§ 8.17.1. Environmental impact statement.

The environmental impact statement (EIS) must include the following:

A.

The proposed application must be described in the EIS. The purpose of the application and its potential environmental impacts must be stated, including any technical data, maps and diagrams to allow adequate assessment of those impacts. Highly technical or specialized data not easily understood by lay people must appear in appendices to the EIS.

B.

The environment of the area must be described as it exists without the effects of the proposed treatment or disposal facility. To ensure an adequate project description, the consultant must visit the site and consider population, growth projections, development applications-in-progress within one mile of the proposal and other relevant facts. Sources must be carefully noted.

C.

The relationship of the proposal to the standards imposed by this code must be described. If conflicts exist, the EIS must describe reasons why the proposal was submitted in light of the conflicts.

D.

The positive and negative effects of the proposal on the local, regional and overall health, safety and environment must be described. Primary or direct consequences, as well as indirect or secondary effects, must be included in the EIS.

E.

A thorough evaluation of the environmental impacts of all reasonable alternatives, particularly those that might result in less environmental degradation, must be included in the EIS.

F.

A summary of adverse and unavoidable effects of the proposal and a plan for handling and mitigating the unavoidable impacts must be included.

G.

The EIS must identify the extent to which the range of potential uses of the environment is curtailed by the proposed use; also, the extent that resources, including labor, materials and natural resources, will be lost due to the proposed use.

H.

The EIS must compare beneficial results of the proposal to the environmental damage. A cost/benefit analysis must be included.

I.

An executive summary must accompany every EIS. The summary must indicate whether the document is in draft or final form and include the name of the applicant; the location of the proposed use; a summary of the adverse impacts; a list of alternatives; and a list of all other agencies from which comments have been sought and received. Dates and locations of meetings must be included.

(Res. No. 01232007R005, Exh. A, 1-23-2007)