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CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations San Luis Rio Colorado Project Draft EIS CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ xi S Summary.................................................................................................................................I S.1 Purpose and Need for Agency Action ............................................................................II S.2 Applicants’ Purpose and Goals..................................................................................... III S.3 Public Participation....................................................................................................... IV S.4 Alternatives................................................................................................................ XVI S.5 Impacts.........................................................................................................................XX 1 Purpose and Need ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Description.......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose and Need ........................................................................................................... 3 1.2.1 Western Interconnection Project............................................................................. 3 1.2.2 OE Presidential Permit............................................................................................ 4 1.2.3 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ................................................................................... 5 1.2.4 U.S. Bureau of Land Management ......................................................................... 6 1.2.5 Department of the Navy.......................................................................................... 6 1.2.6 Applicants’ Project Objectives............................................................................... 6 1.3 Public Involvement ......................................................................................................... 8 1.3.1 Stakeholder Meetings..............................................................................................8 1.3.2 Notice of Intent ....................................................................................................... 8 1.3.3 Public Scoping Meetings ........................................................................................ 9 1.3.4 Scoping Comments............................................................................................... 10 2 Alternatives........................................................................................................................... 17 2.1 Applicants’ Proposed Action........................................................................................ 17 2.1.1 Proposed Transmission System Additions............................................................ 19 2.1.1.1 Proposed Transmission Line............................................................................. 25 2.1.1.2 Design Characteristics...................................................................................... 28 2.1.1.3 Right-of-Way Needs......................................................................................... 29 2.1.1.4 Construction...................................................................................................... 30 2.1.1.5 Operation and Maintenance.............................................................................. 34 2.1.1.6 Communication Facilities................................................................................. 34 2.1.1.7 Substation Modifications.................................................................................. 34 2.1.1.8 Western’s Standard Mitigation Measures......................................................... 36 2.1.1.9 Additional Mitigation Measures ....................................................................... 38 2.1.1.10 Final Disposition of the Proposed Project within the United States............. 39 2.1.2 Activities Outside the United States ..................................................................... 39 2.2 Identification of Alternatives ........................................................................................ 42 2.2.1 Feasibility Screening Criteria ............................................................................... 44 2.3 Reasonable Alternatives, Including No Action ............................................................ 44 2.3.1 Route Alternative.................................................................................................. 44 2.3.1.1 Proposed Transmission Line............................................................................. 51 i San Luis Rio Colorado Project Draft EIS 2.3.2 230-kV Alternative............................................................................................... 53 2.3.2.1 Proposed Transmission Line............................................................................. 53 2.3.2.2 Design Characteristics...................................................................................... 54 2.3.2.3 Right-of-Way Needs......................................................................................... 55 2.3.2.4 Construction...................................................................................................... 55 2.3.2.5 Operation and Maintenance.............................................................................. 57 2.3.2.6 Communication Facilities................................................................................. 57 2.3.2.7 Substation Modifications.................................................................................. 57 2.3.4 No Action Alternative........................................................................................... 58 2.3.5 Agency Preferred Alternative ............................................................................... 58 2.4 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study............................................................... 67 3 Affected Environment.......................................................................................................... 77 3.1 Geology, Soils, Paleontology, and Seismicity.............................................................. 77 3.1.1 Geology................................................................................................................. 77 3.1.2 Soils....................................................................................................................... 78 3.1.3 Paleontology ......................................................................................................... 80 3.1.4 Seismicity.............................................................................................................. 81 3.2 Water Resources........................................................................................................... 81 3.2.1 Surface Water........................................................................................................ 82 3.2.2 Groundwater ......................................................................................................... 83 3.2.3 Water Quality........................................................................................................ 84 3.3 Climate and Air Quality................................................................................................ 85 3.3.1 Regional Climate and Meteorology...................................................................... 85 3.3.2 Air Pollutants........................................................................................................ 85 3.3.3 Region of Influence............................................................................................... 89 3.3.3.1 Near-Field ......................................................................................................... 89 3.3.3.2 Far-field............................................................................................................. 90 3.3.4 Ambient Air Quality ............................................................................................. 90 3.3.5 Air Quality Regulations........................................................................................ 93 3.3.5.1 Federal Regulations.......................................................................................... 93 3.3.5.2 State Regulations.............................................................................................. 93 3.4 Biological Resources.................................................................................................... 94 3.4.1 Vegetation Communities...................................................................................... 94 3.4.2 Wildlife ............................................................................................................... 101 3.4.3 Special Status Species......................................................................................... 101 3.4.3.1 Federally Listed Species ................................................................................. 102 3.4.3.2 BLM Sensitive Species, USFWS Species of Concern, and AGFD Wildlife of Special Concern 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