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Latest Information

Article about property values and high voltage lines - March 2013
Draft EIS public meeting summary - March 2013
See also: DEIS Public Meeting Materials 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and responses

Project Updates

Project Communications
Postcard announcing extension of DEIS comment period – February 2013
Postcard reminder for DEIS public meetings – December 2012 
Postcard announcing DEIS delay – June 2012
Evaluation of northeastern I-5 route – January 2012
Postcard announcing listening session and DEIS release date – November 2011
Data by segments and alternatives – November 2011
Refinements to the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project – August 2010
Letter announcing changes to map and public meetings – August 2010
Letter to additional property owners – August 2010
Letter announcing scoping summary availability – February 2010
Letter announcing elimination of segments 27, 31, 42, 44 – December 2009
Letter announcing project and scoping

​Fact Sheets 
December 2011
August 2010
April 2010 
May 2009

​Issue Briefs
Why BPA prefers Central Alternative using Option 1 – November 2012
Maintaining reliability with non-wire measures – December 2011
How power from the I-5 Project will get to you – August 2010
How route options are evaluated and decisions are made – August 2010
Why all the route options go from Castle Rock to Troutdale – August 2010
Why we need the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project – August 2010

​Project Maps

See also: DEIS Public Meeting Materials
View Interactive Project Map in Google Maps 
     - Directions for using Google maps 
     - Guide to finding your property online
BPA's preferred alternative – November 2012
Route alternatives and options – May 2011
Project map – November 2010
Project map – August 2010
Project map – December 2009
Project map – September 2009

​​Topics of Interest

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Draft EIS
Reading the Draft EIS on CD
Complete list of viewing locations for Draft EIS hard copy
Draft EIS Notice of Availability (77 Federal Register 70161, November 23, 2012)
A Citizens Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS (74 Federal Register 52482, October 13, 2009)

​Property Owner Information
Article about property values and high voltage lines - March 2013
Landowner's guide to BPA transmission projects
Answers to landowner questions on the I-5 Project
Letter to additional property owners – August 2010
Frequently asked questions about land acquisition
Landowner's Guide for Compatible Use of BPA Rights-of-Way
Letter announcing updated Permission to Enter Property form – January 2010
Permission to Enter Property form – December 2009
Instruction sheet - explains why BPA is requesting to enter property and how to use the form
Living and Working Safely around High-Voltage Transmission Lines

​Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF)
How BPA addresses EMF
Electric and magnetic fields & transmission lines
Electromagnetic fields and public health – World Health Organization
A Review of the Current Scientific Literature on Health Effects of EMF – Golder Associates
NIEHS Report on Health Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields
Question and Answers About EMF – NEIHS, NIH

​Non-Wires
Non-Wires Feasibility Report – December 2011
Non-Wires Screening Report – January 2011

​Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
FOIA requests and responses

​​Public Meetings and Comments

Draft EIS Public Meeting Materials
Draft EIS
Draft EIS Comment Form
Reading the Draft EIS on CD
DEIS Summary
Notes to Reader
November Project Update 2012
Complete list of viewing locations for Draft EIS hard copy
Preferred Alternative Right-of-Way Tower Configurations
Preferred Alternative Photomap Book:
     - Segments A, B, F
     - Segments G, H, 10, 12
     - Segments 15, 23, L, 18, 28
     - Segments V, P, 35, T, 49, 51, 52
Parcel maps:
     - Map A
     - Map B 
     - Map C 
     - Map D
Public Meeting Boards
BPA’s transmission system map
Map request form
Postcard announcing extension of DEIS comment period -- February 2013
Why BPA prefers Central Alternative using Option 1 -- November 2012
BPA’s preferred alternative map – November 2012
Evaluation of northeastern 1-5 route -- January 2012
Route alternatives and options map – May 2011
How power from the I-5 Project will get to you -- August 2010
Guide to finding your property online
Answers to landowner questions on the I-5 Project
Landowner's guide to BPA transmission projects
A Citizens Guide to NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard
Living and Working Safely around High-Voltage Transmission Lines
Electric and Magnetic Fields and Transmission Lines
Questions and Answers about EMF -- NEIHS, NIH
How BPA addresses EMF
Danger tree guidance

​Post Scoping Meeting Materials
Presentation from Vancouver, Amboy and Camas meetings, Aug. 31, Sept. 7 and Sept. 12, 2010
Presentation – April 2010
Presentation – August 2010
Presentation from Castle Rock meeting, Aug. 30, 2010

​Scoping Meeting Materials
Public meeting boards – Scoping
Electric transmission overview
Options for Reconfiguring Existing Rights-of-Way
Living and Working Safely Around High-Voltage Power Lines
Keeping the Way Clear
Single-Circuit 500-kV Lattice Steel Tower
Serving the People of the Northwest
Diagrams of typical access roads and gate
Existing transmission system map 
Parcel maps - October 2009 
     - Overview Landowner Map 
     - Landowner map, section A
     - Landowner map, section B
     - Landowner map, section C
     - Landowner map, section D
     - Maps 1-10
     - Maps 11-20
     - Maps 21-30
     - Maps 31-40 
     - Maps 41-50 
     - Maps 51-60
     - Maps 61-70 
     - Maps 71-80 
     - Maps 81-90 
     - Maps 91-100 
     - Maps 101-116

​Public Meeting Summaries 
Draft EIS public meeting summary - March 2013
Draft EIS drop-in session summary December 2012
Summary of 2010 public meetings
Public Scoping Meeting Summaries:
     - Nov. 7, 2009 – Vancouver, Wash.
     - Nov. 5, 2009 – Gresham, Ore.
     - Nov. 3, 2009 – Camas, Wash.
     - Oct. 29, 2009 – Longview, Wash.
     - Oct. 28, 2009 – Vancouver, Wash.
     - Oct. 27, 2009 – Amboy, Wash. 

​Comment Summaries
Comment summary – January 2013
     - Appendix B – all comment received between Jan. 1 and Nov. 12, 2012
Comment summary – March 2012
     - Appendix B – all comments received between Nov. 18, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2011
Comment summary – April 2011
     - Appendix B – all comments received between Dec. 15, 2009 and Nov. 17, 2010
Scoping comment summary – January 2010
     - Appendix C – all comments received between Oct. 13 and Dec. 14, 2009

​Community Outreach

Summary of 2012 summer outreach events
Video: Dec. 8, 2011 listening session
Notes: Dec. 8, 2011 listening session