monday, January 15, 1978
page 14
daily nebraskan
Canada-to-Nebraska power line debated
By Gordon Johnson
Walthill-At the first public meeting dealing with the
proposed MANDAN power line the director of special
projects for the Nebraska Public Power District, Dan Rice,
announced that environmental impact statement research
will begin in a couple of months.
"We are just now completing the planning stage and are
going to start the implementation stage," Rice said.
The proposed line running from Colorado to Nebraska
will carry 500,000 volts D.C. and cost a total of $500
million at its completion, Rice said.
One of the major complaints made by the rural resi
dents against the line, besides the effects of the line it
self, is that power companies do not listen to the public
or keep the public informed of what is going on, accord
ing to project coordinator for the Rural Affairs Commit
tee, Joe Dvorak.
"Regardless of what Mr. Rice says, it has been difficult
to get any information about the project, the proposed
corridor or location," Dvorak said. 'Today was their first
attempt at informing the public on the MANDAN line,"
NPPD must submit to the planning commission in each
state one or two proposed corridors which can be as wide
as 20 miles and the state will then decide the best location
for the route, Rice explained.
Maps distributed
Representatives from the Center for Rural Affairs, in
Walthill distributed maps showing where some members
believe the proposed line will be placed.
Rice, on the other hand, said that a corridor has
already been selected.
"We are not unilaterally allowed to select or propose a
route," Rice said. "The corridor will be decided under the
various laws of the state."
One factor that has farmers worried is the effect of the
magnetic field from the power line on livestock and
people, according to farmer Virgil Fuchs of Belgrade,
Minn.
An itch and rash will appear after one has been near a
power line, explained Fuchs, who has a line running
through his farm.
"People have noticed, and veterinarians will back it up,
that when cattle are within 500 feet (of a line) they are
more nervous," Fuchs said.
Representing the Center for Rural Affairs was Ron
Henricks of Lawrence, Kan., who is working on an electric
utility research project.
'Going through'
A federal law dealing with eminent domain was passed
which states that if North Dakota, South Dakota, or
Nebraska do not want to uphold the law of eminent
domain, the federal government will step in, Henricks
said.
"What it says is we don't give a damn what you do on
the state level, the line is going to go through," Henricks
said.
Henricks said he believes, from studies he has made,
that the MANDAN line is not needed because enough
energy already exists for future needs.
But, Rice said, NPPD would be open with the public
about the project.
"We will see that the people are informed from the be
ginning of the project," Rice said. "If we don't do a good
job today, we'll end up with some real problems in the
mid 1980s."
The power line should be completed by the mid 1980s
Rice said.
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Photo by Gordon Johnson
Dan Rice of NPPD at the Walthill press conference
concerning the MANDAN power line.
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