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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences PAGE 4-144 segment between MP 0.0-0.3. Please refer to Section 4.6 - Special Management Areas and Section 4.5 - Recreation. This route segment also crosses SR-243. Refer to Section 4-7 for impacts and necessary WSDOT approvals to cross SR-243. Potential impacts would also occur where the route segment parallels and crosses the John Wayne Pioneer Trail thereby presenting a potential conflict. The existing ROW corridor for the trail (railroad corridor) where the route segment would be located within this corridor is 200 feet. A high impact would occur as a result of potential conversion of recreational land to non-recreational uses (transmission line structures). Please refer to Section 4.5 - Recreation. Also, the proposed Wanapum NAP is crossed along this segment, causing moderate impacts. Short-term impacts would occur along segments of Huntzinger Road and SR-243 during construction involving structure erection adjacent to the roadways and conductor stringing over the roadways which could temporarily affect traffic flow and result in a minor traffic delay. A Traffic Management Plan would be prepared detailing measures to ensure safe traffic flow along the roadways during construction. Please refer to Section 4.7 - Transportation. The route segment would cause no land use impacts over the Columbia River. In addition, DNR’s aquatic use authorization for the crossing of state-owned aquatic land would be required. Livestock grazing occurs on both federal and private lands with the route segment causing low impacts in these areas. Overall, moderate impacts would occur for 1.9 miles, low impacts would occur for 0.4 miles, and no impacts would occur for 0.4 mile of this route segment. 4.4.4.18 Route Segment MR-1 Route Segment Manastash Ridge (MR) 1 would cross approximately 6.7 miles of military land within the JBLM YTC Training Area 16 and impacts would be long-term. Military operations in this area would be minimally affected because the route segment would not be in an area of active military training. Impacts would be moderate because military training activities could continue to occur in Training Area 16. Impacts would be moderate because the area available for training activities would be reduced, although activities could continue to occur. This route segment also crosses I-82. Refer to Section 4-7 for impacts and necessary WSDOT approvals to cross I-82. Non-agricultural Farmland of Statewide Importance would be affected by this route segment. Long-term, moderate impacts would occur to Farmland of Statewide Importance totaling 4.6 miles. The route segment would be in compliance with the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan (2014). The route segment would also be in compliance with the Final Cultural and Natural Resources Management Plan for the JBLM YTC. In Kittitas County, a Conditional Use Permit would be necessary. This route segment would also cross private lands targeted for acquisition or conservation easement as part of the Integrated Plan. These potential acquisition/conservation easement lands are located between MPs 0.0-0.4, and MPs 2.7-5.0. A total of 12.5 acres of short-term impacts and 9.3 acres of long-term impacts on acquisition/conservation easement lands would occur. Route Segment MR-1 also crosses DNR grazing leases between MPs 0.3-1.8 and 2.4-2.8 which would result in moderate impacts. Overall, moderate impacts would total 11.5 miles and low impacts would total 0.4 miles for this route segment.