CX-020081: North Fork - Rifle 230-kV Transmission Line Vegetation Management - Task Order No. 111

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Rocky Mountain Region (RMR), proposes to conduct routine vegetation management along its North Fork-Rifle (NFK-RFL) 230-kV Transmission Line right-of-way (ROW) in Delta, Garfield, and Mesa Counties, Colorado. This work will include all transmission structures between the North Fork (NKF) Substation (Structure 28/4) and the Rifle (RFL) Substation (Structure 80/5A). The intent of WAPA’s vegetation management program is to secure and maintain a manageable and stable ROW that minimizes vegetative threats to transmission system safety, security, and reliability, and ultimately does not require frequent re-treatments. Achieving a desired condition is a process that may require several treatments over an extended period of time. Once a desired condition is achieved, it is intended that the desired condition will be proactively maintained. WAPA’s desired condition, as stated in WAPA Order 450.3C, is consistent with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A300 Part 7 and the minimum vegetation clearance distances (MVCS) as defined by North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standard FAC-003-4.