Wash. Admin. Code § 197-11-444 - Elements of the environment
(1) Natural
environment:
(a) Earth:
(i) Geology;
(ii) Soils;
(iii) Topography;
(iv) Unique physical features;
(v) Erosion/enlargement of land area
(accretion);
(b) Air:
(i) Air quality;
(ii) Odor;
(iii) Climate;
(c) Water:
(i) Surface water
movement/quantity/quality;
(ii)
Runoff/absorption;
(iii)
Floods;
(iv) Groundwater
movement/quantity/quality;
(v)
Public water supplies;
(d) Plants and animals:
(i) Habitat for and numbers or diversity of
species of plants, fish, or other wildlife;
(ii) Unique species;
(iii) Fish or wildlife migration
routes;
(e) Energy and
natural resources:
(i) Amount required/rate of
use/efficiency;
(ii)
Source/availability;
(iii)
Nonrenewable resources;
(iv)
Conservation and renewable resources;
(v) Scenic resources;
(2) Built environment:
(a) Environmental health:
(i) Noise;
(ii) Risk of explosion;
(iii) Releases or potential releases to the
environment affecting public health, such as toxic or hazardous
materials;
(b) Land and
shoreline use:
(i) Relationship to existing
land use plans and to estimated population;
(ii) Housing;
(iii) Light and glare;
(iv) Aesthetics;
(v) Recreation;
(vi) Historic and cultural
preservation;
(vii) Agricultural
crops;
(c)
Transportation:
(i) Transportation
systems;
(ii) Vehicular
traffic;
(iii) Waterborne, rail,
and air traffic;
(iv)
Movement/circulation of people or goods;
(v) Traffic hazards;
(d) Public services and utilities:
(i) Fire;
(ii) Police;
(iii) Schools;
(iv) Parks or other recreational
facilities;
(v)
Maintenance;
(vi)
Communications;
(vii)
Water/stormwater;
(viii)
Sewer/solid waste;
(ix) Other
governmental services or utilities;
(3) To simplify the EIS format, reduce
paperwork and duplication, improve readability, and focus on the significant
issues, some or all of the elements of the environment in WAC 197-11-444 may be
combined.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.110. 84-05-020 (Order DE 83-39), § 197-11-444, filed 2/10/84, effective 4/4/84.
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