Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan

TRC (2023). Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan. Report by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Report for US Wind.

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author = {TRC},
title = {Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan},
institution = {Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)},
year = {2023},
month = {jul},
address = {Waltham, MA},
url = {https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maryland-offshore-wind-construction-and-operations-plan},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind},
}

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TI - Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan
AU - TRC
AB - US Wind, Inc. (US Wind) is developing the Maryland Offshore Wind Project (the Project), an offshore wind energy project of up to approximately 2 gigawatts (GW) of nameplate capacity within OCS-A 0490 (the Lease), a Lease area of approximately 80,000 acres located off the coast of Maryland on the Outer Continental Shelf. The purpose of the Project is to provide offshore wind renewable energy generation within the Lease area to fulfil renewable energy standards and targets set by the state of Maryland and the United States. 0F 1 The Project will produce utility-scale power to the regional electric grid, help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify the nation’s energy portfolio, and create new economic development opportunities, including employment creation, in the region. This Construction and Operations Plan (COP) provides an overview of the Project’s construction, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning, in accordance with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regulatory requirements. 1F 2The COP is organized as two volumes. Volume I provides information about the Project’s technology and components, including construction, operations, and decommissioning of the Project. Necessary regulatory approvals are also part of Volume I. Volume II of the COP presents information about the existing site conditions and various resources, potential impacts of the Project, and related avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures to minimize impacts. A summary of impacts and mitigation measures can be found in Volume II. Volume I: Project InformationVolume I: AppendicesAppendix A. Oil Spill Response Plan (CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix B. Safety Management System(CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix C. CVA Nomination Details (CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix D. CVA Scope of work (CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix E. Design Standards (CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix F. WTG and OSS LocationsAppendix G. Waste Discharges and ReleasesAppendix H. Chemical Products Used and StoredAppendix I. Agency Contacts and CoordinationAppendix J. Preliminary Design Drawings (CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix K. Meteorological TowerK1. Design Basis Report and Ancillary ReportsK2. Design SummaryK3. Preliminary Engineering DesignK4. Instrumentation PackageK5. Re-siting ReportK6. Gulf Island DocumentationAppendix L. Design InputsL1. Maryland OWF – Design Basis, r.2 (CONFIDENTIAL)L2. Independent Metocean Assessment (CONFIDENTIAL)Appendix M. Monopile Drivability Report (CONFIDENTIAL)Volume II: Site Characterization and Impact AssessmentVolume II: AppendicesAppendix A. Geophysical and Geotechnical ReportsA1. Integrated Site Characterization Report - Offshore (CONFIDENTIAL)A2. Integrated Site Characterization Report – Indian River Bay (CONFIDENTIAL)A3. UXO Study (CONFIDENTIAL)A4. CB&I MEA G&G ReportA5. Alpine G&G Report 1751A6. Alpine Export Cable Report 1783A7. Delaware Waters Field Evaluation ReportA8. Indian River & Indian River Bay Surface Water & Sediment AssessmentAppendix B. Sediment Transport ModelsB1. Indian River Bay Sediment Transport MemoB2. Offshore Sediment Transport ModelingB3. Indian River Bay Sediment Transport ModelingAppendix C. Air QualityC1. Air Quality Emissions CalculationsAppendix D. Benthic ResourcesD1. Indian River Bay Benthic Report, 2017D2. Offshore Benthic Report, 2016D3. SAP Area Benthic Assessment ReportD4. Lease Area and Offshore Export Cable Corridors Benthic ReportD5. Onshore Export Cable Corridors Benthic ReportAppendix E. Essential Fish Habitat AssessmentE1. Information to Support Essential Fish Habitat AssessmentE1. Information to Support Essential Fish Habitat Assessment - Att APart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7E1. Information to Support Essential Fish Habitat Assessment - Att BE1. Information to Support Essential Fish Habitat Assessment - Att CAppendix F. FisheriesF1. Fisheries Communication PlanF2. Fisheries Assessment ReportAppendix G. Terrestrial HabitatG1. Wetlands DelineationsAppendix H. Marine MammalsH1. Underwater Acoustic Assessment ReportAppendix I. Archaeological and Historic Properties AssessmentsI1. Marine Archaeological Site Characterization (CONFIDENTIAL)I2. Terrestrial Archaeology Resource Assessment (CONFIDENTIAL)I3. Historic Resources Visual Effects AnalysisI4. Onshore Built Resources ReportAppendix J. Visual AssessmentJ1. Visual Impact AssessmentAppendix K. Navigation and Military ActivitiesK1. Navigational Safety Risk AssessmentK2. Marking and Lighting AssessmentK3. Radar Impact EvaluationK4. Obstruction Evaluation and Airspace AnalysisK5. Cable Burial Risk Assessment - Lease AreaK6. Air Traffic Flow AnalysisK7. Cable Burial Risk Assessment – Export Cable CorridorAppendix L. SocioeconomicsL1. Economic Assessment Study (CONFIDENTIAL)L2. Stakeholder EngagementAppendix M. Coastal Zone ManagementM1. Coastal Zone Management Consistency - MarylandM2. Coastal Zone Management Consistency - DelawareAppendix N. AvianN1. Avian Risk AssessmentN2. Avian Monitoring Plan
CY - Waltham, MA
DA - 2023/07//
PY - 2023
PB - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
UR - https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maryland-offshore-wind-construction-and-operations-plan
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
ER -