I .. . INTERTIE,_News etter

March 1982 Alaska Power Authority Public Part icipation Office

Alaska Power Authority Board ofDirectors Approves Routing of IntertieTransmission Line

Eric P. Youki, ex.c:utM Dnc'lOfHeney BlJndt. Dnetor 01 P\.lbAcPortJelpallOn

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The general fOUtlng of me transmissionline as sootovea by the Boa rd 01Directorsin November 198' is shown here

Alaska Pow~, Authoril v Board members,slal/, resource persons. and members ofthe public are shown dur ing theNovemoer 198 1 Board meeting

The creten ec route (which appears onthis page) was approved by the AlaSkaPower Authority Board 01 Drrec rors onNovember 19. 1981. The route is the pro­duel 01 econom ic , environmenTal, andfea sib ili ly studies. drscu sstc ns wi thutilities and permitling agencies. and In­put h om the pubhc . II inc ludes a po t lionwhich we dubbed 'he " near easter ly"rou te mat was suggested by meeunq car ­ucceots In June 198 1 at tne SusunaValley High scnocr. Tne rou te does notpass through the Chase. CUHy. and Laneareas but does pass through me Sherma nand Gold Creek areas. u avoids DenaliNational Pafk and all but a '11 mile corner01the Denali Slate Park, In the area 01thepalk entrance into Denali Nationa l Park,the preterrec route goes away Irorn thehighway (in order to preserve Ihe viewsnear the entrance) and goes into theMoody arid Montana Creek dra inages

The Board also approved ccosnucuoo 01the line a t 345 Kv with iOilial ccereuon a t138 Kv

FUr1her Board Acti on

In addit ion 10 me general roullng of Iheline, access was an impollanl issue at themeeting. The Board Icdl lour actionsregarding access,

First. Commonwealth Associates, theccoscuants who roulHd and designed Iheline lor Ihe Power AuthOrity. recommend­ed and the Board app roved stricthel icopter ccosuucuco and maintenance

In me Moody/Montana area. This recom­mendation IS in respec t lor Ihe und,sturb­ed nature 01the area and me DaJl sheephabita l uenccoter ccnsnucncn wouldalso be limited to seasons othe' Ihanlambing lime

Second. Common....eann had recommend­ed gOing 00 me east side of Broad PassThe Department 01 Natural Resources(DNR) creters that tne line go west 01thehighway in order to decrea se Visual Im­pact. The Board directed the stanto makea good faith etten to acc ommoda te DNAby work ing with Ihem and the recerargovernmenl to engi"leer a land swap Thewestern route suggested by DNA wouldreqc ire enc roachment on a corner 01Denali Naliooal Park.

Thirdly. a good laith eucn to av(lId DenaliSlate Park was directed by me Board

Fourth, the Board also acceotec thePower Authority stan's recommendalion10 ccostrucr 1M teo hall of Super Link 3Sand all 01 55 in me neucccter-assrstecmode (see crscusson on ccostrucuonmodes) over Comrnonweaun's reco-n­merceuco lor convenuonat constructionin mat area The stall's reccrwrenoeuonwas mainly a resull 01 publ ic input relatingto lhe lifestyles and environm ental con­cerns in that area The top half 01 3S isnorth 01 the reeeeme River: 6S runs eastorme susnna River and through me GoldCreek. Indian River. arid c nomoe Passareas

Expla na tIOn o r ConstructIOn Modes'

' The dIViding line 1$ the Talkee tna Rrve r

Methods 01Construction

En" lronment. 1Con slder.llonsEnVlronmenlal con sideratIOnS ale beingincorporaled in the llna f plan EX!Sftng anap1anoect roads and trans Will be used tothe maximum extent possible IntrOdUC,tion 01 access into area s where noneprevIOUSly eos tec will be planned 10minImize stream crosseqs. extens weSWitchback s on s leep topog, aDhy andheavy clearing 01 vegetallQn The iocauco01 residences and pnvate prope rty WIll berespected as much as possible as moreeereuee studies are nunatec 10determineIhe "nat location 01acce ss mrc the tlghl'ol-way.

