Build a new 20 mile double circuit 115-KV powerline from Soda Springs to the existing powerline in Lanes Creek. The new line will cross about 3 miles of the Forest. Expecting a Forest Plan Amendment; 219 objection regulations will be followed.
Location
The line crosses approx. 3 miles of the Soda Springs District east of the Blackfoot River Narrows. For information visit: http://efw.bpa.gov/environmental_services/Document_Library/HooperSprings/
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
06/30/2006
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/09/2014
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/13/2015
4
Objection Period Start
02/15/2015
5
Decision
05/2015 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 219 (2012) |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Hooper Springs Transmission Project ROD | Decision Signed Date: 05/22/2015 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 7 S, R 44 E, Sections 19-22, 26-29 |