Environmental Assessment Completed

PG&E Herbicide Vegetation Management Program

Plumas National Forest Butte; Plumas; Yuba, California Plumas National Forest All Units

PG&E proposes to use herbicides in the right of way of 14 transmission lines in order to reduce the risk of fire and maintain a high standard of reliability. Spraying vegetation along Caribou Road was removed from the analysis.

Location

Located on the Plumas National Forest within 14 different transmission power lines

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/01/2012
2
Comment Period
12/18/2013
3
Objection Period Start
06/04/2014
4
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
PG&E Herbicide Vegetation Management ProgramDecision Signed Date: 10/15/2014
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District; Feather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management