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Gateway West Transmission Line Project
Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power have submitted a right of way (ROW) application to locate the Gateway West Transmission Line on public lands in Idaho.
The BLM has published the Final SEIS and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments.
Key changes between the Draft and Final SEIS:
- A new section detailing expected project effects in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA
- A fully developed framework for compensatory mitigation in the NCA
- Additional visual impact analysis for the area around Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- Updated information on access road construction and improvements needed for each alternative
The Final SEIS identifies the BLM's Preferred Alternative and the Environmentally Preferable Alternative.
Mitigation
The Final SEIS applies the Department of the Interior's Mitigation Hierarchy to address project impacts.
The Hierarchy prioritizes avoidance of adverse impacts. Impacts that cannot be avoided should be minimized to reduce or eliminate adverse effects over time.
If residual impacts still remain, compensatory mitigation may be required for effects to important, scarce or sensitive resources.