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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />VOLUME I: DEFINITE PROJECT REPORT
<br />AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
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<br />1.
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<br />~ODUCTION ..........,.............................. 1
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<br />a. Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 1
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<br />b. Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 1
<br />c. Previous Repons ....................................., 1
<br />d. Coordination Team . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
<br />e. Resource Problems and Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
<br />f. Project Goals and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . .. 3
<br />g. Scope of Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . , . , . . . . . . . . .. 4
<br />h. Report Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4
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<br />SITE SELECTION PROCESS ......................,.......... 7
<br />a. General Eligibility Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7
<br />b, Selection Process ...............,..............,....... 8
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<br />AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ....,.......,..,............ . . . " 8
<br />a. Physiography and Topography . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. 8
<br />b. Water Quality .........,............,.............,.., 9
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<br />c. Air Quality . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . , . . . . , . . . .. 9
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<br />d, Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
<br />e. Prime Farmland . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11
<br />f. Aquatic Resources ..,............................,.... 11
<br />g. Terrestrial/Wetland Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12
<br />h. Threatened and Endangered Species ....,..............,.,... 15
<br />i. Cultural Resources ......,..,.........,.............,.. 18
<br />J. Socioeconomic Resources . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . " 20
<br />k. Recreation. . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21
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<br />I. Aesthetics , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . " 21
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<br />m. Land Use ...........,.............................. 21
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<br />SITE OBJECTIVES ...........,.........,....,............ 22
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<br />DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS .......,....... 23
<br />a. Engineering Analyses ........,........,.,.,.......,.... 23
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<br />b. Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . " 23
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<br />c. Permits . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24
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