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jonesranch

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Posted - 01/02/2006 :  07:17:11 AM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit jonesranch's Homepage Send jonesranch a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Here is a link to the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District LEAPS project website that details their plan to pump water from Lake Elsinore to the top of South Main Divide, then run it downhill through generators during peak hours. This effects us because they want to dam up Morrell Canyon to hold the water and build high capacity power lines along south main through the forest and along our ranch border.

http://www.evmwd.com/depts/admin/public_affairs/leaps/default.asp

From the November 2005 update:

EVMWD is taking time to closely study the potential
impacts of the LEAPS project on the environment in the
Cleveland National Forest.
The environmental studies are designed to ensure the project
will not interfere with or inhibit the growth of wildlife and
plants in the region. The studies are done to preserve the
conditions in the area and maintain them for future
generations to enjoy.
The LEAPS project must meet requirements for both
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
EVMWD is currently awaiting the draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC), which oversees all NEPA requirements. Upon receiving
the EIS, it is reviewed to ensure all state requirements are also met.
Completion of these requirements will bring the LEAPS

Upcoming LEAPS Milestones
• November 2005 – Receive draft Environmental
Impact Statement from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC)
• November 2005—Approx. April 2006 – Comment
period on draft Federal Environmental Impact Statement
• Approx. May 2006 – Receive final Federal
Environmental Impact Statement
• June 2006 – Federal Process will reach a conclusion
with a decision from FERC
• End of 2006 – Both Federal and State process
should be completed
• End of 2007 –Transmission Line intended to be online
* Above dates are based on projected estimates

cynthia386



USA
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Posted - 02/17/2006 :  4:49:03 PM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Send cynthia386 a Yahoo! Message Send cynthia386 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
We should try to stop this project, it looks to be a disaster:

150 foot Power Towers being run though Main Divide Road
The possibility of our property being acquired through Eminent Domain
Frequent road closures
600 million dollars in cost overruns

In addition this nutty project will never pay for itself, and we will end up paying the highest water costs in the country.
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