NEWS FROM WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January
30, 2007
CONTACT: Randy Wilkerson, 720-962-7056, wilkerson@wapa.gov
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS SET FOR EASTERN PLAINS TRANSMISSION PROJECT
LAKEWOOD, Colo.—A second series of public meetings on proposed transmission facilities in eastern Colorado and western Kansas is set for 10 communities between Feb. 12 and Feb. 23.
Western Area Power Administration seeks your comments on proposed and alternative routes for the Eastern Plains Transmission Project. The proposed project would construct about 1,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and related facilities in eastern Colorado and western Kansas.
Based on comments received at the public scoping meetings in August and September 2006, and during the public comment period, Western identified proposed transmission line routes and alternative routes to evaluate in the Environmental Impact Statement. Western has modified some of the alternative routes presented at the meetings in August and September in response to comments. We encourage you to attend one of the upcoming meetings to review the revised proposals and provide your comments.
Open-house meetings will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at all locations except as otherwise noted.
All meeting locations are wheelchair accessible. Please contact Western by phone at 888-826-4710 or e-mail eptp@wapa.gov if you need other accommodations to attend the meetings.
The open-house meetings will provide you an opportunity to see how previously received comments have been incorporated into the proposed alternative routes to be evaluated in the EIS, to review the proposed routes and alternative routes and comment on the alternative routes. In addition, the public can continue to provide comments on other issues and concerns related to the preparation of the EIS.
Your comments will help us ensure that we are using appropriate criteria to select proposed routes for the transmission lines, that we have accurate and up-to-date information about resources in the project area and that we are analyzing the appropriate issues in the EIS. You can provide your comments at the public meetings from Feb. 12 to 23 by filling out a comment sheet, by visiting with project staff or by marking your comments on detailed sheet maps of the proposed and alternative routes. You can also submit comments on the EPTP Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/transmission/eptp/commentform2.htm
Written comments, questions, and information on the scope of the EIS may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to Mr. Jim Hartman, Environmental Manager, Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539; fax (970) 461-7213; or e-mail eptp@wapa.gov. Comments received by March 9, 2007 will be considered in developing the proposed routes that will be presented in the Draft EIS.
For more information about the project, including background material and maps, visit the EPTP Web site at http://www.wapa.gov/transmission/eptp.htm
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