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December 13, 2019
Marissa Gifford
HDR, Inc.
929 108th Ave NE, Suite 1300
Bellevue, WA 98004-4361
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY – EIS CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS/ADDENDUM
Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside, LUA18-000055, CU-H, SME
Dear Ms Gifford:
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Impact Statement Consistency Analysis/Addendum (Consistency
Analysis) for the proposal described below has been prepared and is available for public review.
PROJECT NAME: Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside
JECT NUMBER: UA18-000055, 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.
If you have any questions or desire clarification of the above, please call me at (425) 430-6598.
For the Environmental Review Committee,
Jill Ding
Senior Planner
cc: Brad Strauch/Applicant
Kelsey Knowles/PSE
Parties of Record
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