Klondike III/Biglow Canyon Wind Integration Project

• PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

  
  BPA has decided to interconnect 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity generated from the proposed Klondike III Wind Project been by PPM Energy, Inc. and to interconnect 400 MW of electricity from the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, owned by Portland General Electric and located north and east of the proposed Klondike III Wind Project, to the Federal Columbia River Transmission System. To interconnect these wind projects, BPA will build and operate a 12-mile long, 230-kilovolt (kV) double-circuit transmission line between the wind projects and BPA's new 230-kV John Day Substation in Sherman County, Oregon. BPA will also expand its existing 500-kV John Day Substation.
  
  

• CURRENT STATUS:

  
  BPA prepared an EIS that considered the impacts of the interconnection facilities, the reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences of construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed Klondike III and Biglow Canyon Wind Farm projects and transmission facilities, and the cumulative impacts that could result from projects in the area, including other proposed wind projects.
  
  Bonneville Power Administration has prepared a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Klondike III/Biglow Canyon Wind Integration Project. BPA has decided to implement the proposed action identified in the EIS. Construction of BPA's new substation could began in November 2006 and is ongoing, and construction on the transmission line began in spring 2007 and was completed in September 2007.
  
  

• CONTACT:

  
  Gene Lynard, Bonneville Power Administration - KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621, toll-free telephone 1-800-282-3713; direct phone number 503-230-3790, fax number 503-230-5699, email gplynard@bpa.gov.
  
  

• DOCUMENTS:

  
  
  • ROD (165 KB pdf) (10/25/06)
  • ROD Cover Letter (137 KB pdf) (10/25/06)
  • Final EIS Public Letter (135 KB pdf) (09/15/06)
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (2.68 MB pdf) (September 2006)
    • Appendix A - Cumulative Impacts Analysis For Avian Resources From Proposed Wind Projects In Sherman County, Washington (544 KB pdf)
    • Appendix B - Visual Resources Technical Memorandum (7.99 MB pdf)
    • Appendix C - Electrical Effects (279 KB pdf)
    • Appendix D - Assessment Of Research Regarding EMF and Health And Environmental Effects
    • Appendix E - Contractor Disclosure Forms (465 KB pdf)
    • Appendix F - Before The Energy Facility Siting Council of The State of Oregon In the Matter of the Application for a Site Certificate for the Klondike III Wind Project, Final Order on the Application. The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, June 30, 2006 (732 KB pdf)
      • Attachment A - Klondike III Wind Project: Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan, June 30, 2006 (116 KB pdf)
      • Attachment B - Klondike III Wind Project: Revegetation Plan, June 30, 2006 (44 KB pdf)
      • Attachment C - Klondike III Wind Project: Habitat Mitigation Plan, June 30, 2006 (49 KB pdf)
    • Appendix G - The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council Site Certificate for the Klondike Wind Project, June 30, 2006 (144 KB pdf)
    • Appendix H - Before The Energy Facility Siting Council of The State of Oregon In the Matter of the Application for a Site Certificate for the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, Final Order. Oregon Department of Energy, June 30, 2006 (771 KB pdf) (includes the following attachments)
      • Attachment A - Biglow Canyon Wind Farm: Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan, June 30, 2006
      • Attachment B - Biglow Canyon Wind Farm: Revegetation Plan, June 30, 2006
      • Attachment C - Biglow Canyon Wind Farm: Habitat Mitigation Plan, June 30, 2006
    • Appendix I - The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council Site Certificate for the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, June 30, 2006 (742 KB pdf)
    • Appendix J - Wind Turbine Locations (1.16 MB pdf)
    • Figure 2: Proposed Wind Turbines (195 KB pdf) (08-14-06)
    • Map 1: Project Vicinity (666 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 2: Alternatives Eliminated from Construction (284 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 3: Transportation System (709 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 4: Recreational Opportunities (273 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 5: Soils (1.3 MB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 6: Waterway/Wetland Crossings (709 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 7: Sensitive Visual Resources (298 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 8: Visibility Analysis for Oregon (3.67 MB pdf) (07/11/06)
    • Map 9: Visibility Analysis for Washington (2.52 MB pdf) (07/11/06)
  • Draft EIS Public Letter (137 KB pdf) (05/01/06)
  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (736 KB pdf) (April 2006)
    • Appendix A - Cumulative Impacts Analysis For Avian Resources From Proposed Wind Projects In Sherman County, Washington (544 KB pdf)
    • Appendix B - Visual Resources Technical Memorandum (101 KB pdf)
    • Appendix C - Electrical Effects (436 KB pdf)
    • Appendix D - Assessment Of Research Regarding EMF And Health And Environmental Effects(142 KB pdf)
    • Appendix E - Contractor Disclosure Forms (465 KB pdf)
    • Map 1: Project Vicinity (666 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 2: Alternatives Eliminated from Construction (284 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 3: Transportation System (709 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 4: Recreational Opportunities (273 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 5: Soils (1.3 MB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 6: Waterway/Wetland Crossings (709 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
    • Map 7: Sensitive Visual Resources (298 KB pdf) (04/06/06)
  • Extension of Scope and Comment Period Letter (52.4 KB pdf) (12/02/05)
  • Extension Comment Form (19.2 KB) (12/01/05)
  • Extension Period Project Map (2 MB pdf) (11/22/05)
  • Notice of Extension (NOE) of Comment Period for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (28.5 KB pdf) (11/22/05)
  • Project Scoping Letter (58 KB pdf) (04/12/05)
  • Updated Project Map (416 KB pdf) (03/31/05)
    
  • Project Scoping Letter (47 KB pdf) (02/24/05)
    
  • Updated Project Map (274 KB pdf) (02/23/05)
    
  • Updated Project Map (273 KB pdf) (02/15/05)
  • Project Scoping Letter (45 KB pdf) (02/15/05)
  • Comment Form (13 KB pdf) (02/15/05)
  • Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS (27 KB pdf) (02/09/05)
    
  • Project Map (191 KB pdf) (01/20/05)