B2H Community Criteria

With the second Boardman to Hemingway transmission line routing Community Advisory Process meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 28th from 4:00-9:00 p.m. at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, Idaho Power has provided the following information from the previous meeting:

Community Criteria Definitions

• Placement Opportunities – Project Advisory Teams identified areas for the transmission
  line that would be preferred by the communities.
• Avoidance Areas – Project Advisory Teams identified areas that are important to the
  communities. The communities recommend avoiding these areas when siting a route for
  the transmission line.

Placement Opportunities

• Existing energy corridors
• West Wide energy corridor
• Public land (federal and state)
• Along Interstate I-84
• Along property lines
• Outside city limits

Avoidance Areas

• Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) land
• Irrigated farmland
• Aerial spraying activity areas
• Rangeland
• Scenic view sheds
• Areas that have potential for residential and/or business development
• Areas of tourism
• Historic landmarks
• Narrow valleys with agricultural operations
• Private resource land (i.e., timber)
• Sensitive wildlife areas (i.e., sage grouse leks)
• Water resources and wetlands
• Schools
• Private residences