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        California HSR – Fresno to Bakersfield
                Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Fresno to Bakersfield
                Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
                Final Environmental Impact Statement - Fresno to Bakersfield
                Draft General Conformity Determination - Fresno to Bakersfield
                
                Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Fresno to Bakersfield
    

    
    
          California HSR – Fresno to Bakersfield

The Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) describes the Project’s purpose and need, identifies all reasonable alternatives including track alignments, stations, and heavy maintenance facilities as well as the no action alternative, describes the affected environment, analyzes the potential environmental impacts of all the reasonable alternatives and the no action alternative, and identifies appropriate mitigation measures to minimize the potential environmental impacts.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers served as a cooperating agency on this Draft EIR/EIS. The Corps is the agency responsible for issuing permits for discharge of dredged or fill material within Waters of the U. S. [Fresno to Bakersfield U.S. Army Corps 404 Notice, Attachment]

The highlights of the Fresno to Bakersfield Draft EIR/EIS [Fresno to Bakersfield Highlights] explains the alternatives under consideration, provides a summary of key findings, and next steps in the environmental process and project implementation. A link to the Draft EIR/EIS detailed project summary is provided below.

Public Hearings on the Draft EIR/EIS were held:

In Fresno on September 20, 2011, from 3 pm to 8 pm at the Fresno Convention Center (848 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721)
	In Hanford on September 21, 2011, from 3 pm to 8 pm at the Civic Auditorium (400 N. Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230)
	In Bakersfield on September 22, 2011, from 3 pm to 8 pm at the Beale Memorial Library (701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield,CA 93301)Fresno to Bakersfield Draft EIR/EIS documents for download:

The following documents are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format, which is available for download at no cost on the Internet. (Note: many of these files are very large and could take up to several minutes to download.)

Volume I: Report
	Document
			SizeSignature Page
			226 kbPreface
			60 kbSummary
			780 kb1.0 Project Purpose, Need, and Objectives
			539 kb2.0 Alternatives
			8.3 MB3.0 Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences, and Mitigation Measures3.1 Introduction
			230 kb3.2 Transportation
			2.9 MB3.3 Air Quality and Global Climate Change
			1.2 MB3.4 Noise and Vibration
			2.7 MB3.5 Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Interference
			440 kb3.6 Public Utilities and Energy
			1.5 MB3.7 Biological Resources and Wetlands
			3.7 MB3.8 Hydrology and Water Resources
			2.8 MB3.9 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity
			4.1 MB3.10 Hazardous Materials and Wastes
			1.3 MB3.11 Safety and Security
			985 kb3.12 Socioeconomics, Communities, and Environmental Justice
			1.9 MB3.13 Station Planning, Land Use, and Development
			2.2 MB3.14 Agricultural Lands
			3.0 MB3.15 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
			1.2 MB3.16 Aesthetics and Visual Resources
			10.9 MB3.17 Cultural and Paleontological Resources
			2.1 MB3.18 Regional Growth
			297 kb3.19 Cumulative Impacts
			296 kb4.0 Draft Section 4(f)/6(f) Evaluation
			2.1 MB5.0 Project Costs and Operations
			118 kb6.0 CEQA/NEPA Decision Process and Other Considerations
			60 kb7.0 Public and Agency Involvement
			260 kb8.0 EIR/EIS Distribution
			44 kb9.0 List of Preparers
			46 kb10.0 References/Sources Used in Document Preparation
			365 kb11.0 Glossary of Terms
			198 kb12.0 Index
			51 kb13.0 Acronyms and Abbreviations
			110 kbVolume II: Technical Appendices
	Document
			Size2-A Road Crossings
			196 kb2-B Railroad Crossings
			165 kb2-C Operations and Service Plan Summary
			642 kb3.1-A Parcels Within HST Footprint
			66.9 MB3.4-A Noise and Vibration
			563 kb3.5-A Technical Study: Pre-Construction Electromagnetic Measurement Survey of 10 Locations Along the Fresno to Bakersfield Section
			25.7 MB3.6-A Existing Plus Project Conditions Energy Analysis
			76 kb3.6-B Technical Memorandum: Water Usage Analysis for CHST Fresno to Bakersfield Section
			1.9 MB3.6-C Energy Analysis Memorandum
			156 kb3.7-A Special-Status Species and Observed Habitats
			2.1 MB3.7-B Comparison of Impacts on Biological Resources by Alternative
			152 kb3.11-A Safety and Security Data
			81 kb3.11-B Airport Obstructions
			65 kb3.12-A Residential, Business, and Mobile Home Relocation Assistance Brochures
			1.5 MB3.13-A Land Use Plans, Goals, and Policies
			167 kb3.17-A Programmatic Agreement
			824 kb3.19-A Planned and Potential Projects and Plans
			1.0 MB3.19-B Planned and Potential Transportation Projects
			1.1 MB5-A Operating Cost Memorandum
			361 kbVolume III: Alignments and Other Plans
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			SizeSection A: Alignment Plans, Part 1 of 2
			82.6 MBSection B: Alignment Plans, Part 2 of 2
			79.2 MBSection C: Roadway and Grade Separation Plans, Part 1 of 2
			135 MBSection D: Roadway and Grade Separation Plans, Part 2 of 2
			71.9 MBSection E: Station Plans
			6.8 MB
              
      
    
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