Conc eptu al PI." Becom es A WorkingPlenThe conc eptual plan Will be meddled Inaccorda nc e With Pf' rmi!l;n.,;, agencyStipulatIonS and will be 11nallzed puor tothe start 01 construc tIOn As ce-rs 01 tneplan become Ilflul ized. lhey w.lI bediSCussed in ful ure newslellers

lor nneee marshalling yards alOng lhe en­melength 01 170 miles Mateflals can belOaded on trucks Of raIl cars and directlyshlPPE'd to a selec tee yard WIth aminimum 01 handling , result ing In mrnlmaldamage and loss

.lee-a. Yo The Righl.() t·W. yAccess TO the right-ol-way Irom theradroad Ot hlQhway and mar shalling yardswill be needed ona dally baSISduring con­snoct oo. delivery 01 mate nats. ," stall",·lion 01 loundations. assembly and erec­lion of structures, and stringIng of con­duc tor and shield wires

Yr."el Along The Rlght·Or·w. yThe machines and equipment reccueo lortounoauons. struc ture s, and wire stringingactivi ties are broughl lnil ialty overland 0fI ·10 me righT-of.way from the rna,shailingyards by way of f road or trail and thenslay on the nght-ol-way untd me 100 IScompleled Where naturar oostac'es TOcconnucos ccosn ucncn (such as riverscanyons , or steep slopes) prevent trus. mecont ractor Wltl have 10 exrt Irom lne flghl·ol-way and relurn to It tunner atong eeroute

Conceptual Access Plan

M. rahll lllng Vards

Greal conce rn was VOiCed by both thepublIC ancl me perrnll tlng aseeces aboutconstruction access, In large paribecause normuch was known about whallhe op tron s were CommonweallhdevelOped and r..esentec a conceptualptan to shOwhOw access would mosl like-­Iy occur . This plal"l was presenl fld 10 theBoard 01 Duectc rs In November 1981,This plan depends heavily on eXlshngroads , ueus. ancl pleviously dlslurbedareas (lor example . old gravel Pits couldbe fNI rshall ,ng yards) The cooceot 01cceretcos That goes With IhiS access IScescreec belOw

The location, size an(! crstence betweenmarshall ing yards are oetermoeo by meneatness to established transpollahonrecute s. site availabi lity . and limita tiOnSof access The p1al"l shOwn here prOVides

The concep tual plan calls tor select edmarsha lhng yard s along the ParksHighway and the Alaska Railroad Mar­shalhng yards are storage places lormatenal s and equipment. The materialsand equipment Will be delivered by truckor railroad 10 the marshalling yards andthen uen scc rteo to the line rlghl -ol·waywhere msrananon OCCurs

II is expec ted That the tmat access planused Will be very similar 10 tne onedesc ribed ne.e. However, there can andprobably will be variations. Every contrac­lor goes about his work a lillie dllter ent lyand in order not 10create more problemstnan whal are SOlved. lhe tear acc.essptan must also ccesoe- ue cowecrorsneeds , The final access plan will beoeveooec JOIntty by me permllflng age~

ces. Ihe cconector. and the AlaskaPower Authon ty ThiS hna! plan will I~

c lude the ccetco 01 marShalling yardsFInal cecrscos Will nol be reached uem1983 ?ubtlc conce rns Will be representedby born tne perm'fl .ng acere e s and thePowoer A... tnorlty n.ere IS every reason toee'eve mat the !lnal plan wll! contInue 10rely heavIly on el(ISling develOped andplal1ed acc ess

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C = ConventIOnal land COflSlr ueho neeeees

HA = He licop ter AssistedHelicop le r Iran spo ,1 01 labor .eQuipment, and malerials withneucccte r assistance 10 all coere­ucos The nolable eeceon-os 10the helicopt er assis tance will beme coeretons ,nvolving reels 01cable and the equipment calledme tensice ere and pullers. whichwill be brought over land 10 thework sues.

