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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-115 Subdivision of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad follows the Yakima River west of the Project study area. The BLM Spokane RMP (1985) and ROD (1987) and the 1992 RMP Amendment and ROD designated a minimum 200-foot wide utility corridor in the Yakima River Canyon MA for a transmission line (Pomona-Wanapum 230 kilovolt [kV]; currently owned and operated by PacifiCorp) and in the Saddle Mountains for transmission lines currently owned and operated by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA; Schultz-Wautoma 500 kV; Midway-Vantage 230 kV; BPA Wahluke-Midway 230 kV; Midway- Pot Holes 230 kV). There are no other BLM designated utility corridors in the Project study area. The BPA’s Vantage Substation is located on the north end of the Project study area. Corridors and major ROWs in the Project study area include: • Pomona-Wanapum 230 kV transmission line (PacifiCorp) • Ellensburg-Moxee No.1 115 kV transmission line (BPA) • Midway-Moxee No.1 115 kV transmission line (BPA) • Midway-Vantage No.1 230 kV transmission line (BPA) • Priest Rapids-Midway 230 kV transmission line (Grant County PUD) • Priest Rapids-Vantage 230 kV transmission line (Grant County PUD) • Wanapum-Wind Ridge 230 kV transmission line (Puget Sound Energy) • Schultz-Wautoma No.1 500 kV transmission line (BPA) • Union Gap-Midway 230 kV transmission line (PacifiCorp) • Hanford-Vantage No.1 500 kV transmission line (BPA) • Vantage-Walla Walla 230 kV transmission line (PacifiCorp) • Vantage-Columbia No.1 230 kV transmission line corridor (BPA) • Vantage-Schultz No.1 500 kV transmission line (BPA) • I-82 • SR-24 • SR-243 • Abandoned C, M, SP, & P Railroad ROW in proximity to the eastern and southern shorelines of the Columbia River (Yakima and Kittitas counties) 3.4.2.6 Agriculture Regionally, farming is a prominent way of life and land use activity. Fruit trees, vineyards, and row crops are cultivated in Kittitas, Grant, Benton, and Yakima counties in the Project study area. A network of irrigation water conveyance structures traverse the Project study area to connect to irrigation systems such as center pivots and wheel-line systems that provide water to these farms. In the Project study area, farming activities occur east of the Yakima River as it enters Selah from the Yakima Canyon, within Badger Pocket, and throughout Grant County. Apple and cherry orchards are grown in the Kittitas County and Benton County portions of the Project study area. Fruit tree orchards, vineyards and row crops are all cultivated in Grant and Yakima counties in the Project study area. A total of 30,202 acres of cropland is located in the Project study area. Specific crops grown in the Project study area include: • Wine Grapes • Concord Grapes • Apples • Apricots • Hops • Nectarines/Peaches • Cherries • Hay (Alfalfa, Timothy, and Grass) • Asparagus • Field Corn • Mint • Pear • Green Pea • Onions