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John Bishop of the Rappahannock Air Rescue Society was pilot for the flight, which consumed a large part of Sunday, August 6. Also on the flight, in addition to Irwin, were Joe Scherschel, a photographer for the National Geographic Society and a resident of Rappahannock, and Doug Eaton, staff Engineer for the InterTechnology Corporation.
Irwin said the flight grew out of a meeting held back in March between members of the RLEP legal committee and Vepco officials. At that time, Vepco insisted it dould not build a needed third circuit in either existing corridor — the Mount St^rn loop — * “due to developed areas being adjacent to the right of way preventing its widening.”
Vepco, reported Irwin, also insisted that “two circuits in any one corridor would reduce reliability of service to an unacceptable level.” Environmental Protection Leagues in both Rappahannock and Warren Counties are sponsoring an ITC study on the “reliability issue.”
IN THE MEANTIME, THE AIR FLIGHT could check out Vepco’s “encroachment” argument. Irwin said they noted only two buildings along the entire route which might be affected by a widening of the existing corridor.
Furthermore:
“No topographical problems would prevent widening the existing right of way.
“Along many miles of corridor, one or more lower voltage lines adjacent to the 500 kv line already have provided sufficient right of way width to accommodate another 500 kv circuit.
“The visual damage to mountains and woodlands of the cleared right of way with its unreclaimed areas of wandering access roads and erosiop is not offset appreciably by the picturesque flat water recreation lakes at Mt. Storm and North Anna.
“With two routes, either one accommodating an additional circuit with minimal additional environmental damage and expense for acquiring the extra right of way width, there is no apparent justification to create a third corridor of approximately Jtiu miles to connect Mt. Storm to North Anna through Rappahannock, Warren, Fauquier and other countie s.*’
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