CX-020105: Poudre Substation Landscaping Vegetation Removal (Security)

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Rocky Mountain Region (RMR), proposes to remove several trees and shrubs around its Poudre Substation (PD) in Larimer County, Colorado. The vegetation was originally planted as landscaping screening when the PD was constructed. The proposed project will be conducted solely on WAPA’s property on the north side of the city of Fort Collins. This work is a component of WAPA’s physical security program, which is intended to reduce outside threats to transmission system safety, security, and reliability. This proposed project will enlist trained vegetation management crews to trim and remove these trees and shrubs using hand cutting techniques only. No mechanical vegetation removal is authorized for this project. Equipment used for this type of work may include chainsaws, pickup trucks with pull-behind chippers, ATVs, measuring equipment, and bucket trucks. The project location will be accessed via existing access roads; no road maintenance or new road construction is authorized, and only rubber-treaded vehicles will be used.