Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 06/12/1996

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

EPA expressed environmental objections due to potential impacts to water quality and fish habitat. EPA requested that more information and mitigation be provided in the final EIS. ERP No. D-BLM-K65188-CA Rating EC2, Eagle Mountain Landfill and Recycling Center Project, Land Exchange, Right-of-Way Grants and COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Riverside County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the need for more specific protection of resources on the offered lands as well as avoiding nighttime lighting, and a commitment to compensate for loss of bat habitat. EPA also requested additional information regarding management of the offered lands, the visibility analysis, and alternatives to reduce nighttime lighting impacts to the nearby Wilderness Area. ERP No. D-COE-E90015-00 Rating EC2, Pearl River in the Vicinity of Walkiah Bluff, Wetland Restoration, Implementation, Picayune, Pearl River County, MS and St. Tammany Parish, LA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about whether closure of the four distributaries will adversely affect wetlands in their present drainways and requested additional information regarding future hydrology. ERP No. D-COE-K01008