Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management

PROCEEDINGS of the Fourth Symposium
on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management

October 25-28, 1987
Holiday Inn - Union Station
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Edited by W. Richard Byrnes and Harvey A. Holt

Published by Purdue University
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Foreword
Contents

	FOREWORD W.R. Byrnes and Harvey A. Holt Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Rights-of-way in the United States and Canada encompass literally millions of acres; acres absolutely essential to the national prosperity of these countries. They are unique in that their value lies in the services they provide; movement of energy, goods and people, rather than any measure of productive capacity of the land itself. Proper management of this land resource and its environmental amenities is of critical importance. Consequently, the Fourth Symposium on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management was held October 25-28, 1987 at Indianapolis, Indiana to provide an open forum of information exchange. This Symposium was organized by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, in association with a Steering Committee representing the industries and agencies concerned with electric, railroad, highway and pipeline right-of-way planning and management. This Symposium is a continuation of the program series begun in 1976 by Dr. Dale Arner at Mississippi State University and subsequently held in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1979, and San Diego, California in 1982. The objective of this Symposium series has always been to address environmental issues which impact rights-of-way. These conferences have combined the experience of agencies, industries and academics. While environmental issues have changed over the years, their importance has not diminished. The variety of topics in these proceedings illustrate the spectrum of environmental issues confronting right-of-way managers today.



	CONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgement *Wildlife Concerns* Browse Production and Utilization on a Pipeline Right-of-Way Barry G. Lunseth Deer Behaviour in a Powerline Right-of-Way Located in a Northern Wintering Yard G. Jean Doucet, David T. Brown and Pierre Lamothe Potential Impacts of a Proposed Pipeline on Movement Patterns of Large Mammals in the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California Michael E. Fry Use of a Computerized Fish and Wildlife Information System to Assess the Impacts of Right-of-Way Location Jefferson L. Waldon, Charles T. Cushwa and Virgil E. Kopf Effects of Herbicide Spraying on Breeding Songbird Habitat Along Electric Transmission Rights-of-Way James De Waal Malefyt Investigation of Bird-Caused Outages in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Service Area Mark F. Dedon and Edward W. Colson Use of Raptor Nesting Platforms in a Central North Dakota High Voltage Transmission Line John M. Bridges and Dan McConnon Creating Wetlands Along Highways Edwin D. Michael Winter Deer Browse Production and Use in a Powerline Right-of-Way Six Years After Initial Clearing Yves B. Garant, G. Jean Doucet and Gaetan Hayeur Electric Transmission Lines and Endangered Species at Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, California Sally de Becker and Jim McKinney *Vegetation Management* Comparative Aspects of Three Experimental Vegetation Management Programs Along Rights-of-Way in Western Washington Paul H. Whitney, Stephen D. West, Martin Vaughn, Fay Shon, Jerry Roppe, and Joan Hett The Predicted Effects of Transmission Line Induced-Ozone on Agricultural Crops in Southwestern Ontario Veryl D. Horsley Seedbed Contents on an Electric Transmission Right-of-Way R. J. Hutnik, W. C. Bramble and W. R. Byrnes Development of Plant Cover Diversity on an Electric Transmission Right-of-Way William C. Bramble, William R. Byrnes and Russell J. Hutnik Indiana Department of Highways Weed Control Program Clyde L. Mason Emerging Techniques in Right-of-Way Management Fay L. Shon The Establishment and Maintenance of Wildflowers and Native Woody Plants in Highway Landscape John F. Ahern Benefits of Year Round Right-of-Way Vegetation Management J. W. Orr, S. L. Leonard and J. M. Lentz Alternative Rights-of-Way Vegetation Management Comparisons in Western Washington, USA Joan Hett and Judith Baumert Native Plants: Cornerstone of Low Maintenance Right-of-Way Management Charles H. Gouveia Right-of-Way Treatment Cycles Kevin McLoughlin and Paul A. Johnston New England Electric System Companies' Selective Right-of-Way Vegetation Management Program Rufin Van Bossuyt Nitrogen Fertilization and the Suppression of Tree Establishment on Western Washington Rights-of-Way Stephen D. West Vegetational Changes on a Right-of-Way After Repetitions of Different Maintenance Treatments Dale H. Arner, Joel D. Glover, Danny R. Hartley and Jimmy C. Huntley Biomass Recovery From Rights-of-Way Paul E. Barnett Low Maintenance Vegetation Potential for Right-of-Way Management Allan M. Hale Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm Disease Related to Line Clearing David W. French and Mark Ascerno Growth of Stump Sprouts on a Simulated Right-of-Way D. Brown *Routing and Construction* Wildlife Mitigation for Powerline Construction in Montana Scott A. McCollough, Michael J. Thompson, Robert R. Martinka and Phillip D. Havens Project Elf: A Case Study in the Resolution of Environmental Conflict William W. Schivley and G. Thomas St. Clair Streetscape Protection and Maintenance Richard H. Powell Right-of-Way Selection Using Link-Node Methodology and Some Recent Experience in Its Use John H. Guidinger Paralleling Existing Rights-of-Way Considerations Frequently Unconsidered David F. Jenkins Transmission Line Siting and the Environment W. A. Jordan Defending Your Routing Study: The Expert Witness Thomas A. Varhol A Comprehensive, Computer Assisted Right-of-Way Management System William V. Slade and Susan White Southwestern Ontario Transmission: Designing a Route Selection Planning Program C. A. Bancroft-Wilson and W. S. Scott Southwestern Ontario Transmission II: Integration of Unique Study Areas Within a Planning Process W. S. Scott and C. A. Bancroft-Wilson Southwestern Ontario Transmission III: Decision Making Techniques in Complex Route and System Selection Studies G. M. Hoglund and A. Buck Intertie Corridor Evaluation: A Critique of an Innovative Environmental Review Process Timothy J. Murray Socioeconomic Effects of Transmission Line Construction on the Rural Community James K. Nickerson, Walter M. Bakowski and Patricia Patterson Electric Transmission Cable Route Selection in Urban Areas (A Case Study) Wayne M. Dyok, Martha M. McCullough and Kevin P. Twine Klein Independent School District: Routing High Voltage Transmission Lines in Texas Steven A. Ott A New Technology for Pipeline Installation in Wetlands Donald O. Johnson, Ralph P. Carter and Allan J. Gaynor Application of Airborne Video Imagery to the Transmission Line Route Selection and Approval Process: The Ontario Hydro and Alberta Power Experience R. N. Pierce and D. G. Smith Evaluation of Alternative Procedures and Equipment for Conserving Topsoil During Pipeline Construction in Western Canada Dean F. Mutrie and Donald M. Wishart The Effective Use of Computerized Mapping in