Site Specific 

Environmental 

Assessment for Hawaiian 

Waste System’s LLC. 

Proposal to Transport 

Municipal Solid Waste 

from Hawaii to Roosevelt 

Regional Landfill

Environmental Assessment

December 2009

United States

Department of 

Agriculture

Marketing and 

Regulatory

Programs

Animal and 

Plant Health 

Inspection 

Service
Site Specific Environmental 

Assessment for Hawaiian 

Waste System’s LLC. Proposal 

to Transport Municipal Solid 

Waste from Hawaii to 

Roosevelt Regional Landfill

Environmental Assessment

December 2009

Agency Contact:

Shannon Hamm

Assistant Deputy Administrator

Policy and Program Development

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

4700 River Rd. Unit 20

Riverdale, MD 20737

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Table of Contents

I. Purpose and Need........................................................................ 1

II. Alternatives .................................................................................. 2

A. No Action............................................................................... 3

B. Proposed Action .................................................................... 3

III. Affected Environment.................................................................. 6

IV. Environmental Impacts ............................................................... 8

A. No Action............................................................................... 8

B. Proposed Action .................................................................... 8

C. Cumulative Effects .............................................................. 11

D. Threatened and Endangered Species................................. 12

V. Listing of Agencies and Persons Consulted .............................. 13

VI. References ............................................................................... 15

Figures

1. Highway transportation routes for Hawaiian MSW to the 

Roosevelt Regional Landfill.................................................. 4

2. Railroad transportation routes for Hawaiian MSW to the 

Roosevelt Regional Landfill.................................................. 5

Appendices

A. The Risk of Introducing Pests to Klickitat County, 

Washington via Hawaiian Plastic-Baled Municipal Solid 

Waste

B. Movement of Plastic-baled Garbage and Regulated 

(Domestic) Garbage from Hawaii to Landfills in Oregon, 

Idaho, and Washington. Final Biological Assessment, 

February 2008

1. Concurrence Letter from Fish and Wildlife Service

2. Concurrence Letter from National Marine Fisheries 

Service
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I. Purpose and Need

The State of Hawaii has limited landfill space. The regulations governing 

the interstate transport of garbage (7 CFR 330.400 et. seq.) were amended 

in August 2006 to provide the State of Hawaii with an additional waste 

disposal option to move municipal solid waste (MSW) from Hawaii to the 

continental United States. The movement of MSW from Hawaii to the 

continental United States is only approved if compliance agreements have 

been negotiated and signed between the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the 

petitioners intending to move MSW. 

The regulations allow MSW from Hawaii to be moved to the continental 

United States if it is compressed, packaged, shipped, and disposed of in a 

manner that the APHIS Administrator determines is adequate to prevent 

the introduction or dissemination of plant pests in the mainland United 

States. In addition, it is the responsibility of the petitioners to ensure that 

MSW is moved in compliance with all applicable laws for environmental 

protection, and any other relevant federal, state and local laws. 

In December 2006, APHIS prepared a site specific environmental 

assessment (EA) for movement of baled MSW from Honolulu, Hawaii to 

Roosevelt Regional Landfill (USDA, APHIS, 2006). At the time of that 

assessment, Hawaiian Waste Systems LLC (HWS) and another petitioner 

were seeking compliance agreements to move a total of 400,000 tons of 

baled MSW annually from Hawaii via barge to the continental U.S. and 

continue transport via barge up the Columbia River to Roosevelt, 

Washington, where the baled MSW would have been off loaded at an 

approved docking facility. A compliance agreement was negotiated and 

signed between USDA and HWS for this in January 2007. Since the 

signing of that agreement, HWS failed to obtain the required permits for 

the construction of an approved docking facility at Roosevelt, 

Washington, as contemplated by the compliance agreement. 

