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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-139 examples of uses that are appropriate in a Rural Conservancy shoreline designation include low- impact, passive recreation uses, water-oriented commercial development, and low-intensity residential development. • Public Recreation Conservancy: The purpose of the “Public Recreation Conservancy” shoreline designation is to provide continued and enhanced recreational opportunities while protecting shoreline ecological functions, conserve existing natural resources and valuable historic and cultural areas in order to provide for sustained resource use, and achieve natural floodplain processes where applicable, recognizing many of the functions in these areas in Grant County are a result of the Reclamation’s Columbia Basin Project. Examples of uses that are appropriate in a Recreation Conservancy shoreline designation in addition to Columbia Basin Project and irrigation district facilities and operations include public lands with low impact recreation uses and water-oriented commercial development. • Recreation: The purpose of the “ Recreation" environment is to provide for water-oriented recreational uses with some commercial uses and residential mixed-uses to support recreational uses while protecting existing ecological functions, conserving existing natural resources, and restoring ecological functions in areas that have been previously degraded. • High Intensity – Public Facility: The purpose of the "High Intensity—Public Facility" environment is to provide for higher intensity public facility utility or infrastructure that needs shoreline location for operation and that are associated with high-intensity water-oriented power generation, irrigation water supply conveyance, transportation, or navigation uses. This environment may also provide for some recreational uses while protecting public safety, existing ecological functions, conserving existing natural resources, and restoring ecological functions in areas that have been previously degraded. 3.4.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations Table 3.4-9A summarizes land use and jurisdiction along Route Segments 1a/NNR-1 through 3c. Table 3.4-9B summarizes land use and jurisdiction along Route Segments NNR-2 through NNR-8 and MR-1. 3.4.4.1 Route Segment 1a/NNR-1 The existing land use along this route segment is low-density residential. The route segment crosses 2.4 miles of residential use areas. A total of 25 residences are within 500 feet of this route segment, but 67 residences are within 1,000 feet. This route segment crosses only private land. A total of 33 parcels owned by 24 private land owners are crossed. The route segment is located entirely in Yakima County. The route segment crosses Sage Trail Road near Pacific Power’s Pomona Heights Substation south of the substation. The route segment parallels Pacific Power’s Pomona-Wanapum 230 kV transmission line behind residences located on Sage Trail Road, and joins Sage Trail Road and an existing Pacific Power electrical distribution line located generally on the south side of Sage Trail Road. The route segment would follow the existing distribution line and continue to the southwest corner of JBLM YTC. No agricultural areas or PLSS sections containing CRP lands are crossed by Route Segment 1a/NNR-1, but prime farmland is crossed for 0.1 mile and unique farmland is crossed for 1.8 miles. This route segment is located adjacent to land zoned as “Remote Rural/Extremely Limited Development” and “Valley Rural.” This route segment would cross the Pacific Power Pomona-Wanapum 230 kV transmission line just east of Shotgun Lane.