PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In June 2000, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) issued the Transmission System Vegetation Management Program Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that considered alternative ways to manage vegetation along BPA transmission facilities. In July 2000, the BPA Administrator issued a Record of Decision (ROD) that selected alternatives from the Final EIS for various components of vegetation management and set the policy and direction for managing vegetation at and along BPA transmission facilities, including in rights-of-way and access roads throughout the service area. BPA adopted a vegetation management program direction that is cost-effective, sensitive to environmental concerns, responsive to public and agency comment, and consistent with integrated vegetation management strategies.

CONTACT

For environmental information, contact:
Joseph Sharpe        Toll-free: 800-622-4519
Manager Direct Line: 503-230-3654
Pollution Prevention and Abatement Email: jcsharpe@bpa.gov 
Bonneville Power Administration - EP-4
PO Box 3621
Portland, OR 97208-3621

For project information, contact:
Charles Sheppard Toll-free: 800-622-4519
Supervisory Natural Resources Specialist Direct Line: 360-418-2987
Bonneville Power Administration - TFBV         Email: casheppard@bpa.gov 
PO Box 3621
Vancouver, WA 97208-3621

DOCUMENTS

New Herbicide and Methods Supplement Analyses
SA - 821 New Methods and Herbicides  (August 29, 2022)
SA - 314 New Herbicides  (August 18, 2006)
SA - 285 New Herbicides  (May 17, 2006)
SA - 248 Two New Herbicides  (March 22, 2005)
SA - 158 Addition of Use Area to List Approved Herbicides  (May 27, 2003)

EIS and ROD
BPA Pesticide Applicator Certification Plan (Update to Appendix C)  (March 31, 2022, effective January 1, 2023)
Supplemental Record of Decision  (February 2001)
Record of Decision Public Letter  (August 2000)
Record of Decision  (July 2000)
Final EIS  (May 2000)
Final EIS Appendices  (May 2000)

Herbicide Information
Request for Addition of Herbicide  (September 2022)
Approved Herbicide List  (September 2022)
Herbicides Factsheets  (September 2022)
Herbicide Labels and Material Safety Data Sheets  (August 2005)

Site-Specific Supplement Analyses