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Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project

Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project. Longleaf Environmental Consulting Steven Goodman, Project Manager (UWF GIS4043/L) April 28, 2014. Arbor Day Foundation . Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project. Background Phase. Arbor Day Foundation . Project Goals and Objectives.

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Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project

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  1. Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project Longleaf Environmental Consulting Steven Goodman, Project Manager (UWF GIS4043/L) April 28, 2014 Arbor Day Foundation

  2. Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project Background Phase Arbor Day Foundation

  3. Project Goals and Objectives • Goal: Select optimal transmission line route based on four primary factors: • Proximity to schools and daycares • Environmental impact • Proximity to individual homes and land parcels • Length and cost of line

  4. Study Area and Data • Role of GIS • Manatee and Sarasota Co. • Basemap layers • Data needs • Data acquisition and source • Data limitations

  5. Cartographic Model • Defines goals and objectives • Broken down by criteria • Lists data requirements • Lists GIS approaches and tools • Illustrates feedback loops, including public comment

  6. Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project Analysis and Results Phase Arbor Day Foundation

  7. Environmental Analysis • Minimize impact • Study area location • Impacted conservation lands • Impacted uplands • Impacted wetlands • GIS process and tools • Other potential analysis

  8. Environmental Analysis

  9. Schools and Daycare • Research on adverse effects on children • Avoid locating line within 400ft • GIS process and tools • No schools or daycares within 400ft of line

  10. Impacted Homes • Minimize impact • Balancing act • 20 houses within corridor • 26 houses within 400 Ft. buffer • Most homes along current lines and right-of-ways

  11. Impacted Parcels • Minimize number impacted • Future value • Current land uses • GIS processes and tools • 162 within corridor • 93 within buffer

  12. Estimated Line Length • Use of existing Roads • Manatee River/Lake • Engineering/cost related to line length • Estimated length = 24.5 • Cost per mile

  13. Conclusion • Were overall goals and objectives met? • Balancing the four criteria • Community participation and buy-in • Conservation opportunities • Additional capabilities • Role of GIS and ArcMap software Arbor Day Foundation

  14. Works Cited Feychting. M and A. Ahlbom. 1993. Magnetic Fields and Cancer in Children Residing Near Swedish High-voltage Power Lines. American Journal of Epidemiology 138(7): 467-481. Florida Power and Light Company. 2014. FAQs: Planning for a Brighter Future; the Role Power Lines Play. http://www.fpl.com/environment/lines/brighter_future.shtml Florida Power and Light Company. 2014. FPL’s Bobwhite-Manatee Power Line. http://www.fpl.com/environment/lines/bobwhite.shtml Klein, Mel. 2006. “November 3, 2006 letter.” Florida Power and light Company.

  15. Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line Project Questions? Arbor Day Foundation

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