CX-017178: Henry’s Lake Radio Site on Sawtell Peak

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) proposes to construct a radio tower (Henry’s Lake Radio Site) at an existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar facility on Sawtell Peak in the Targhee National Forest in Fremont County, Idaho. The tower would replace an existing UHF radio tower located a few miles away and would involve relocating the microwave beam path and raising an existing radio tower at BPA’s Ashton Hill Radio Station that is also located in the Targhee National Forest. The proposal would help replace out-of-date radio equipment in which there are no reliable spare parts for repairs. The tower is being relocated because the existing tower location at BPA’s Sawtell maintenance building does not have adequate space to accommodate new equipment and the location does not meet beam path requirements.