Caithness Big Sandy Project

​Wikieup, Ariz., DOE/EIS-0315

The EIS is on hold pending further review. See below.

Caithness Big Sandy Project DOE/EIS-0315-S1 (Supplement Analysis)

Big Sandy Energy requested transmission service to interconnect a proposed 720-MW generating facility near Wikieup, Ariz., with the Mead-Phoenix Project 500-kV transmission line. WAPA is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management in Kingman on this project.

The powerplant plan includes a proposed high-pressure natural gas pipeline, permanent access road and water pipelines that would cross BLM-administered land. Because the project could “significantly affect the quality of the human environment,” studies must be done to identify environmental effects.

Project Updates

  • BLM and WAPA have delayed issuing the Supplemental Draft EIS at the request of the applicant, Caithness Energy.

Contact Information

NEPA Document Manager
Environmental Manager
Desert Southwest Customer Service Region
Western Area Power Administration
P.O. Box 6457
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457
602-352-2592
Fax: 602-352-2630

Last modified on November 18th, 2024