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WEST EU~ PARKWAY ~O[~FIED PROJECT-X'.,ONS1STENCY W~TH THE STATEW~DE PLANNING GOALS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RULE purposes of Goal 5. This result is consistent with the intent and purposes of the WEW?, which was adopted to achieve Goal 5. Goal 6 (Air, Water and Land Resources Quality) Goal 6 addresses the quality of air, water and land resources. A loca~ government complies with Goa~ 6 by showing that planned development, when combined with existing development, will not violate or threaten to violate applicable environmental laws. These environmental laws include regulations and standards governing air pollution, water pollution and noise. The WEP complies wkh Goal 6 because it can and will meet applicable water and air quality and noise standards. As explained beginning at page 4-2 of the SDEIS, potential water quality problems associated with construction of the WEP "should be relatively easy to control" by following the requirements in erosion control plans that are covered by NPDES permks~ Through site management plans and compliance with ORS Chapter 468 as required in the Oregon Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (1996), soil erosion and sediment pollution from construction activities can be controlled. Compliance methods are identified at page 61 of the La~d Use Technical Report~ Once built, vehicles traveling on the roadway will deposit pollutants on the pavement and shoulders. The use ofdkches, bioswales, catch basins and other best management practices hinders these pollutants from entering adjacent wetlands, thereby minimizing impacts to water qualiW. Appropriate mitigation measures available to maintain water quality are listed at pages 4-6 to 4-7 of the SDE[S. Toxic substances can be controlled in accordance with ODOT and DEQ requirements as described at page 62 of the La~d Use Technical Report, and negative impacts from petroleum or chemical spills can be minimized by using biofiltration swales and constructing storm channels that parallel the highway. Highway construction and operational activities also contribute to air pollution. Total daily emissions of CO, NO~ and particulate matter increase with facilities of this kind. Compared to the Approved Design, air qualky impacts from the Modified Project will be louver due to overall lower vehicle miles traveled for the Modified Project~ However, through irnplementation of mitigation measures identified in the ~est Eugene Parkway FP~est I lth ~4venue-Garfield St. SFEIS- ~4ir Quality Report (1997), incorporated herein by this reference, either alignment can comply wkh all state and federal ambient air quality smndards.2$ No residences would be no[se-impacted by the Modified Project. Goal 7 (Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and Hazards) Goal 7 protects life and property from natural disasters and hazards. In "known areas of natural disasters and hazards," the goal prohibits "developments subject to damage or that could result in loss of life" unless appropriate safeguards are applied. Areas of natural h~ds include ~eas subject to flooding, earthquake, landslide, weak foundation soils, erosion and the like. For transportation facilities, detailed consideration of Goal 7 impacts typically occurs after corridor selection, at the design stage. Recognizing this practice, the TPR d~stinguishes between "transportation system planning" and "transportation project development" and permits local governments to address Goal 7 issues at the project development stage26 See OAR 660-012-0050(3). 25 Land Uae Technica~ Report at 6280, 97-98; SDE~$ at 4-53 to 4-55, 26 Neve~eless, for fl~ose a~ematktes ~u~d~ plan a~nd~n~ there must still ~, at ~ ~or planning s~ge, at ~ast an ~ent~n of areas ~st may ~ s~ to natural disaste~ a~ h~a~s and a d~e~ina~on that a~n~g~ ~mpmhens~e p~an pmv~ions amd ~nd use ~ulations ~n provue ad~uate pmt~0n, EXHIB~T C-i = FIND~NGS