Final Environmental Statement: BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) Electrical Service to the Northwest Alloys Magnesium Plant. Volume 1

摘要

The proposed delivery of power to Northwest Alloys would allow continuation and expansion of present plant operations. Continued plant operation would result in the continued loss of an undetermined acreage of timber and cropland to mining and other plant-related land uses. Mining activities associated with plant operation would result in at least temporary visual degradation. The plant is expected to degrade air quality through its emissions of SO sub 2 and particulate; but not so severely as to result in frequent violations of standards. Ambient SO sub 2 standards will continue to be met. Ambient particulate standards will continue to be exceeded in the area as they were before the plant was constructed, but perhaps with slightly higher frequency. The additional electrical energy proposed for delivery at the Addy site would allow the plant to operate at a higher production level and would therefore have a beneficial effect on the Stevens County economy. An estimated 126 new jobs paying annual wages totaling about $975,000 would be created. There would also be a beneficial effect on the county's tax revenue because the plant would pay a greater amount of property tax. (ERA citation 11:002418)