Install a new 115 KV transmission line from the Biscuit Hill area in Ruidoso Downs, through Goat Mountain to the Alto substation. The transmission line will include a single pole line, approximately 80 feet high, and will parallel the existing line.
Location
Ruidoso Downs running north and east through Biscuit Hill, Goat Mountain and ending at the Alto substation.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/29/2012
2
Comment Period
04/17/2013
3
Decision
06/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Forest Service Energy Implementation Plan |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Otero County Electric Cooperative Transmission Line | Decision Signed Date: 06/05/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/12/2013 |
| Forests | Lincoln National Forest |
| Districts | Smokey Bear Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T10S, R14E Sections 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35; T11S, R14E Sections 2,11,14 |