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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3
<br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment
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<br />has been recorded within the 150- foot wide corridor of Route Segment 3a. Three architectural resources
<br />(the Vantage Substation, the Midway to Vantage No.1 Transmission Line, and the Vantage to Columbia
<br />No.1 Transmission Line) are within the 500-foot wide corridor. All of the architectural resources have
<br />been determined eligible to the National Register by the Washington DAHP.
<br />3.11.4.9 Route Segment 3b
<br />There are a total of 396 acres within the 150-foot wide corridor of Route Segment 3b. Of these, 15 acres
<br />are underwater leaving 381 acres of dry land. A total of 47 acres (12.3 percent) have been surveyed within
<br />the 150-foot wide corridor. Within the 500-foot wide corridor there are 1,322 acres. A total of 177 of
<br />these acres are underwater, leaving 1,145 acres of dry land. Of these, 157 acres (13.7 percent) have been
<br />previously surveyed by archaeologists (Table 3.11-1).
<br />There are 44 documented archaeological resources within the 150-foot wide corridor. These include the
<br />prehistoric Wa Pai Xie Archaeological District, 25 prehistoric archaeological sites, seven historic
<br />archaeological sites, eight archaeological sites with evidence of both prehistoric and historic use, and
<br />three prehistoric isolated finds (usually three or fewer artifacts). These resources consist of lithic scatters,
<br />cairns and rock features, pictographs, rockshelters, talus pits, historic trash scatters, the Hanford Grade of
<br />the C, M, SP, & P Railroad, railroad camps, irrigation features, and the remains of a ranch. Two of the
<br />resources (the archaeological district and a site with pictographs) have been determined eligible to the
<br />National Register by the Washington DAHP. Five resources, including the isolated finds, are not eligible.
<br />Thirty-eight resources have not been evaluated for National Register eligibility (Table 3.11-2). There are
<br />no architectural resources within the 150-foot wide corridor of Route Segment 3b.
<br />Eighty-one archaeological resources, including the 44 resources mentioned above, are within the 500-foot
<br />wide corridor of Route Segment 3b. These sites include the archaeological district, 47 prehistoric
<br />archaeological sites, 12 historic archaeological sites, 11 archaeological sites with evidence of both
<br />prehistoric and historic use, eight prehistoric isolated finds, and two historic isolated finds. The
<br />archaeological district and a site with pictographs and rockshelters have been determined eligible for
<br />listing in the National Register (Table 3.11-3). Ten resources, mostly isolated finds, are not eligible.
<br />Sixty-nine cultural resources have not been evaluated for National Register eligibility. One TCP is located
<br />within the 150-foot wide corridor in Route Segment 3b.
<br />There is one architectural resource within the 500-foot wide corridor of Route Segment 3b. The Midway
<br />to Vantage No.1 Transmission Line has been determined eligible to the National Register by the
<br />Washington DAHP.
<br />3.11.4.10 Route Segment 3c
<br />There are 459 acres within the 150-foot wide corridor of Route Segment 3c. Nine acres are underwater
<br />leaving 450 acres of dry land. A total of 311 of these acres (67 percent) have been surveyed for cultural
<br />resources. A total of 1,532 acres are within the 500-foot wide corridor, of which 52 acres are underwater.
<br />Of the 1,480 acres of dry land, 377 acres (24 percent) have been surveyed for cultural resources (Table
<br />3.11-1).
<br />There are 17 cultural resources within the 150-foot wide corridor. Eight are prehistoric archaeological
<br />sites, one is a historic archaeological site, one is an archaeological site used both prehistorically and
<br />historically, three are prehistoric isolated finds, and three are historic isolated finds. Prehistoric sites
<br />consist of lithic scatters, cairns, and talus pits. The historic resource is a segment of the Hanford Grade of
<br />the C, M, SP, & P Railroad. One resource has been recommended eligible, three resources are not
<br />eligible, and 12 are unevaluated (Table 3.11-2).
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