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Joanne Snarski, the siting specialist assigned to the Carriger Solar application, told the council staff and the applicant were continuing work on mitigation options after the Yakama Nation completed a traditional cultural properties (TCP) study. Snarski said the applicant (Cypress Creek Renewables) had earlier requested an extension to May 21, 2025, but staff recommended a shorter extension to May 1, 2025, to allow development of a schedule for the remaining review work.

Why it matters: staff said additional SEPA review and TCP mitigation discussions remain outstanding; the extension gives time to set a timeline for completing threshold determinations and public comment steps required before the council can act on site certification.

Snarski said staff plans to discuss the SEPA threshold determination at the April council meeting and that any threshold determination will trigger a public comment period. She also noted ongoing coordination with the Yakama Nation Cultural Resources Program and that the council had received seven public comments posted to the project webpage, all expressing opposition to the project, citing safety concerns about battery storage, impacts to rural and agricultural character, and use of unsustainable materials.

Klickitat County representative Matt Childs asked whether additional extensions were expected; Snarski confirmed the applicant likely will request more time and staff will work with them to develop a schedule. Council member Lehi Young moved to approve the one-month extension; a council member identified as Nate seconded the motion. The motion carried on a voice vote.

The council did not take further action on the application at the meeting; staff will continue coordination with the applicant, contractor agencies and tribes and return with subsequent scheduling information.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 19, 2025 Monthly Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council voted to grant a one-month extension to the Carriger Solar LLC site-certification review, moving the processing deadline from April 1, 2025, to May 1, 2025.","taxTitle","Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions, Executive, Washington","taxId",24238,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116349,"Small plane crashes on Wildhorse wind site; operator outlines soil cleanup and monitoring plan",269,267000,536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2733190-d2d6f8f75c05085efee430271d8093d9&start=267&end=536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2733190-d2d6f8f75c05085efee430271d8093d9/thumbnail_267000.jpg","/articles/6116349/Washington/Small-plane-crashes-on-Wildhorse-wind-site-operator-outlines-soil-cleanup-and-monitoring-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116349-e359e4d88e03fb828a710f331bb57b75/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654162&Signature=UW~J74-GbM6Vx9zzaBFXkGN3JEkqB16MyhPwTqQQzNE-NsMudP1ZlV03o~cyTJU-~Ls2kXXsdYDtK09M7DaSOOtycya9zzzswzxnbKME0fNiqt7iEKtGmHwXlO32ykh9QbryKjF~p7b1Aa29tlkfVlUn0w98xAC8gsOHSQjqH2rhkkdE~EiynrVFwEFsBuv0JQqibXCfRbTJ1KNQV7W26BEe4Q-Eftlwasovz3lO-UUBzxgs25aPGKif0btlRraVXLo~yT0I8JkLfTeCko6OLqfmXqI3A8K~z~jGUXnjufokQLSOQ-23MUUezrC6mnEyUmGgG8v1hfTzsmtzeHTaZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council heard a detailed briefing on March 2025 about a private plane crash on Puget Sound Energy-owned land at the Wildhorse Wind Power Project and the operator’s planned cleanup and monitoring actions.

In a report to the council, Jennifer Galbraith, the Wildhorse Wind Power Project representative, said the small private plane went missing March 4. Searchers located the wreckage March 5 on PSE-owned property on the north slope of Whiskey Mountain, roughly half a mile southwest of the Wildhorse substation. A LifeFlight crew found the pilot deceased, and the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are continuing an investigation, Galbraith said.

Galbraith told the council the pilot likely encountered fast-moving storm conditions, including gusts over 40 mph and sleet and snow that reduced visibility. She said there were no impacts to wind farm infrastructure from the storm or crash.

Why it matters: the crash led to a fuel/fluids contamination response on ecologically sensitive terrain at a renewable energy site. Council members were given specifics about containment, sampling and planned remediation steps that could affect future monitoring and environmental compliance at the site.

Galbraith said Puget Sound Energy opened a Renewable Energy Center to support incident command. After the wreckage was located, PSE contracted geotechnical and remediation teams. Initial field screening and visual observations identified a contaminated area of roughly 50 yards (reported as “approximately 5 50 yards” in the briefing) with contamination largely captured in 2–3 feet of snow and ice, she said. Contractors removed 47 bags of contaminated snow and ice for off-site disposal; to limit ground disturbance, crews did not excavate soil at that time.

Galbraith described planned follow-up steps coordinated with the Department of Ecology: when weather allows, geoengineers will return to collect delineation samples from soil beneath the wreckage, install erosion and sediment controls to limit migration, and apply a bioremediation treatment to the impacted soil. She said verification sampling will follow approximately four to six months after treatment to compare results to state cleanup levels and evaluate whether further action is needed. The cleanup plan was described as an independent remedial action planned to meet cleanup standards under MTCA for unrestricted land use.

Council Chair Kurt Beckett thanked Galbraith for the report and expressed condolences for the pilot.

The council record shows the NTSB dispatched Interstate Aviation to remove wreckage and that the Department of Ecology participated in site coordination. The briefing noted that all cleanup work attempted to minimize additional ground disturbance and used hand methods where feasible.

