2008-02-22_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2008086 ‎(39)‎

• Permit No: C2008086
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 2/22/2008
• Doc Name: PDEIS Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences and Mitigation
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences and Mitigation ................................................................4-1
4.1 Human Environment and Resource Use ......................................... ....... 4-2
4.1.1 Land Ownership and Use ................................................... ....... 4-2
4.1.2 Grazing .............................................................................. ....... 4-8
4.1.3 Wilderness and Special Designations ................................. ....... 4-9
4.1.4 Recreation .......................................................................... ......4-10
4.1.5 Socioeconomics ................................................................. ......4-12
4.1.6 Transportation .................................................................... ......4-23
4.1.7 Utilities .............................................................................. ......4-26
4.1.8 Visual ................................................................................ ......4-27
4.1.9 Noise ................................................................................. ......4-39
4.1.10 Hazardous Materials .......................................................... ......4-48
4.1.11 Health and Safety ............................................................... ......4-54
4.2 Physic al Resources ........................................................................ ......4-58
4.2.1 Air Quality ......................................................................... ......4-58
4.2.2 Cultural Resources ............................................................. ......4-62
4.2.3 Paleontology ...................................................................... ......4-64
4.2.4 Geology ............................................................................. ......4-65
4.2.5 Soils ................................................................................... ......4-76
4.2.6 Groundwater ...................................................................... ......4-82
4.2.7 Surface Water .................................................................... ......4-84
4.2.8 Floodplains ........................................................................ ......4-90
4.2.9 Vegetation ......................................................................... ......4-92
4.2.10 Wetlands and Riparian ....................................................... ......4-96
4.2.11 Fish and Wildlife ............................................................... ......4-97
4.2.12 Threatened and Endangered Species .................................. ....4-102
4.3 Short-Term Vs. Long-Term Impacts .............................................. ....4-109
4.4 Irrever sible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources ............... ....4-111
4.4.1 Resources Not Requiring Irreversible and Irretrievable
Commitment of Resources ................................................. ....4-111
4.4.2 Construction and Operation-Related Resources .................. ....4-111
4.4.3 Land Ownership and Use ................................................... ....4-111
4.5 Cumul ative Impacts ....................................................................... ....4-112
4.5.1 Methodology ...................................................................... ....4-112
4.5.2 Actions Considered for the Cumulative Impact Analyses ... ....4-113
List of Tables
Table 4-1: Transmission Line Impacts To Private Land Parcels ............................................... 4-4
Table 4-2: Red Cliff Mine, Estimated Construction Employment .......................................... 4-16
Table 4-3: Red Cliff Mine, Employment and Income Impacts ............................................... 4-17
Table 4-4: Projected Emission Increases for the Proposed Red Cliff Mine, (tpy)i .................. 4-59
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