This is my final project in Intro to GIS. I am playing the role of an Anlayst for FPL. The presentation covers concerns of the public in regards to the Bobwhite Manatee Transmission Line near Tampa.

1. Bobwhite – Manatee Transmission Line Project David Renna 04/27/2010 UWF GIS4043/L

2. Background Information My name is David Renna. I am a GIS Analyst hired by Florida Power & Light Company to analyze a proposed new transmission line. The Bobwhite – Manatee Transmission line is to cover a corridor just to the Southeast of Tampa/St. Petersburg area. This project began back in the Spring 2006 and is set for completion in late 2011. Letters were sent out in November 2006 to provide needed information to customers who were going to be affected by the construction of the new transmission line. These letters were also to find out some of the concerns of property owners affected by project. I have included a timeline of the project in order to let you get familiar Florida Power & Light’s plans. This is analysis directly related to concerns of clients to which letters were sent out.

3. Project Timeline

5. Transmission line route crossing Manatee and Sarasota county lines

6. Energy source located in Manatee County.

7. Line runs south approximately 25 miles(52 miles total).

8. End in Sarasota county at new proposed substation.

12. Run tangent along conservation area boundaries.

14. Total Area: 137719.85 Acres

15. Wetland Acres: 19053.94 12%

16. Dryland Acres: 118665.91 88%

18. 23 inside transmission line corridor.

19. 47 within 400 ft buffer of corridor.

21. 255 Total parcels affected.

22. 202 parcels in Manatee County

23. 53 parcels in Sarasota County

24. 33 parcels contained within 400 ft buffer zone.

25. 222 parcels affected by intersection by transmission line

27. 1 school within half mile (Robert Wells Elementary: Manatee County)

29. LFS = Light Fine Sand

30. MK-FS = Muck/Fine Sand

31. Muck= Muck

32. Notice yellow shades in NW and SE Region of study area.

34. Conclusion: Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Project Overall concerns have been addressed. Proposed site seems to fit all criteria. Conservation areas and wetlands are not affected. Number of homes affected is low Number of property parcels affected is very low percentage of total parcels No schools or daycares are affected Construction cost are reasonable Objectives complete: Transmission of power to Sarasota County

35. Source List ESRI Repository Database / UWF GIS Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) The National Map Seamless Server Download USGS Database Manatee County Public Database Sarasota County Public Database All maps Produced by David Renna in ArcMap