Transmission System Vegetation Management Program (DOE/EIS-0285)- Final EIS

• Final EIS DOE/EIS-0285 (COMPLETE)[478 pages] (13.2Mb pdf)

  
  

• SUMMARY [18 pages] (113Kb pdf)

  
  

• Chapter I Purpose and Need [23 pages] (449Kb pdf)

  
  Purpose and Need for a Program
  Reasons for This EIS
  Decisions to Be Made
  Public Involvement: Scoping
  Cooperating Agencies
  Managing Vegetation at Bonneville Facilities
  Related Projects and Planning Activities
  How This FEIS Is Organized
  

• Chapter II The Methods [29 pages] (1.5Mb pdf)

  
  Methods Overview
  Manual Control Methods
  Mechanical Control Methods
  Biological Control Methods
  Herbicide Control Methods: Active Ingredients
  Herbicide Control Methods: Application
  Debris Disposal
  Reseeding and Replanting
  Approving New Techniques for Use
  Methods Eliminated from Consideration
  Information, Education, and Prevention
  

• Chapter III Site-specific Planning Steps [37 pages] (100Kb pdf)

  
  Planning Steps Overview
  
  1. Identify facility and the vegetation management need.
  2. Identify surrounding land use and landowners/ managers.
  3. Identify natural resources.
  4. Determine vegetation control methods.
  5. Determine debris disposal and revegetation methods, if necessary.
  6. Determine monitoring needs.
  7. Prepare appropriate environmental documentation.
  
  Other Permits and Requirements That Do Not Pertain to This Project
  

• Chapter IV Program Alternatives [35 pages] (257Kb pdf)

  
  Alternatives Overview
  Right-of-way Management Approach Alternatives
  Right-of-way Methods Package Alternatives
  Vegetation Selection Alternatives
  Electric Yard Program Alternative
  Non-electric Program Alternatives
  

• Chapter V Affected Environment [39 pages] (7.1Mb pdf)

  
  Setting
  Vegetation
  Soils
  Water
  Fish and Other Aquatic Species
  Wildlife
  Land Use
  Land Ownership/Management
  Cultural and Historical Resources
  Public Health and Safety
  Visual Resources
  Air Quality
  Socioeconomics
  

• Chapter VI Environmental Consequences [89 pages] (249Kb pdf)

  
  Vegetation
  Water
  Soils
  Fish and Other Aquatic Species
  Wildlife
  Agriculture
  Timber Production
  Recreation
  Residential, Commercial, and Industrial
  FS- and BLM-managed Lands
  Other Federal Lands
  Tribal Lands
  City, County, and State Lands
  Cultural and Historical Resources
  Worker Health and Safety
  Public Health and Safety
  Visual Resources
  Air Quality
  Social and Economic Resources
  Consequences of Right-of-way Management Approach Alternatives
  Consequences of Right-of-way Methods Package Alternatives
  Consequences of Right-of-way Vegetation Selection Alternatives
  Consequences of Electric-yard Alternatives
  Consequences of Non-electric Program Alternatives
  Cumulative Impacts
  Effects of Short-term Uses of the Environment on Long-term Productivity
  Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
  Adverse Effects That Cannot Be Avoided
  

• Chapter VII Public Comments and Responses [168 pages] (3.2Mb pdf)

  
  Public Involvement Draft EIS Comment Period
  Comments on the DEIS and Responses
  Copies of All Letters, Comments, and Emails Received
  

• List of Preparers [10 pages] (10Kb pdf)

  
  

• Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals TO Whom the EIS Is Sent [20 pages] (43Kb pdf)

  
  

• REFERENCES [30 pages] (101Kb pdf)

  
  

• GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS [14 pages] (33Kb pdf)

  
  

• INDEX [6 pages] (26Kb pdf)

  
  

• APPENDICES (Complete) [269 pages] (2.6Mb pdf)

  
  A. Public Involvement: Publications [16 pages] (817Kb pdf)
  B. Biological Weed Control Agents [3 pages] (140Kb pdf)
  C. BPA Herbicide Licensing Plan [12 pages] (613Kb pdf)
  D. Sample Educational Information [3 pages] (105Kb pdf)
  E. Clearance Criteria [7 pages] (165Kb pdf)
  F. FS Mitigation Measures and Background [19 pages] (58Kb pdf)
  G. BLM Mitigation Measures and Background [7 pages] (21Kb pdf)
  H. Herbicide Fact Sheets [199 pages] (701Kb pdf)