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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />4.2.2 Cultural Resources ............................................................ ....4-62 <br />4.2.3 Paleontology ..................................................................... ....4-64 <br />4.2.4 Geology ............................................................................ ....4-65 <br />4.2.5 Soils .................................................................................. ....4-76 <br />4.2.6 Groundwater ..................................................................... ....4-82 <br />4.2.7 Surface Water ................................................................... ....4-84 <br />4.2.8 Floodplains ....................................................................... ....4-90 <br />4.2.9 Vegetation ......................................................................... ....4-92 <br />4.2.10 Wetlands and Riparian ...................................................... ....4-96 <br />4.2.11 Fish and Wildlife .............................................................. ....4-97 <br />4.2.12 Threatened and Endangered Species .................................. ..4-102 <br />4.3 Short-Term Vs. Long-Term Impacts ................................................ ..4-109 <br />4.4 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources ................. ..4-111 <br />4.4.1 Resources Not Requiring Irreversible and Irretrievable <br /> Commitment of Resources ................................................ ..4-111 <br />4.4.2 Construction and Operation-Related Resources ................. ..4-111 <br />4.4.3 Land Ownership and Use .................................................. ..4-111 <br />4.5 Cumulative Impacts ......................................................................... ..4-112 <br />4.5.1 Methodology ..................................................................... ..4-112 <br />4.5.2 Actions Considered for the Cumulative Impact Analyses .. ..4-113 <br />Chapter 5 Public Involvement Summary .................................................................................... ........5-1 <br />5.1 Consulta tion and Coordination ........................................................ ..... 5-1 <br />5.1.1 Cooperating Agencies ....................................................... ..... 5-1 <br />5.1.2 Agency Scoping Meeting .................................................. ..... 5-2 <br />5.1.3 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Consultation ...................... ..... 5-2 <br />5.1.4 Section 106 Consultation ................................................... ..... 5-2 <br />5.1.5 Section 404 Consultation ................................................... ..... 5-2 <br />5.1.6 Native American Interests ................................................. ..... 5-3 <br />5.2 Public In volvement .......................................................................... ..... 5-3 <br />5.2.1 Scoping Period .................................................................. ..... 5-4 <br />5.2.2 Scoping Notice .................................................................. ..... 5-4 <br />5.2.3 Scoping Meeting ............................................................... ..... 5-4 <br />5.2.4 Opportunities to Comment ................................................ ..... 5-5 <br />5.2.5 Future Public Involvement ................................................ ..... 5-5 <br />5.3 Distribut ion List .............................................................................. ..... 5-5 <br />Chapter 6 List of Preparers .......................................................................................................... ........6-1 <br />Chapter 7 References ......... ........................................................................................................... ........7-1 <br />iii <br />