LU20-0107 SeaPort Sound Plant Modernization – Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Availability, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The City of Tacoma invites your comments on the SeaPort Sound Plant Modernization Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) prepared in accordance with the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The proposal from SeaPort is the demolition of the refinery infrastructure at their Marine View Drive facility, and replacement with fuel storage tanks.
Issue Date: November 10, 2022
Comments Due: December 27, 2022
Send Comments:
Shirley Schultz, AICP, Principal Planner, Planning and Development Services
SeaportPlantModernizationDEIS@cityoftacoma.org
(253) 591-5030
747 Market Street, Rm 345
Tacoma, WA 98402
Notice of Availability
Postcard mailer
Cover letter
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
Appendix B, Distribution List
Background
SeaPort Sound Terminal, LLC (SeaPort Sound) is proposing to demolish existing refinery equipment and replace it with new storage tanks and appurtenances at the SeaPort Sound Terminal located on the Hylebos Waterway at 2628 Marine View Drive in Tacoma, Washington (see site plan linked below). The SeaPort Sound Plant Modernization Project (Project) includes demolition of existing refinery equipment, installation of new storage tanks and containment system, as well as wastewater and stormwater improvements. The purpose of the Project is to replace aging refinery infrastructure with new storage tanks and associated safety and environmental protection measures to meet functional, operational, and environmental needs at the terminal.
The current storage capacity in the refinery area is approximately 15,000 barrels; the new tanks would have a capacity of about 181,000 barrels of diesel, bio-diesel, and other fuel oils. The storage increase is roughly a 10% increase over the full capacity at the site. The applicant is not seeking an increase in overall throughput for the facility.
PDS initially issued a preliminary determination of nonsignificance in August of 2020. Based on public comment, and on the provisions of the Washington Administrative Code, PDS withdrew that preliminary determination and issued a Determination of Significance.
Scoping
Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public were invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. PDS used the scoping comments, as well as comments on the preliminary SEPA determination, to define the topics that are examined in the project EIS.