2008-02-22_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2008086 ‎(46)‎

• Permit No: C2008086
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 2/22/2008
• Doc Name: PDEIS Chapter 2 Alternatives
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

CHAPTERTWO
Table 2-2
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED SUMMARY
Proposed Action Alternatives Considered Reasonableness and Practicability of Altern;
Alternative C - ConsU~uct a U~ansmission line that This altcrnati~~c ~~ould be cntirel~ on BLM-man
follo~~s the proposed action alignment along CR 1~ lands north of the Highline Canal. It ~~ould
to just north of the Highlinc Canal At that point. it consolidate U~ansmission line. ~~atcr pipeline. an
~~ould di~crgc from the proposed action. U~cnd to the railroad disturbance in a single corridor for
north~~cst then north. and join the proposed railroad approximatcl~ 18.000 feet. GVP indicates that I
alignment 1.800 feet cast of SH I ~9. It ~~ould follo~~ prefer this alta~nati~c to the current proposed ac
the railroad and ~~ata~ pipeline alignment to the mine It ~~ill come ~~ithin I.~00 feet of SH I ~9 and po
site. ~~ill be ~isiblc from the high~~a~. Sonic nc~~ ac
~~ill be required.
Supply power to mine from substation other than the GVP has completed a system analysis showing 1
Uintah Substation. energy requirements for the mine are not availal
from any substation other than the Uintah Subst
Construct all or a portion of the transmission line Burying the power lines will substantially incre~
underground. construction costs. Industry studies show that tl
for underground construction is 8 to 10 times gr
per mile than above ground construction. GVP
estimates construction costs of approximately $:
million/mile vs. $170,000/mile for overhead lin
Burying the power line will have a greater
environmental impact to some resources due to
ground disturbance. Access for repair and
maintenance is more difficult, and outages coulc
substantially longer.
Project Component Routes for Delivering Water to Mine Facilities
~Vatcr ~~ould be di~crtcd from No feasible alta~nati~cs to di~crting ~~atcr from Placin~~ the pipeline along the proposed railroad
Macl: Nash and pumped to Macl. Nash ha~c been identified. Duc to ~~atcr alignment ~~ould ~irtuall~ eliminate the need foi
the mine pia pipeline. The allocations. no otha~ di~crsion points arc a~ailablc. additional disturbance for the ~~ata~ pipeline.
pipeline ~~ould be consU~uctcd
along the railroad ali~~nmcnt.
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