In November 2009, APHIS received a revised petition from HWS to 

transport 150,000 tons of MSW annually in plastic airtight bales that 

would either be placed on pallets and loaded on to flatracks or 

containerized in 20 foot and 40 foot shipping containers from the State of 

Hawaii to Roosevelt Regional Landfill in Washington State by any of 

three methods: 

 Barge to Rainier, Oregon followed by truck or rail transportation;

 Barge to the Port of Longview, Washington, followed by truck or 

rail transportation; and

 Barge to the Port of Portland, Oregon, followed by truck or rail 

transportation.
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This EA evaluates the environmental impacts of movement of 

containerized baled MSW to the three existing ports listed above on the 

Columbia River via barge from Hawaii and the transfer and transportation 

of containerized baled MSW via truck and rail to Roosevelt Regional 

Landfill. 

In March 2008, APHIS prepared a regional programmatic environmental 

assessment titled “Regional Movement of Plastic-baled Municipal Solid 

Waste from Hawaii to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: Environmental 

Assessment, March 2008 (REA) (USDA, APHIS, 2008).” The REA 

evaluated the environmental effects of transporting baled MSW by tug 

boat and barge across the Pacific Ocean and up the Columbia River. This 

assessment included a general analysis of existing landfills that could 

accept MSW in the various states as well as an analysis of environmental 

effects of transportation via rail or truck from a port or an approved 

docking facility on the Columbia River to a MSW landfill. A Finding of 

No Significant Impact for the March 2008 REA was issued by USDA,

APHIS in June 2008. This environmental assessment is tiered to the REA;

incorporates by reference the previous analyses for HWS’s movement of 

MSW to Roosevelt Regional Landfill (USDA, APHIS, 2006) and analyzes 

the site-specific environmental effects of HWS’s revised petition.

This site specific analysis is being made available to the public for a 30-

day public comment period and will be followed by a decision document 

that summarizes our final determination of the potential for environmental 

impacts associated with entering in to a compliance agreement that 

approves such movement. This site specific analysis is consistent with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA 

regulations in 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508, and APHIS’ NEPA 

implementing procedures (Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 

372) for the purpose of evaluating how the proposed action, if 

implemented, may affect the quality of the human environment.

II. Alternatives

This environmental assessment analyzes two different alternatives: (1) the 

no action alternative and (2) the proposed action (preferred alternative). 

Under the no action alternative, APHIS would deny the petition and would 

not enter into a compliance agreement allowing HWS to move MSW from 

Hawaii to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill. Under the proposed action, 

APHIS would enter into new a compliance agreement with HWS for the 

movement of MSW from Hawaii to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill. 
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A. No Action

Under the no action alternative, APHIS would not enter into a compliance 

agreement for HWS’s revised request for movement of containerized 

and/or palletized baled MSW from Hawaii to the Roosevelt Regional

Landfill via barge, rail and truck. A denial of the revised request would 

leave in place HWS original compliance agreement and EA (USDA,

APHIS, 2006), allowing the movement of baled MSW directly to 

Roosevelt. In addition, the no action alternative would also allow the 

movement of baled MSW from Hawaii to the Columbia Ridge Regional 

Landfill in the State of Oregon as analyzed under a previous 

environmental assessment (USDA, APHIS, 2008).

B. Proposed Action

Under the proposed action, APHIS would enter into a compliance 

agreement with HWS to allow for the movement of 150,000 tons of baled 

MSW annually from Hawaii to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill. The 

proposed action is the preferred alternative. Under the proposed action, 

HWS will:

 bale MSW at the Honolulu, Hawaii facility;

 place the bales in a staging area in Hawaii that includes an 

impervious substrate for a minimum of 5 consecutive days; 

 place baled MSW on pallets to be loaded in flatracks or place in 20 

or 40 foot shipping containers;

 place containers or flatracks on barges to be barged across the 

Pacific Ocean and up the Columbia River;

 offload containers or flatracks of baled MSW at three potential 

locations:

o The primary location for off loading will be the Teevin 

Terminal located in Rainier, Columbia County, Oregon. 

