DOE/EA-1685: Final Environmental Assessment

DOE/EA-1685 analyzes the rebuilding and upgrading of the existing Parker-Planet Tap 69 kV Transmission Line.

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

July 6, 2011

Parker Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line Rebuild, Upgrade, and Right-of-Way Action; San Bernardino County, California and La Paz and Mohave Counties, Arizona

DOE’s Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as cooperating agencies, issued final DOE/EA-1685, which analyzed the potential environmental impacts of rebuilding and upgrading the existing Parker-Planet Tap 69-kilovott (kV) Transmission Line. The proposal included new right-of-way authorizations for portions of the transmission line and access roads that cross BLM and USFWS lands.

For more information, see Parker Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line Rebuild, Upgrade, and Right-of-Way Action.

  • Environmental Assessment for Parker-Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line Rebuild, Upgrade and Right-Of-Way Action, DOE/EA-1685, June 2010 (7.45 MB)
    The potential impacts to the environment are discussed in detail within this document. This EA provides the basis for decisions on whether the effects to land, visual, water, biological, and cultural resources, as well as socioeconomic conditions, would be significant. The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is the lead Federal agency responsible for preparing the EA. Should the Proposed Action be selected, Western would be the Federal agency responsible for funding, design review, and project management; the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) would design and construct the selected alternative.