H = Helicopter Only .Helicopter s will be used lor ceo­strucucn and ultimate ly lo rmain tenance Special equipmentwill be fabricated so lhallhe reelsof cable. the tereooers. and thepullers can be eree by rercccter .

A marS1lalllng yard, 01 stagIng area ISShOwn here. EkBCt localions 1nd sizes 01marShalling yards on /his (Jr( 'iecl will bedetermined ;emtly by the resource agen­cies. cont ractors, and the Power Authorityduring 1982 and earty 1983

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What Is the background otthe Intertle?

Thf' poss ib ility 01 mtercon necnnq Pai r­barks and Anchorage has been discussedfor .1 numoer 01 years and culminated in aMay 1981 leasibilil y report. prepared byCommonwealth Associates In this reoortthe two potential benents 01 an inlmliewere ctscossec

TM Polent..1Benefits

The lirst beneut is called KOftOmy 'n l ...•change. The merit 01 economy inter.chang e hinges upon the tac t thai the 01'burned '" f airbanks is. and promises 10be. subslan\laUy more cosI ly than thenatur al gas bu rned In Anc horage rnus. IIenergy provided by lower cost gas couldbe transported 10 Fairbanks to replaceenergy pr ooucec there With oil, the rewou ld be a COSI redu c tion ove rall , Theestimated savings is $160 million lor theperiod 1984 10 , ,,93 .

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DeSign recommenc1,)lIons tor me rnerne mclude mis x·lower ro be cons tructed of Corten(naturally rus ting sleel) The conc1UC lors (w,res' Will be a nonspecu1ar m'terialthat Willreduce light reflec tIon.

The second benefit is called ,...,.,. ahlr­ing. The demand lor eiect ncuv vanesthroughout Ihe year, depending on thetime 01 day. the weamer. etc. A Utilitymust have a generating capac ity well inexcess 01 Ihe peak (heaviest) demand inorde r to Cope with equipmentlailures andunanticipa ted loads such as those causedby unseasonably cold weather. This ex­cess is defined as me reserve. II IS

est imaled by sharing reserves Anchoragecan reduce its need ror new generatingcapacity by 70 MW (by 1993) and Fan­banks can reduce its need by 55 MW.bringing the toter reduct ion 10 125 MWThis will save an aCldiliona l S14 mi llion inthe 1984·1993 time Irame. Thus Ihe totatsaving in the 1983-1994 per iOd is roughly$174 munon in 1982 dollars

What's In the future for theIntertle?

A ream is currenlly In me lield (Februaryand March) TO delermlne more prec iselyme locat ion 01 a 400 root right-ol -way Ar·reeled res-cents wer e contec rec and theirinput IS being soncuee. Foundation testsWill be laken Ihrough Apr il. Surveyors Willbe working along the righl-ol·way mOSI 01the summer , Bid packages lor long leadlime materials Will be issued by mid­summer 1982. Right-ol-way clearing con ­tracts (sufllc ienl for the interne only) wil lbe issued in mid- 1982 and cco strc cucoconn ects Will be issued in early 1983ConSlructiOn is planned 10 be cornp lelectby me fall 01 1984

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Geotechnical ExplorationsBeginning

During March and April 1982. thegeophys ical ccenectcr will be conductinggeolechni cal el(plorations They plan tomake loundation borings at up to 73 toea­ucos. Samples will be analyZed tc see irthe ground conditions ale eoeccete lortee-canons

Presently the plan calls lor overland cnu­ing at 31 Ioca lions 10 be followed byhelicopter surveying al Ihf'l other 42locati ons.

Since all samples Will be analyzed eetc-caccrccnere toc ooanons ca n be designed.residents in me areas should not assumea tcorcenoo Will be made al the placeslhey see machin es or nenccoters

In addi lion 10 these explora t ions .geologists will be surveying lhe enureroute dl.ring this period to gathergeological informa lion

There Will be no employment oppor ­tunit ies atlendant to this exploration sincethe ccet rectc r will have tus own drillequipment and crews

Will I be able to get a Job onthe Intertle?

