The Palisades Ranger District proposes to allow Lower Valley Energy to remove 2.84 miles of overhead powerlines and replace them with 2.53 miles of underground lines along roads, where appropriate, to increase accessibility for maintenance.
Location
The project is located in the McCoy Creek and Calamity areas west of Palisades Reservoir in Bonneville County, ID.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/23/2022
2
Decision
09/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Calamity and McCoy Creek Powerline Conversion | Decision Signed Date: 09/01/2022 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Palisades Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |