Permitting & Documents
Stay informed – your input is valued
SouthCoast Wind requires local, state, and federal permits and approvals for its onshore, nearshore and offshore facilities and activities.
The regulatory review process involves numerous public meetings and comment periods, under the direction of lead federal and state agencies listed below, where citizens can provide input on various aspects of the project.
Permitting updates
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Federal permitting
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the responsible development of the nation’s offshore energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
SouthCoast Wind submitted its COP in February 2021. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the COP in the Federal Register on November 1, 2021.
COP Volume 1: SouthCoast COP Volume I Rev H
COP Volume 2: SouthCoast COP Volume II Rev H
APPENDICES
Economic Benefits
BB – Economic Development Benefits
Electric and Magnetic Fields
Fisheries and Aquatic
K – Seagrass and Macroalgae Report
L1 – Offshore Designated Protected Areas Report
M – Benthic and Shellfish Resources Characterization Report
N – Essential Fish Habitat and Protected Fish Species Assessment
O – Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
U2 – Underwater Acoustic Report
F1 – Sediment Plume Impacts from Construction Activities
F2 – Scour Potential Impacts from Operational Phase and Post-Construction Infrastructure
Navigation
Y2 – Air Traffic Flow Analysis
Y4 – Radar and Navigational Aid Screening Study
X – Navigation Safety Risk Assessment
Y1 – Obstruction Evaluation & Airspace Analysis
Noise
U1 – In-Air Acoustic Assessment Report
Onshore Vegetation and Wildlife
I1 – Avian Exposure Risk Assessment
J – Terrestrial Vegetation and Wildlife Assessment Report
L2 – Onshore Protected Lands Report
T1 – Cape Cod Onshore Simulations
T2 – Martha’s Vineyard Simulations
SouthCoast Wind Offshore Wind farm 24-hour time lapse video simulation with ADLS
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
In February 2023, BOEM published SouthCoast Wind’s DEIS. A 75-day public comment period began on February 17, 2023. BOEM held three virtual public comment meetings during this period. The input received via this process will inform preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
The full DEIS and more information is available in the BOEM Virtual Meeting Room.
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
Record of Decision (ROD)
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
The State of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council is a management agency with regulatory functions. Its primary responsibility is for the preservation, protection, development and where possible the restoration of the coastal areas of the state via the implementation of its integrated and comprehensive coastal management plans and the issuance of permits for work within the coastal zone of the state.
SouthCoast Wind Federal Consistency Determination
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
The Office of Coastal Zone Management is the lead policy, planning, and technical assistance agency on coastal and ocean issues within the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and implements the state’s coastal program under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act.
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State permitting
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Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board (RI EFSB)
The Energy Facility Siting Board is a part of state government and consists of three members, the Chair of the Public Utilities Commission, the Director of the Department of Environmental Management and the Associate Director of Administration for Planning.
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
The State of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council is a management agency with regulatory functions. Its primary responsibility is for the preservation, protection, development and where possible the restoration of the coastal areas of the state via the implementation of its integrated and comprehensive coastal management plans and the issuance of permits for work within the coastal zone of the state.
Category B Assent – Attachments
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
MassDEP’s mission is to protect and enhance the Commonwealth’s natural resources – air, water, and land – to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of all people, and to ensure a clean and safe environment for future generations. In carrying out this mission MassDEP commits to address and advance environmental justice and equity for all people of the Commonwealth, and to provide meaningful, inclusive opportunities for people to participate in agency decisions that affect their lives.
Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (MA EFSB)
The Energy Facilities Siting Board is an independent state board that reviews proposed large energy facilities including power plants, electric transmission lines, intra-state natural gas pipelines, and natural gas storage tanks.
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office
The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act review process provides meaningful opportunities for public review of the potential environmental impacts of Projects for which certain actions by the state are required, and to assist each Agency in using all feasible means to avoid damage to the environment or, to the extent damage to the environment cannot be avoided, to minimize and mitigate damage to the environment to the maximum extent practicable.
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Populations Map
English MEPA EJ Screening Form
Portuguese MEPA EJ Screening Form
Spanish MEPA EJ Screening Form
Cape Verdean MEPA EJ Screening Form
Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
DEIR Front Matter Text Compiled
Attachments
A2 – Project Figures Referenced
F-H – USEPA EJ Reports, Magnetic Field Analysis Report, Emergency Response Plan
I – Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Modeling Report
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
FEIR Front Matter Text Compiled
Attachments
B – Updated Log of Agency Meetings and Consultations
C – Technical Memorandum – Air Emissions and Environmental Justice
D – MassDEP Stormwater Checklist (Draft)
G – Certificate on the DEIR and Comment Letters
Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Report (SFEIR)
SFEIR Front Matter Text Compiled
Attachments
B – HDD Preliminary Engineering Plans
G – FEIR Certificate and Comment Letters
K – Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Report
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Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board
The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) is an independent state board that reviews proposed large energy facilities including power plants, electric transmission lines, intra-state natural gas pipelines, and natural gas storage tanks.
MA EFSB Petition Volume 1 – Falmouth
MA EFSB Petition Volume 2 [Figures and Attachments] – Falmouth
EFSB and DPU Appearance of Counsel – Falmouth
Draft Notice of Adjudication – Falmouth
Final Notice of Adjudication – Falmouth
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office
The purpose of Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act review process is to provide meaningful opportunities for public review of the potential environmental impacts of Projects for which certain actions by the state are required, and to assist each Agency in using all feasible means to avoid damage to the environment or, to the extent damage to the environment cannot be avoided, to minimize and mitigate damage to the environment to the maximum extent practicable.
Environmental Notification Form (ENF)