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Final Public Notice

Monday | May 1, 2023
All News

FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE

 

Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding through Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSMED) as a sub- recipient.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required to consider alternatives, and to provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.

Sub-Applicant: Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative

Project Title: IA-DR-4557-HMGP-55; S635 Southwest Iowa REC Overhead Strengthening

Location of Proposed Work:

Line Section

Line Type

Length

Point Description

Direction to next Point

Latitude, Longitude

Project 2

 

 

Start

East

40.827417, -94.566799

Project 2

3-Phase

4 Miles

End

 

40.827175, -94.490915

Project 2A

 

 

Start

North

40.815224, -94.566628

Project 2A

 

 

End

 

40.827416, -94.566304

Project 2A

 

 

Start

North

40.812775, -94.547726

Project 2A

 

 

End

 

40.848041, -94.547415

Project 2A

 

 

Start

East

40.835315, -94.547661

Project 2A

 

 

Corner

Northeast

40.835268, -94.543423

Project 2A

 

 

End

 

40.836077, -94.541235

Project 2A

 

 

Start

North

40.827225, -94.509536

Project 2A

1-Phase

7 Miles

End

 

40.86191, -94.509503

Project 3

 

 

Start

North

40.724851, -94.566436

Project 3

 

 

End

 

40.741115, -94.566338

Project 3

 

 

Start

South

40.740773, -94.547515

Project 3

 

 

Corner

East

40.726304, -94.54742

Project 3

 

 

End

 

40.726231, -94.531849

Project 3

 

 

Start

North

40.740509, -94.52847

Project 3

 

 

Corner

East

40.755095, -94.528627

Project 3

 

 

Corner

Southeast

40.755116, -94.507859

Project 3

 

 

End

 

40.754673, -94.506053

Project 3

 

 

Start

South

40.755117, -94.509476

Project 3

 

 

End

 

40.752574, -94.509465

Project 3

 

 

Start

East

40.754866, -94.49506

Project 3

 

 

Corner

South

40.754779, -94.490567

Project 3

1-Phase

6 Miles

End

 

40.740584, -94.490618

Project 6

 

 

Start

North

40.921469, -94.71921

Project 6

 

 

Corner

East

40.943416, -94.719261

Project 6

 

 

Corner

North

40.943374, -94.680892

Project 6

 

 

Corner

West

40.986224, -94.680711

Project 6

 

 

Corner

Northwest

40.986283, -94.700076

Project 6

 

 

Corner

North

40.98758, -94.700283

Project 6

 

 

Corner

West

41.000735, -94.70017

Project 6

 

 

Corner

North

41.000714, -94.705131

Project 6

3-Phase

9.5 Miles

End

 

41.029883, -94.70513

Project 7

 

 

Start

North

40.887864, -95.403525

Project 7

 

 

Corner

East

40.90153, -95.403797

Project 7

 

 

Corner

North

40.901561, -95.394505

Project 7

 

 

Corner

East

40.945087, -95.393887

Project 7

3-Phase

8.5 Miles

End

 

40.944782, -95.315013

Project 8

 

 

Start

East

40.697728, -94.525801

Project 8

 

 

End

 

40.697627, -94.514719

Project 8

 

 

Start

South

40.697679, -94.51861

Project 8

1-Phase

2 Miles

End

 

40.687788, -94.518567

Project 9

 

 

Start

East

40.933683, -94.147866

Project 9

 

 

Corner

Northeast

40.933501, -94.130421

Project 9

 

 

Corner

North

40.934224, -94.128858

Project 9

 

 

End

 

40.946492, -94.128791

Project 9

 

 

Start

South

40.933478, -94.138599

Project 9

 

 

End

 

40.926955, -94.13853

Project 9

 

 

Start

West

40.939153, -94.128784

Project 9

 

 

End

 

40.939146, -94.129937

Project 9

 

 

Start

East

40.93354, -94.1304

Project 9

 

 

Corner

Southeast

40.933502, -94.119548

Project 9

 

 

End

 

40.927989, -94.115456

Project 9

 

 

Start

East

40.930118, -94.117022

Project 9

 

 

Corner

Southeast

40.93013, -94.114882

Project 9

1-Phase

3.5 Miles

End

 

40.929355, -94.111521

 

Special Flood Hazard Area Zone:

The project sites are located within a mixture of unmapped, unshaded Zone X, areas of minimal flood hazard outside the SFHA, and Zone A, areas of 1% annual chance flooding. There is a potential for the facility to be impacted by future flooding events due to portions being located within the floodplain. The proposed work does take place in wetlands and non-wetlands per the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory; however, it will have little potential to impact or affect wetland values with the minimization methods applied.

Proposed Work and Purpose:

Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative plans to mitigate approximately 22 miles of three-phase and 18.5 miles of single-phase existing overhead lines by replacing current long-span, copper overhead lines with stronger aluminum steel-core reinforced line with shorter pole spans of 200 feet with a minimum of Class 3 wood poles. The design and construction of the project will meet NESC Class B strength requirements, along with RUS and ASCE standards, and will be in accordance with the Distribution Line Design Guide for overhead power line. The electric components will be elevated above the base flood elevation (BFE). The minimization methods applied to this project will require construction activities and equipment staging to avoid wetlands and to use best management practices to prevent erosion and sedimentation to the wetlands. As such, the useful life of this utility should increase, and no adverse impacts to the floodplain or wetlands should occur.

Project Alternatives:

Alternative #1 (No action): The 'no action' alternative would result in recurring damages to the powerlines due to severe winter storms. By building back stronger, the public is less likely to lose power in the future.

Alternative #2 (Installing underground cables): While it is an accepted method of protecting against winter storms, the lifespan of underground cables is normally shorter than that of overhead cable lines. Additionally, it is much more expensive to bury the lines.

Comment Period:

Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the following email: Teri.Toye@fema.dhs.gov. Please send comments with the subject line DR-4557-HMGP-55 11988 COMMENT].

All comments are due by no later than 15 days of the posted date of this notice.

POSTED ON: May 1, 2023

End of Notice

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