Who Will Prepare the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project EIS
BPA will prepare the EIS with assistance from its resource specialists and outside consultants.
BPA has existing cooperative agreements with the States of Washington and Oregon, and the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council and the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council will participate in preparation of the EIS. See Cooperating Agencies.
The EIS Team
BPA will use an interdisciplinary approach to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns and develop the EIS. The EIS team will include specialists with expertise in the following:
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Land Use
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Cultural Resources
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Aesthetics
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Sensitive Plants and Animals and Their Habitats
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Fish and Water Resources
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Erosion and Soils
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Socioeconomics and Public Services
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Electric and Magnetic Fields
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Noise
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Public Health and Safety
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Air Quality
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Recreation
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Environmental Justice
For More Information
Need more information or have a question about the project or EIS? Please check the FAQs. If your question isn't included there, please submit your question through any of the options listed below. Your question will be answered by the appropriate person and we will respond as soon as possible. We may include your question and the answer in FAQs updates.
If you need to contact BPA to make a comment, get on the mail list, request information or ask questions, please use the following methods:
Submit online:
E-Comment Form
Mail letters to:
I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project
P.O. Box 9250
Portland, OR 97207
Call and leave a voice mail message: 800-230-6593
Fax your comments to BPA: 888-315-4503
If you have a question about Washington's or Oregon's participation in the EIS, please contact:
Allen Fiksdal, EFSEC Manager
Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
905 Plum Street SE
P.O. Box 43172
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
E-mail: allen.fiksdal@commerce.wa.gov
Phone: 360-956-2152
Diana Enright
Oregon Energy Facility Siting, Oregon Department of Energy
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-3737
Phone: 503-378-8278
Fax: 503-373-7806
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