The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District Office will host
a workshop to develop alternatives for the proposed Blackhawk to Heybourne
120 kV transmission line draft environmental impact statement that is
currently under way. The public is invited to attend the workshop
4-6 p.m. Dec. 9at the BLM Carson City District Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road.
The statement will analyze the impacts resulting from construction of a new 120
kV electrical transmission line and two new substations proposed in a
right-of-way application from Sierra Pacific Power Co., operating
as NV Energy. The grant would be issued from BLM to authorize NV Energy
to construct, operate and maintain the transmission lines across federal
public lands in portions of Storey, Lyon, Carson City and Douglas counties.
An initial public scoping meeting on the proposed project was held in
October 2008.
The BLM has been working with the cooperating agencies to develop
alternatives for the project and is now inviting the public to re-engage in
the process.
For further information and to have your name added to the Blackhawk to
Heybourne Transmission Line Projects EIS mailing list, e-mail blackhawkeis@blm.gov, or call Mark Struble at (775) 885-6107
