Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be released August 31

The release of the draft Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for the Westway Expansion Project and the Imperium Terminal Services Expansion Project and the start of the public comment period will occur on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015

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The two Draft EISs will be released on the Ecology website,www.ecy.wa.gov/GraysHarbor. Along with the draft documents and chapters, there will also be fact sheets summarizing key issue areas, the environmental review process, and the Westway and the Imperium expansion projects.

We are providing multiple ways to comment during the expanded 60-day comment period, starting August 31, 2015 and ending October 29, 2015.

Open houses and public hearings will be held on October 1 in Elma andOctober 8 in Aberdeen. Additional details will be released August 31 on the project website, www.ecy.wa.gov/GraysHarbor, as well as through this LISTSERV.

Public engagement is a vital part of the environmental review process, and we look forward to receiving your comments on the analysis and findings in the draft EISs.

Look for more details through this LISTSERV on Monday, August 31 or the legal notice published in the Montesano Vidette on Thursday, August 27.

Thank you.