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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-155 Grant County Grant County does not own or administer any parks or recreation sites in the Project study area. Parks and recreation sites are owned and administered by Grant County PUD which manages parks and recreation facilities under the Shoreline Management Program (SMP; Grant County PUD 2010a) and the Recreation Resource Management Plan (RMP). The Recreation RMP identifies recreation enhancement projects to be implemented by Grant County PUD that will ensure improved public recreation opportunities while also meeting the FERC license requirements and project operations of the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project (Grant County PUD 2010b). Burkett Lake/Crab Creek Corridor Recreation Area (Grant County PUD) The Burkett Lake/Crab Creek Corridor Recreation Area is located on Crab Creek Road approximately 0.5 mile east of Beverly. Currently, a day use area with picnic tables and an informational kiosk is located on the northwest side of the park, and a gated access road which allows for lake access is located on the east side. Existing uses of the area also include dispersed, non-motorized activities such as hiking, hunting, fishing, scenery viewing, and wildlife and botanical watching. Developed features on site also include: • Bonneville Power 500 kV transmission lines and lattice structures, • Water pump structure, • Concrete hand-launch boat ramp, • Access bridge, and • Non-operational irrigation pump. Grant County PUD has plans for facility improvements at the existing day use site, as well as on the lake’s south side. The future development would expand upon the existing east side access with a 2000 foot long road, and would also include picnic tables, an interpretive kiosk, accessible fishing piers, vault toilets, trash receptacles, parking, and two miles of interpretive trails. Scheduled for completion by the end of 2014, the proposed development will take place on three parcels that includes U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Grant County PUD lands and will include wildlife enhancement measures and associated propagation gardens and utility sheds. Priest Rapids Reservoir (Grant County PUD) Priest Rapids Reservoir is typically used for fishing, boating, and sightseeing. The reservoir is part of the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, administered by the Grant County PUD No. 2 under a license agreement with FERC. Access to the lake in and around the Project study area is from the Desert Aire Boat Launch. Other nearby launches on the lake include the Huntzinger Boat Launch (Grant County PUD), located on the south side of the Wanapum Dam, and the Lower Wanapum Dam Boat Launch and Picnic Area (Grant County PUD). The Huntzinger Boat Launch is in the process of being improved pending land lease negotiations. The Lower Wanapum Dam Boat Launch is located just west of the Wanapum Heritage Center. Future plans include additional signage and the installation of a toilet in the picnic area, extension of the float, and improvements to the parking area. All FERC licensees are required to submit a recreation report on a six year cycle. Approximately 17.1 percent of the shoreline of the Priest Rapids Reservoir Development Project is accessible to the general public by land travel without trespass. There were a total of 7,782 total annual daytime recreation day visits to the Priest Rapids Project and 1,428 total annual nighttime recreation day visits in 2008. Peak weekend day visits totaled 734 and total nighttime peak weekend visits totaled 127 (Grant County PUD 2008a). Priest Rapids Recreational Trail (Grant County PUD) Priest Rapids Recreational Trail is a Grant County PUD administered undeveloped trail located along the east side of Priest Rapids Reservoir adjacent to the Desert Aire community. Currently, a day use access