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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 2 <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Proposed Action and Alternatives <br /> PAGE 2-50 <br />BIO-15: If sensitive wildlife species are discovered during construction, operation, and maintenance <br />activities within the ROW corridor or designated and approved work areas, a protective buffer zone will <br />be established and the appropriate federal and/or state agency will be contacted immediately. <br />BIO-16: Speed limits for travel on newly constructed access roads will be posted at 25 miles per hour <br />(mph) in order to reduce the potential for wildlife collision. Overland travel areas will have speed limits <br />of 15 mph. <br />BIO-17: The proposed Project will be designed to conform to raptor-safe design standards, including <br />Suggested Practices for Avian Protection on Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2006 (Avian Power <br />Line Interaction Committee [APLIC] 2006), Reducing Avian Collisions with Power Lines: The State of <br />the Art in 2012 (APLIC 2012) and PacifiCorp’s Bird Management Program Guidelines (PacifiCorp <br />2006). <br />BIO-18: Any temporary fences constructed in Sage-Grouse habitat, as part of the proposed Project, will <br />be fitted with markers to reduce the potential for Sage-Grouse collision. Any existing fences that are <br />repaired during construction would also be fitted with markers. <br />BIO-19: Bird flight diverters will be installed in locations with known avian mortality through collision <br />with transmission line infrastructure. <br />BIO-20: Routing and siting the proposed transmission line for all Action Alternatives would maximize <br />the use of existing utility corridors and closely parallel the existing transmission lines within those <br />corridors, typically staying within 200 to 300 feet of its centerline. The use of existing transmission line <br />corridors will minimize impacts through the use of already established ROWs, road networks, etc. <br />BIO-21: Whenever possible, locations of the new transmission structures will match the spans of adjacent <br />transmission lines and structures. <br />BIO-22: Perch deterrents will be installed on new transmission structures within four miles of active <br />Sage-Grouse leks. <br />BIO-23: Pacific Power staff and/or their contractors will not be allowed to have pets on the Project site <br />during construction, operation, and/or during ongoing maintenance activities. <br />BIO-24: No persistent surface water sources or other potential mosquito breeding habitat will be created <br />by the proposed Project during construction, operation, or ongoing maintenance activities. <br />2.3.3 Land Use and Recreation <br />LU-1: Existing improvements and on the ground structures (e.g., fences, roads, gates, bridges) will be <br />repaired or replaced (if they are damaged or destroyed by construction or maintenance activities) to their <br />condition prior to disturbance as agreed to by the parties involved. <br />LU-2: Fences, gates, and cattle guards will be replaced or repaired to their original condition as required <br />by the landowner or the land management agency in the event that they are removed, damaged, or <br />destroyed by construction activities. Fences would be braced before cutting. Temporary gates or <br />enclosures will be installed only with the permission of the landowner and/or the land management <br />agency and will be removed/reclaimed following construction. Temporary gates will be kept closed and <br />locked, depending on agreement with the land management agency and private landowners.