Utah State Office
| Contacts: | Mike Nelson | , 801-977-4355 | ||
| Clara Stevens | , 435-743-3119 |
Mona to Oquirrh Transmission Corridor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for Public Comment
Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District announces that the Mona to Oquirrh Transmission Corridor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Pony Express Resource Management Plan Amendment is available for public comment. The DEIS evaluates, analyzes, and discloses to the public the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed project.
The proposed project includes construction and operation of a double circuit 500/345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the existing Mona Substation to a proposed new Mona Annex Substation near the community of Mona in Juab County, Utah, then on to a proposed new Limber Substation to be located in the Tooele Valley. Two double-circuit 345kV lines are proposed from the proposed Limber Substation. One line would extend to the existing Oquirrh Substation, located in West Jordan, Utah and the second to the existing Terminal Substation, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also, the Salt Lake Field Office’s Pony Express Resource Management Plan, dated 1990, would be amended to designate a corridor for this and future major rights-of-way.
The estimated length of the proposed transmission line route is approximately 140 miles. A right-of-way width of up to 300 feet would be required to construct, operate, and maintain the transmission line and structures. The proposed project would take approximately eighteen months to construct. The proposed project area extends from south and west of Mona, Utah to the area north and west of Grantsville; then to an area south and west of the Salt Lake International Airport; and to an area east of the Oquirrh Mountains in West Jordan, Utah.
The public comment period begins on May 15 and ends on August 12. To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive written comments by August 12. The BLM will announce public open houses through the Utah BLM web-site:
http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/planning/mona_to_oquirrh_transmission.html, public notices, news releases, and/or mailings.
Comments may be submitted through any of the following methods:
Email: UT_M2OTL_EIS@blm.gov
Fax: (801) 977-4397 or (435) 743-3135
Mail: Mike Nelson, Realty Specialist,
BLM Salt Lake Field Office
2370 South 2300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
or
Clara Stevens, Realty Specialist
BLM Fillmore Field Office
35 East 500 North
Fillmore, UT 84631
Copies of the Mona to Oquirrh Transmission Corridor Project DEIS are available in the Salt Lake Field Office and the Fillmore Field Office at the above addresses.
For further information, contact Mike Nelson, BLM Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84419, (801) 977-4300 or Clara Stevens, BLM Fillmore Field Office, 35 East 500 North, Fillmore, UT 84631, (435) 743-3100.
The BLM manages more land - 256 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Utah State Office 440 West 200 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155