While floating offshore wind turbines are generally better suited to seismically active locations compared to fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines because of generally greater resilience against the effects of ground shaking, floating offshore infrastructure, let alone its onshore companions, are not at all immune to potential adverse impacts from earthquakes and other geological hazards.

Major dredging, light, noise, and air pollution, aquaculture and recreation threats, and a heavy increase in traffic are all risks that threaten Humboldt Bay/Wigi during the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm and terminal.

Any offshore wind turbines built in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) would be more than 20 miles from shore. Once installed in the offshore WEA, any sight of turbines will be obscured by coastal haze on most days, and, on very clear days, the turbines may be visible on the horizon, particularly from high points like Trinidad Head. On clear nights, blinking red lights placed on top of the turbines to keep aircraft safe may be visible.

If the proposed Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal is constructed and becomes operational, wind turbines would be very visible within Wigi/Humboldt Bay. The wind turbines could be upwards of 900 feet tall, and would be constructed on the Samoa Peninsula north of the Samoa Pulp Mill and south of the Samoa Bridge.

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