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Vantage to Pomona Heights Table of Contents <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS October 2016 <br /> PAGE ii <br />2.3 REQUIRED DESIGN FEATURES COMMON TO ACTION ALTERNATIVES ................................. 2-45 <br />2.3.1 General .......................................................................................................................................... 2-45 <br />2.3.2 Biological Resources ..................................................................................................................... 2-47 <br />2.3.3 Land Use and Recreation ............................................................................................................... 2-50 <br />2.3.4 Transportation ................................................................................................................................ 2-52 <br />2.3.5 Visual Resources ........................................................................................................................... 2-53 <br />2.3.6 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................................... 2-54 <br />2.3.7 Wildland Fire ................................................................................................................................. 2-56 <br />2.3.8 Climate and Air Quality ................................................................................................................ 2-56 <br />2.3.9 Soils, Geology and Water Resources ............................................................................................. 2-57 <br />2.4 ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................................................... 2-59 <br />2.4.1 Route Segments ..................................................................................................................................... 2-59 <br />2.4.2 Alternatives Analyzed ............................................................................................................................ 2-71 <br />2.5 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED BUT ELIMINATED .................................................................. 2-73 <br />2.5.1 Transmission Alternatives ............................................................................................................. 2-73 <br />2.5.2 Non-Transmission Alternatives ..................................................................................................... 2-80 <br />2.6 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES AND SUMMARY OF IMPACTS ........................................... 2-83 <br />CHAPTER 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................. 3-1 <br />3.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 <br />3.2 VEGETATION AND SPECIAL STATUS PLANT SPECIES ............................................................. 3-3 <br />3.2.1 Data Sources .................................................................................................................................... 3-3 <br />3.2.2 Current Conditions and Trends, Regional Overview ....................................................................... 3-4 <br />3.2.3 Current Management Considerations ............................................................................................ 3-29 <br />3.2.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations ........................................................................................ 3-30 <br />3.3 WILDLIFE AND SPECIAL STATUS WILDLIFE SPECIES ........................................................... 3-41 <br />3.3.1 Data Sources .................................................................................................................................. 3-41 <br />3.3.2 Current Conditions and Trends, Regional Overview ..................................................................... 3-42 <br />3.3.3 Current Management Considerations ............................................................................................ 3-91 <br />3.3.4 Route Segment Considerations ...................................................................................................... 3-95 <br />3.4 LAND JURISDICTION AND LAND USE ................................................................................. 3-111 <br />3.4.1 Data Sources ................................................................................................................................ 3-111 <br />3.4.2 Current Conditions and Trends, Regional Overview ................................................................... 3-112 <br />3.4.3 Current Management Considerations .......................................................................................... 3-130 <br />3.4.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations ...................................................................................... 3-139 <br />3.5 RECREATION ....................................................................................................................... 3-151 <br />3.5.1 Data Sources ................................................................................................................................ 3-151 <br />3.5.2 Current Conditions and Trends, Regional Overview ................................................................... 3-151 <br />3.5.3 Current Management Considerations .......................................................................................... 3-158 <br />3.5.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations ...................................................................................... 3-159 <br />3.6 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS ......................................................................................... 3-163 <br />3.6.1 Data Sources ................................................................................................................................ 3-163 <br />3.6.2 Current Conditions and Trends, Regional Overview ................................................................... 3-163 <br />3.6.3 Current Management Considerations .......................................................................................... 3-166 <br />3.6.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations ...................................................................................... 3-168