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Project OverviewKeep overall goal simpleUse restoration to maximize “number <strong>of</strong> miles <strong>of</strong> swimmableand fishable waters”Step 1: Calculate maximum mitigation‘bill’ in terms <strong>of</strong> the ecological units foreach route (avoidance)– Wetlands– Streams– T & E speciesNEPA meant to consider cumulative effects<strong>of</strong> both direct and indirect impacts- thiswatershed approach incorporates this.

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