Draft EIS

I-5 Corridor Reinforcement - Draft EIS

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Draft EIS

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1	Front and back cover pages
Volume 1	Inside cover page
Abstract
Notes To Reader
Perforated Icons
Table of Contents
Summary
Chapter 1	Purpose of and Need for Action
Chapter 2	Facility Siting, Route Segments, and Action Alternatives
Chapter 3	Project Components and Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Activities
Chapter 4	Proposed Action and Alternatives
Chapter 5	Land
Chapter 6	Recreation
Chapter 7	Visual Resources
Chapter 8	Electric and Magnetic Fields
Chapter 9	Noise
Chapter 10	Health and Safety
Chapter 11	Socioeconomics
Chapter 12	Transportation
Chapter 13	Cultural Resources

Volume 2	Front and back cover pages
Volume 2	Inside cover page
Table of Contents
Chapter 14	Geology and Soils
Chapter 15	Water
Chapter 16	Wetlands
Chapter 17	Vegetation
Chapter 18	Wildlife
Chapter 19	Fish
Chapter 20	Climate
Chapter 21	Air Quality
Chapter 22	Greenhouse Gases
Chapter 23	Intentional Destructive Acts
Chapter 24	Short-Term Uses versus Long-Term Productivity
Chapter 25	Irreversible or Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
Chapter 26	Cumulative Impacts
Chapter 27	Consultation, Review, and Permit Requirements
Chapter 28	Consistency with State Substantive Standards
Chapter 29	References
Chapter 30	List of Preparers
Chapter 31	Agencies, Organizations, and Persons Receiving this EIS
Chapter 32	Glossary and Acronyms
Chapter 33	Index

Appendices

Appendix A, B, D-F	Front and back cover pages
Appendix A, B, D-F	Inside Cover page
Table of Contents
Appendix A	Washington Department of Natural Resources Lands Analysis
Appendix B	Right-of-Way Tower Configuration Tables and Figures
Appendix C	Front and back cover pages
Appendix C	Photomap Book pages 1-56
Appendix C	Photomap Book pages 57-113
Appendix C	Photomap Book pages 114-170
Appendix C	Photomap Book pages 171-227
Appendix C	Photomap Book pages 228-284
Appendix C	Photomap Book pages 285-340
Appendix D	I-5 Transmission Corridor Project Underground Route Study
Appendix E	Visual Resource Report in Support of the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project EIS

Appendix F	Electrical Effects for the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project
Appendix G-I, K-N	Front and back cover pages
Appendix G-I, K-N	Inside cover page
Appendix G	Research on Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields and Health
Appendix H	Environmental Justice Tables
Appendix I	Cultural Resource Sensitivity Scores
Appendix J	Front and back cover pages
Appendix J	Geologic Assessment – Geologic Hazards, Soil and Slope Gradient, Geology, Shallow Bedrock, Shallow Groundwater
Appendix K	Assessment of Relative Fish Habitat and Fish Population Impacts
Appendix L	GIS Wetland Modeling
Appendix M	Noxious Weed Species List
Appendix N	NEPA Disclosure Forms

Maps

Map S-1	Alternatives and Options
Map 1-1	Alternatives and Options
Map 1-2	Regional System Map
Map 2-1	Route Segment and Substation Site Development
Map 2-2	Project Map November 2010
Map 2-3	West Alternative and Options
Map 2-4	Central Alternative and Options
Map 2-5	East Alternative and Options
Map 2-6	Crossover Alternative and Options
Map 5-1A	Land Ownership
Map 5-1B	Land Ownership
Map 5-1C	Land Ownership
Map 5-1D	Land Ownership
Map 5-2A	Land Use
Map 5-2B	Land Use
Map 5-2C	Land Use
Map 5-2D	Land Use
Map 6-1A	Recreation
Map 6-1B	Recreation
Map 6-1C	Recreation
Map 6-1D	Recreation
Map 6-1E	Recreation Insert Maps for Maps 6-1C and 6-1D
Map 7-1	Viewpoints
Map 12-1A	Transportation Resources
Map 12-1B	Transportation Resources
Map 12-1C	Transportation Resources
Map 12-1D	Transportation Resources
Map 14-1A	Mapped Landslides and Landslide Potential
Map 14-1B	Mapped Landslides and Landslide Potential
Map 14-1C	Mapped Landslides and Landslide Potential

Map 14-1D	Mapped Landslides and Landslide Potential
Map 14-2A	Soil Erosion Hazard Potential
Map 14-2B	Soil Erosion Hazard Potential
Map 14-2C	Soil Erosion Hazard Potential
Map 14-2D	Soil Erosion Hazard Potential
Map 15-1	Watersheds
Map 15-2A	Surface Water Resources
Map 15-2B	Surface Water Resources
Map 15-2C	Surface Water Resources
Map 15-2D	Surface Water Resources
Map 15-3	Groundwater Resources
Map 15-4	Well and Wellhead Protection Areas
Map 16-1A	Wetlands
Map 16-1B	Wetlands
Map 16-1C	Wetlands
Map 16-1D	Wetlands
Map 16-2A	Wetland Quality
Map 16-2B	Wetland Quality
Map 16-2C	Wetland Quality
Map 16-2D	Wetland Quality
Map 17-1A	Vegetation
Map 17-1B	Vegetation
Map 17-1C	Vegetation
Map 17-1D	Vegetation
Map 18-1A	High Value Native Wildlife Habitats
Map 18-1B	High Value Native Wildlife Habitats
Map 18-1C	High Value Native Wildlife Habitats
Map 18-1D	High Value Native Wildlife Habitats
Map 19-1A	Fish
Map 19-1B	Fish
Map 19-1C	Fish
Map 19-1D	Fish
Map 26-1	Reasonably Foreseeable Future Projects

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