Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark said the final version [of the Cherry Point management plan] contains changes in wording that are meant to address the concerns expressed by officials at the BP Cherry Point and ConocoPhillips oil refineries, Alcoa Intalco Works, and at SSA Marine, which plans to build a bulk cargo export terminal south of the BP refinery.
Bob Watters, an SSA vice president, said that while the plan sets high environmental standards for management of the 3,000 acres of water and seabed that DNR controls, it also appears to allow sustainable development to continue. He does not see the plan as a barrier to SSA’s plan to build a $400 million terminal to export coal and other cargo within five years.