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270 Cattle Point Road Realignment Project Final Environmental Impact Statement
Glossary Technical Terms Used in This Document Affected environment: The existing physical, biological, cultural, and social environment in the project area and vicinity. It describes the existing conditions of resources that may be affected by the project alternatives if they were implemented. Alternatives: Sets of management elements that represent a range of options for how or whether to proceed with a proposed action. An environmental document analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the range of alternatives, as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Anadromous: Fish that are born in fresh water, spend a portion of their lives in the ocean, then return to fresh water to spawn. Area of permanent disturbance: The area permanently covered by pavement. Area of potential effect: The geographic area or areas within which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause changes in the character or use of historic properties. Area of temporary disturbance: The area of ground impacted by construction activities that would be restored to preconstruction conditions following completion of the project. Best Management Practices (BMPs): Effective, practical, structural and nonstructural methods which prevent or reduce soil erosion or the movement of sediment. CEQ Regulations: Congress established the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to oversee federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process. CEQ regulations provide guidance for federal agency compliance with NEPA. Cooperating agency: An agency working collaboratively with the lead agency in completion of the NEPA process for the project. County: Referring to San Juan County. Cumulative impact: The impact on the environment which results from the incremental impact of the action when added to other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions. Cultural landscape: Defined by the World Heritage Committee as a distinct geographical area or properties uniquely "representing the combined work of nature and of man." A historically significant landscape within the National Park System Cut: Excavation required to lower the natural ground line to the desired road profile. Cut slope: The upslope face of an excavated bank sloping up from the road bed. Decibel: A unit of measure for sound intensity. Direct effects or impacts: Effects caused by an action and occurring at the same time and place. Cattle Point Road Realignment Project 271 Final Environmental Impact Statement
Page 1 and 2: Chapter 7: List of Preparers Name F
Page 3 and 4: REVIEWERS: FHWA/WFLHD Victoria Brin
Page 5 and 6: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Page 7: RCRA Resource Conservation and Reco
Page 11 and 12: Non-native or exotic species: Organ
Page 13 and 14: Bibliography AASHTO. 2006. Roadside
Page 15 and 16: NPS. 2001b. Draft Notes, David Stee
Page 17 and 18: USFWS. 2009. Listed and proposed en

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