Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA)
The Draft Environmental Assessment is a related Federal document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by the Federal Lead Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Corps of Engineers issued a Public Notice of Proposed Federal Action (2 page, 32 kb, PDF file). This notice stated, in part, "Environmental issues relating to the proposed action are discussed in the Draft Environmental Assessment which has been prepared and is available for public review. The public is invited to review and provide written comments on this documentation for the proposed San Gabriel River Discovery Center at Whittier Narrows." The Public Notice Comment Period ran from July 22 through August 20, 2009. Copies of the document were available for review at the following locations:
- South El Monte Library, 1430 North Central Avenue, South El Monte, CA 91733
- El Monte Library, 3224 North Tyler Avenue, El Monte, CA 91731
- Pico Rivera Library, 9001 Mines Avenue, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
The Draft Environmental Assessment is available below as a single large file (196 page, 18.5 MB, PDF file) or as the following separate, smaller files:
- Cover Page (2 page, 8 kb, PDF file)
- Table of Contents (6 page, 24 kb, PDF file)
- 1.0 Introduction (6 page, 92 kb)
- 2.0 Alternatives (36 page, 20.3 mb, PDF file)
- 3.0 Overview (2 pages)
- 3.1 Biological Resources (28 page, 8.9, PDF file)
- 3.2 Cultural Resources (18 page, 804 kb, PDF file)
- 3.3.Flood Control and Hydrology (6 page, 28 kb, PDF file)
- 3.4 Recreation (4 page, 16 kb, PDF file)
- 3.5 Air Quality (16 page, 128 kb, PDF)
- 3.6 Geology and Soils (4 page, 24 kb, PDF file)
- 3.7 Erosion and Sedimentation (4 page, 28 kb, PDF file)
- 3.8 Mineral Resources (2 page, 12 kb, PDF file)
- 3.9 Land Use (4 page, 24 kb, PDF file)
- 3.10 Economics (4 page, 24 kb, PDF file)
- 3.11 Safety and Health (4 page, 20 kb, PDF file)
- 3.12 Noise (6 page, 312 kb, PDF file)
- 3.13.Traffic (12 page, 96 kb, PDF file)
- 3.14 Aesthetics (8 page, 44 kb, PDF file)
- 3.15 Scientific and Educational Value (4 page, 24 kb, PDF file)
- 3.16 Environmental Justice (6 page, 28 kb, PDF file)
- 4.0 Federal Laws (4 page, 20 kb, PDF file)
- 5.0 References (5 page, 24 kb, PDF file)
- 6.0 Preparers (2 page, 12 kb, PDF file)
- 7.0 Acronyms and Abbreviations (2 page, 12 kb, PDF file)
- Appendices
- Appendix A, Alternatives (20 page, 1.4 mb, PDF file)
- Appendix B, Biological Resource Reports (298 page, 14.4 mb, PDF file)
- Appendix C, Cultural Resources Technical Report (90 page, 6.4 mb, PDF file)
- Appendix D, Air Quality (46 page, 164 kb, PDF file)
- Appendix E, Traffic Impact Analysis (78 page, 1.4 mb, PDF file)
