Odessa Subarea Special Study. Final Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary. Columbia Basin Project, Washington.

摘要

This Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) examines the feasibility, acceptability, and environmental consequences of alternatives to replace groundwater currently used for irrigation on approximately 102,600 acres of land in the Odessa Ground Water Management Subarea (Odessa Subarea) with Columbia Basin Project (CBP) surface water. A No Action Alternative, two partial replacement alternatives, two full replacement alternatives, and two modified partial replacement alternative are evaluated. This Final EIS was prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State of Washington Environmental Policy Act (SEPA): Chapter 43.21C RCW and the SEPA Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC). It also provides the public review required under Executive Orders 11988 (Floodplain Management) and 11990 (Protection of Wetlands) and the National Historic Preservation Act. Results of compliance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and the Clean Water Act are included in the evaluations contained in this Final EIS.