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Staff Recommends to Deny Bradwood LNG

by Tryan Hartill

Clatsop County has released its staff report reviewing Bradwood Landing LLC’s consolidated application for multiple land-use permits and approvals for a proposed liquefied natural gas marine terminal and related facilities at Bradwood east of Astoria.

The staff report recommends the Planning Commission deny Bradwood Landing’s application based on facility size, road access, public safety, fish habitat and decommissioning issues.

The 226-page report can be viewed on the county’s web site at www.co.clatsop.or.us and will be distributed to public libraries in Astoria, Seaside, Warrenton, Clatskanie and Cathlamet, Wash., and at Knappa High School. Copies can be purchased at the Clatsop County Community Development Department office at 800 Exchange St., Astoria.

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The Planning Commission will begin its deliberations on the application at a public hearing July 10 in the Astoria High School auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive. To give as many people as possible a chance to speak, the hearing will run from 10 a.m. to noon, resume at 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and resume again at 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Much of the proposed site is planned and zoned for marine industrial uses. Bradwood Landing is seeking several amendments to the county’s comprehensive land use plan to enlarge the area zoned for marine industrial uses and to dredge areas of the river so large LNG carriers can dock and unload at the proposed storage and distribution facility. A proposed pipe from Bradwood would carry natural gas to the Williams Northwest interstate pipeline in Washington for distribution to users in the Pacific Northwest.

The staff report reviews the application for compliance with the county’s land-use plan and zoning regulations and is specific to the site of the proposed LNG marine terminal, pipeline and related facilities. It does not address issues such as LNG carrier traffic on the river that state and federal agencies will handle.

bq. The report does contain an analysis of public safety issues as they apply to the county’s comprehensive plan and ordinances, completed by PBS&J, a national firm hired by the county for an independent public safety assessment of the proposed facility. The firm is continuing its work on the broader safety assessment that addresses planning for, responding to and recovering from a public safety disaster related to the LNG operation, and encompasses a broader geographic area, from the mouth of the Columbia River to the plant site at the former mill site east of Astoria and the pipeline.
Jun 27, 09:27 am | Tryan Hartill
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8 comments on this article (post your own)

1 On Jun 27, 09:30 am, THartill wrote:

I think the “decommission” issues alone are enough to deny this project. There needs to be a rather large fund in place to tear all this stuff down in 15-25 years. We have already learned our lesson with Trojan.

2 On Jun 27, 11:08 am, Sandy wrote:

This is such good news! A very good group of people we seem to have on the commission choosing good staff to do great work all reflecting on a wise population of voters! Hopefully, they take this recommendation as they have the recommendations from their budget committee.

3 On Jun 27, 12:56 pm, KISS wrote:

This is, indeed, good news. I hope the Planning Commission will deny the application. Just the impact findings are enough to scrap this plan, from what I read.
This is dangerous stuff and an event could do much harm to environment and the citizens.

4 On Jun 27, 01:13 pm, Patrick McGee wrote:

Act One!

5 On Jun 27, 01:53 pm, Peter Huhtala wrote:

By all means please do not become complacent at this good news. It is still important to submit your comments to the planning commission. They really need to hear from fishermen and others who would be hurt financially by this project, and further harmed by the proposed remodeling of the river causing additional declines in some salmon and steelhead populations. We need to make it crystal clear that the LNG project would interfere with other business dependant upon the estuary.

Send those comments, preferably by this Friday, to comdev@co.clatsop.or.us They’ll take later comments, but if you get yours in this week they will be certain to be considered at the hearing.

6 On Jun 27, 02:15 pm, Josh wrote:

Before everyone gets too excited about this staff report remember that this goes to the County Planning Commission and then to the Clatsop County Commission. The commissioners have been urged NOT to make any public statements/opinions about LNG because the BOCC will eventually have to vote eiher approval or not of this or any other LNG proposal.

7 On Jun 27, 07:29 pm, 4th generation native wrote:

I would also encourage those people who SUPPORT the project to get their comments in by Friday. Funny, all of the fishermen (commercial and recreational) I know are in support, because they know it is NOT going to endanger their livelyhood. I’m certain that the problems brought to attention by the staff will be addressed, and whatever is needed to remedy them will be done. I have faith in our Commissions, and have faith that NorthernStar will do whatever they have to, to make it right. I guess we’ll all just have to see what happens.

8 On Jun 27, 10:17 pm, 6th generation native wrote:

First, Josh is trying to lessen the impact since he doesn’t want any good news out regarding the commission’s staff or the hard work they do researching and compiling information. Second, all the fishermen I know that understand that this LNG Co. plans on implementing the SAME salmon recovery program as the BPA understands that this means MORE Fish and Wildlife laws curtailing more fisheries as the money coats the enforcement agencies pockets, and subsequently the DA’s case numbers, with a few hatchery projects thrown in. The hatchery projects that in 20 years have done JACKSHIT to bring the salmon population back. Yeah, we trust Northern Star and just like 400 dams don’t have a thing to do with salmon disappearing LNG holding tanks dumping 160,000 tons of water per minute back into the Columbia will have nothing to do with disturbing the spawning grounds or the water temperature or harming the fish or anything they eat.

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