Środowisko i energia · 05/11/2004

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

EPA has no objection to the selection of the preferred alternative. ERP No. D-AFS-J65422-MT Rating EC2, West Side Reservoir Post-Fire Project, Proposed Implementation of Timber Salvage and Access Management Treatments, Flathead National Forest, Hungry Horse and Spotted Bear Ranger Districts, Flathead County, MT. Summary: EPA supports actions that promote watershed restoration. However, EPA expressed environmental concerns because all actions alternatives, including the preferred, have the potential to cause adverse impacts to riparian area, soils, water quality, and the threatened grizzly bear. The final EIS should maximize decommissioning of road, restrict ORV use from wetlands and other sensitive habitats, provide large snags and downed material to improve habitat quality and continue to minimize new road construction. ERP No. D-BLM-K65275-00 Rating LO, California Coastal National Monument Resource Management Plan, To Protect Important Biological and Geological Values: Islands, Rocks, Exposed Reefs, and Pinnacles above Mean High Tide, CA, OR and Mexico. Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed BalancedManagement Alternative. ERP No. DS-GSA-G80000-TX Rating LO, Del Rio Port o