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CHAP 345 DIVISION 22 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SITING NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY FACILITIES





The Oregon Administrative Rules contain OARs filed through July 14, 2006

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY FACILITY SITING COUNCIL

DIVISION 22

GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SITING
NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY FACILITIES



345-022-0000

General Standard of Review

(1) To issue a site certificate for a proposed facility or to amend a site certificate, the Council shall determine that the preponderance of evidence on the record supports the following conclusions:

(a) The facility complies with the requirements of the Oregon Energy Facility Siting statutes, ORS 469.300 to 469.570 and 469.590 to 469.619, and the standards adopted by the Council pursuant to ORS 469.501 or the overall public benefits of the facility outweigh the damage to the resources protected by the standards the facility does not meet as described in section (2);

(b) Except as provided in OAR 345-022-0030 for land use compliance and except for those statutes and rules for which the decision on compliance has been delegated by the federal government to a state agency other than the Council, the facility complies with all other Oregon statutes and administrative rules identified in the project order, as amended, as applicable to the issuance of a site certificate for the proposed facility. If the Council finds that applicable Oregon statutes and rules, other than those involving federally delegated programs, would impose conflicting requirements, the Council shall resolve the conflict consistent with the public interest. In resolving the conflict, the council cannot waive any applicable state statute.

(2) The Council may issue or amend a site certificate for a facility that does not meet one or more of the standards adopted under ORS 469.501 if the Council determines that the overall public benefits of the facility outweigh the damage to the resources protected by the standards the facility does not meet. The Council shall make this balancing determination only when the applicant has shown that the proposed facility cannot meet Council standards or has shown, to the satisfaction of the Council, that there is no reasonable way to meet the Council standards through mitigation or avoidance of the damage to the protected resources. The applicant has the burden to show that the overall public benefits outweigh the damage to the resources, and the burden increases proportionately with the degree of damage to the resources. The Council shall weigh overall public benefits and damage to the resources as follows:

(a) The Council shall evaluate the damage to the resources by considering factors including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) The uniqueness and significance of the resource that would be affected;

(B) The degree to which current or future development may damage the resource, if the proposed facility is not built;

(C) Proposed measures to reduce the damage by avoidance of impacts;

(D) The magnitude of the anticipated damage to the resource, taking into account any proposed mitigation.

(b) The Council shall evaluate overall public benefits by considering factors including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) The overall environmental effects of the facility, considering both beneficial and adverse environmental effects;

(B) The degree to which the proposed facility promotes Oregon energy policy as described in ORS 469.010 by demonstrating or advancing new efficiency or renewable technology or by expanding electric generating capacity from renewable energy sources;

(C) Recommendations from any special advisory group designated by the Council under ORS 469.480;

(D) Evidence that the benefits are likely to occur only if the proposed facility is built;

(E) For facilities that are subject to a need standard, evidence underlying the Council's decision on compliance with the rules in OAR 345, division 23, except that the Council shall not find that need for a facility is sufficient, by itself, to outweigh damage to resources affected by the proposed facility.

(3) Notwithstanding section (2) of this rule, the Council shall not apply the balancing determination to the following standards:

(a) The organizational expertise standard described in OAR 345-022-0010;

(b) The land use standard described in OAR 345-022-0030;

(c) The retirement and financial assurance standard described in OAR 345-022-0050;

(d) The need standards described in OAR 345-023-0005;

(e) The standards for energy facilities that emit carbon dioxide described in OAR 345-024-0500 through 345-024-0720; or

(f) The protected areas standard described in OAR 345-022-0040, if the statutes or administrative rules governing the management of the protected area prohibit location of the proposed facility in that area.

(4) In making determinations regarding compliance with statutes, rules and ordinances normally administered by other agencies or compliance with requirements of the Council statutes if other agencies have special expertise, the Office of Energy shall consult with such other agencies during the notice of intent, site certificate application and site certificate amendment processes. Nothing in these rules is intended to interfere with the state's implementation of programs delegated to it by the federal government.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501, ORS 469.503, ORS 469.504 & ORS 469.505
Hist.: EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80 ; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-079-0080, 345-080-0075, 345-100-0052, 345-011-0055, 345-115-0052 & 345-125-0070(8); EFSC 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFSC 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFSC 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-03

345-022-0010

Organizational Expertise

(1) To issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the applicant has the organizational expertise to construct, operate and retire the proposed facility in compliance with Council standards and conditions of the site certificate. To conclude that the applicant has this expertise, the Council must find that the applicant has demonstrated the ability to design, construct and operate the proposed facility in compliance with site certificate conditions and in a manner that protects public health and safety and has demonstrated the ability to restore the site to a useful, non-hazardous condition. The Council may consider the applicant's experience, the applicant's access to technical expertise and the applicant's past performance in constructing, operating and retiring other facilities, including, but not limited to, the number and severity of regulatory citations issued to the applicant.

