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Environmental Mitigation <br />Mitigation of <br />environmental impacts <br />is required by law <br />Avoidance and <br />minimization of <br />impacts required, prior <br />to considering <br />mitigation alternatives <br />No significant <br />degradation, even <br />with mitigation <br />Environmental Mitigation <br />Required mitigation <br />commensurate with <br />anticipated impacts of <br />project <br />Variety of mitigation <br />alternatives are <br />available <br />Quantification of <br />impacts is an integral <br />part of defining <br />impacts of projects <br />Characteristics of Environmental Alternatives <br />• Are not mitigation for impacts of water projects <br />• May be stand alone projects or activities <br />• May be integrated into water projects that meet <br />other needs (municipal, industrial, agricultural) <br />• Are subject to NEPA, CWA, ESA and other <br />applicable laws with respect to mitigating any <br />adverse impacts <br />26 <br />