Figure 1

Study area in Yakima Valley, Washington. This figure geographically presents cities, dairies and study homes. The background color illustrates the elevation of the Central Yakima Valley. The lowest elevation of the valley follows Interstate 82 and is represented in blue-green. The valley is bounded to the north and south by ridges which run east-west and are shown by the color dark-yellow which represents the highest elevation. Elevations range from ~680-1580 ft above sea level.