The Public Parlicipalion omce has beengelling Questions aboul job ccocrnmtneson Ihe mterte. While opportunities are notimminent. il appears mar jobs wi ll beavailable in the luture, oct direc tly Iromlhe Power AuthOrity. hOwever, but fromIhe c learing and cons truc tion companiesRight-of-way c learlOg connects will beissued later nus summer, and construe­tion connects in early 1983, The coo­sunants have been i"1slructed 10 write theccm rac t documenlS so as to provide themaximum participa liOn opportUnlly possi­ble lor Alaska turns and Alaska residentsMany or Ihe jobs WIll reqc ue scecucsuns. As plans progress and more mtcr,manon becomes availab le, it will appearIn tufure newsletters

Dr. H.WJ A. Kornlwrg. Bonne vIlle PowerAdmmistratlOfl, Vancouver, Wasllinglon,on loan nom the Electrical PowerResearch Ins/l tute

November '981

Dr. 5.".Mlc"""on. Professor 01Radld 'IJOIIBIOlOgy and 8IopIJySlCS and AssociateProfessor of MediCme and of Labora toryAnima l Medlcme in the SChool ofMedICIne and Dentis try, Unrw" SIIy otRochester

Biological Effects ResearchReviewed

In response 10 puDhc concerns aboutpossole harmlul biological euects. lheBoard heard Irom Dr , S M Michaelsonand Dr , Harry KornDefg They reviewedresearch 10dale on the DialogICal euecrs01 hlQh 'IOItage t,anS/TIISSiOn ees Dr ,MIChaelson IS Prolessor 01 RadlahonBIOlogy and BtOPhySlCS and As:;oclCl leProlessor or u eoeee and ol laboraloryAnimal MedICIne rn the School 01Medlc i"le and Denhstry, al lhe Un,verSity01 Bccnester Dr . l(OInberg is on loantrom me Elec ltlc Power Research In­stuute 10 lhe Bonne ville PoYver Ad­m,niSlratlon rn Vancouver, WashlnglonBoth men have eetenswe knowledge andexperience in trns f,eld and ccecnoecmete are no dellnite cata conl lrm,ngharmful DlOloglcal enects assoc iated wllha nansrmsson line ne size 01 the Willowto Healy Inler tie (345 kv)

Public Participation ProcessNow Emphasizes One-an­One Involvement

The emphaSIS 01publ iC mvotvemenl IIl lheenerte proteCl has now changed IromcornmunicatlOO"; wllh commun,ties 10coe-coooe involvement. 111 order 10 In­volve ee people who ale more dlfectly al­teeter by the line DLaIOgue wllh lOCal ere­perty owners near the Iran SffilSSlOO rOUleDe9an In early Fetl ruary 198 2 and con­tinue s wllh me following acnvme s",.-,,,,,CUrNntly Under Way

In Fetlruary and Marc h 1982, small rn­dlvldual mee lll"l9S are D9'Ing held wllh pro­pefty owners near lhe proposed routeCon tacts lor mese mttehngs are beingmade direc l ly Dy Land Field services

Most contact IS being rnaoe cnecw wtthtre property owner s listed on legalrecords . Someccotecre also berng maoethrough buSh raoo and the CB "qtape­vee." The ecetcos 01 mese mee llngsare Fairba nks, Cantwell . reneeroa.WIllOw. and possibly Anchora ge. so lhatindIVIdual property owners can go to iremeehng CIoseSI to men current place ofresoeoce

Lit., In the Spring

Altef tt ns step er hne rehnemenl, propertyowners will again be contacted by a LandFM!kt serve es represental IVe seekIng pe r.mlSSIOO 10 dO survey worie ThiS will beanother oppo rtunrly lor Individual owne rsnear the route to provide ecvce on thealignment Dy giving direct Input to uereor escnrenve

II land IS In tact attectec by me 119hl-ol.way, an Independent appraiser (not yet~lcc ledl WIll accraee me ImpaCt. Soml'Il ime mereatter. Land Field Services. us­Ing the survey Inlormatlon and Ihe In­ceoeroeu appraisal. Will conlac l theIandaNner 10 reccnete the actual co-o.renserce

Who Is Land Field services?

