Tillamook PUD
When the Tillamook People’s Utilities District (TPUD) identified a need for a new overhead 115kV transmission line to connect its existing Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) substation in Tillamook to a new (proposed) substation in Oceanside, they approached our team to conduct a timber cruise and valuation to assist with property acquisition for the transmission line corridor and new substation site. The transmission line corridor was proposed to span over industrial timberlands along Oregon’s coast, and it was quickly realized that the new corridor could impact timber harvesting activities in this area. TPUD tasked AKS with evaluating potential impacts to future timber harvesting activities adjacent to the new transmission line and estimating any increased costs that may need to be considered during property acquisition negotiations. The transmission line corridor traverses various ownerships that had to be negotiated individually, so AKS prepared timber cruise and valuation reports and timber harvest impact analysis for each ownership.
