BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Appendix F Environmental Assessment Worksheet September 2019 Environmental Assessment Worksheet: Appendix F CONTENTS METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Project CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations .............................................................................................. F-v F. Environmental Assessment Worksheet ........................................................................ F-1 F.1. Project Title ...................................................................................................................... F-1 F.2. Proposer .......................................................................................................................... F-1 F.3. RGU .................................................................................................................................. F-1 F.4. Reason for EAW Preparation .......................................................................................... F-2 F.5. Project Location .............................................................................................................. F-2 F.6. Project Description .......................................................................................................... F-4 F.7. Cover Types ................................................................................................................... F-16 F.8. Permits and Approvals Required ................................................................................. F-17 F.9. Land Use ........................................................................................................................ F-18 F.10. Geology, Soils and Topography/Land Forms .............................................................. F-26 F.11. Water Resources ........................................................................................................... F-28 F.12. Contamination/Hazardous Materials/Wastes ............................................................... F-46 F.13. Fish, Wildlife, Plant Communities, and Sensitive Ecological Resources (Rare Features) .............................................................................................................. F-52 F.14. Historic Properties ........................................................................................................ F-65 F.15. Visual Resources........................................................................................................... F-74 F.16. Air ................................................................................................................................... F-76 F.17. Noise .............................................................................................................................. F-79 F.18. Transportation ............................................................................................................... F-85 F.19. Cumulative Potential Effects ........................................................................................ F-97 F.20. Other Potential Environmental Effects ...................................................................... F-110 SEPTEMBER 2019 F-i Environmental Assessment Worksheet: Appendix F CONTENTS METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Project TABLES Table F.5-1: Public Land Survey Locations ............................................................................................................ F-2 Table F.6-1: Build Alternatives’ Changes to Roadway and Pedestrian Infrastructure ......................................... F-12 Table F.6-2: Project Dimensions .......................................................................................................................... F-15 Table F.7-1: Project Coverage Types ................................................................................................................... F-16 Table F.8-1: Permits and Approvals Required Status .......................................................................................... F-18 Table F.11-1: Summary of Delineated Wetlands ................................................................................................. F-31 Table F.11-2: Impaired Waters Within 1 Mile of Project Potential Limits of Disturbance ..................................... F-32 Table F.11-3: Wells Within 1 Block of Project Potential Limits of Disturbance .................................................... F-33 Table F.11-4: Build Alternatives Changes to Impervious Area ............................................................................ F-38 Table F.11-5: Summary of Build Alternatives’ Changes to Impervious Area ....................................................... F-38 Table F.11-6: Build Alternatives Water Quality Requirements ............................................................................. F-39 Table F.11-7: Alignment C Wetland Impacts ........................................................................................................ F-41 Table F.11-8: Alignment D3 Wetland Impacts ...................................................................................................... F-42 Table F.11-9: Required Wetland Replacement by Alternative ............................................................................. F-43 Table F.12-1: Number of High-, Medium- and Low-Risk Sites within the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Study Area and Limits of Disturbance .............................................................. F-49 Table F.12-2: Sites Identified As Containing Regulated Material, Regulated Reuse Material, or Unregulated Material Based on the Phase II ESA ........................................................................................... F-49 Table F.13-1: Federally Listed Species in Ramsey and Washington Counties ................................................... F-53 Table F.13-2: State-Listed Species in the Resource Study Area per NHIS Database (November 2018) ........... F-56 Table F.13-3: Potentially Impacted Species and Habitat by Alignment and Alternative ...................................... F-63 Table F.13-4: Long-Term Impacts to Wildlife Habitat by Alternative .................................................................... F-64 Table F.14-1: Historic Properties Identified to Date In The Project Area of Potential Effect ................................ F-67 Table F.15-1: Long-Term Visual and Aesthetic Impacts ...................................................................................... F-76 Table F.17-1: Summary of Existing Noise Measurements ................................................................................... F-81 Table F.17-2: Summary of Existing L10 and L50 Noise Levels ........................................................................... F-82 Table F.17-3: Noise Impact Assessment Summary ............................................................................................. F-84 Table F.18-1: Build Alternatives Long-Term Parking Impacts by Alignment ........................................................ F-86 Table F.18-2: Project Park-and-Ride Sites ........................................................................................................... F-87 Table F.18-3: Alignment A1 Existing AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ....................................... F-88 Table F.18-4: Alignment B Existing AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ......................................... F-89 Table F.18-5: Alignment C Existing AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ......................................... F-90 Table F.18-6: Alignment D3 Existing AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ....................................... F-91 Table F.18-7: Alignment A2 Existing AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ....................................... F-91 SEPTEMBER 2019 F-ii Environmental Assessment Worksheet: Appendix F CONTENTS METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Project Table F.18-8: Alignment A1 2040 AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ............................................ F-92 Table F.18-9: Alignment B 2040 AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations .............................................. F-92 Table F.18-10: Alignment C 2040 AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ............................................ F-93 Table F.18-11: Dedicated Guideway Option at Hadley Avenue and 4th Street 2040 AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations ......................................................................................... F-94 Table F.18-12: Alignment D3 2040 AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations .......................................... F-95 Table F.18-13: Alignment A2 2040 AM and PM Peak-Hour Intersection Operations .......................................... F-96 Table F.19-1: Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions in the Corridor ............................................................. F-100 Table F.20-1: Acquisitions by Build Alternative .................................................................................................. F-111 ATTACHMENTS Attachment F-1: Environmental Assessment Worksheet Figures Figure F1-1: County General Location Map .................................................................................................................... ATT F1-1 Figure F1-2: U.S. Geological Survey Project Boundaries Map – Saint Paul ................................................................... ATT F1-2 Figure F1-3: U.S. Geological