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Western Area Power Administration
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ACTION: Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Involvement.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Floodplain/Wetland Involvement at the Supply Creek Crossing for the Granby Pumping Plant-Marys Lake 69-Kilovolt Transmission Line, Grand County, Colorado
DATES: Comments on the proposed floodplain/wetland action are due to the address below no later than December 10, 2001.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (Western), a power marketing agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is the lead Federal agency for a proposal to reroute a 0.8 mile section of the Granby Pumping PlantMarys Lake 69kilovolt (kV) transmission line, located in Grand County, Colorado, approximately 10 miles north of the Town of Granby. Western plans to remove eight woodpole Hframe structures from the existing rightofway and relocate them farther to the west, a distance ranging from a few hundred feet to approximately 1,000 feet. All the proposed work will likely occur within a 100year floodplain of Supply Creek. Both the existing transmission line and the proposed reroute cross a wetland associated with Supply Creek, as well as an irrigated meadow. The landowner has requested that Western relocate this section of line to facilitate his ongoing ranching operations. Access to this section of transmission line for maintenance is difficult due to hay meadow irrigation and naturally occurring wet conditions. Relocation of the line will reduce the number of transmission line structures presently located within the wetland area. In accordance with the DOE's Floodplain/Wetland Review Requirements (10 CFR 1022), Western will prepare a floodplain/wetland assessment and will perform the proposed actions in a manner so as to avoid or minimize potential harm to or within the affected floodplain/wetland.
SUMMARY: Grand County, CO; Supply Creek Crossing, Granby Pumping Plant-Mary's Lake 69-volt transmission line,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The proposal to relocate a 0.8 mile section of the Granby Pumping PlantMarys Lake 69kV transmission line will involve construction activities within a floodplain and a wetland, including removal of eight existing wood pole Hframe transmission line structures and the installation of eight similar structures within a new relocated rightofway. The structures located at either side of the relocation may be modified, or reconstructed, at the same location. Some construction activities would take place during the winter months when the ground is frozen to facilitate access in the extremely wet areas. The floodplain/wetland assessment will examine the proposed construction activities. The Supply Creek crossing is located in Grand County, Colorado in T.3 N., R. 76 W., sections 11 and 14. Maps and further information are available from the Western contact above. Dated: November 8, 2001.
Michael S. Hacskaylo,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 0129246 Filed 112101; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. Rodney Jones, Environmental Specialist, Rocky Mountain Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, PO Box 3700, Loveland, CO 805393003, telephone (970) 4617371, email rjones@wapa.gov.
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