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Environmental Resources
Why an EIS?
NEPA requires that an EIS must be developed when a proposed action by a federal agency (such as FHWA) will have a significant impact on the environment.
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Read more about the EIS Process and see how it fits into the overall project process: EIS Process
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In addition to traffic and engineering design, the I-25 Valley Highway Project EIS describes the environmental consequences for:
- Socio-economics and community
- Right-of-way and displacements
- Parks and recreation
- Aesthetics and urban design
- Air quality
- Noise and vibration
- Historic preservation
- Paleontology
- Water resources
- Floodplains
- Wetlands, waters of the US, and open water
- Vegetation and wildlife
- Hazardous waste
- Soils and geology
- Energy
- Short-term uses and long-term productivity
- Irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources
- Construction impacts
- Permits required
- Cumulative impacts
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