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FINAL IMPACT TOPICS
Analysis of the human/environmental consequences in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will include such topics as:
| Geology and Soils |
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• Geology
• Soils
• Slope |
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| Water Resources |
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• Surface Water
• Groundwater |
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• Water Quality
• Floodplains |
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| Natural Resources |
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• Vegetation
• Wildlife Resources
• Aquatic Ecology
• Invasive Exotics |
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• Migratory Birds
• Wetlands & Special Habitats
• Protected Species
• Habitat Fragmentation |
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| Climate and Air Quality |
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• Climate
• Air Quality & Visibility |
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| Socioeconomic Conditions |
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• Population
• Housing
• Public Services
• Land Use
• Taxes |
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• Economic Structure
• Quality of Life
• Environmental Justice
• Resource Protection |
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| Visitor Use and Experience |
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• Recreation
• Tourism
• Resource Education |
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| Traffic Conditions |
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• Traffic Patterns & Movements
• Current Trends and Projections
• Ambient Noise Levels |
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| Aesthetic Resources |
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• Visual Quality
• Viewers of Aesthetic Resources |
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| Cultural Resources |
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• Archeological Sites
• Cemeteries
• Cultural Landscapes |
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• Historic Structures
• Traditional Cultural Properties |
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| Indirect Impacts |
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Unintended and forseeable actions that occur as a result of the project |
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| Cumulative Impacts |
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Actions other than North Shore Road that affect the same resources
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