(2) The Council may base its findings under section (1) on a rebuttable presumption that an applicant has organizational, managerial and technical expertise, if the applicant has an ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 certified program and proposes to design, construct and operate the facility according to that program.

(3) If the applicant does not itself obtain a state or local government permit or approval for which the Council would ordinarily determine compliance but instead relies on a permit or approval issued to a third party, the Council, to issue a site certificate, must find that the third party has, or has a reasonable likelihood of obtaining, the necessary permit or approval, and that the applicant has, or has a reasonable likelihood of entering into, a contractual or other arrangement with the third party for access to the resource or service secured by that permit or approval.

(4) If the applicant relies on a permit or approval issued to a third party and the third party does not have the necessary permit or approval at the time the Council issues the site certificate, the Council may issue the site certificate subject to the condition that the certificate holder shall not commence construction or operation as appropriate until the third party has obtained the necessary permit or approval and the applicant has a contract or other arrangement for access to the resource or service secured by that permit or approval.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-079-0125, 345-080-0080, 345-100-0053, 345-111-0060, 345-115-0053 & 345-125-0090; EFSC 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFSC 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFSC 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0020

Structural Standard

(1) Except for facilities described in sections (2) and (3), to issue a site certificate, the Council must find that:

(a) The applicant, through appropriate site-specific study, has adequately characterized the site as to seismic zone and expected ground motion and ground failure, taking into account amplification, during the maximum credible and maximum probable seismic events; and

(b) The applicant can design, engineer, and construct the facility to avoid dangers to human safety presented by seismic hazards affecting the site that are expected to result from all maximum probable seismic events. As used in this rule "seismic hazard" includes ground shaking, landslide, liquefaction, lateral spreading, tsunami inundation, fault displacement, and subsidence;

(c) The applicant, through appropriate site-specific study, has adequately characterized the potential geological and soils hazards of the site and its vicinity that could, in the absence of a seismic event, adversely affect, or be aggravated by, the construction and operation of the proposed facility; and

(d) The applicant can design, engineer and construct the facility to avoid dangers to human safety presented by the hazards identified in subsection (c).

(2) The Council may issue a site certificate for a facility that would produce power from wind, solar or geothermal energy without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

(3) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 1-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1982, f. & ef. 5-3-82; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-79-0060, 345-100-0040, 345-111-0035; 345-115-0040 & 345-125-0070; EFSC 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFSC 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0022

Soil Protection

To issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the design, construction, operation and retirement of the facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to result in a significant adverse impact to soils including, but not limited to, erosion and chemical factors such as salt deposition from cooling towers, land application of liquid effluent, and chemical spills.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02; EFSC 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-03

345-022-0030

Land Use

(1) To issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the proposed facility complies with the statewide planning goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission.

(2) The Council shall find that a proposed facility complies with section (1) if:

(a) The applicant elects to obtain local land use approvals under ORS 469.504(1)(a) and the Council finds that the facility has received local land use approval under the acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use regulations of the affected local government; or

(b) The applicant elects to obtain a Council determination under ORS 469.504(1)(b) and the Council determines that:

(A) The proposed facility complies with applicable substantive criteria as described in section (3) and the facility complies with any Land Conservation and Development Commission administrative rules and goals and any land use statutes directly applicable to the facility under ORS 197.646(3);

(B) For a proposed facility that does not comply with one or more of the applicable substantive criteria as described in section (3), the facility otherwise complies with the statewide planning goals or an exception to any applicable statewide planning goal is justified under section (4); or

(C) For a proposed facility that the Council decides, under sections (3) or (6), to evaluate against the statewide planning goals, the proposed facility complies with the applicable statewide planning goals or that an exception to any applicable statewide planning goal is justified under section (4).

(3) As used in this rule, the "applicable substantive criteria" are criteria from the affected local government's acknowledged comprehensive plan and land use ordinances that are required by the statewide planning goals and that are in effect on the date the applicant submits the application. If the special advisory group recommends applicable substantive criteria, as described under OAR 345-021-0050, the Council shall apply them. If the special advisory group does not recommend applicable substantive criteria, the Council shall decide either to make its own determination of the applicable substantive criteria and apply them or to evaluate the proposed facility against the statewide planning goals.

(4) The Council may find goal compliance for a proposed facility that does not otherwise comply with one or more statewide planning goals by taking an exception to the applicable goal. Notwithstanding the requirements of ORS 197.732, the statewide planning goal pertaining to the exception process or any rules of the Land Conservation and Development Commission pertaining to the exception process, the Council may take an exception to a goal if the Council finds:

(a) The land subject to the exception is physically developed to the extent that the land is no longer available for uses allowed by the applicable goal;

(b) The land subject to the exception is irrevocably committed as described by the rules of the Land Conservation and Development Commission to uses not allowed by the applicable goal because existing adjacent uses and other relevant factors make uses allowed by the applicable goal impracticable; or

(c) The following standards are met:

(A) Reasons justify why the state policy embodied in the applicable goal should not apply;

(B) The significant environmental, economic, social and energy consequences anticipated as a result of the proposed facility have been identified and adverse impacts will be mitigated in accordance with rules of the Council applicable to the siting of the proposed facility; and

(C) The proposed facility is compatible with other adjacent uses or will be made compatible through measures designed to reduce adverse impacts.

(5) If the Council finds that applicable substantive local criteria and applicable statutes and state administrative rules would impose conflicting requirements, the Council shall resolve the conflict consistent with the public interest. In resolving the conflict, the Council cannot waive any applicable state statute.

(6) If the special advisory group recommends applicable substantive criteria for an energy facility described in ORS 469.300(10)(a)(C) to (E) or for a related or supporting facility that does not pass through more than one local government jurisdiction or more than three zones in any one jurisdiction, the Council shall apply the criteria recommended by the special advisory group. If the special advisory group recommends applicable substantive criteria for an energy facility described in ORS 469.300(10)(a)(C) to (E) or a related or supporting facility that passes through more than one jurisdiction or more than three zones in any one jurisdiction, the Council shall review the recommended criteria and decide whether to evaluate the proposed facility against the applicable substantive criteria recommended by the special advisory group, against the statewide planning goals or against a combination of the applicable substantive criteria and statewide planning goals. In making the decision, the Council shall consult with the special advisory group, and shall consider:

(a) The number of jurisdictions and zones in question;

(b) The degree to which the applicable substantive criteria reflect local government consideration of energy facilities in the planning process; and

(c) The level of consistence of the applicable substantive criteria from the various zones and jurisdictions.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.504
Hist.: EFSC 1-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-080-0065, 345-100-0045, 345-111-0045, 345-115-0045, 345-125-0070 & 345-125-0080; EFSC 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFSC 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFSC 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02; EFSC 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-03

345-022-0040

Protected Areas

(1) Except as provided in sections (2) and (3), the Council shall not issue a site certificate for a proposed facility located in the areas listed below. To issue a site certificate for a proposed facility located outside the areas listed below, the Council must find that, taking into account mitigation, the design, construction and operation of the facility are not likely to result in significant adverse impact to the areas listed below. Cross-references in this rule to federal or state statutes or regulations are to the version of the statutes or regulations in effect as of August 28, 2003:

(a) National parks, including but not limited to Crater Lake National Park and Fort Clatsop National Memorial;

(b) National monuments, including but not limited to John Day Fossil Bed National Monument, Newberry National Volcanic Monument and Oregon Caves National Monument;

(c) Wilderness areas established pursuant to The Wilderness Act, 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. and areas recommended for designation as wilderness areas pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1782;

(d) National and state wildlife refuges, including but not limited to Ankeny, Bandon Marsh, Baskett Slough, Bear Valley, Cape Meares, Cold Springs, Deer Flat, Hart Mountain, Julia Butler Hansen, Klamath Forest, Lewis and Clark, Lower Klamath, Malheur, McKay Creek, Oregon Islands, Sheldon, Three Arch Rocks, Umatilla, Upper Klamath, and William L. Finley;

(e) National coordination areas, including but not limited to Government Island, Ochoco and Summer Lake;

(f) National and state fish hatcheries, including but not limited to Eagle Creek and Warm Springs;

(g) National recreation and scenic areas, including but not limited to Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area, and the Oregon Cascades Recreation Area, and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area;

(h) State parks and waysides as listed by the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation and the Willamette River Greenway;

(i) State natural heritage areas listed in the Oregon Register of Natural Heritage Areas pursuant to ORS 273.581;

(j) State estuarine sanctuaries, including but not limited to South Slough Estuarine Sanctuary, OAR Chapter 142;

(k) Scenic waterways designated pursuant to ORS 390.826, wild or scenic rivers designated pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq., and those waterways and rivers listed as potentials for designation;

(L) Experimental areas established by the Rangeland Resources Program, College of Agriculture, Oregon State University: the Prineville site, the Burns (Squaw Butte) site, the Starkey site and the Union site;

(m) Agricultural experimental stations established by the College of Agriculture, Oregon State University, including but not limited to:

Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Astoria

Mid-Columbia Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Hood River

Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Hermiston

Columbia Basin Agriculture Research Center, Pendleton

Columbia Basin Agriculture Research Center, Moro

North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora

East Oregon Agriculture Research Center, Union

Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario

Eastern Oregon Agriculture Research Center, Burns

Eastern Oregon Agriculture Research Center, Squaw Butte

Central Oregon Experiment Station, Madras

Central Oregon Experiment Station, Powell Butte

Central Oregon Experiment Station, Redmond

Central Station, Corvallis

Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Newport

Southern Oregon Experiment Station, Medford

Klamath Experiment Station, Klamath Falls;

(n) Research forests established by the College of Forestry, Oregon State University, including but not limited to McDonald Forest, Paul M. Dunn Forest, the Blodgett Tract in Columbia County, the Spaulding Tract in the Mary's Peak area and the Marchel Tract;

(o) Bureau of Land Management areas of critical environmental concern, outstanding natural areas and research natural areas;

(p) State wildlife areas and management areas identified in OAR chapter 635, division 8.

(2) Notwithstanding section (1), the Council may issue a site certificate for a transmission line or a natural gas pipeline or for a facility located outside a protected area that includes a transmission line or natural gas or water pipeline as a related or supporting facility located in a protected area identified in section (1), if other alternative routes or sites have been studied and determined by the Council to have greater impacts. Notwithstanding section (1), the Council may issue a site certificate for surface facilities related to an underground gas storage reservoir that have pipelines and injection, withdrawal or monitoring wells and individual wellhead equipment and pumps located in a protected area, if other alternative routes or sites have been studied and determined by the Council to be unsuitable.

(3) The provisions of section (1) do not apply to transmission lines or natural gas pipelines routed within 500 feet of an existing utility right-of-way containing at least one transmission line with a voltage rating of 115 kilovolts or higher or containing at least one natural gas pipeline of 8 inches or greater diameter that is operated at a pressure of 125 psig.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 1-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1982, f. & ef. 5-3-82; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-079-0030, 345-080-0060, 345-100-0040, 345-111-0035, 345-115-0040 & 345-125-0070; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 2-2000, f. & cert. ef.. 11-20-00; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02; EFSC 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-03

345-022-0050

Retirement and Financial Assurance

To issue a site certificate, the Council must find that:

(1) The site, taking into account mitigation, can be restored adequately to a useful, non-hazardous condition following permanent cessation of construction or operation of the facility.

(2) The applicant has a reasonable likelihood of obtaining a bond or letter of credit in a form and amount satisfactory to the Council to restore the site to a useful, non-hazardous condition.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-079-0130, 345-080-0085, 345-100-0054, 345-111-0065, 345-115-0054 & 345-125-0095; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0060

Fish and Wildlife Habitat

To issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the design, construction, operation and retirement of the facility, taking into account mitigation, are consistent with the fish and wildlife habitat mitigation goals and standards of OAR 635-415-0025 in effect as of September 1, 2000.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: NTEC 9, f. 2-13-75, ef. 3-11-75; EFSC 1-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 1-1985, f. & ef. 1-7-85; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-026-0045, 345-080-0060, 345-100-0040, 345-115-0040 & 345-125-0070; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 2-2000, f. & cert. ef. 11-20-00; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0070

Threatened and Endangered Species

To issue a site certificate, the Council, after consultation with appropriate state agencies, must find that:

(1) For plant species that the Oregon Department of Agriculture has listed as threatened or endangered under ORS 564.105(2), the design, construction, operation and retirement of the proposed facility, taking into account mitigation:

(a) Are consistent with the protection and conservation program, if any, that the Oregon Department of Agriculture has adopted under ORS 564.105(3); or

(b) If the Oregon Department of Agriculture has not adopted a protection and conservation program, are not likely to cause a significant reduction in the likelihood of survival or recovery of the species; and

(2) For wildlife species that the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has listed as threatened or endangered under ORS 496.172(2), the design, construction, operation and retirement of the proposed facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to cause a significant reduction in the likelihood of survival or recovery of the species.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 1-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1982, f. & ef. 5-3-82; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered 0from 345-079-0075, 345-079-0085, 345-80-0060(6), 345-100-0040, 345-111-035, 345-115-0040 & 345-125-0070; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-16-95; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0080

Scenic and Aesthetic Values

(1) Except for facilities described in section (2), to issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the design, construction, operation and retirement of the facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to result in significant adverse impact to scenic and aesthetic values identified as significant or important in applicable federal land management plans or in local land use plans in the analysis area described in the project order.

(2) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-079-0065; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0090

Historic, Cultural and Archaeological Resources

(1) Except for facilities described in sections (2) and (3), to issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the construction, operation and retirement of the facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to result in significant adverse impacts to:

(a) Historic, cultural or archaeological resources that have been listed on, or would likely be listed on the National Register of Historic Places;

(b) For a facility on private land, archaeological objects, as defined in ORS 358.905(1)(a), or archaeological sites, as defined in ORS 358.905(1)(c); and

(c) For a facility on public land, archaeological sites, as defined in ORS 358.905(1)(c).

(2) The Council may issue a site certificate for a facility that would produce power from wind, solar or geothermal energy without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

(3) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: NTEC 9, f. 2-13-75, ef. 3-11-75; EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-026-0135, 345-079-0095, 345-080-0060(7), 345-111-0050, 345-115-0051 & 345-125-0072; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0100

Recreation

(1) Except for facilities described in section (2), to issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the design, construction and operation of a facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to result in a significant adverse impact to important recreational opportunities in the analysis area as described in the project order. The Council shall consider the following factors in judging the importance of a recreational opportunity:

(a) Any special designation or management of the location;

(b) The degree of demand;

(c) Outstanding or unusual qualities;

(d) Availability or rareness;

(e) Irreplaceability or irretrievability of the opportunity.

(2) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0110

Public Services

(1) Except for facilities described in sections (2) and (3), to issue a site certificate, the Council must find that the construction and operation of the facility, taking into account mitigation, are not likely to result in significant adverse impact to the ability of public and private providers within the analysis area described in the project order to provide: sewers and sewage treatment, water, storm water drainage, solid waste management, housing, traffic safety, police and fire protection, health care and schools.

(2) The Council may issue a site certificate for a facility that would produce power from wind, solar or geothermal energy without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

(3) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 1-1980, f. & ef. 2-28-80; EFSC 6-1980, f. & ef. 8-26-80; EFSC 9-1980, f. & ef. 12-22-80; EFSC 1-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 4-1986, f. & ef. 9-5-86; EFSC 7-1986, f. & ef. 9-18-86; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-079-0135, 345-080-0070, 345-100-0050, 345-111-0070, 345-115-0050 & 345-125-0085; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02

345-022-0120

Waste Minimization

(1) Except for facilities described in sections (2) and (3), to issue a site certificate, the Council must find that, to the extent reasonably practicable:

(a) The applicant's solid waste and wastewater plans are likely to minimize generation of solid waste and wastewater in the construction, operation, and retirement of the facility, and when solid waste or wastewater is generated, to result in recycling and reuse of such wastes;

(b) The applicant's plans to manage the accumulation, storage, disposal and transportation of waste generated by the construction and operation of the facility are likely to result in minimal adverse impact on surrounding and adjacent areas.

(2) The Council may issue a site certificate for a facility that would produce power from wind, solar or geothermal energy without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

(3) The Council may issue a site certificate for a special criteria facility under OAR 345-015-0310 without making the findings described in section (1). However, the Council may apply the requirements of section (1) to impose conditions on a site certificate issued for such a facility.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.470 & ORS 469.501
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.501
Hist.: EFSC 2-1981, f. & ef. 1-19-81; EFSC 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-93; Renumbered from 345-111-0040; EFCS 5-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-93; EFCS 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-94; EFCS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-94; EFSC 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 11-30-94; EFSC 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-99; EFSC 1-2002. f. & cert. ef. 4-3-02


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