From the Teevin Terminal, baled MSW will be off loaded 

and transferred on to either trucks or rail and transported to 

Roosevelt Regional Landfill in Klickitat County,

Washington. 

o Under an alternative route, containers or flatracks of baled 

MSW will be off loaded at the Port of Longview in Cowlitz 

County, Washington and will then be hauled either via 

truck or rail approximately 180 miles to Roosevelt 

Regional Landfill and;

o Under another alternative route, containers or flatracks of 

baled MSW will be offloaded at the Port of Portland, 

Multnomah County, Oregon and hauled via truck or rail 

approximately 135 miles to Roosevelt Regional Landfill.

 All truck and rail routes will utilize existing highways and railways 

within the States (see Figures 1 and 2). 
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Figure 1. Highway Transportation Routes for Hawaiian MSW to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill
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Figure 2. Railroad Transportation Routes for Hawaiian MSW to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill
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III. Affected Environment

A. Teevin Terminal, Rainier, Oregon

The Teevin Terminal is located in the city of Rainier, in Columbia County,

Oregon. In 2008, the Teevin Terminal handled approximately 494,000 

tons of barge cargo. The Teevin Terminal is served by an 800 foot barge 

dock and two private rail spurs connecting to the Portland and Western 

Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific 

(UP) Railroads. The Teevin Terminal is located within three miles of 

Interstate 5, the main north-south highway running from Mexico to 

Canada, and within 45 miles of US-84, the main East/West highway in 

Oregon. 

Columbia County receives approximately 48 inches of precipitation 

annually. Precipitation occurs primarily as rainfall with the average 

annual of 19 inches of rainfall and 18 inches of snowfall. Average high 

temperatures are in the mid 60’s to upper 70’s oFarenheit (F) occuring in 

July and August and low temperatures primarily occur in January with 

lows in the mid 30’s oF. 

B. Port of Longview, Longview, Washington

The Port of Longview is a deep-water port authority located on the 

Columbia River. The Port district occupies the northern two-thirds of 

Cowlitz County, from just north of Kalama, Washington to the Lewis 

County line. The Port manages and operates a marine terminal complex 

where domestic and international ships and barges arrive and depart. 

Transportation routes connecting to the Port include the Columbia River 

shipping channel, the BNSF Railway and UP railroads, and Interstate 5. 

The BNSF Railway and UP railroad main lines run parallel to Interstate 5 

approximately five miles from the Port. The Longview Switching 

Company switches trains from the railroad main lines into the Port. From 

there, Port locomotives move trains and rail cars to the marine terminals 

and industrial locations.

The Port of Longview is located in Cowlitz County, in the southwestern 

corner of the State of Washington. In 2008, the port handled more than 

1.25 million tons of cargo. Average annual rainfall is 38 inches. Average 

high temperature in January is 45 oF with an average low of 33 oF 

compared to July which has an average high of 77 oF and average low of 

51 oF. Elevations range from 12 to 4,965 feet above sea level. 
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C. Port of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

The Port of Portland's marine terminals handled approximately 14.1 

million tons of cargo in 2008 

(http://www.portofportland.com/SelfPost/A_2009120154841AnnualHistor

yfrom1978web.pdf). It is the largest exporter of wheat in the United 

States. Marine terminals that are located along the Willamette and 

Columbia Rivers Terminals are served by rail (UP and BNSF), river 

barges and interstate cargo carriers. The port is within 4 miles of Interstate 

5 and 10 miles of US-84. 

Multnomah County is one of 36 counties in the state of Oregon. Though 

smallest in area, it is the most populous having the city of Portland within 

its bounds; it is also home to the county seat. Among the crops grown in 

significant quantities are tree fruits, nuts, berries, mint, grains, and hay. 

Livestock operations are also common, including the dairy and poultry

industries. 

