmental Consistency Analysis: Earth, Water Resources, Plants &
Animals, Greenhouse Gases, Environmental Health: EMF, Environmental Health: Pipeline
Safety, Land Use & Housing, Scenic Views & Aesthetics, Historic & Cultural Resources,
Recreation, and Economics. The Environmental Consistency Analysis determined that the
impacts of development under the proposed Conditional Use Permit application materials are
within the scope of impacts analyzed under the EIS alternatives in the past SEPA review. The
proposed mitigation measures are within the scope of the 2018 FEIS, and there are no
significant unavoidable impacts that cannot be mitigated.
Copies are available for review at the Renton City Hall, Customer Service Counter, 6th floor, 1055 South
Grady Way, Renton WA 98057, and on the City of Renton web site: www.rentonwa.gov.
Sincerely,
Jill Ding
Senior Planner
Enclosure
cc: King County Wastewater Treatment Division Ramin Pazooki, WSDOT, NW Region
Boyd Powers, Department of Natural Resources Larry Fisher, WDFW
Karen Walter, Fisheries, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Duwamish Tribal Office
Laura Murphy, Muckleshoot Cultural Resources Program US Army Corp. of Engineers
Melissa Calvert, Muckleshoot Wildlife and Cultural Resources Jalaine Madura, Seattle Public Utilities
Stephanie Jolivette, Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation Matthew Gilbert, City of Kent
King County Department of Permitting & Environmental Review John Greene, Metro Transit
Wendy Weiker, Puget Sound Energy Misty Blair, Dept. of Ecology
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources Minnie Dhaliwal, City of Tukwila
Andy Swayne, Puget Sound Energy Steve Osguthorpe, City of Newcastle
DEPARTMENTOFCOMMUNITYANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENTNOTICEOFAVAILABILITYOFENVIRONMENTALIMPACTSTATEMENT(ElS)CONSISTENCYANALYSISIEISADDENDUMNoticeisherebygiventhatanEnvironmentalImpactStatement(ElS)ConsistencyAnalysis/ElSAddendum(ConsistencyAnalysis)fortheproposaldescribedbelowhasbeenpreparedandisavailableforpublicreview.TheCityofRentonEnvironmentalReviewCommittee(ERC)hasdeterminedthattheproposedactionisconsistentwiththealternativesandimpactsanalyzedintheEnergizeEastsideProjectFinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement(FEIS)(March2018).TheproposedchangestotheFEIS’smitigationmeasuresasreflectedintheConsistencyAnalysisarewithinthescopeoftheFEIS,andtherearenosignificantunavoidableadverseimpactsthatcannotbemitigated.CopiesoftheConsistencyAnalysisareavailableforreviewattheRentonCityHall,CustomerServiceCounter,6thfloor,1055SouthGradyWay,RentonWA98057,andontheCityofRentonwebsite:(www.rentonwa.gov).PROJECTNUMBER:LUA18-000055,CUP-H,SMEAPPLICANT:BradStrauch,PSE,P0Box97034,EST-3,Bellevue,WA98009-9734PROJECTNAME:PugetSoundEnergy-EnergizeEastsidePROJECTDESCRIPTION:TheapplicantisrequestingHearingExaminerConditionalUsePermitapprovalandaShorelineExemptionfortheupgradeof4milesoftwoexisting115kVtransmissionlineswithtwo230kVtransmissionlinesbeginningattheCity’snorthernboundarywithNewcastleandendingattheexistingTalbotHillsubstation.TheupgradeislocatedentirelywithinPSE’sexisting100-ftelectricaltransmissionutilitycorridor.Theprojectsiteislocatedwithinmultiplezoningdesignations,including:CommercialArterial(CA),CommercialOfficeResidential(COR),CenterVillage(CV),LightIndustrial(IL),Residential-i(R-i),Residential-iO(R-i0),Residential-i4(R-i4),Residential-4(R-4),Residential-6(R-6),Residential-8(R-8),ResourceConservation(RC),andResidentialMulti-Family(RM-F).Theproposedupgradewouldrequirethereplacementofapproximately144existingwoodandsteelpoles(H-framedesigns)withapproximately41steelmonopolesofeithersingle-circuitordouble-circuitdesign.Theheightoftheproposedpoleswouldvarybylocation,butareestimatedatanaverageheightofbetween85and95feet.WithintheTalbotHillsubstation,additionalbreakersandassociatedcontrolswillbeaddedtoaccommodatethenewlines.TheProject’ssouthernextentisPSE’sTalbotHillsubstationlocatedat24005.PugetDrive.Fromthesubstation,theProjectcontinuesnorthalongtheexistingPSEtransmissionlinecorridortothenortherncitylimits,between-405andtheeasterncitylimits.Multiplecriticalareasaremappedalongtheprojectcorridorincludingwetlands,streams,steepslopes,landslidehazards,coalminehazards,andwellheadprotectionareas.TheprojectwouldincludethereplacementofaerialwireacrosstheCedarRiver,whichisclassifiedasaShorelineoftheState.Theprojectproposesthereplacementofpolesoutsideofthe200-footshorelinejurisdictionandtheaerialwirecrossingwouldnotrequireanydisturbanceswithintheshorelinejurisdiction.PROJECTLOCATION:FromPSE’sTalbotHillSubstation(24005PugetDr.continuingnorthalongtheexistingPSEtransmissionlinecorridortothenorthernCitylimitsLEADAGENCY:CityofRentonEnvironmentalReviewCommitteeDepartmentofCommunity&EconomicDevelopment
ADDITIONALINFORMATION:Ifyouwouldlikeadditionalinformation,pleasecontactilllDing,CityofRentonat(425)430-6598DATEOFNOTICE:SIGNATURES:December13,2019G%3%frndJDaL2ftPublicWrkDertmentKmerAdsatorCommunityServicesDepartmentRickM.Marshall,AdministratorDateRentonRegioalFireAuthoritydistratDJ13DepartmentOfCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentt’j13119Date1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov