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Gateway Pacific Terminal EIS Scoping Process
Successes, Catastrophes and Lessons Learned

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What I’ll cover
 What we did
 What went well
 What we learned
Photos from CrossCut and Bellingham Herald

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Gateway Pacific Terminal EIS overview
 CH2M HILL is conducting
the NEPA/SEPA process
for the Army Corps of
Engineers, Whatcom
County and the
Washington State
Department of Ecology
 Proposal would construct a
deep water export terminal
north of Bellingham at
Cherry Point

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Scoping process
 Conducted seven in person scoping meetings
 Included a robust online meeting
 Purpose of scoping is to understand issues and concerns to
inform EIS
 Community members could participate: online, in person or by
submitting written comments

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Scoping participation outcomes
Location
Approximate No. of
Attendees
Bellingham 1,800
Friday Harbor 450
Mount Vernon 1,000
Ferndale 1,300
Spokane 850
Vancouver 900
Seattle 2,400
Photos from CrossCut

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Scoping participation outcomes
 Website:
– More than 64,000 visits
 More than 124,000 comments
 Public meetings were civil and
verbal comments were taken
throughout each meeting

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Most comments from Washington State

8. Lessons learned

9. 1
Stakeholder interviews lay the groundwork for a
equitable, fair public process.

10. 2Put the web to work for you to reduce data
entry and increase transparency.

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Comment management: self tagging

12. 3
Create convenient ways for people to
participate who don’t want or need the public
meeting experience.

13. Plan for your meeting from start to finish!
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14. 5
Provide plenty of
space.

15. 6
Manage verbal comment very carefully.
Photos from CrossCut and Bellingham Herald

16. 7
Refine as you go and communicate
changes to participants.

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Communicating change during the process

18. 8
Decide how
comments will
be collected
and analyzed
ahead of time.

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