Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Hooper Springs Transmission Line

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou, Idaho Soda Springs Ranger District

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (2012)
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Hooper Springs Transmission Project RODDecision Signed Date: 05/22/2015
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsSoda Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 7 S, R 44 E, Sections 19-22, 26-29
Special use management