NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
Appalachian Power plans to maintain a portion of its power line rights-of-way in West Virginia through the aerial application of registered herbicides. Weather permitting, the program will begin on or about June 1, 2023.
Questions about the program or information about sensitive areas near the power lines listed below, such as springs, wells, streams, lakes, ponds, orchards, crop areas, gardens, pastures, meadows, year-round dwellings, public recreation areas and Christmas tree farms, may be directed to the company by calling toll-free 1-800-642-3622. Maps showing the location of rights-of-way to be maintained are available for review upon request.
Right-of-way maintenance agreements between Appalachian Power and landowners are available to landowners
who prefer to accept responsibility for clearing the right-of-way crossing their property instead of the company’s aerial application of herbicides. The agreement compensates the landowner by an amount equivalent to the cost of aerial herbicide application, provided the work meets Appalachian Power’s specifications. Landowners desiring to enter right-of way maintenance agreements with Appalachian Power should call the toll-free number above.
Herbicides to be used have been extensively tested and are registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. They are glyphosate, imazapyr, metsulfuron methyl, fosamine, triclopyr, aminocy-clopyrachlor and aminopyralid. All applications are performed by certified applicators.
Rights-of-way involved in the program are:
RALEIGH COUNTY
Bolt-Trap Hill 138kV – A transmission line on wood poles beginning at the Bolt Station, running east and northeast, passing the midpoint of Maplewood Road near Trap Hill and ending at the Trap Hill Station near Rockhouse Road in Trap Hill.
Dameron-Leewood-Sundial 69kV – A transmission line on steel structures and wood poles beginning at the Dameron Station near Dameron, running northwest, passing near Workman Creek, Ameagle, Dorothy, Packsville, Marfork, Pettus and Eunice, and ending at the Sundial Station near Sundial.
Mullens-Tams Mountain 46kV – A transmission line on wood poles beginning at the Tams Mountain near Sophia, running south, passing near Ury and Helen and ending at the Mullens Station near Corrine.
Pond Fork Tap 46kV – A transmission line on wood poles beginning at a structure off of the main transmission line, running south and ending at the Pond Fork Station off of Hazy Gap Road.
Rockhouse Extension 138kV – A transmission line extension on steel structures tapping off of the Kanawha-Baileysville 138kV transmission line near Dorothy, running south and ending at Clear Fork Road near Dorothy.