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PA`AUILO LANDS <br /> Final Environmental Assessment <br /> TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> 1.0 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1 <br /> 1.1 PROJECT SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................1 <br /> 1.2 PROPOSING AGENCY.............................................................................................................7 <br /> 1.3 OWNERSHIP AND MAJOR APPROVALS REQUIRED..................................................................7 <br /> 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY ...........................................................................................7 <br /> 1.5 SURROUNDING LAND USES.................................................................................................10 <br /> 1.6 BACKGROUND.....................................................................................................................10 <br /> 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................•....11 <br /> 2.1 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................11 <br /> 2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT......................................................................................................11 <br /> 2.3 POTENTIAL USES.................................................................................................................1 1 <br /> 2.4 PHASING AND TIMING OF ACTION.......................................................................................14 <br /> 3.0 ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT,POTENTAL <br /> IMPACTS,AND MITIGATION MEASURES.............................................................................15 <br /> 3.1 CLIMATE.............................................................................................................................15 <br /> 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY..............................................................................................15 <br /> 3.3 DRAINAGE...........................................................................................................................15 <br /> 3.4 SOILS...................................................................................................................................16 <br /> 3.4.l Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey...........................................................................16 <br /> 3.4.2 Land Study Bureau Soil Rating......................................................................................20 <br /> 3.4.3 Agricultural Lands of Importance..................................................................................20 <br /> 3.5 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND HYDROLOGY.................................................................23 <br /> 3.6 NATURAL HAZARDS............................................................................................................23 <br /> 3.7 FLORA.................................................................................................................................24 <br /> 3.8 FAUNA.................................................................................................................................25 <br /> 4.0 ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING HUMAN ENVIRONMENT,POTENTIAL <br /> IMPACTS,AND MITIGATION MEASURES.............................................................................27 <br /> 4.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES...................................................................27 <br /> 4.2 CULTURAL RESOURCES.......................................................................................................28 <br /> 4.3 NOISE..................................................................................................................................31 <br /> 4.4 AIR QUALITY......................................................................................................................31 <br /> 4.5 VISUAL RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE................................................................................32 <br /> 4.6 POPULATION........................................................................................................................32 <br /> 4.7 HOUSING.............................................................................................................................34 <br /> 4.8 LIFESTYLE AND CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY.............................................................34 <br /> 4.9 THE ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT.....................................................................................35 <br /> 5.0 ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC <br /> SERVICES,AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES......................37 <br /> 5.1 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.............................................................................................37 <br /> 5.2 WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.................................................................................................38 <br /> 5.3 WASTEWATER FACILITIES...................................................................................................39 <br /> i <br />