Environment
The Port of Vancouver has a comprehensive Tenant Environmental Management Program which includes pre-lease screening of potential tenants and their practices, periodic onsite reviews of tenant environmental protection practices, outreach and communication with tenants, and sharing best management practices used by other port tenants.
Port energy tenants must meet all requirements set forth in their leases. Requirements can include safety/emergency/environmental plans, hazmat reporting, pollution liability insurance, and periodic environmental audits.
The Board of Commissioners’ approval of a lease with Tesoro-Savage is contingent upon the project receiving all necessary permit approvals. Vancouver Energy must meet all state and federal requirements for safety and environmental protection. The project is now going through EFSEC’s robust multi-agency state review process. EFSEC will ultimately make a recommendation to the governor, who has final decision authority.
Tesoro-Savage submitted its application in August 2013, and the review process is expected to be complete in late 2015. There are multiple opportunities for public involvement throughout this rigorous state-level review process. Federal permitting will proceed through a separate, concurrent process.
Find out more about the environmental process:
- Port of Vancouver USA’s commitment to the environment
- EFSEC facility siting process flow chart
- Multilayer review required for Tesoro-Savage crude oil terminal
- Determination of Significance Scoping Notice
- Minutes from EFSEC SEPA public meetings on October 28 and October 29, 2013
- Notice of Extension and Notice of Additional Public Scoping Comment Meeting
- February 2014 Scoping Report
- Scoping Comments
- Scope of Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Vancouver Energy Distribution Terminal