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ALTERNATES C~S~RED - ~,~p Socio~Economic - This alternative disrupts a social contract or agreement to protect development opportunities as well as protect the natural environmenL The WEWP has received national acclaim as a prototype partnership between industry and environmental interests in the development ora comprehensive plan that satisfies regulatory requirements while preserving development oppor~Jnity~ There has been over $7 million federal funds invested in the implementation of the ~VEPV? as well as private funds. EPA has contributed about $300~000 in support of the development of the WEWP as a national case study in accommodating wetlands protection and economic development in an urban setting (EPA Nonpoint Source News-Notes~ October I990~ Issue #8). EPA also allocated $100,000 by I993 for helping other communities adopt the Eugene plan (Nature Conservancy Report 2, September/October 1993). In addition~ there is higher risk of costs to acquire property appreciating faster than the Northern Alternative due to potential delays in construction. ~azardo~s Materials - There are two additional gas stations impacted located in the NE and SW quadrants of the intersection of Green Hill Road and West 11th Avenue with potentially contaminated soils~ Biology - The Southern Alternative is located ~nthe proximity of the Fender's Blue Buttery host plant, K~ncaid~s Lupine. The Fender's Bhe Butterfly is federally pro~sed endangered species. Kincaid~s Lupine ~s federally proposed threatened and state l~sted threatened species. A recent survey idemified egg masses of the Fender's blue butterfly on these lupine plants. USFWS indicated in September t999 that they expect both species to be federally listed soon. If the %rEP were located on ekher option of the Southern Alternative, k would have a negative affect on the Fender's Blue Butterfly according to regulatory agencies. On the Southern Modified, there are 19 Willamette Valley daisies d~rectly impacted and USFWS expects those plants to be federally listed as endangered very soon eliminating the Soufhern Modified as a viable alternative. EXHI~]T C-2 - FINDINGS 2~