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Substation site: Flood Prone



Substation-labeled.jpg (868559 bytes)

Labeled  Substation site
(H01 & H09) 
shows flooding issues;
wetland incursion

Also see PDF
H01_erosion_near_substation.JPG (1466617 bytes)

H01 - flooding movie (MPG)
 
H09_substation_site_flooding_front.JPG (424278 bytes)
H09 - Looking at substation
site from Hickon Road
Note bogy conditions in rains
H01_erosion_near_substation.JPG (1466617 bytes)

H01 - flooding issue at
substation site (photo)

H01_Hemmert_facing substation.JPG (1458725 bytes)

H01 - view of substation site:
open field that
is not suitable for crops 
or substation due to
flooding propensity 
H09_Hemmert_substation_ahead_by_bales.JPG (493875 bytes)
 
H01 & H09
Hickon road vantage point
of Substation site
 
 H01_driveway looking down.JPG (1490909 bytes)
Shows scale of Substation
relative to Hemmert property

Substation sites
Should go here!

309site-zoom-out.jpg (234454 bytes)
Zoom out 
alternate 309 /SEPTA site
 
Should NOT 
go here!

SS_hickon_site.jpg (324196 bytes)

Zoom out 
PPL-preferred site

 

Exhibits

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PUC Public Hearing with Concerns (PDF)
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Comparing Alternative substation sites side-by-side: PDF file 
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PUC Guidance: Transmission Line Siting, the PUC and the Role of Residents PDF
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USDA Guidance on Siting of Rural Substations: PDF file 

Natural Places in Cross Country Route

Transmission Lines will unnecessarily
damage high-quality natural places - for entire life of transmission line


tohickon-riparian-PPLmarkers.JPG (849790 bytes)

Example of PPL-Marked
region in wetlands route
tohickon-riparian03.JPG (891343 bytes)

Example of quality Tohikon headwater
stream in wetlands route
 
CC regionIMG_1438.JPG (1595609 bytes)
PPL "Preferred" 
transmission line region
CC regionIMG_1440.JPG (1567767 bytes)
PPL "Preferred" 
transmission line region
  
substation_regionIMG_1411.JPG (1616231 bytes)
PPL "preferred" 
substation region
CC_region_IMG_1441.JPG (1215755 bytes)
PPL "Preferred" 
transmission line region
cc_region_IMG_1445.JPG (1013341 bytes)
PPL "Preferred" 
transmission line region

 

SEPTA region

More suitable for Transmission lines: 
commercial / industrial in character
SEPT line1429.JPG (1774109 bytes) SEPTA_region_IMG_1436.JPG (1176258 bytes)
SEPTA_IMG_1434.JPG (1521906 bytes) SEPTA_IMG_1416.JPG (1749243 bytes)
SEPTA IMG_1435.JPG (733889 bytes) SEPTA_IMG_1418.JPG (2029440 bytes)

 

PPL Vegetation / ROW Management Examples
veg_control_systemic01.JPG (1534232 bytes)
PPL systemic vegetation 
control in ROW - defoliation - probably
carried out by 3rd party contractor
sbulu-pic5.JPG (383850 bytes)

PPL "maintenance" in ROW
sbulu-pic3.JPG (308665 bytes)
 
PPL "maintenance" in ROW
PPL_Tree buffer_IMG_1451.JPG (1087947 bytes)

substation with tree buffer.JPG (1729435 bytes)

PPL Tree buffer examples

 

 

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