PEBBLE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DOCUMENT 2004 through CHAPTER 48. POWER Cook Inlet Drainages

Transcription

1 PEBBLE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DOCUMENT 2004 through 2008 CHAPTER 48. POWER Cook Inlet Drainages PREPARED BY: KEVIN WARING & ASSOCIATES

2 POWER COOK INLET DRAINAGES TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i LIST OF FIGURES ii 48. Power Introduction Study Objective Study Area Scope of Work Methods Results and Discussion Summary References i 01/05/2011

3 PEBBLE PROJECT, ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DOCUMENT, 2004 THROUGH 2008 FIGURE Figure 48-1, Power Study Area, Cook Inlet Drainages, General Land Ownership 48-ii 01/05/2011

4 POWER COOK INLET DRAINAGES 48. POWER 48.1 Introduction This chapter documents key features of the existing electrical power and petroleum fuels supply systems in the Cook Inlet drainages of the western Cook Inlet coast Study Objective The study objective was to describe existing facilities for supply of electrical power and petroleum fuels in the study area Study Area The Cook Inlet drainages study area for the power study (Figure 48-1) consists of that portion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Cook Inlet drainages on the western Cook Inlet coast between Lake Clark National Park and McNeil River State Game Refuge. The Kenai Peninsula Borough s jurisdictional boundary on the western Cook Inlet coast follows section lines that closely approximate the Cook Inlet/Bristol Bay drainages boundary. For purposes of this report, the difference between the jurisdictional and drainages boundaries is immaterial Scope of Work The scope of work was to describe existing facilities for supplying electrical power and petroleum fuels in the study area Methods The method of study involved reviewing maps, land records, and other public agency data sources to verify the presence or absence of settlements and energy facilities in the study area. Because of the undeveloped character of the study area, there are no substantive studies of local energy facilities Results and Discussion No permanent, year-round settlements exist on the western Cook Inlet coast between Cape Douglas and Tuxedni Bay. There are two clusters of seasonally occupied Native allotments and homesites: one at Cottonwood Bay south of Williamsport, and another near Seal Spit in Chinitna Bay (Figure 48-1). Otherwise, only a few scattered allotments and homesites exist. There are no public or large private energy facilities in the study area /05/2011

5 PEBBLE PROJECT, ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE DOCUMENT, 2004 THROUGH Summary This chapter describes energy infrastructure in the Cook Inlet drainages study area. There are no permanent settlements or existing energy facilities in the study area References Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Land Status Pattern for Alaska, Land Information System Database. U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM Branch of Mapping Services, Anchorage, AK. BLM et al. Various. BLM s General Land Status Pattern for Alaska, Land Information System Database, with supplemental data from land plats obtained from BLM and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources /05/2011

6 FIGURE POWER COOK INLET DRAINAGES

7 2,200,000 La ke Cl a 1,550,000 rk 1,600,000 1,650,000 1,700,000 1,750,000 1,800,000 Mt. Iliamna 2,200,000 1,500,000 alton 03S 25W 2,150,000 2,150,000 03S 30W Chinitna Bay Pedro Bay P Iliamna Lake il e ay Williamsport Ilia Ini 2,050,000 Bay Knoll Head ay wood ab mn C o tto n 2,100,000 Newhalen B 2,050,000 Pile Bay skin Bay Chekok 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 Ursus Cove Kokhanok Augustine Island 1,950,000 Kam i s h ak Ba y McNeil River State Game Refuge 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,950,000 Brui n Bay McNei l Cove C o ok I nl e t Ak um w ar vi k McNeil River State Game Sanctuary 1,850,000 1,850,000 B ay M cn ei lr r ive 1,800,000 1,800, S 29W 015S 24W Legend Bristol Bay/Cook Inlet Drainages Boundary TI C OCE AR C AN Russia McNeil River State Game Refuge/Sanctuary Canada BERING SEA Cook Inlet Drainages Study Area Pebble _ ^ GUL F O F ALA SK A Map Location Miles 12 Kilometers 20 Scale 1:400,000 Alaska State Plane Zone 5 (units feet) 1983 North American Datum ³ General Land Status Native Patent or Interim Conveyance Figure 48-1 Power Study Area Cook Inlet Drainages General Land Ownership Native Selected State Patent or Tentative Approval State Selected National Park Service Bureau of Land Management Native Allotments/Private Lands Federal, State, and Native Lands (BLM 2006) Native Allotments/Private Lands (BLM 2006, RDI 2005) File: RDI_KW_CI_Fig48-1_11x17P_1of1_D05.mxd Date: June 18, 2010 Version: 5 Author: RDI-LS