The climate is relatively mild throughout the year, characterized by cool, 

wet winters and warm, dry summers. Growing seasons are long, and 

moisture is abundant during most of the year (although summer irrigation 

is common). Precipitation typically occurs from December through 

February, with lesser amounts in the spring and fall. Extreme temperatures 

are rare. Days with maximum temperature above 90 oF occur infrequently

(5-15 times per year on average) and temperatures below zero 

temperatures occur rarely (once every 25 years). 

D. Columbia River and Roosevelt Regional Landfill 

Area

Roosevelt Regional Landfill is located in Klickitat County, Washington. 

Klickitat County is located along the Columbia River in south Central 

Washington. Situated on the eastern end of the south slope of Mt. Adams, 

Klickitat County is in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains. 

Topography in the County varies from relatively flat expanses to steep, 

mountainous terrain (Klickitat County, 2000). Annual precipitation 

varies according to aspect and elevation, the county is considered an arid 

area with average annual rainfall of 6 to 9 inches. 

The surrounding countryside is mostly used for dryland farming, primarily 

wheat and orchards, with some cattle grazing and pasture. 

Most of the solid waste received by Roosevelt Regional Landfill is 

transported on UP and BNSF rail lines. The UP rail line connects to the 

BNSF rail in Vancouver, Washingtion where the BNSF rail line connects 

to the intermodal yard at Roosevelt Regional Landfill. Baled MSW will 
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be loaded onto trucks, and travel approximately 0.5 miles on Roosevelt 

Grade Road and then turn onto the RDC Haul Road for the remaining 3.5 

miles to the landfill.Trucks make over 300 round trips per day between the 

intermodal facility and the landfill (Klickitat County Planning 

Department, 2002 and USDA, APHIS, 2006). 

IV. Environmental Impacts

A. No Action

Under the no action alternative, APHIS would not enter into a compliance 

agreement for the movement of MSW from Hawaii to the Roosevelt 

Regional Landfill by HWS. A denial of the revised request would leave in 

place HWS original compliance agreement and EA (USDA, APHIS,

2006), allowing the movement of baled MSW directly to Roosevelt. 

Baled MSW may still be moved to Columbia Ridge Landfill in Oregon as 

analyzed under the environmental assessment entitled “Movement of 

Plastic Baled Waste from Honolulu, Hawaii to Columbia Ridge Landfill,

Oregon” (USDA, APHIS, 2008b). There would be no significant impacts 

to the environment if APHIS denied the request to enter into a compliance 

agreement from HWS to move MSW from Hawaii to the Roosevelt 

Regional Landfill. 

B. Proposed Action

Under the proposed action (preferred alternative) APHIS would enter into 

a compliance agreement for the movement of MSW from Hawaii to 

Roosevelt Regional Landfill as outlined in the revised HWS petition. The

petitioners will sort the garbage and bale MSW in Honolulu Hawaii as 

analyzed in the 2006 Roosevelt EA and the REA. The bales will remain 

in a staging area on an impervious surface for at least 5 days as analyzed 

in the REA. The bales will then be either palletized or containerized in 20 

and/or 40 foot shipping containers and transported from Honolulu across 

the Pacific Ocean and up the Columbia River via tug boat and barge in 

accordance with the conditions specified in the REA. Therefore, the 

environmental effects of the sorting, baling, and transportation across the 

Pacific Ocean and up the Columbia River are consistent with the 

environmental effects already analyzed in detail in the 2006 Roosevelt EA 

and the 2008 REA and thus are incorporated here by reference (USDA, 

APHIS, 2006 and USDA, APHIS, 2008). However, the REA only 

examined programmatically the potential train and truck routes. The sitespecific route considered in this petition is examined further below.
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As discussed above, the petitioners have a primary proposed route and two 

alternate routes to transport waste by either train or truck from existing 

port facilities. The transportation of baled garbage will occur by barge 

and by truck or train over highways and railroads that are used everyday

for a multitude of transportation needs. 

