Evaluating potential affects
of runway expansion
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Potentially Affected
Oak Barrens
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Environmental Impact Analysis (NEPA)
Klatt Environmental Associates LLC
Beginning in the early 1970s, environmental considerations have been
incorporated into the governmental planning and decision-making
process. This trend was initiated with the passage of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed into law on 1 January 1970.
While that law applies specifically to Federally-related projects only, its
application at the Federal level has resulted in a general, standardized
approach to incorporating environmental considerations into
governmental decision-making at various levels of government and is
usually termed “environmental impact analysis”. In a “nutshell” this
approach includes the following features:
- defining what the action or project is
- what is the purpose and need for the action or project
- identifying the current environmental conditions in the area of
the proposed project (i.e. describing “the affected area”)
- defining alternatives to the proposed action or project
- comparing the environmental impacts of each of the alternatives
- identifying ways to mitigate the impacts
These analyses provide a basis for the governmental unit to make an
environmentally-sound decision given the goals of the project, the
foreseeable impacts of the action or project, and the need for the
project. The following is an outline of the various issues typically
considered in describing the “affected environment”, which also serve
as the categories under which foreseeable environmental impacts of
the action are described.
Due to our extensive experience in both environmental
characterizations and surveys, as well as in environmental impact
analysis, KEA can provide technically-sound, and cost-effective
technical assistance in the area of environmental impact analysis.
Clients we have provided this type of service to include:
- Earl Lake Association
- Pace Development Co.
- Pulte Homes
- Green Oak Township
