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Upper Great Plains Wind Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

U.S. Department of Energy
Western Area Power Administration
and
U.S. Department of Interior
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Main Contents of Wind Energy PDF Book

INTRODUCTION
  • Background
  • Purpose and Need for Agency Action
  • Scope of the Analysis
  • Public Participation and Consultation 
  • Organization of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING PROPOSED ACTION
  • Existing Requirements and Procedures for Wind Energy Development Decisions
  • Description of the Proposed Action
  • Description of Alternatives
  • Description of Potential Development Scenarios 
OVERVIEW OF A TYPICAL WIND FARM LIFE CYCLE
  • Site Monitoring and Testing Activities 
  • Site Construction Activities
  • Site Operation and Maintenance 
  • Site Decommissioning 
  • Transmission Lines and Grid Interconnections
  • Regulatory Requirements for Wind Energy Projects
  • Health and Safety Aspects of Wind Energy Projects
  • Hazardous Materials and Waste Management
  • Transportation Considerations
AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT
  • Land Cover and Land Use
  • Geologic Setting
  • Hydrologic Setting and Water Resources
  • Air Quality and Climate
  • Acoustic Environment
  • Ecological Resources
  • Visual Resources 
  • Paleontological Resources 
  • Cultural Resources
  • Socioeconomics
  • Environmental Justice
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
  • Land Cover and Land Use
  • Geologic Setting and Soil Resources
  • Water Resources
  • Air Quality and Climate
  • Noise Impacts
  • Ecological Resources
  • Visual Resources
  • Paleontological Resources
  • Cultural Resources
  • Socioeconomics
  • Environmental Justice
  • Hazardous Materials and Waste
  • Health and Safety
CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
  • Methodology 
  • Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions
  • Cumulative Impacts Analysis
ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION AND ITS ALTERNATIVES
  • Impacts of the No Action Alternative
  • Impacts of Alternative 1
  • Impacts of Alternative 2
  • Impacts of Alternative 3
  • Other NEPA Considerations

CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION UNDERTAKEN TO SUPPORT PREPARATION OF THE PEIS
  • Public Scoping 
  • Government-to-Government Consultation 
  • Agency Cooperation, Consultation, and Coordination

Book Details
Language English
Pages 938
Format PDF
File Size 22.4 MB

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