Annually, the Columbia River system moves over 54 million tons of 

cargo. Ports considered in this assessment currently move more than 15.8 

million tons of cargo annually. The addition of 150,000 tons of MSW 

annually represents a 0.9 percent increase in cargo tonnage.

The Teevin Terminal in Rainier, Oregon annually receives and processes 

approximately 494,000 tons of cargo via barge (pers. comm. Paul 

Langner, Teevin Bros. 2009). In 2008, the Teevin Terminal handled over 

50 barges, of which 17 currently service Hawaii. These 17 barges are

typically return from Hawaii empty or carrying empty shipping containers. 

Currently, the barges servicing the Teevin Terminal have the capacity to 

carry 11,000 and 17,500 tons of cargo respectively. Thus, the movement 

of the proposed 150,000 tons of MSW annually could be handled by the 

existing return service without increasing existing barge traffic. The 

annual arrival of 150,000 tons of baled MSW at the Teevin Terminal 

would increase the terminal’s incoming tonnage by approximately 30 

percent, well within facility’s existing capabilities without the need for 

further construction or expansion in terminal infrastructure. (Pers. comm. 

Jeff Browning, Sause Bros. 2009). 

In 2008, the Port of Longview handled over 1.25 million tons of cargo 

from 121 ship calls and 16 barge calls. The addition of 150,000 tons of 

baled MSW could potentially result in 9-13 barges per year from Hawaii, 

or a 56 to 81 percent increase in barge traffic through the Port of 

Longview. The Port has existing barge terminals capable of handling 

barge traffic that exceeds HWS’ proposed annual number of barges that 

could service this port. Historically, the Port handled over 20 million tons 

of cargo via barge; however, recently, operations have been geared more 

towards deep draft vessels (container ships). The addition of 150,000 tons 

of baled MSW would result in approximately a 12 percent increase in 

annual cargo tonnage, well within the Port’s capacity. 

In 2008, the Port of Portland handled over 14.1 million tons from all forms 

of conveyance. Barges handle approximately 20-25 percent of cargo

brought into the Port of PortlandAssuming the above barge capacity, the 

amount of barge traffic at Port of Portland would increase 4-5 percent 

annually and the total annual tonnage would increase by approximately 1 

percent. 
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If all the MSW currently proposed for movement (150,000 tons annually) 

is transported solely by rail once it has been off-loaded from ocean going 

barges, it would add a total of 2,143 rail cars a year1to existing rail traffic 

in Oregon and Washington. In Oregon, 67.8 million tons of cargo was

transported by rail in 2006 (AAR, 2007). This translates into 

approximately 970,000 railcars per year. In 2008, the State of Washington 

recorded over 116 million tons of cargo transported by rail (pers. comm. 

T. Graham, WSDOT 2009). This translates into approximately 1.7 million 

railcars per year in 2008. Based on these figures, the proposed transport 

of 150,000 tons of baled MSW by rail would result in a less than a 0.22

and 0.13 percent increase in the number of railcars per year in Oregon and 

Washington, respectively. Therefore, the environmental effects of the 

increase in rail cars due to the preferred alternative would be minimal. 

If all of the MSW is transported solely by truck, the preferred alternative 

would increase truck traffic by 4,411 trucks annually2. In 1998, 220 

million tons of freight was transported by highway in Oregon which 

translates to approximately 6,470,588 truckloads (USDOT, 2002). In 

2008, approximately 336 million tons of freight was transported by 

highway in the State of Washington (pers. comm. T. Graham, WSDOT, 

2009) which translates to approximately 9,894,117 truckloads. Based on 

these numbers, the increase in truck traffic is expected to be less than 

0.068 and 0.045 percent in Oregon and Washington respectively. 

Therefore the environmental effects of the increase in truck transportation 

due to the preferred alternative are anticipated to be minimal. 

