You can see the original (purple) transmission line routes straight south through Idaho that were abandoned in favor of swinging wide over Adrian. Interestingly, there is no Irrigated Agriculture land (green grid legend) in the purple routes, although there is through Parma on its way to Adrian. One can only wonder why. I hear the Parma people are beginning to wake up and wonder why themselves.
Another interesting thing is Idaho Power's linchpin to all this, the proposed Sand Hollow Substation, set smack in the middle of Bureau of Land Management (gold legend) land. We over here in Oregon are wondering why Idaho Power doesn't extend the same courtesy to us and route their lines through designated BLM utility corridors. (The yellow grid legend stands for "Area of Critical Environmental Concern," in case you were wondering.)
Another interesting thing is Idaho Power's linchpin to all this, the proposed Sand Hollow Substation, set smack in the middle of Bureau of Land Management (gold legend) land. We over here in Oregon are wondering why Idaho Power doesn't extend the same courtesy to us and route their lines through designated BLM utility corridors. (The yellow grid legend stands for "Area of Critical Environmental Concern," in case you were wondering.)
I'll be taking a few days off to spend Christmas with my darling family. Have a Merry Christmas and may God bless you all!
