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Title:	Morrow Flat Substation and Transmission Line Improvement Project
Description:	<P style="WIDTH: 620px">Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is proposing to construct a new substation and improve two existing transmission lines in Morrow, Gilliam, and Umatilla counties, Oregon. </P> <P>Project Description – BPA proposes to construct a new 230/115-kilovolt (kV) Morrow Flat Substation approximately 1.5 miles east of Boardman. The 17.5 acre substation would be located in an area zoned for industry adjacent to the existing BPA transmission lines. </P> <P>BPA’s McNary-Boardman and McNary-Jones Canyon 230-kV transmission lines would be connected to the proposed substation and would require some improvements. The line improvements would include the addition of overhead protective groundwire one mile on either side of the substation and reconstruction of 18 lattice-steel transmission towers. In addition, work may include changes to some insulators that connect the conductors to the towers, reconstruction of steel towers or grading of the ground under the line in some areas. These line improvements would ensure that the conductor would not sag too close to the ground and would meet operational standards for safety. BPA may also need to improve existing access roads or acquire rights to develop new access roads to transmission line towers that are difficult to access. The project would help serve increased energy demand from existing development, food processing plants, and new data centers in the Boardman area. </P> <P>BPA is reviewing the potential environmental impacts of the project and has scheduled a public meeting to answer questions and accept comments on the project. </P> <P align=center>December 4, 2013 </P> <P align=center>4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. </P> <P align=center>SAGE Center Auditorium 101 Olson Road </P> <P align=center>Boardman, OR  97818</P>
Start Date:	11/13/2013
End Date:	12/31/2013
Related information:	http://www.bpa.gov/goto/MorrowFlat

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