What is the process for defining or describing an easement?
Once the route for the transmission line is approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, LCRA TSC contacts the owner(s) of the property to be crossed by the transmission line. The landowner is notified of the need to conduct surveys on the property. The survey crews conduct a land survey to establish the boundaries of the easement. At the same time, environmental and cultural resource surveys are conducted. The easement area is defined and described by a registered professional land surveyor. This survey, referred to as a “metes and bounds” survey, is a particular description of the exact measurements of the land needed for the facilities.
