St. Johns/New Madrid RSEIS - Endangered Species & Wetlands ...
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5.2.3.3 Technique 3: Creation, Restoration, or Enhancement of Large Permanent<br />
Waterbodies..................................................................................................................... 98<br />
5.2.3.4 Technique 4: Restoration or Enhancement of Small Permanent<br />
Waterbodies..................................................................................................................... 98<br />
5.2.3.5 Technique 5: Modified Gate Operation........................................................ 98<br />
5.2.4 Mitigation Scenarios that Compensate for all Significant Fish and Wildlife<br />
Resources ............................................................................................................................. 99<br />
5.3 Water Quality.............................................................................................................. 99<br />
5.3.1 No Federal Action ............................................................................................... 99<br />
5.3.2 Basic Mitigation Feature .................................................................................... 99<br />
5.3.3 Additional Mitigation Techniques and Mitigation Scenarios....................... 101<br />
5.4 Fisheries ..................................................................................................................... 102<br />
5.4.1 No Federal Action ............................................................................................. 102<br />
5.4.2 Basic Mitigation Feature .................................................................................. 102<br />
5.4.2.1 Reforestation ................................................................................................. 102<br />
5.4.2.2 Shorebird Areas ............................................................................................ 105<br />
5.4.2.3 Vegetated Buffer <strong>St</strong>rips ................................................................................ 106<br />
5.4.2.4 Wildlife Corridor .......................................................................................... 106<br />
5.4.2.5 Big Oak Tree <strong>St</strong>ate Park Water Supply ..................................................... 107<br />
5.4.2.6 Big Oak Tree <strong>St</strong>ate Park Perimeter Land Acquisition.............................. 108<br />
5.4.2.7 Borrow Pits.................................................................................................... 109<br />
5.4.3 Additional Mitigation Techniques that Supplement the Basic Feature and<br />
Compensate for Mid-Season Fish Rearing Losses......................................................... 110<br />
5.4.3.1 Technique 1: Additional Reforestation...................................................... 110<br />
5.4.3.2 Technique 2: Mitigation Measures That Increase Flood Duration.......... 111<br />
5.4.3.3 Technique 3: Creation, Restoration, or Enhancement of Large Permanent<br />
Waterbodies................................................................................................................... 112<br />
5.4.3.4 Technique 4: Restoration or Enhancement of Small Permanent<br />
Waterbodies................................................................................................................... 113<br />
5.4.3.5 Technique 5: Modified Gate Operation...................................................... 115<br />
5.4.3.5.1 Technique 5a: <strong>New</strong> <strong>Madrid</strong> Floodway.................................................. 115<br />
5.4.3.5.2 Technique 5b: <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Johns</strong> Bayou Basin................................................... 115<br />
5.4.4 Mitigation Scenarios that Compensate for all Significant Fish and Wildlife<br />
Resources ........................................................................................................................... 115<br />
5.5 Wildlife Resources .................................................................................................... 118<br />
5.5.1 No Federal Action ............................................................................................. 118<br />
5.5.2 Basic Mitigation Feature .................................................................................. 118<br />
5.5.3 Additional Mitigation Techniques and Scenarios that Compensate for all<br />
Significant Fish and Wildlife Resources ......................................................................... 119<br />
5.6 Waterfowl Resources................................................................................................ 120<br />
5.6.1 No Federal Action ............................................................................................. 120<br />
5.6.2 Basic Mitigation Feature .................................................................................. 120<br />
5.6.3 Additional Mitigation Techniques and Scenarios that Supplement the Basic<br />
Mitigation Feature and Compensate for all Significant Fish And Wildlife Resources ....<br />
............................................................................................................................. 121<br />
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