c) Noise

Long-term noise effects associated with the proposed transmission line are limited to corona noise and periodic noise that would be generated by maintenance activities. Noise associated with maintenance activities is generally minor and only occurs for a short time between long intervals and, therefore, is not significant. Corona noise is localized and only affects receptors in close proximity to the transmission line. Therefore, only adjacent noise-sensitive land uses have the potential to be adversely affected by corona noise. Alternative 5 has more adjacent land uses that would be exposed to corona noise for the first time, but Alternative 2 has one particularly sensitive adjacent land use - the Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch. If Alternative 2 is combined with Alternative 4, then the combination of these alternatives would result in the least overall noise impacts because it also minimizes impacts to the Motion Picture Ranch.