WSP06512

• File Number: 8220.200.02.I
• Description: Southern Nevada Water Project
• State: NV
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/1/1995
• Author: Dames & Moore
• Title: Environmental Assessment of the Colorado River Commission's Proposed Southern Nevada Water System Facilities Improvement Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: EIS

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9.1.3.1 Tertiary Paleolltologic Resources ................... 9
9.1.3.2 Quaternary Paleolltologic Resources ................. 9
9.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ........................ 9
9.3 MITIGATION MEASURES ................................ 9
9.3.1 Preconstruction Monitoring And Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 9

9.3.2 Protection....................................... 9
9.3.2.1 Worker Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 9.
9.3.2.2 Concurrellt Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 9-

9.3.3 Data Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 9.
9.3.3.1 lAte Tertiary FossU Resources ..................... 9-
9.3.3.2 Late QuateT7lilTY FossU Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' 9.
9.3.3.3 Monitoring And Dola Recovery Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., 9.
9.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE NO ACTION

ALTERNATIVE ....................................... 9.

10.0 VISUAL RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-
10.1 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ............................. Io.
10.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ....................... 10-
10.3 MITIGATION MEASURES ............................... lo.
10.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE NO ACTION

ALTERNATIVE ...................................... 10-

11.0 NOISE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-
11.1 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .............................. 11-

11.1.1 Rural Area ..................................... 11-

11.1.2 Urban Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-
11.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ........................ 11-

11.2.1 Rural Area ...................................... 11-

11.2.2 Urban Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-;
11.3 MITIGATION MEASURES ................................ 11-:
11.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF TIlE NO ACTION

ALTERNATIVE ...................................... 11--

12.0 TRANSPORTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
12.1 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT ............................. 12-1
12.1.1 Rural Site Transportation Corridors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-]
12.1.2 Urban Site Transportation Corridors ..................... 12-1
12.1.3 Existing Traffic Volumes and Levels of Service .............. 12~
12.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-~
12.2.1 Traffic Delays and Parking Restrictions Duriog Pipeline

Construction .................................... 12-~
12.2.2 Traffic Delay Due to Construction Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-9

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