HomeMy WebLinkAboutStampedLog Item 11 SH15-85JEFFERSON COUNTY -CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
SHORELINE SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
ADMINISTERING AGENCY: Jefferson County DATE ISSUED: March 17, 1986
APPLICATION DATE: December 26, 1985 APPLICATION NUMBER: SH15-85
TYPE OF PERMIT ACTION: General TYPE OF USE: Primary
Pursuant to the Washington State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58), a
permit is hereby issued to ROCKY BROOK HYDROELECTRIC LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to
to construct a hydroelectric facility on Rocky Brook, a tributary of the
Dosewallips River. The project is located in Sections 21 and 28, Township 26
North, Range 2 West, WM.
The facility consists of a 150 square foot intake structure placed in the
stream that is connected to a penstock. The penstock carries water to a 25 by 40
foot powerhouse located 200 feet north of the Dosewallips Rodd, near the base of
the falls. The water passes through from one to four vertical turbine
generators; a fifth is possible. A surge tank is placed in line with the
Penstock. The total head is 447 feet. Water exits the powerhouse and runs up a
slight incline in an outfall pipe and is discharged near the base of the falls.
Electrical lines connect the system to an intertie owned by Mason County Public
Utility District No. 1.
This development shall be within Rocky Brook and/or its associated wetlands;
and not within a shoreline of state-wide significance. The site is an aquatic
shoreline designation.
The following sections of the Jefferson -Port Townsend Shorelne Management
Master Program apply to the proposed project: 1.20, "Purposes";
4.101, "Aquatic"; 4.103, "Conservancy"; 4.201, "Primary Use"; 5.200, "Utilities";
and 7.20, "Administrative Variances."
Development pursuant to this permit shall be undertaken subject to the
applicable policies and performance standards of the Jefferson -Port Townsend
Shoreline Management Master Program and the following conditions:
I. All provisions of the erosion control plans submitted for this project shall
be strictly followed. These measures shall be completed prior to the
issuance of a final occupancy certificate and full operation of the project.
Additional erosion control measures may be required by Jefferson County at
any time erosion is found to be impacting fisheries resources, project
facilities, or public improvements such as the Dosewallips Road.
2. Should the project become damaged, immediate provisions shall be made to
protect life and property, and the project shall be promptly repaired or
abandoned.
3. Should the project be abandoned, the remaining improvements shall be removed
and the site restored as closely as possible to its original condition.
4. The public shall be permitted free and unencumbered access to Rocky Brook
Falls at all times except during active maintenance, repair, or removal of
the facility.
This permit may be rescinded by Jefferson County or the Washington State
Shorelines Hearings Board upon the finding the permittee has not complied with
the conditions stated herein, pursuant to RCW 90.58.140(8).
The permittee is liable for all dametbes to public and private property aris-
ing from violation of any provisions of tl:r; permit hereby granted, including the
cost of restoring the affected area to itis condition prior to violation and possi-
ble court costs that my ensue from violation, pursuant to RCW 90.58.230.
Development pursuant to this permit will not begin nor is it authorized
until thirty (30) days from the date of filing as defined in RCW 90.58.140(6) and
WAC 173-14-090, or until all review proceedings initiated within thirty days from
the date of such filing have terminated, except as provided in
RCW 90.58.140(5.a -c). Development or substantial progress toward development of
the permitted activity shall begin within two (2) years from the date of this
permit and completion of the permitted activity shall be accomplished within five
(5) years from the date of this permit, unless an extension is requested by the
permittee prior to these expiration dates.
Nothing in this permit shall excuse the permittee from complying with any
other federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances, or regulations applicable to
this project, but consistent with RCW 90.58.
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John L. Pitts, Chairman
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
ref: SH15-85