The Roosevelt Regional Landfill is an approved MSW facility permitted 

by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with the 

State of Washington (see http://wvvw.emggy/gaoswer/ nonhw/muncpl/landfill/ implemen/index.htm) pursuant to EPA’s authority

under subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. As 

such, the landfill meets the Federal and State requirements to ensure that 

no further impacts to the environment are likely as a result of this action. 

The Roosevelt Regional Landfill currently accepts over 6,800 tons of 

MSW per day (an average of 2.5 million tons per year) from various cities 

in Oregon, Washington, Alaska and British Columbia primarily. It is 

estimated that the Roosevelt Regional Landfill’s remaining life is 

approximately 50 years based on receiving 6,800 tons per day. The 

addition of 150,000 tons of MSW annually will result in a 6 percent 

increase in garbage annually to the landfill. This increase is unlikely to 

result in any environmental effects to the existing landfill. In addition to 

 

1 This is based on 70 tons per railcar. 150,000 tons of MSW / 70 tons per rail car = 2,143

rail cars

2 This is based on transport weight of 34 tons per truck. 150,000 tons of MSW / 34 tons 

per truck = 4,411 trucks.
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the fact that the 150,000 tons of Hawaii MSW represents a small fraction 

of the annual amount of MSW the landfill accepts, the garbage has been 

baled to prevent any leakage of MSW into the landfill. 

Based on our review of the HWS’s revised petition to move containerized 

and/or palletized baled MSW from Hawaii to the Roosevelt Regional

Landfill in Roosevelt, Washington, APHIS finds that the revised proposal 

is consistent with the REA and therefore any environmental effects of the 

proposed action have already been analyzed and determined to not have a 

significant impact on the environment (USDA, APHIS, 2008). By placing 

baled MSW on pallets, flatracks and in containers, the potential for 

punctures is reduced, thus further reducing the accidental introduction of 

non-native pests. Therefore, based on our evaluation in this site specific 

analysis and the pest risk assessment (Attachment A) of the potential for 

environmental impacts from the proposed action, APHIS has determined 

the proposed action will not result in a significant increase in the potential 

for the introduction of non-native pests, nor result in a significant increase 

in traffic along barge routes, the interstate or rail lines, or a significant 

increase in garbage to be disposed of annually in the Roosevelt Regional

Landfill, or cause impacts not previously considered in the REA. 

C. Cumulative Effects

The REA considered the movement of 500,000 tons of baled MSW 

annually. In their revised request, the petitioner is requesting to move 

150,000 tons of MSW annually to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill. The 

preferred alternative would not add any additional tug boat / barge trips 

since the petitioners have stated they will utilize already existing barges 

that would have been sent to the mainland empty. If all the MSW is 

transported solely by rail, this would add a total of 2,143 rail cars a year to 

rail freight traffic. If all the MSW is transported solely by truck, this 

would increase the truck traffic by 4,411 trucks annually. The proposed 

action will result in an annual increase of less than 0.22 percent of rail cars 

and less than 0.068 percent of truck traffic in the State of Oregon and an 

increase of less than 0.13 percent of rail cars and less than 0.045 percent of 

truck traffic in the State of Washington, and therefore will have little, if 

any, environmental impact. The 150,000 tons of MSW annual tonnage, 

approximately 410 tons per day, is minimal compared to the amount of 

garbage deposited in the landfill on an annual basis, approximately 2.5 

million tons annually or 6,800 tons per day. Thus, there should be 

minimal, if any, environmental impacts from the annual disposal of the 

proposed additional 150,000 tons of MSW at Roosevelt Regional Landfill, 

since the landfill must comply with both EPA and Washington state 

requirements for maintaining landfills in an environmentally safe manner. 

