Environmental Assessment Completed

Idaho Power Company - Horseshoe Bend to Garden Valley Project

Boise National Forest Boise, Idaho Emmett Ranger District

Issuance of a FLPMA permit authorizing IPC to use NFS lands for the purpose of operating and maintaining a 34.5-kilovolt distribution power line. The line would runfrom Horseshoe Bend to Placerville and Placerville to Garden Valley.

Location

The Horseshoe Bend to Placerville line follows the Porter Creek Road (#374N) and the Placerville to Garden Valley line follows the Alder Creek Road (#615).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/04/2017
2
Comment Period
12/23/2017
3
Objection Period Start
02/08/2018
4
Decision
07/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Horseshoe Bend to Garden Valley 34.5kV Distribution Line ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/24/2018
ForestsBoise National Forest
DistrictsIdaho City Ranger District; Emmett Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionHorseshoe Bend to Placerville: Sections 14 and 13, T7N, R3E; and Sections 18, 17, 16, and 15, in T7N, R4E. Placerville to Garden Valley: Sections 11 and 2, in T7N, R4E; and Sections 35, 26, 23, and 22, in T8N, R4E, Boise Meridian.
Special use management