Comments about ‘State of Utah to decide fate of Tooele County power lines’

People reading this article and those who wrote it should not take Rocky Mountain Power's word as truth. They claim that the main reason that Tooele County has denied the route is "the way it looks." If that was the only reason they wouldn't have much of an argument to present. Just a few of the more than 20 items that RMP could not adequately mitigate are that the proposed line will cross over 4 springs which account for 45% of the drinking water for Tooele City. Herbicides used will contaminate the springs and ground water. The proposed line will cross a super fund site (contaminated from mining activities)which RMP does not have permits to cross and the construction will endanger the health of those working on it and the residents. Crossing Settlement Reservoir will render the water useless for fire suppression, but the line increases fire danger in the area. Tooele County did give RMP an excellent alternative route in Sept. of 2009 which they have chosen to ignore. There certainly are 2 sides to every story!

I agree there are two sides to every story. I have been following this for sometime and have been reviewing the FEIS. There is an enormous amount of detail. While I understand the point of view of concernedtooelecitizen, I see very little facts to back up the above statements. Did you also conduct environmental and engineering studies that you would like to share? The "excellent" route you suggest was discussed in the FEIS and to my thinking this route is worse than the original because it would be in the Great Salt Lake. I once supported those who opposed the south east mountain route, but I now believe that the route proposed by the BLM and RMP, is the least of all evils in this regard.