Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy Project

Application No. 2013-01

Application
DEIS
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Adjudication June 27, 2016 - July 29, 2016
Permits
Scoping Comments
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
Recommendation to the Governor

Project Background

Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, a subsidiary of Tesoro Corporation, and Savage Companies have entered into a joint venture to develop and operate a new 360,000 barrel-per-day(bpd) crude-by-rail uploading and marine loading facility at the Port of Vancouver, Washington. The Tesoro-Savage Joint Venture will own the crude uploading and marine loading facilities and will enter into a land lease agreement with the Port for an initial period of ten years. Savage will oversee and manage the design, construction and operation of the facility on the Joint Venture's behalf. The facility is expected to be operational in 2014 and will represent an approximate investment of $75 to $100 million.

The Facility's principal purpose is to provide North American crude oil to U.S. refineries to offset or replace declining Alaska North Slope crude reserves, California crude production, and more expensive foreign crude-oil imports. The crude oil handled by and shipped through the facility will largely offset other sources of crude oil used by U.S. refineries that choose to source a portion of their crude through the Facility. In accordance with current federal law, crude oil extracted in the United States generally cannot be exported to foreign countries.

Applicant:

Tesoro Savage Petroleum Terminal LLC
6340 South 3000 East, Suite 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(801)944-6600

Facility:

Average 360,000 barrels of crude oil per day by rail

Location:

Within the Port of Vancouver, Washington

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For information or questions concerning this application please contact:

Sonia Bumpus, EFSEC Siting Specialist/Project Manager
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
PO Box 47250
Olympia, WA 98504-7250
(360) 664-1363

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Recent Activity

1-29-18 Governor Inslee's Decision Letter

12-19-17 Recording of EFSEC Special Meeting Vote on Adjudicative Order and Recommendation Report to the Governor (External link) - NOTE: Due to technical difficulties TVW was not able to capture audio from this broadcast. The Transcript is available here.

11-28-17 Recording of EFSEC Special Meeting Council Vote on the Recommendation to the Governor(External link)

11-21-17 Issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement

Recording of EFSEC Special meeting (external link)
FEIS slideshow from EFSEC Special meeting

9-27-17 Columbia Riverkeeper's Response to Procedural Objection

9-27-17 City of Vancouver's Response to Procedural Objection

9-27-17 Tribal Parties' Response to Procedural Objection

9-27-17 Counsel for the Environment Response to Procedural Objection

9-20-17 Letter to Parties to file a response to Applicant's Procedural Objections

9-14-17 Applicant's Procedural Objections

8-28-17 Tesoro Corporation Name Change

8-11-17 Letter from Applicant Request to Extend Statutory Deadline

8-4-2017 Order denying Motion to Strike Draft Site Certificate by Tesoro-Savage

6-29-17 Vancouver Energy's Response to Columbia Riverkeeper's Motion to Strike Draft Site Certificate Submitted by Tesoro-Savage

6-27-2017 Joinder in Motion to Strike Draft Site Certificate Submitted by Tesoro-Savage Submitted by Columbia Waterfront LLC

06-23-17 Motion to Strike Draft Site Certificate Submitted by Tesoro- Savage Submitted by Earthjustice

06-16-17 Letter from Applicant request to Extend Statutory Deadline

06-09-2017 Applicant Proposed Draft (SCA) and cover letter

04-28-2017 Letter from EFSEC responding to Earth Justice's letter to Chair Lynch regarding Ex Parte comunication with project proponents

04-14-2017 Letter from Earth Justice responding to Tesoro Savage's response to Earth Justice's letter regarding Ex Parte communication with project proponents

04-04-2017 Letter from Tesoro Savage responding to Earth Justice's letter to Chair Lynch regarding Ex Parte communication with project proponents

03-31-2017 Letter from Earth Justice to Chair Lynch regarding Ex Parte communication with project proponents

02-22-17 Letter to Kelly Flint granting application deadline extension

02-14-17 Letter from Vancouver Energy requesting application extension

12-16-16 Adjudication Crosswalk document

10-27-16 Letter to Kelly Flint Seismic discussions

10-24-16 Letter to Kelly Flint NPDES Industrial Stormwater permit clarifications

10-24-16 Letter to Jared Larrabee regarding meeting between EFSEC and BNSF

10-24-16 Letter to Johan Hellman of BNSF regarding meeting between EFSEC and BNSF

10-19-16 Council's response to the Applicant's request to extend the statutory deadline of Application

10-12-16 Letter from the Applicant Requesting Extension of Statutory Deadline

10-11-16 Letter to the Cowlitz Tribe conserning Tribal Representation on EFSEC Council

10-07-2016 Applicant submitted revised Application for Site Certification Agreement

9-21-2016 Letter to Parties Regarding Adjudicative Authority Transfer to Chair Lynch

9-14-2016 Order admitting testimony of Fred Millar and Frank James

8-31-2016 Order Granting City of Vancouver's Motion for Ruling that EFSEC Lacks Authority to Issue Pretreatment Discharge Permit, and Denying Vancouver Energy's Motion for Determination Regarding Issuance of Industrial Waste Discharge Permit
Attachment A: May 2000 EPA letter

8-29-2016 Order Granting Additional Time for Submittal of Post Hearing Briefs

8-29-2016 Transcripts of Adjudication Hearing

6-22-2016 Adjudication Hearing Information
Ground Rules

6-21-2016 Order Motion to Continue Adjudication Until After Final Environmental Impact Statement is Issued

