Proposal to relocation powerline from aerial to underground burial whose primary purpose is to eliminate the risk of wildfire from downed powerline. Existing overhead lines and equipment will be removed and buried on approx. 0.5 miles of NFS lands.
Location
Approx. 5 miles up Emigration Canyon, and another up Pinecrest Canyon turn off.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/26/2021
2
Decision
06/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2021 (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 |
| Powerline Wildfire Rebuild, Pinecrest Canyon Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 06/09/2021 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Salt Lake Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |