Buncombe County, NC

New 115kv Asheville to Enka transmission line

ClearWater Environmental prepared an Environmental Assessment for NEPA compliance for new 115kv transmission line over the Blue Ridge Parkway. The EA was reviewed and the FONSI was approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.  Services for this project included a comprehensive wetland delineation, threatened and endangered species survey, interagency meetings, scoping, and public review.  The project also included environmental studies on US Forest Service land and environmental reporting in order to obtain a Categorical Exclusion from the USFS.