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, 2024.
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:
McDOWELL COUNTY
Iaeger-Jim Branch 46kV – A transmission line on steel structures and wood poles beginning at the Jim Branch Station near Coalwood, running northwest, passing near Apple Grove and ending at the Iaeger Station near Iaeger.
Bearwallow-Faraday 138kV – A transmission line on steel structures beginning at the Faraday Station near Amonate Mines, running west to the West Virginia-Virginia state line near Bearwallow, Va.
Switchback-Saltville 138kV – A transmission line on steel structures beginning at the Switchback Station near Switchback, running southwest, passing near Jenkin Jones and ending at the West Virginia-Virginia state line near Monson.
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