The Bonneville Power Administration needs more transmission lines in Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon.  Their plan is run a 79 mile long transmission line from Castle Rock to Troutdale.  the Army Corps of Engineers wants your opinion on the plan.

The 500 k-v line would run through Cowlitz and Clark counties, away from residential areas...but..."B.P.A..'s proposing to fill about 21 acres of wetlands and clear trees and shrubs from about 87 acres of wetlands."

Patricia Graesser - Corps of Engineers - says other issues they want public comment on..."they (BPA) would be needing to make some permanent stream crossings and some temporary stream crossings during construction."

The project will require a series of permits - and the okay from agencies concerned about fish and wildlife.

The plan will also be the subject of a series of B.P.A.-sponsored meetings:  January 10, 5 pm at Liberty Middle School in Camas, January 23 Battle grond, February 2 Longview, February 4 Castle Rock and February 6 Vancouver.

To submit comments via E-mail, left-click on the respective Project Manager's name in the table below. To submit comments in writing, send them to the respective Project Manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Regulatory Branch, P.O. Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755. All comments should include the permit application number, your name, address, and phone number.