Land Field Services Il FSI '5 a contraclorirIvoIved in the hne-lunlOQ 01 the interiM!roete II is an Alaskan corpOlallOO WIth 01·te es 10 Fan'bank s and Anchorage , 11 1$ amullloodlsc lPlrnary land consull ing II,m.specialiZ ing 10 land managemenl. prOjeclmancgement. neool1ahons, nne S8lV1Ce.real property appraI sal. rou te seectee.aCQwSltlOO 01 flgh ls-ol-way and corol larypermits LFS will partiCipate wllh C0m­monw ealt h Assccates and Dryden andLaRue, an Anchorage englnee rrng II,m, Inline luning the Iran smlSSlon line rout ing

Whal Quesllons Would You Like Answered In Fulure News/elfers?

We will try our best to answer your questions in future newsletters. Write your quesnon here and send itto the Public Parti cipat ion Office , Alaska Power Authority. 334 West Fifth Avenue, second Floor , An­cho rage. Alaska 99501 ,

Summary of Public Participation During 1981Al lhe November 198 1 Board meeling ofthe Alaska Power AuthOrity, NancyBlunck , Dnector 01 Public Pa lllClpa lion ,summarized the acuvnres 0 1 Ihe cuceand the Input from me public In 1 ~'3 1

relative 10 the mterue . This summary is ,n·eluded below

The three ma jor corecnves 01 me PublicPartic ipa tion omce lPPOl we re 10: I ) in·form Ihe cuouc : 2) record !he lf resconses.and 3) inCOIporate pli ohc preferences ntcIhe decisions of a rocre

In/Orming me public was eccorcnseec byma ilings . rneetm qs . reu e re. a nddislnbUling ma ps ,

Mailings A total 01uve n1a ihngs weot ootIrom January 1981 through December1981. They can be broken down in lhefollowing way:

January. 450 peopleMarch - 1700 people "May · 1700 people "June . 1700 people "August · 1700 people "

"Incl uded eu eoxncicers In Willow ,taneema. Trapp er Cree k. cemweu.McKinley Park and Healy.

Meetings A total 01 15 public meennqswere held :n Ihe areas 01 Fairbanks,McKinley Park, Cantwell, TalkeetnafTrap­pe r Cleek. and Ancho rage Over 650 pe l>pie eueooec these mee lings whiCh wereheld Janu<.oy 198 1 through November1981. with many ceooie attending morethan ooe meeunc

Map. Over 200 maps were dlshibutedthroughout the process 10 Inte rested in­ovccets at meeunae and by mail Somepersons stopped by lhe Power AuthQrltycuee to gel me maps

LeUer. FarlY-SIX ietters were dlrecllyreceived in tne PubliCeemccenc- otnceEighTy·fIVe percen t were frorr: smallercorne-umnes (other man AnchQrage andFairbanks). An aonnonet forly-eight lel­ters were received in me Governor' s 01­l ice an1 rc terrec to the Power AuthorilyWhenever accrccnate. responses weresenl.

While each communlly had concernssoecmc to li s area , some conce rns wereheard throughout the rai!belt. 1) the Visualimpacl ctme ene: 2) coteotrat ATV use 01any new access roads , and 3) possiblebiological el-ec ts 0 1 the high vcnece line

The transrmssron line route lhal was ap­proved by tile Board of Directors reuecrsa pp toxun a tely 90% of tne publi cpreferences heard during 198 1

The emphasis of public Involvement hasnow changed from communica llOns WIThlarge groups 01people (commumhes) 10 aone-on-one involvement. DUring Februaryand March 1982, properly owners and at­recteo persons are being cco tec teo byl and Field Services , mecontractor whichis involved in the line luning 01 me roulingof the line,

rne process began in January 1981.........A partICiPant marks his map dUring ffteTalkeetna meeting

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