Install nine solar panels on three ground posts within a total footprint of ten by twenty feet to provide a safer and more reliable power source for the Zealand Falls Hut while reducing noise and greenhouse gas emissions.
Location
The Appalachian Trail at the Zealand Falls Hut at the junction of twinway and ethan pond trail in Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/03/2023
2
Decision
04/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2023 (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 |
| Zealand Falls Hut Solar Array | Decision Signed Date: 04/07/2023 |
| Forests | White Mountain National Forest |
| Districts | Pemigewasset Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |