Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sunrise Wind Project

Abstract

This Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) assesses the reasonably foreseeable impacts on physical, biological, socioeconomic, and cultural resources that could result from the construction and installation, operations and maintenance, and conceptual decommissioning of the Sunrise Wind Project (Project) proposed by Sunrise Wind LLC, in its Construction and Operations Plan (COP). The proposed Project—described in the COP and this Final EIS—would be up to approximately 1,034 megawatts in scale and sited 18.9 statute miles (16.4 nautical miles, 30.4 kilometers) south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, and approximately 30.5 miles (26.5 nautical miles, 48.1 kilometers) east of Montauk, New York, and 16.7 miles (14.5 nautical miles, 26.8 kilometers) from Block Island, Rhode Island, within the area of Renewable Energy Lease Number OCS-A 0487. The Project would serve the demand for renewable energy in the state of New York. This Final EIS was prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 United States Code 4321–4370f) and implementing regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Department of the Interior. This Final EIS will inform the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s decision on whether to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the Project’s COP. Publication of the Draft EIS initiated a 60-day public comment period, after which all comments received were assessed and considered by BOEM in the preparation for this Final EIS. Comments on the Draft EIS can be found in Appendix O.

 

Volume II:  Appendices

  • APPENDIX A: Required Environmental Permits and Consultations 
  • APPENDIX B: Supplemental Information and Additional Figures and Tables 
  • APPENDIX C: Project Design Envelope and Maximum-Case Scenario
  • APPENDIX D: Geographical Analysis Areas 
  • APPENDIX E: Planned Activities Scenario
  • APPENDIX F: Analysis of Incomplete and Unavailable Information
  • APPENDIX G: Impact-Producing Factor Tables
  • APPENDIX H: Mitigation and Monitoring 
  • APPENDIX I: Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA)
  • APPENDIX J: Determination of Effect for NHPA Section 106 Consultation  
  • APPENDIX K: References Cited
  • APPENDIX L: Glossary  
  • APPENDIX M: List of Preparers and Reviewers  
  • APPENDIX N: List of Agencies, Organizations, and Persons to Whom Copies of the Environmental Impact Statement are Sent  
  • APPENDIX O: Public Comments and Responses on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement  
  • APPENDIX P: USACE 404(b)(1) Analysis  
  • APPENDIX Q: Assessment of Resources with Minor (or Less) Impact Determinations in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
This document is related to the Sunrise Wind Project Site.