Oregon Trail Electric Company (OTEC) will clear ROW and landings of boulders and vegetation in order to replace 27 /- electrical poles. An estimated 1.69 /- miles of ROW road and vegetation cleaning, hazard tree reduction and pole replacement.
Location
Deems Loop Road to McEwen, parallelling highway 7
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/24/2023
2
Decision
01/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Special Use Authorizations; Road Maintenance |
| OTEC Power Pole Replacement and ROW Maintenance Deems Loop to McEwen | Decision Signed Date: 01/23/2025 |
| Forests | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Districts | Whitman Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T10S, R38E, Sec. 15-18 |