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Tawa'ovi Community Development Projectprogrammatic Environmental Assessment TAWA’OVI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Prepared for Bureau of Indian Affairs Hopi Agency P.O. Box 158 100 Main Street Keams Canyon, Arizona 86034 and Hopi Tribe – Tawa’ovi Community Development Team P.O. Box 123 Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039 Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants 3033 North Central Avenue, Suite 145 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 274-3831 www.swca.com D R A F T June 2013 i ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADOT Arizona Department of Transportation ADWR Arizona Department of Water Resources amsl above mean sea level APS Arizona Public Service Company AUYL animal units per year long BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs BLM Bureau of Land Management CATT Hopi Compliance Assistance Task Team CDC community development corporation CFR Code of Federal Regulations EA environmental assessment EIS environmental impact statement EO Executive Order EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact gpm gallons per minute HPL Hopi Partitioned Land HPTP Historic Properties Treatment Plan HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development IAM Indian Affairs Manual ISDA Indian Self Determination Act maf million acre-feet NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NOA notice of availability NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places NTUA Navajo Tribal Utility Authority OCPED Office of Community Planning and Economic Development PCD Tawa’ovi Planned Community District PCDD Planned Community Development District PEA programmatic environmental assessment SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SWCA SWCA Environmental Consultants SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Tawa’ovi Community Tawa’ovi Community Development project TCDT Tawa’ovi Community Development Team TCP Traditional Cultural Property TPS Thompson Pollari Studio Tunatya’at 2000 Plan The HopitTunatya’at 2000: The Hopi Strategic Land Use and Development Plan USC United States Code USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WLB WLB Group, Inc. Tawa’ovi Community Development Project Programmatic Environmental Assessment June 2013 ii This page intentionally left blank. June 2013 Tawa’ovi Community Development Project Programmatic Environmental Assessment iii CONTENTS Statement of No Conflict of Interest ........................................................................................................ vii Chapter 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 Project Location ........................................................................................................................................ 1 project Background ................................................................................................................................... 2 HopitTunatya’at 2000: The Hopi Strategic Land Use and Development Plan ..................................... 2 Planned Community Developments and Development Districts .......................................................... 5 Tawa’ovi Community Master Plan ....................................................................................................... 5 Purpose and Need...................................................................................................................................... 5 Overview of the environmental review process ........................................................................................ 6 Programmatic Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................... 6 Tiering ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Regulatory Context ................................................................................................................................... 7 Indian Trust Assets ............................................................................................................................... 7 Compliance with Applicable Laws, Executive Orders, Regulations, Policies, and Community Ordinances ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Public Input, Agency Scoping, and Tribal Consultation .................................................................... 10 Pre-NEPA Stakeholder Outreach .................................................................................................... 10 NEPA Scoping ................................................................................................................................ 11 Environmental Issues addressed ............................................................................................................. 14 Chapter 2. Proposed Action and Alternatives ........................................................................................ 15 Alternatives Development ....................................................................................................................... 15 No-action alternative ............................................................................................................................... 15 No-Action Alternative ........................................................................................................................ 15 Proposed Action Alternative ................................................................................................................... 15 Master Lease ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Master Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Housing ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................... 18 Best Management Practices ............................................................................................................ 19 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from further analysis ............................................................... 20 80-acre Tawa’ovi ................................................................................................................................ 20 No Master Plan, Provide Services in Other Villages .......................................................................... 20 Chapter 3. Affected Environment ........................................................................................................... 23 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 23 Land Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Topography ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Soils .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Geology, Mineral, and Paleontological Resources ............................................................................. 25 Water Resources ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Surface Water ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Groundwater ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Water Quality ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Water Rights ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Living Resources..................................................................................................................................... 29 Tawa’ovi Community Development Project Programmatic Environmental Assessment June 2013 iv Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Wildlife ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Federally Listed Species ................................................................................................................. 30 Species of Concern—Culturally Significant Species ...................................................................... 30 Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Cultural Resources .................................................................................................................................
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