Port Angeles-Juan de Fuca Transmission Project
Greater Victoria Area, B.C. Canada to Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington

• PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

  
  Sea Breeze Olympic Converter LP (Sea Breeze), a private developer, is planning to construct a 550-megawatt direct current (DC) electric transmission cable from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Port Angeles, Washington. Sea Breeze received a Presidential permit from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) for the international crossing of the cable, and was granted authorization from BPA to connect into the federal electric transmission system.
  
  The cable will be placed in a trench on the sea floor of the Strait for most of its length, with about 12 miles in U.S. jurisdiction. On land, it will be placed in a trench in local streets in Port Angeles and will connect to a proposed DC/AC converter station, which in turn will connect to the adjacent BPA Port Angeles Substation. This existing BPA substation will be expanded to accommodate the cable interconnection.
  
  In March 2007, DOE (BPA and OE) released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that analyzed the potential impacts of the project. In October 2007, a Final EIS was released that addressed comments that were received on the draft. DOE decided to implement the Proposed Action and Preferred Alternative as described in the EIS and a Record of Decision was signed in Washington DC on May 27, 2008 and in Portland Oregon on May 30, 2008. Project construction will commence sometime after contract terms are determined and other permits and approvals are granted.
  
  

• CURRENT STATUS:

  
  DOE (BPA and OE) has decided to implement the Proposed Action and Preferred Alternative as described in the EIS. The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in Washington DC on May 27, 2008 and in Portland Oregon on May 30, 2008. Project construction will commence sometime after contract terms are determined and other permits and approvals are granted.
  
  

• CONTACT:

  
  For further information on this project, please contact Stacy Mason, BPA Environmental Lead, Bonneville Power Administration - KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621, toll-free telephone 1-800-282-3713; direct phone number 503-230-5455, fax number 503-230-5699, email slmason@bpa.gov.
  
  

• DOCUMENTS:

  
  ROD Public Letter (31Kb pdf) (06/02/08)
  Record of Decision (51Kb pdf) (05/30/08)
  Mitigation Action Plan (76Kb pdf) (05/30/08)
  Supplement Analysis (17Kb pdf) (02/05/08)
  Final EIS Public Letter (34Kb pdf) (10/04/07)
  Final EIS (3MB pdf) (October 2007)
  Public Comments
  Draft EIS Public Letter (47Kb pdf) (03/08/07)
  Comment Form (47Kb pdf) (03/08/07)
  Draft EIS (1.4MB pdf) (03/02/2007)
           Figures not embedded in draft EIS:
           Figure S-1 Project Location (213Kb pdf)
           Figure 1-1 Project Location (213Kb pdf)
           Figure 2-1 Marine Corridor for Proposed Action (109Kb pdf)
           Figure 2-4 Proposed Cable Route into Port Angeles Harbor (2.4MB pdf)
           Figure 2-7 Proposed Cable Route into Port Angeles (1.8MB pdf)
           Figure 2-9 Layout of Proposed HDD Construction Site (863Kb pdf)
           Figure 2-11 Converter Station Site & BPA Substation (2.3MB pdf)
           Figure 3-1 Strait of Juan de Fuca (472Kb pdf)
           Figure 3-2 Converter Station and Substation Vicinity (2.5MB pdf)
           Figure 3-3 Habitat and Species (340Kb pdf)
           Figure 3-4 Soils in Project Vicinity (83Kb pdf)
           Figure 3-5 Seismic Site Classes (139Kb pdf)
           Figure 3-6 Identified Faults in Project Vicinity (421Kb pdf)
           Figure 3-7 Aerial Photo of Project Vicinity (1.4MB pdf)
           Figure 3-12 Foreseeable Future Actions (463Kb pdf)
           Appendix A - Sea Breeze HVDC Light - Technical Background (175Kb pdf)
           Appendix B - Scoping and Consultation (344Kb pdf)
           Appendix C - Bathymetric and Surficial Geology (5.4MB pdf)
           Appendix D - Special Status Plant Species in Clallam County (31Kb pdf)
           Appendix E - Contractor Disclosure Forms (958Kb pdf) Updated Schedule Public Letter (32Kb pdf) (05/10/2006) 
  Public Scoping Letter (29Kb pdf) (05/04/2005)
  Fact Sheet (529Kb pdf) (05/24/2005) 
  Map (337Kb pdf) (05/24/2005) 
  Notice of Intent (23.9Kb pdf) (04/28/2005) 
  Public Meeting Materials (32.5Kb pdf) (05/24/2005)