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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4 <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences <br /> PAGE 4-142 <br />I-82 (the route segment crosses under I-82). Refer to Section 4-7 for impacts and necessary WSDOT <br />approvals to cross I-82. <br />This route segment also crosses land classified as Farmland of Statewide Importance (0.2 mile) and Prime <br />Farmland (0.9 mile) causing 1.1 miles of long-term disturbance. However, this is non-agricultural land, so <br />impacts would be moderate. <br />The Project would be in compliance with the Final Cultural and Natural Resources Management Plan for <br />the JBLM YTC. <br />Livestock grazing impacts would be low and areas disturbed by construction would be minimal. <br />Following construction the underground ROW corridor would be kept clear of any structures and the only <br />compatible use would consist of grazing activities. The cleared ROW corridor is to ensure that the <br />underground duct bank and splice vaults are accessible for maintenance and transmission cable repairs for <br />the life of the proposed Project. The route segment is located entirely in Kittitas County. Private land is <br />crossed between MP 0.0-1.2. The Project would be in compliance with the Kittitas County <br />Comprehensive Plan (2014). In Kittitas County, a Conditional Use Permit would be necessary. <br />This route segment would also cross private lands targeted for acquisition or conservation easement as <br />part of the Integrated Plan. These potential acquisition/conservation easement lands are located between <br />MP 0.0-1.2. Overall, moderate impacts would occur for 4.5 miles and low impacts would occur for 0 <br />miles of this route segment. A total of 8.7 acres of short-term impacts and 6.3 acres of long-term impacts <br />on acquisition/conservation easement lands would occur. <br />4.4.4.14 Route Segment NNR-5 <br />Route Segment NNR-5 would cross approximately 1.8 miles of the JBLM YTC resulting in long-term <br />impacts. This route segment would be located within Training Area 16 and Training Area 1. Training <br />Area 16 is crossed between MP 0.0 and 1.4 and Training Area 1 is crossed between MP 1.4 and 1.8. <br />Military operations in this area would be minimally affected because the route segment would be on the <br />perimeter of training activity areas and new transmission line structures would be located adjacent to an <br />existing fire break road. Impacts would be moderate because the area available for training activities <br />would be reduced; although, activities could continue to occur. <br />This route segment also crosses land classified as Farmland of Statewide Importance (0.6 mile) and Prime <br />Farmland (0.1 mile) causing 0.7 mile of long-term disturbance. However, this is non-agricultural land, so <br />impacts would be moderate. <br />The route segment would be in compliance with the Final Cultural and Natural Resources Management <br />Plan for the JBLM YTC. <br />Overall, moderate impacts would occur for 1.8 miles of this route segment. <br />4.4.4.15 Route Segment NNR-6o/6u <br />Overhead Design Option <br />Route Segment NNR-6o would cross approximately 6.4 miles of the JBLM YTC resulting in long-term <br />impacts. Training Area 1 would be crossed between MP 0.0-2.2. Training Area 3 would also be crossed <br />between MP 2.2-6.4. Military operations in this area would be minimally affected because the route <br />segment would be on the perimeter of training activity areas. Impacts would be moderate because the area <br />available for training activities would be reduced, although activities could continue to occur.