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Folks interested in offering their two cents on the major renovations slated for the Port of Humboldt Bay have another month to submit their written comments.

The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District has extended the scoping deadline for the Notice of Preparation of Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the “Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Multipurpose Marine Terminal Project” on the Samoa Peninsula. The public review period will now end on Aug. 25.

Last year, the Harbor District entered into an agreement with Crowley Wind Services, a private marine solutions and logistics company, to build and operate a full-service facility to support offshore wind development along the West Coast. Once it’s fully built out, the state-of-the-art facility would be able to produce and ship the gigantic components needed for floating offshore wind turbines – everything from the blades and nacelles (the generator houses) to mooring lines, towers and transmission cables.

Harbor District officials held a scoping meeting last month to provide the public with an overview of the proposed project. During that meeting, several community members asked the Harbor District to extend the 30-day public comment period, the minimum required by state law, to give agencies, organizations and interested community members more time to submit their comments on the scope of the environmental analysis. The Harbor District obliged and agreed to extend the review period to 60 days.

Comments on the Notice of Preparation may be submitted via email to Rob Holmlund, director of development for the Harbor District, at districtplanner@humboldtbay.org. Those who prefer snail mail can send their comments in writing to: Rob Holmlund Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District P.O. Box 1030 Eureka, Calif. 95502-1030. All comments must be received or postmarked by Aug. 25.

More information on the project, including conceptual project descriptions, studies and public reports, can be found at this link.

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PREVIOUSLY:

• Harbor District Announces Massive Offshore Wind Partnership; Project Would Lead to an 86-Acre Redevelopment of Old Pulp Mill Site
• Offshore Wind is Coming to the North Coast. What’s in it For Humboldt?
• ‘Together We Can Shape Offshore Wind for The West Coast’: Local Officials, Huffman and Others Join Harbor District Officials in Celebrating Partnership Agreement With Crowley Wind Services
• SOLD! BOEM Names California North Floating and RWE Offshore Wind Holdings as Provisional Winners of Two Offshore Wind Leases Off the Humboldt Coast
• California’s Aging Electrical Infrastructure Presents Hurdle for Offshore Wind Development on the North Coast
• Crowley — the Company That Wants to Build a Big Wind Energy Facility on the Peninsula — Will be Opening Offices in Eureka
• Harbor District to Host Public Meeting Kicking Off Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project
• Humboldt Harbor District Officials Talk Port Development As Offshore Wind Efforts Ramp Up