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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment <br /> PAGE 3-288 <br />Permitting Process <br />To streamline the environmental permitting process, multiple regulatory agencies (i.e., local governments, <br />USACE, WDOE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and DNR) joined forces to create one <br />application that can be used to apply for more than one permit at a time. The process is known as the Joint <br />Aquatic Resources Permit Application. The Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application can be used for <br />the permits and approvals listed above. <br />3.14.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations <br />3.14.4.1 Route Segment 1a/NNR-1 <br />Route Segment 1a/NNR-1 is a relatively short route segment that crosses the Selah-Moxee Irrigation <br />canal, an unnamed irrigation canal, and several intermittent or ephemeral drainages. <br />3.14.4.2 Route Segment 1b <br />Route Segment 1b crosses Kittitas Canyon Creek, which has an aspen grove and some riparian vegetation <br />associated with it. Route Segment 1b also crosses several un-named intermittent or ephemeral drainages. <br />3.14.4.3 Route Segment 1c <br />Route Segment 1c parallels Route Segment 1b and crosses similar un-named intermittent or ephemeral <br />drainages. Some riparian vegetation is present along the margins of Kittitas Canyon Creek that is crossed <br />by Route Segment 1c. <br />3.14.4.4 Route Segment 2a <br />Route Segment 2a is a short route segment that crosses Coyote Springs Creek, which has some riparian <br />vegetation present. <br />3.14.4.5 Route Segment 2b <br />Route Segment 2b crosses several ephemeral drainages with some riparian vegetation present. <br />3.14.4.6 Route Segment 2c <br />Route Segment 2c crosses several un-named ephemeral drainages. A portion of this route parallels but <br />does not cross Dry Creek and its associated 100 year floodplain. At its nearest point, Dry Creek lies <br />approximately one half mile south of Route Segment 2c. <br />3.14.4.7 Route Segment 2d <br />Some riparian vegetation is present along Cold Creek and un-named ephemeral drainages that are <br />crossed. <br />3.14.4.8 Route Segment 3a <br />No water resources were identified along Route Segment 3a. <br />3.14.4.9 Route Segment 3b <br />Route Segment 3b parallels the Columbia River and Priest Rapids Reservoir for approximately 12 miles. <br />This route segment roughly coincides with the designated shoreline and 100 year floodplain. Near its <br />northern end, Route Segment 3b crosses the Columbia River below Wanapum Dam. This route would <br />cross Hansen, Alkali Canyon, Corral Canyon, Cow Canyon, and Sourdough Canyon Creeks as well as <br />several un-named ephemeral drainages that are seasonally moist with little or no riparian vegetation <br />present. Both the Columbia River and Priest Rapids Reservoir are lacustrine wetland types. Some riparian <br />vegetation is present along the portions of the Columbia River that occur within the Project study area.