Therefore the proposed action will have negligible cumulative impacts on 

the environment.
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D. Threatened and Endangered Species

The biological assessment entitled “Movement of Plastic-baled

Garbage and Regulated (Domestic) Garbage from Hawaii to Landfills in 

Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Final Biological Assessment”

(Attachment B) considered the potential impacts of the movement of baled 

garbage from Hawaii across the Pacific Ocean and up the Columbia River 

on aquatic and terrestrial wildlife and fishery resources and federally listed 

threatened and endangered species and designated critical habitat.

APHIS has completed consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see 

concurrence letter from Fish and Wildlife Service (Attachment B.1)) and 

the National Marine Fisheries Service (see concurrence letter from 

National Marine Fisheries Service (Attachment B.2)) on the potential 

impacts of the movement and disposal of baled MSW during its 

consideration of the total environmental impacts assessed in the REA. 

This petition and the associated compliance agreement are within the 

scope of the existing consultation and therefore no further consultation is 

required. 

APHIS has evaluated the specific route considered in this petition 

including the number of barge, truck and rail trips necessary to intern the 

proposed 150,000 tons of baled MSW at Roosevelt Regional Landfill. 

APHIS has also evaluated the potential impacts to federally listed species 

along those routes and determined the impacts associated with the 

movement and internment of baled MSW associated with this proposed 

action are consistent with the analysis completed for the REA and BA. 

All associated terms and conditions regarding the protection of listed 

species and sensitive habitats along these routes are incorporated in full 

into the compliance agreement for this action. 
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V. Listing of Agencies and Persons 

Consulted

Listed below are offices that were consulted and/or provided review 

during the development of this document.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Des Moines, WA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

Plant Protection and Quarantine

Riverdale, MD

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Fort Collins, CO

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Portland, OR

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

Plant Protection and Quarantine 

Honolulu, Hawaii

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Animal Plant Health Inspection Service 

Plant Protection and Quarantine

Center for Plant Health Science and Technology

Raleigh, NC

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of General Counsel

Washington, DC
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Friends of the Columbia Gorge

Portland, OR

Teevin Brothers

Rainier, OR

Port of Longview

Longivew, Washington

Port of Portland 

Portland, OR

Sause Brothers

Rainier, OR

Washington State Department of Transportation

Vancouver, WA

Oregon Department of Transportation

Portland, OR
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VI. References

American Association of Railroads, 2007. Annual Rail Statistics by State 

for 2007.

ODOT – See Oregon Department of Transportation

Oregon Department of Transportation, 2002. Oregon Rail Plan. 161 pages.

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/RAIL/docs/railplan01.pdf last accessed 

July 10, 2008.

United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, 2006. Movement of Plastic Baled Waste from 

Honolulu, Hawaii to Roosevelt Regional Landfill, Washington, 

Environmental Assessment, December 2006. 79 pages.

United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, 2008. Regional Movement of Plastic-baled Municipal 

Solid Waste from Hawaii to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: 

Environmental Assessment, April 2008. 78 pages.

United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, 2008b. Site Specific Environmental Assessment for 

Off Island Transport to Transport Municipal Solid Waste from Hawaii to 

Columbia Ridge Landfill, Oregon. July 2008. 17 pages.

United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration. 2002c. State Profile – Oregon: 1998, 2010, 2020 6 pp.

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/state_info/oregon/profile_

or.htm last accessed July 10, 2008.

USDA, APHIS – See United States Department of Agriculture, Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDOT – See United States Department of Transportation, Federal 

Highway Administration

WSDOT – Washington State Department of Transportation
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Appendix A. The Risk of Introducing 

Pests to Klickitat County, Washington via 

Hawaiian Plastic-Baled Municipal Solid 

Waste
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Appendix B. Movement of Plastic-baled 

Garbage and Regulated (Domestic) 

Garbage from Hawaii to Landfills in 

Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Final 

Biological Assessment, February 2008
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Appendix B.1. Concurrence Letter from 

Fish and Wildlife Service
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Appendix B.2. Concurrence Letter from 

National Marine Fisheries Service