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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-UT-Y010-2026-0032-EA
Project Name: Moab Salt 69 kV Transmission Line Reroute

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Project Information

NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-UT-Y010-2026-0032-EA
Project Name

Moab Salt 69 kV Transmission Line Reroute
Project Type

EA
NEPA Status

In Progress - Analysis & Document Preparation
Lead Office

Moab Field Office
Last Updated

6/15/2026 5:00:00 PM

Project Description

Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), a division of PacifiCorp, submitted a right of way (ROW) amendment application to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office to reroute a portion of the existing Moab Salt 69kV Tap transmission line on BLM-managed lands to accommodate development plans and ease operations & maintenance (O&M) in difficult terrain. 

The existing alignment runs parallel to Kane Creek Boulevard (Kane Creek) until Pritchet Canyon where it traverses overland until rejoining Kane Creek at Moonflower Canyon. The existing alignment is difficult to access and realigning the line to be adjacent to Kane Creek would agree with future development and promote greater accessibility for O&M. The Moab Salt 69kV Tap reroute would be parallel to the east shoulder of Kane Creek. The proposed reroute would consist of 16 steel monopoles with 69kV insulator arms – narrow in design to accommodate the tight corridor. The total length would be approximately 8,200 feet of that, 1,605 feet would be on BLM-managed lands directly adjacent to Kane Creek. RMP requested a ROW width of 50 feet, 25 feet on either side of center. At 50 feet wide and 1,605 feet long, the proposed amendment would be 1.84 acres. All proposed work would be completed in the previously disturbed shoulder of Kane Creek.  

Upon completion of the proposed realignment, RMP would utilize existing access routes to remove the abandoned portion of line. No new access would be required. The removal would consist of removing existing wooden poles, conductors, insulators and other hardware. Poles would be removed by cutting six inches below grade and taken to a facility certified to receive the treated poles for proper disposal. Any soil removed during this operation would be used to backfill any depression and return the area immediately surrounding the old pole footprint. 

It would take approximately 6 weeks to complete the project.

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Moab	Utah	84532	Grand

Application Information

Applicant

Rocky Mountain Power
Case File Number

UTUT106102082
Program

Lands and Realty
Sub-Program

Rights-of-Way

Project Dates

Start Date

5/15/2026

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Moab Field Office
Offices

Moab FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

Lisa Wilkolak
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(435) 259-2122

Contact 2 Name

Nicole Flint
Contact 2 Email

[email protected]
Contact 2 Phone

(435) 259-2164

Contact 3 Name

Jill Stephenson
Contact 3 Email

[email protected]
Contact 3 Phone

(435) 259-2141