Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 07/09/2001

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

EPA recommends including a higher level of road decommissioning in the preferred alternative, since reductions in road density are critical to aquatic health and wildlife security, including the threatened grizzly bear. Additional information should be presented regarding erosive soils, fisheries impacts and aquatic monitoring. ERP No. D-BLM-K65233-NV Rating EC2, Falcon to Gonder 345kV Transmission Project, Construction, Resource Management Plan Amendments, Right-of-Way Grant, Lander, Elko, Eureka and White Pine Counties, NV. Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding the measures that would be used to minimize and mitigate project impacts to water quality. EPA recommended additional information regarding Clean Water Act Section 404 compliance, water quality mitigation measures, and polychlorinated biphenyls. ERP No. D-COE-K39067-CA Rating EC2, Salinas Valley Water Project, Construction, Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA), Issuing of Permits or Approval of Action, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, CA. Summary: EPA expressed concern relating to impacts associated with basin hydrology, recreation, energy, potential growth inducement, riparian habitat, endangered Steel