Final environmental impact statement, Washington Water Power/B.C. Hydro Transmission Interconnection Project

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10192010

Washington Water Power (WWP) proposes to construct and operate an electric transmission line that would connect with the electrical system of the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (B.C. Hydro). The project would be composed of a double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from WWP`s existing Beacon Substation located northeast of Spokane, Washington to the international border located northwest of Metaline Falls, Washington. The original Presidential permit application and associated proposed route presented in the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) have been modified to terminate at the Beacon Substation, instead of WWP`s initially proposed termination point at the planned Marshall Substation located southwest of Spokane. A supplemental draft EIS was prepared and submitted for review to not only examine the new proposed 5.6 miles of route, but to also compare the new Proposed Route to the other alternatives previously analyzed in the DEIS. This final EIS (FEIS) assesses the environmental effects of the proposed transmission line through construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment activities and addresses the impacts associated with the Proposed Action, Eastern Alternative, Western Alternative, Northern Crossover Alternative, Southern Crossover Alternative, and No Action Alternative. The FEIS also contains the comments received and the responses to these comments submitted on the DEIS and Supplemental DEIS.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Fuels Programs
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10192010
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIS--0141; ON: DE93003980; NC: NONE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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