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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4 <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences <br /> PAGE 4-197 <br />High – High visual impacts would result from strong, strong-moderate or moderate contrasts in Class A <br />scenic quality landscapes and strong contrasts in Class B landscapes (Table 4.8-5). High impacts would <br />also occur as a result of strong-moderate Project contrasts being seen in the immediate foreground or <br />foreground of high sensitivity viewers and in the immediate foreground of moderate sensitivity viewers. <br />High impacts would also result from moderate contrasts being seen in the middleground by high <br />sensitivity viewers (Tables 4.8-6 and 4.8-7). <br />Moderate – Moderate visual impacts would result from moderate-weak or weak contrasts in Class A <br />scenic quality landscapes, from strong-moderate or moderate contrasts in Class B landscapes, and from <br />strong or strong-moderate contrasts in Class C landscapes (Table 4.8-5). Moderate impacts would also <br />occur as a result of strong contrasts being seen in the background of high sensitivity viewers or in the <br />middleground or background of moderate sensitivity viewers (Tables 4.8-6 and 4.8-7). <br />Low – Low visual impacts would result from moderate weak or weak contrasts in Class B scenic quality <br />landscapes or moderate, moderate-weak, or weak contrasts in Class C landscapes (Table 4.8-5). Low <br />impacts would result from weak contrasts being viewed in the foreground of high sensitivity viewers or in <br />the immediate foreground of moderate sensitivity viewers (Tables 4.8-6 and 4.8-7). <br />Table 4.8-5 Scenic Quality Impacts <br />SCENIC QUALITY PROJECT CONTRAST <br />Strong Strong/Moderate Moderate Moderate/Weak Weak <br />A H H H M M <br />B H M M L L <br />C M M L L L <br />H = High Impacts; H/M = High/Moderate Impacts; M = Moderate Impacts; M/L = Moderate/Low Impacts; L = Low Impacts. <br /> <br />Table 4.8-6 Highly Sensitive View Impacts <br />DISTANCE ZONE <br />PROJECT CONTRAST <br />Strong Strong / Moderate Moderate Moderate / Weak Weak <br />Immediate Foreground <br />0 to 500 feet-Underground Design Option <br />0 to 1,000 feet- Pole/H-frame <br />0 to 0.75 mi-Crossing Lattice Steel Tower <br />H H H M M <br />Foreground <br />500 feet to 2,000 feet- Underground Design Option <br />1,000 feet to 0.33 mi- Pole/H-frame <br />0.75 mi to 1.5 mi-Crossing Lattice Steel Tower <br />H H M M L <br />Middleground <br />2,000 feet to 0.75 mi - Underground Design Option <br />0.33 mi to 1 mi- Pole/H-frame <br />1.5 mi to 3 mi -Crossing Lattice Steel Tower <br />H M M L L <br />Background <br />0.75 mi to 1.25 mi - Underground Design Option <br />1 to 2 mi- Pole/H-frame <br />3 mi to 4 mi-Crossing Lattice Steel Tower <br />M M L L L <br />Seldom Seen <br />Beyond 1.25 mi - Underground Design Option <br />Beyond 2 mi - Pole/H-frame <br />Beyond 4 mi -Crossing Lattice Steel Tower <br />L L L L L <br />H = High Impacts; H/M = High/Moderate Impacts; M = Moderate Impacts; M/L = Moderate/Low Impacts; L = Low Impacts; mi = miles.