No formal council action was taken on the item; staff said further sampling and monitoring results will be reported to the council as they become available.","Puget Sound Energy and Wildhorse staff told the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council that a private plane crashed on March 4 on PSE-owned land at the Wildhorse wind project; responders recovered the pilot, removed wreckage and crews removed contaminated snow and ice and plan bioremediation and sampling under MTCA standards.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116335,"Council unanimously adopts resolution honoring Kathleen Drew for service to FSEC",412,1386000,1798000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2733190-d2d6f8f75c05085efee430271d8093d9&start=1386&end=1798","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2733190-d2d6f8f75c05085efee430271d8093d9/thumbnail_1386000.jpg","/articles/6116335/Washington/Council-unanimously-adopts-resolution-honoring-Kathleen-Drew-for-service-to-FSEC","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116335-713bf8d476467993ba7830dfcf5c7e69/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654162&Signature=kqu8wXTAAA7~MSrExex1dZhyH84xSgd8g0XGywWWITaqHqHs~DDn4mcaahjb-vdmNbAL6axwcl3UxbcqdLHcof824~hhxibnOk62pKrekuZSEZqEYqvQjHKSRgjZX2Ad0rbyT5NdqoTWkYcICWcBHA30UhJ~blbMwLQ1fPiwo~ycAanfWbdRK~JdpzUrPSpeeSw7Fl8-T8uyyx0jeT9dxcfooK4SjKYP-gmGRh2JKevaOrVTQ4QjMaiqSg1~sB90AB6AWputOobbxOjB588HxpCL3-8bL5da2yYIORuxdtdcuITdV5ooJjNOMs1lDNilNpj2NXp6qpuQtwN7EFKdCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council read into the record and adopted Resolution No. 355 recognizing Kathleen Drew for her service to the council and the state of Washington.

Chair Kurt Beckett asked the council for a motion to place the resolution in the record. Stacy Brewster moved and Lehi Young seconded. Beckett read the resolution aloud, which credited Kathleen Drew with leadership as FSEC chair, testifying before the Legislature on legislation (identified in the resolution as HB 1812) that established FSEC as an independent agency, guiding the council through roughly 120 meetings, and leading council work on multiple large clean-energy projects. The resolution also cited Drew’s role in transmission corridor work that the resolution tied to passage of SB 5165.

Council members offered brief tributes. Council member Lehi Young said he had “appreciated” Drew’s “wise, considerate, and always positive approach” and wished her well. Elizabeth Osborne and others echoed thanks. The council approved the resolution by voice vote; members celebrated with applause.

Why it matters: the formal resolution documents the council’s acknowledgement of an outgoing chair’s leadership during a period of agency change and large-scale clean-energy project reviews. The record also noted the council’s first adjudication limited to land-use consistency and the initiation of government-to-government consultations with the Yakama Nation and the Colville Reservation under Drew’s chairmanship, as listed in the resolution.

After the vote, FSEC staff member Sonia Bumpus announced that staffer Stuart Henderson is retiring this month and that staff celebrated him earlier in the day.

The council recorded the resolution adoption in the meeting minutes; no further regulatory action was attached to the resolution.","The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council read and adopted Resolution No. 355 recognizing Kathleen Drew's service, including work to establish FSEC as an independent agency and leadership on multiple major energy siting matters; members offered congratulatory remarks and the council celebrated with applause.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6116340,"Energy Northwest schedules Columbia Generating Station outage April 11–June 6; landfill closure contract awarded",51,623000,674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2733190-d2d6f8f75c05085efee430271d8093d9&start=623&end=674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2733190-d2d6f8f75c05085efee430271d8093d9/thumbnail_623000.jpg","/articles/6116340/Washington/Energy-Northwest-schedules-Columbia-Generating-Station-outage-April-11June-6-landfill-closure-contract-awarded","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116340-3ea0624be861d2c4622245457e7e208f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770654162&Signature=fhdb3b6YhwqaLYhohRqK9wpJ5fS6EHNU5rTtXp2-W3j3V1WUWbewccz-bqKEkc6CrjKGAPrXJXAoXKhTGbet-Gs78qJUf-3xTyO98KGkBjcO97B5WaRUbETgNqgQqqsGgkSy2cQNlsvOXHoxxbm00vI9wgyqn-w6XSRIrn0EE57Jflt7pK0dIhQil0UL3SDjG35l1M1L2O5IrARMITJZC7037GBUdKSstHnB3I7pnC7qi4Y21DO2ubJV22uMU~Ri~X5XnbEYui6BsR0-pAIjA8lqj~KuafgHh5EjKqKu0pDDZs7GGGNCuoppg15b-K2bAf4AddTZGO4gKSRfmqSa9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Energy Northwest told the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council that Columbia Generating Station will conduct a planned refueling and maintenance outage starting April 11, with a target end date of June 6, 2025.

Katie Hall, speaking for Energy Northwest, said the organization is preparing for the biannual outage and made a fact sheet available to the council. Hall also reported that bidding for the industrial development complex landfill closure has closed and a contract has been awarded.

Why it matters: scheduled outages for a nuclear-generating facility are normal but require advance coordination and public notice; the landfill contract award pertains to site environmental management and long-term closure obligations.

Hall said the outage will cover refueling and maintenance activities and that staff will provide the council additional details as needed. No follow-up actions or council votes were taken on the item.","Energy Northwest informed the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council it will begin a refueling/maintenance outage at Columbia Generating Station on April 11 with a target completion of June 6 and that a contract was awarded for landfill closure work in the industrial development complex.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves one-month extension for Carriger Solar site-certification review

Small plane crashes on Wildhorse wind site; operator outlines soil cleanup and monitoring plan

Council unanimously adopts resolution honoring Kathleen Drew for service to FSEC

Energy Northwest schedules Columbia Generating Station outage April 11–June 6; landfill closure contract awarded