DOE/EIS-0332; McNary-John Day Transmission Line Project Draft ...

BPA McNary-John Day Transmission Project
Draft EIS
February 2002
Socioeconomics
transport emergency cases to Mid Columbia Hospital (49 beds) in The Dalles. They
responded to approximately 118 emergency calls last year. (Southerland pers. comm.)
Police Services
The Umatilla County sheriff’s office and the Oregon State Police patrol unincorporated
Umatilla County, including the McNary Substation. The Corps provides security at the
dam. The main sheriff’s office is in Pendleton. On an average day they have four to five
deputies working in the field. Other duty officers include the sheriff, undersheriff, two
detectives, and a sergeant. There are also two officers who work strictly on domestic
violence cases. The sheriff’s office has 34 vehicles which include search and rescue
vehicles, ambulances, patrol vehicles, a transport vehicle, and two boats. Four
snowmobiles are also used for winter snow trail patrols. Last year they responded to
9,556 emergency calls. (Leblanc and Lieuallen pers. comms.)
Police service for the project corridor in Benton County would be provided by the Benton
County sheriff’s office located in Kennewick. The sheriff’s office has four detectives,
two traffic officers, two civil officers, and eight patrol officers. The sheriff’s office has
approximately 44 patrol cars, two boats for its marine patrol along the Columbia River,
and an airplane (P. and M. Hart pers. comm.). The sheriff’s office responded to between
17,000 and 18,000 calls last year.
The Klickitat County sheriff’s office patrols all of Klickitat County, except the cities of
Goldendale, White Salmon, and Bingen. They generally have three to six people on duty
during the day and two to three deputies on duty at night. Their staff includes two
detectives, the sheriff, the undersheriff, and the deputies. They have 29 vehicles, two
boats (not currently in service), and two jet skis. They also have a marine patrol staffed
by three deputies (Paisley pers. comm.).
The Sherman County sheriff’s office is located in the city of Moro. A sheriff and three
deputies patrol all of Sherman County in conjunction with the Oregon State Police. They
have six vehicles and one boat that is used in the summer for marine patrols. Last year
they responded to approximately 400 calls of which 200 received actual case numbers.
There are no city police in Sherman County (McAllister pers. comm.).
Environmental Consequences—Proposed Action
Potential socioeconomic impacts of the proposed transmission line are addressed in the
following sections.
Impacts During Construction
The proposed timeframe for construction would be a 1-year period from January to
December.
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