Transmission Line Right-of-Way Planning G. A. Neill Radisson - Nicolet - Des Cantons + 450 kV DC Line Gaetan Guertin and Sylvie Tremblay *Archaeological and Cultural Resources* Cultural Source Management in Development of Electric Transmission Lines: A Case Study From Georgia James J. Shive Transmission Line Planning and Construction and Archaeological Resources D. R. Fraser and J. H. Peters Cultural Resources Inventory of the Marcy South Project William Slade and Mary Corrigan Planning Transmission Rights-of-Way Through Developing Areas Mario E. Buszynski and Eric J. Chandler Visual Intrusion Upon Properties Eligible for the National Register Gordon E. Marquis Achieving Cultural Resource Compliance Along Multistate Rights-of-Way in the West A. E. Rogge, Clyde M. Woods and James H. Cleland Determining the Effect of High-Voltage Transmission Facilities on Properties Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places - What Compliance With Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act Can Mean Walter M. Bakowski and Dennis McFadden *Construction and Restoration* Erosion Control on Steep Slopes Following Pipeline Construction Stanley D. Zellmer, John D. Taylor, Donald J. Conte and Allan J. Gaynor The Superconducting Super Collider: A New Dimension in Right-of-Way Evaluation William W. Schivley Effects of Pipeline Installation on Soil Properties and Crop Production in the Oklahoma Panhandle John D. Taylor, Stanley D. Zellmer and Ralph P. Carter Aerial Monitoring of Marsh Regeneration Along a Single- and Double-Ditched Pipeline Michael Krone, Wayne Grip, Irv Mendelssohn, Jack Hill and Frank Monteferrante Pattern and Quantity of Seed Dispersal By Helicopter Barry G. Lunseth Environmental Review of Right-of-Way Clearing: A Discussion of Practices and Suggested Improvements Judith H. Montgomery and Timothy J. Murray Soil Compaction Considerations for Right-of-Way Management G. C. Steinhardt, W. R. Byrnes and W. W. McFee Measurement of Erosion on Highway Slopes Jen-Chen Fan and C. W. Lovell *Public and Government Involvement, Legislation, Liability* Developing a Research Agenda on Public Perception of Transmission Lines J. Sherman Feher Innovative Employee - Public Participation Creates Missouri's New Roadside Management Program Clifton R. Jett and J. Roy Sone Public Involvement in Route and Site Selection for 69 kV Substations and Transmission Lines Garlyn Bergdale and Judith Imhoff Environmental Protection: Cooperation Between Hydro-Québec and the Union Des Producteurs Agricoles (UPA) Yves Frechette and Andre Girard Public Involvement in Right-of-Way Design: A Case Study Craig H. Wolfgang and David F. Jenkins One-Stop Shopping - An Evaluation of the Ontario Legislation Regarding the Acquisition of Rights-of-Way for Transmission Line Facilities Bruce B. Campbell and Laura I. Formusa Liability Issues and Right-of-Way Management Richard H. Powell Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Forestry and Tenneco Inc. Making Right the Right-of-Way Daniel A. Devlin, Michael Palko and Howard E. Kelly Right-of-Way Management, Bureau of Land Management Theodore G. Bingham Environmental Concerns With Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way Charles A. Sargent *Aquatic Impacts and Environmental Assessment* Comparison of Impacts on Macroinvertebrates and Fish From Gas Pipeline Installation By Wet-Ditching and Plowing William S. Vinikour, Jeffrey P. Schubert and Donald K. Gartman Effects on Suspended and Substrate Sediments in Two Streams Resulting From Different Gas-Pipeline Installation Techniques Jeffrey P. Schubert and William S. Vinikour Effects of Power Line Construction on Eastern Massachusetts Wetlands - A 10-Year Study With Positive Results Norton H. Nickerson and Ross Dobberteen Wetland Impact Assessment: A Case Study of a Successful Approach to Federal Licensing David F. Jenkins and Leo P. Sicuranza Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Stream Crossings on a 345 kV Transmission Line Project in New York John Hecklau, Christina Palmero, Earl Liverman and James De Waal Malefyt Important Habitats and Quantitative Environmental Assessment Hal D. Bryan Vegetation Management Environmental Impact Statements: An Update of Federal and State Activities Thomas J. Hoogheem *Herbicide and Growth Regulator Effects* Selective Basal Herbicide Applications for Rights-of-Way Management Michael W. Melichar and Brian K. Waggoner Bioecological Responses of Grasses to Growth Regulators John E. Kaufmann Adverse Effects of Atrinal (Dikegulac) on Sycamore, Red Maple and Norway Maple Daniel C. Wright Tree Growth Regulators - One Company's Experience Michael R. Watson and Paul A. Johnston Some Comments on the Kansas Farm Worker Epidemiological Study Wendell R. Mullison Persistence, Movement and Dissipation of Herbicides in Electrical Rights-of-Way of Hydro-Québec Louis Varfalvy and Colette Seguin Herbicides and Threatened and Endangered Species Robert A. Nosse Post-Application Movement of Sulfometuron Methyl From Treated Rights-of-Way Areas Via Wind (Soil) Erosion Stuart A. Turner Estimation of Initial Soil Residues After Selective Foliar Application of Tordon 101 and Garlon 3A Karl H. Deubert and I. Corte-Real *Environmental Concerns in Europe* Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management in Europe Nancy M. Darrall AUTHOR INDEX