ML17296A556

Notifies That Bureau Has Selected Preferred Route for Proposed Palo Verde-Devers 500kV Transmission Line After Analyzing Info in Fes.Oversize Map Encl

ML17296A556
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	01/02/1980
From:	Collins G INTERIOR, DEPT. OF, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 8001290535
Download: ML17296A556 (8)

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To Persons Interested in the Palo Verde-Devers 500kV Transmission Line:

After analyzing the information in the final environmental statement for the proposed Palo Verde-Devers 500kV transmission line, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has identified its preferred route for the line, which is highlighted on the attached map.

BLM considered the following major points in identifying the preferred route:

1. Making the best use of existing roads and utility rights-of-way, thereby reducing the impacts of road construction and opening of new areas to vehicle access

2. Avoiding, or reducing as much as possible, land use, social, and economic impacts on private lands and; Avoiding direct impacts on proposed and established wilderness study areas.

4. Avoiding critical Bighorn sheep habi.tat.

BLM will deal with other potential impacts, such as effects on vegetation and cultural resources, as the specific tower sites and access roads are lqcated on the ground.

-BLM will work with Southern California Edison (SCE) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to examine this route in detai'1, allowing SCE to do the ground site location and survey work required to perfect their right-of-way applications.

The following steps will be taken in completing this project:

l. BLM, FWS and SCE will conduct field review of the preferred route.

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SCE will submit a preliminary survey of centerline and aerial strip maps and will flag potential disturbance areas.

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SCE will apply to the Arizona State Siting Committee for ap-proval of the segments of the line that have changed since the committe'e originally gave its approval.

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BLM, SCE, and other affected parties will conduct field walk-through inspections of critical areas.

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SCE will submi.t a per(ected application to BLH, including cultural and botanical surveys.

SCE will make a separate application to the FWS for that segment of the line across the KOPA National Wildlii'e Refuge.

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BLM will issue a right-of-way grant for all areas except the segment crossing the 'KOFA National Wildlife Refuge, for which the U.

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Pish and Wildlife Service will grant the right-of-way.

The Fish and Wildlife Service will impose such terms and conditions as are necessary,'ncluding siting, to protect the Refuge resources.

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BLM and FWS will work with SCE in preconstruction activities and will closely monitor the entire construction process for compliance witl>

the stipulations included in the right-of-way grants.

I hope that this brief summitry will bring you up to date on the actions taken by BLH and thosp that we anticipate taking in the future in meet-ing BLH's responsibilities in this project.

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