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:
WYOMING COUNTY
Baileysville-Sundial 46kV – A transmission line on wood poles beginning at the Baileysville Station off Brier Creek Road in Baileysville, running north, passing the midpoint of Kopperston and ending off Coal River Road in Sundial.
Coal Mountain Tap 46kV – A transmission tap line on wood poles beginning at the Oceana Station off Clear Fork Road in Lilydale, running west and ending at the Coal Mountain Station on Upper Sturgeon Road in Coal Mountain.
Culloden-Wyoming 765kV – A transmission line on steel structures beginning off James River Turnpike at the Culloden Station, running south through Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam and Wyoming counties and the towns of Snowden, Havana, Stowe and Lynco. The line crosses the midpoint at Hewett Creek Road and ends at the Wyoming Station off Clear Fork Road in Clear Fork.
Trail Fork Loop 138kV – A transmission line on steel structures beginning at the Logan-Switchback transmission line off Fort Branch Road in Pineville, running north and ending at the Trail Fork Station off Fort Branch Road in Pineville.
Wyoming-Logan 138kV – A transmission line on steel structures beginning at the Wyoming Station off Clear Fork Road in Clear Fork, running south and ending at the Logan-Switchback transmission line off Hanners Branch Road in Simon.