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***PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL ARE DUE BY 5:00PST MAY 15th! Together, we stand for our rights. Your voice counts! Please voice your concerns and objections to the power line at: https://comments.efsec.wa.gov/draft-peis-comments by the deadline. Find more info here: Flyer. Write your own message or copy and paste the template letter here. Some points to consider in writing your comment:

1. Due to fire and weather danger, health risks, environmental concerns, and community livability, requirements on path width minimums for 230kV lines need to be clearly stated and enforced with no exceptions regardless of design. Otherwise, power companies can do anything they want based on what they perceive to be engineered for safety within a narrower width. That essentially means they have no regulations at all. 

2. Based on a literature search, the minimum path width for a 230 kV line should be at least 200 feet and the required distance from dwellings even greater to avoid health risks of cancers, ALS, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, the minimum distance from dwellings needs to be enforced.

3. Power companies should be required to analyze alternative routes regardless of whether or not they own easements in order to protect communities, neighborhoods, and environmentally sensitive areas particularly when the easement is unused and/or historic (50+ years old) in nature as population density and environmental standards change significantly over decades’ time.

4. If power companies plan on using an existing easement but the planned path for the proposed transmission line is incomplete, in order for them to obtain new land acquisition, they must make their case that such acquisitions are necessary including analysis of all alternative routes before permitting.

5.Power companies should be required to establish how they plan to maintain the vegetation along transmission lines when close to dwellings, wells, surface and groundwater as there is great risk to residents who are exposed to pesticides on a long term basis, particularly children and veterans.

Spread the word! Please let your neighbors know. Many are still not aware.

We need to reach out to our county representatives and voice our concerns in an effort to stop the approval of PacifiCorp’s permitting. Consider speaking at the May 6th meeting during the end where citizens can voice concerns in 3 minute increments.

Write letters to local representatives asking for their assistance on pushing the line east: look up your rep here

We are collecting 30-60 second video clips of those affected by the line. Please share how the line will affect you, your family, your property, etc. Cell phone recordings are fine. Please email clips to: [email protected]. https://www.youtube.com/@Re-routethePowerline

Donate towards legal and campaign costs: here

In 2020, PacifiCorp obtained a waiver from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to override the dam regulations in place with no public notification or commenting. The public has a right to participate in these hearings. This is a federal issue. Please write Marie Gluesenkamp Perez asking her to help re-open the waiver for public comment: here

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEGISLATORS:

State District 20 Legislators

State District 17 Legislators

  • Representative Kevin Waters (360) 786-7994 http://kevinwaters.houserepublicans.wa.gov/
  • Representative David Stuebe (360) 786-7031 http://davidstuebe.houserepublicans.wa.gov
  • Senator Paul Harris (360) 786-7632 http://paulharris.src.wastateleg.org

Congressional District 3 Legislators

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez  (360) 695-6292

https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact

Democratic

https://gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contactDemocratic

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