20150417 Ver 1 _Project Description- Final _20150717

Eco- Energy Ethanol Terminal Selma
PCN Project Description
3e. Describe the overall project in detail, including type of equipment to be used
The proposed project is for the construction of an intermodal terminal to facilitate the
transmission of liquid ethanol from railroad traffic to offsite bulk storage tanks via a transfer
pipeline. The proposed terminal will consist of a rail access track, rail offload yard, support
building, loadout pump station, and driveway access.
The approximate acreage of the project property is 58.38 acres. The proposed rail access will
consist of approximately 1100 linear feet of track connecting the Norfolk Southern Railway to
the offload yard, including a bridge crossing of Mill Creek. The proposed offload yard will be
approximately 3 acres and accommodate ninety -six (96) 30,000 gallon rail tankers. The
proposed terminal includes a 738 square foot loadout pump station for ethanol transfer from the
rail yard to the pipeline and a 2400 square foot utility building which will house the mechanical,
electrical and fire protection equipment.
There are a total of approximately 14.7 acres of regulated wetlands within the property
boundary. A National Wetland Inventory (NWI) mapped forested wetland system and National
Hydrography Dataset (NHD) stream corridor is located on the eastern portion of the site. The
forested wetland buffers both sides of the stream segment from West Oak Street south to West
Noble Street. To the west, the wetland system transitions to an upland forest and managed hay
fields. An additional wetland system was delineated in the forested western portion of the site.
This wetland system was not mapped by NWI and appears to be man -made. Based on
anecdotal information, soil was removed from borrow pits on the site by the industrial site
located west of Buffalo Road during its development.
Permanent impacts to jurisdictional wetlands are anticipated to total 0.4962 acres. Planning
measures to avoid and minimize impacts to the greatest extent possible were implemented
during the project design phase. Temporary impacts to wetlands and the stream corridor related
to construction activities are anticipated to total 0.4049 acres (Sheet number C -6.0 Wetland
Impacts Map). All temporarily impacted areas will be restored post- construction. Proper erosion
and sediment control measures will be installed prior to construction to protect all adjacent
natural resource areas.