PRECorp proposal: installation of new 69kV 5-wire overhead powerline (treated wood poles, H-frame design, with raptor protection) and removal of old powerline to accommodate mine operation within the Black Thunder Mine permit area.
Location
Black Thunder Mine permit area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/12/2015
2
Comment Period
08/26/2015
3
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations |
| 69-kilovolt Powerline Relocation at Black Thunder Mine | Decision Signed Date: 04/15/2016 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NE1/4 NW1/4, W1/2 W1/2 of Section 11 and NW1/4 NW1/4 of Section 14 in T43N, R71W |