BPA / Lower Valley Transmission Project

BPA / Lower Valley Transmission Project
Regionwide

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) plans to build a 115-kilovolt transmission line from BPA's Swan Valley Substation in Swan Valley, Idaho, 36 miles east to BPA's Teton Substation in Jackson, Wyoming in April of 2000.

CONTACT:
For further information on this project, please contact Nancy Wittpenn, BPA Environmental Lead.

DOCUMENTS:
Final Mitigation Action Plan                          (December 1999)
Record of Decision (ROD)                           (August 1998)
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)  (June 1998)

Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) [Divided into sections] (June 1998)
Front and Back Covers (2 pages) (64K)
Title Page (1 page) (32K)
Abstract (3 pages) (32K)
Table of Contents (12 pages) (192K)
Summary (24 pages) (128K)
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need (10 pages)(64K)
     The purpose and need for action
     Finding solutions
     Decisions to be made
     Other issues
     Map 1 - Location Map (1.1MB)
Chapter 2 - Agency Proposed Action and Alternatives (50 pages) (288K) Agency Proposed Action
     Three Action Alternatives
      No Action Alternative
      Alternatives Eliminated from Consideration
      Comparison of Alternatives and Summary of Impacts
      Pine Creek Routing Options A, B, and C (288K)
      Pine Creek Routing Options D and E (256K)

Teton Substation - New Line Termination Facilities (64K)
Teton Substation - New Facilities for the SVC Alternative - figure2-7.pdf (96K)
Environmental Impacts of Alternatives (32K)
Map 2 - Sample Structure Locations (1.8MB)
Chapter 3 - Affected Environment (46 pages) (352K)
Map 3 - Land Use (2.4MB)
Map 4 - Visual Assessment and Viewpoint Locations (1.4MB)
Map 5 - Recreation Sites (2MB)
Map 6 - USFS Wilderness and Roadless Areas (3.4MB)
Map 7 - Floodplains and Wetlands (5.2MB)
Map 8 - Soil Limitations (2.3MB)
Map 9 - Vegetation (10.3MB)
Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences (106 pages) (608K)
Map 10 - USFS Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (2MB)
Chapter 5 - Consultation, Permit and Review Requirements (24 pages) (96K)
Targhee Forest Plan Management Prescriptions and Bridger-Teton Forest Plan Management Prescriptions (64K)
Map 11 - USFS Management Prescriptions (4.5MB)
Map 12 - USFS Visual Quality Objective Boundaries (2MB)
Chapter 6 - Comments and Responses (106 pages) (8.5MB)
Chapter 7 - DEIS Preparers (4 pages) (17K)
Chapter 8 - List of Agencies, Organizations and Persons Sent the EIS (6 pages) (17K)
Chapter 9 - References (14 pages) (50K)
Chapter 10 - Glossary and Acronyms (12 pages) (50K)
Index (4 pages) (160K)
Metric Converstion Chart (1 page) (32K)