Originally Posted By: cohoangler
This may be an "apples to oranges" comparison, but the CoE recognizes the legal implications of granting or denying a permit for the PNP ramp.

See the link:


https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-new...t-cherry-point/

The permit for the PNP ramp (Section 404 of the Clean Water Act) is likely the same type of permit the CoE denied at Cherry Point.

Again, the comparison may not be appropriate (a coal terminal vs a boat ramp) but the legal implications are clear.


The litmus test for the Corps is whether any impact to tribal rights is de minimus. If the PNP project doesn't fall within de minimus (if any) impacts virtually nothing will be permittable in the face of a tribal objection.

By the way, this is the second work day in January.....counting down.
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