​Grand Coulee-Creston Transmission Line Rebuild Project (DOE/EA-1950)

Grant and Lincoln counties, Washington

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) rebuilt its Grand Coulee-Creston No. 1 115-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line between the cities of Coulee Dam in Grant County and Creston in Lincoln County, Washington. The project included replacing all wood-pole structures (including poles, cross arms, cross braces, guys, anchors and insulator assemblies) and conductor (including groundwire and fiber communications), improving existing access roads, and developing temporary access roads. The rebuilt line continues to operate at 115 kV.

CURRENT STATUS

BPA issued the final EA and Finding of No Significant Impact for the project and has decided to proceed with the Proposed Action. BPA rebuilt the Grand Coulee-Creston No. 1 115-kV transmission line as described in the final EA. The final EA provided responses to comments received on the draft EA and included revisions to the EA text. Based on the EA analysis and mitigation measures to help lessen impacts, BPA found that the Proposed Action will not cause any significant impacts, and, therefore, an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

Project construction has been completed.

CONTACT

For environmental-related information, contact:
Katey Grange
NEPA Compliance Officer
Bonneville Power Administration - EC-4
P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621
Toll Free: 800-622-4519
Direct Line: 503-230-4047
Email: kcgrange@bpa.gov 

For project information, contact:
Erich T. Orth
Project Manager
Bonneville Power Administration - TEP-TPP-3  
P.O. Box 61409 Vancouver, WA 98666-1409
Toll-free: 800-622-4519
Direct line: 360-619-4519
Email: etorth@bpa.gov 

DOCUMENTS

"Meet the Builder" postcard

FINAL EA / FONSI
Public Letter (06/12/2014)
FONSI and Mitigation Action Plan (05/27/2014)
Final EA (05/27/2014)

DRAFT EA
Draft EA comments received
Public Letter (12/16/2013)
Draft EA (December 2013)
Comment Form (12/16/2013)

SCOPING
Scoping Report (April 2013)
Scoping comments received 
Public Letter - updated (02/25/2013)
Comment Form - updated (02/25/2013)

Public Letter (12/14/2012)
Vicinity Map (12/10/2012)
Comment Form (12/14/2012)

EA Determination Memo (11/13/2012)