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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction download a PDF(33k), view

• PROJECT PROPONENT
• CEQA LEAD AND RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES
• PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• SCOPE OF THIS EXPANDED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
• ORGANIZATION OF THIS IS/MND

Chapter 2. Project Description download a PDF(182k), view

• INTRODUCTION
• REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
• MITIGATION INCORPORATED INTO PROJECT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION APPROACHES
  -Construction Methods for Fiber Optic Cable and Conduit Installation
  -Regenerator and OP-AMP Stations
  -Staging Area Establishment
  -Access Roads
  -Equipment Access through Streams
  -Facility Operation and Maintenance
  -Avoidance of Sensitive Resources
  -Work Zones
  -Surface Reclamation
  -Erosion Control
  -Equipment Maintenance and Refueling
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
  -Spread Superintendent
  -Spread Supervisor
  -Contract Compliance Inspectors
  -Environmental Resource Coordinator
  -Biological and Archeological Resource Monitors
• ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING AND AWARENESS
  -Williams and its Consultant Team
  -Contractor Team
• LAND USES ISSUES
  -Public Roads
  -Utility Crossings
  -Private Property
  -Farm and Agricultural Lands
• CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND WORKFORCE
  -Construction Schedule
  -Timing of Work
  -Construction Workforce
• SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES INCORPORATED INTO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION APPROACH
  -Specific Measures
  -General Measures
• NO-PROJECT ALTERNATIVE
• FUTURE PROJECTS

Chapter 3. Project Route Descriptions download a PDF(116k), view

• INTRODUCTION
• POINT ARENA TO SACRAMENTO
• SACRAMENTO TO CALIFORNIA/NEVADA BORDER
• SAN FRANCISCO TO SANTA CLARA
• PITTSBURG TO SACRAMENTO
• SAN LUIS OBISPO TO BAKERSFIELD
• SAN LUIS OBISPO TO LOS OSOS LOOP
• RIVERSIDE TO CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA BORDER
• LOS ANGELES TO RIVERSIDE
• LOS ANGELES TO ANAHEIM

Chapter 4. Environmental Setting download a PDF(578k), view

• INTRODUCTION
• I. AESTHETICS
• II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
• III. AIR QUALITY
• IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
• V. CULTURAL RESOURCES
• VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS
• VII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
• IX. LAND USE AND PLANNING
• X. MINERAL RESOURCES
• XI. NOISE
• XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING
• XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES
• XIV. RECREATION
• XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
• XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS

Chapter 5. Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures download a PDF(759k), view

• INTRODUCTION
• I. AESTHETICS
• II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
• III. AIR QUALITY
• IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
• V. CULTURAL RESOURCES
• VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS
• VII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
• IX. LAND USE AND PLANNING
• X. MINERAL RESOURCES
• XI. NOISE
• XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING
• XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES
• XIV. RECREATION
• XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
• XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
• MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Chapter 6. Citations download a PDF(33k), view

• PRINTED REFERENCES
• PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS

Summary download a PDF(33k), view

• PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• PROPOSED PROJECT ROUTES
• SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES
• GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS
• CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

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