6-20-2016 Order Denying Reconsideration and Setting Deadlines for Additional Submittals

6-15-2016 Order Granting Additional Open Record Time

6-15-2016 Order Taking Official Notice of the Vancouver Municipal Code

6-15-2016 Order on Karpinski Representation Request

6-07-2016 Order Denying Motions Concerning Facilities and Schedule

6-06-2016 Order Denying Tesoro Savage, LLC and Port of Vancouver Dispositive Motions

5-27-2016 Applicant Submitted Revisions to the Application for Site Certification

4-29-2016 Letter to the Applicant Regarding the Extension of the Statutory Deadline

4-14-2016 Letter from the Applicant Requesting to Extend Statutory Deadline

3-31-2016 Order Summarizing Hearing Procedures

3-14-2016 Letter to the Applicant Regarding Review Comments on the Application for Site Certification (ASC) - Notice of Construction Air Permit Application (NOC)

3-09-2016 Letter from the Parties of Agreed List of Issues and Questions

2-29-2016 Order on Objections and Setting Pre-Hearing Conference

2-19-2016 Letter to the Applicant Regarding Revised Industrial National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Sytem (NPDES) Permit Application Review

2-03-2016 Order Clarifing EFSEC's Process, Modifying Dispostive Motion Deadline, Summarizing Preliminary Issues, and Setting Hearing Dates

1-25-2016 Letter from the Cowlitz Indian Tribe regarding the DEIS

1-23-2016 DEIS Public Comment Period Closed on January 22, 2016.

12-04-2015 Public Notice - Ground Rules Public Meeting Date Change and Additional Public Meeting

11-24-2015 Vancouver Energy Project Draft Environment Impact Statement

11-24-2015 Press Release Regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

11-12-2015 Letter from EarthJustice Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

11-12-2015 Letter from the City of Spokane Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

11-06-2015 Letter from the Department of Natural Resources Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

10-28-2015 Letter from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

10-28-2015 Letter from the Applicant Regarding the Extension of the DEIS Comment Period

10-26-2015 Letter from William Brake Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

10-22-2015 Letter from the Washington Enviromental Council Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

9-03-2015 Letter from EFSEC to EarthJustice in Respose to the Unredacted Lease Provision

8-28-2015 Letter from the Applicant to EFSEC in Response to the EarthJustice Letter regarding the Unredacted Lease Provision

8-18-2015 Letter from EarthJustice regarding the Unredacted Lease Provision

7-07-2015 Letter from the Port of Vancouver Regarding the DEIS Schedule

7-02-2015 PUBLIC NOTICE - Application for a Department of the Army Permit and EFSEC Water Quality Certification

7-02-2015 Letter to the Applicant in Response to the Letter Recieved on June 24

6-29-2015 Letter from the Applicant in Response to the DEIS Comment Period

6-24-2015 Letter from the Applicant Regarding the DEIS Schedule

6-22-2015 DEIS Schedule

6-08-2015 Letter to the Applicant Regarding DEIS Comment Period

5-28-2015 Letter from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Regarding the Revised Permit Application Evaluation Procedure

5-21-2015 Letter from the Safe Energy Leadership Alliance Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

4-20-2015 Letter from the League of Women Voters of Washington Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

4-17-2015 Letter from the Applicant to the Parties Regarding the Pre-Hearing Conference

Letter from the Applicant in Response to the DEIS and Public Comment Period

4-16-2015 Letter from Organizations, Businesses, and Associations Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

4-15-2015 Letter from the City of Vancouver Regarding the DEIS and Public Comment Period

4-13-2015 Letter from the Association of Washington Business Regarding the Review Process of the Project

4-06-2015 Letter from Senator Ericksen Regarding the Review Process of the Project

4-03-2015 Response to Applicant's Letter Regarding the Timeline for Release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

3-25-2015 Letter from the Applicant Regarding the Timeline for Release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2-19-2015 Letter to Vancouver Energy with the Council's Decision to Extend the Statutory Deadline

2-05-2015 Request from the Applicant to Extend Statutory Deadline

1-28-2015 Order Commencing Agency Adjudication and Setting Intervention Petition Deadline

1-28-2015 Response to the Applicant regarding Project Review Schedule

1-16-2015 Adjudicative Schedule Request from the Applicant

Request to Delay Commencement of Adjudication - EarthJustice

1-14-2015 Request to Delay Commencement of Adjudication - Columbia Waterfront

12-17-2014 Letter from the Applicant with Project Schedule Request

12-16-2014 Presentation of Information Needs and DEIS Development

8-06-2014 Letter from the Applicant Requesting to Extend the Statutory Deadline.

8-01-2014 Order Determining Land Use Consistency Council Order No. 872

7-28-2014 Agenda for Special Meeting August 1, 2014 Regarding Land Use Consistency

5-28-2014 Transcript of Land Use Consistency Hearing

5-09-2014 Notice for the Land Use Consistency Hearing

4-02-2014 Scope of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2-24-2014 Scoping Report

1-10-2014 December 11 SEPA Scoping Meeting Spokane Valley, WA

12-5-2013 Informational Meeting Minutes October 28 October 29 SEPA Scoping Meeting

11-6-2013 Scoping Comments

11-8-2013 Extension of Scoping Comment Period & Additional Scoping Comment Meeting

10-3-2013 Determination of Significance Scoping Notice

8-29-2013 Application Submitted - Volume 1

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