Common use of Initial Site Restoration Plan Clause in Contracts

Initial Site Restoration Plan. ‌ The Certificate Holder is responsible for Project decommissioning and site restoration pursuant to Council rules. The Certificate Holder shall develop an Initial Site Restoration Plan in consultation with EFSEC staff pursuant to the requirements of WAC ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇ in effect on the date of Application. The objective of the Plan shall be to restore the Project Site to approximate pre-Project condition or better. The Initial Site Restoration Plan shall be prepared in detail commensurate with the time until site restoration is to begin. The scope of proposed monitoring shall be addressed in the Initial Site Restoration Plan pursuant to the requirements of WAC ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇. The Plan shall include the following elements: 1. A detailed engineering estimate of the costs of the Certificate Holder or Transferee hiring a third party to carry out Site Restoration. The estimate may not be reduced for “net present value” and may not include any salvage value that may be realized from the sale of facility structures or equipment, property interests, or other assets associated with the facility at the time of decommissioning and Site Restoration. 2. Decommissioning Timing and Scope, as required by Article VIII.C of this Agreement. 3. Decommissioning Funding and Surety, as required by Article VIII.D of this Agreement. 4. Mitigation measures described in the Revised MDNS, the ASC, and this Agreement. 5. A plan that addresses both the possibility that site restoration will occur prior to, or at the end of, the useful life of the Project and the possibility of the Project being suspended or terminated during construction. 6. A description of the assumptions underlying the plan. For example, the plan should explain the anticipated useful life of the Project, the anticipated time frame of site restoration, and the anticipated future use of the Project Site. 7. An initial plan for demolishing facilities, salvaging equipment, and disposing of waste materials. 8. Performing an on-site audit and preparing an initial plan for disposing of hazardous materials (if any) present on the site and remediation of hazardous contamination (if any) at the site. If the Certificate Holder constructs the Project with solar panels incorporating hazardous materials, such as Cadmium Telluride, then the Certificate Holder shall use appropriate precautions during decommissioning and removal of the solar panels to safely dispose of and to avoid, and, if necessary, remediate any soil contamination resulting from the panels’ hazardous materials. An initial plan for restoring the Project Site, including the removal of structures and foundations to a minimum of four feet below grade and the restoration of disturbed soils This restoration should be informed by the soil monitoring conducted in accordance with the Revised MDNS during operations. 9. Provisions for preservation or removal of Project facilities if the Project is suspended or terminated during construction.