Title:
North Georgia environmental database compilation for cumulative impact assessments of reservoirs
North Georgia environmental database compilation for cumulative impact assessments of reservoirs
Author(s)
Bernstein, Carol
Dial, R. Steve
O’Connor, Maggie
Dial, R. Steve
O’Connor, Maggie
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Editor(s)
Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
In the course of processing numerous
permit application packages for Section 404 and
Section 10 permits, the US Army Corps of Engineers,
Savannah District, Regulatory Branch must prepare
case documents to analyze the affects of issuing these
permits. Due to the increasing number of large and
complex projects, a larger area of effect must be
considered in determining whether cumulative impacts
are significant. Access to available data is important in
completing the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) process, and in processing applications
uniformly and with scientific basis. To increase our
ability to assess cumulative impacts, we have initiated a
data collection effort that will allow us to assess the
effects of project proposals, along with past, present
and reasonably foreseeable future actions, as defined by
the Council on Environmental Quality. Savannah
District coordinated with key state and federal agencies,
and non-governmental organizations to develop a list of
parameters that each agency feels is requisite in
determining cumulative impacts. This presentation
will address our efforts to gather data layers for
assessing cumulative impacts of reservoir projects in
the State of Georgia.
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Date Issued
2003-04
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