Re: NWP Start-up
Author: ron
Date: 06-19-2010 - 08:36
Chris Wrote:
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> don't forget about the CEQA process/requirements.
>
> The environmental organizations haven't and the
> NCRA
> Board -- despite what they say -- are aware they
> are facing
> a CEQA lawsuit filed within 30 days of the
> certification
> of the EIR.
>
> There is a significant chance that such a suit
> could
> delay start-up for over 2 years. (How long did
> Novato's
> lawsuit delay start-up? I think about a year.)
> This suit is bigger. Losers will likely appeal
> which means
> further delays.
The lawsuit issue hangs over their heads . The suit itself can drag on for years while work continues and operations begin . Its the restraining order that shut things down . Normally a judge would not issue such an order on a CEQA lawsuit . Hopefully NCRA's attorney may have grown some nuts after getting spanked by Novato.