Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 60 - Wisconsin environmental policy act, procedures for department actions › Section Adm 60.06 - Contents of an EIS

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When an EIS is required, a DEIS and an
			 FEIS shall be prepared by the department or prepared for the department under
			 contract by a consultant with supervision and final editorial review by the
			 department. The DEIS shall emphasize significant environmental issues
			 identified during the scoping process. The FEIS shall be based in part upon
			 comments received on the DEIS and on information received from other sources.
			 An EIS shall provide analysis of the environmental and economic implications of
			 a proposed action contemplated by the department. An EIS shall include the
			 following:
(a) A description of the proposed
			 action and of the affected environment including the project location, type of
			 facility, time schedules, maps and diagrams deemed relevant, and other
			 pertinent information which will adequately allow an assessment of the
			 potential environmental impact by persons who want to make comments.
(b) The probable impact of the proposed
			 action on the human environment. An evaluation will be made of the positive and
			 negative effects of the proposed action as it relates to the environment.
			 Secondary as well as primary consequences to the environment will be included
			 wherever possible.
(c) Alternatives
			 to the proposed action, including a rigorous exploration and objective
			 evaluation of the environmental impacts of all reasonable alternatives,
			 particularly those that might avoid all or some of the adverse environmental
			 effects of the proposed action. Consideration will be given to the economic
			 advantages and disadvantages and energy impacts of each alternative wherever
			 possible.
(d) Probable adverse
			 environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be
			 implemented. Protective and mitigative measures to be taken as part of the
			 proposed action shall be identified.
(e) The relationship between short-term uses
			 of the environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term
			 productivity. The EIS shall describe the extent to which the proposed action
			 involves tradeoffs between short-term economic gains at the expense of
			 long-term environmental productivity or vice versa, and the extent to which the
			 proposed action forecloses future options.
(f) Significant irreversible and
			 irretrievable commitments of resources that would be involved in the proposed
			 action if implemented, including a statement identifying the extent to which
			 the proposed action irreversibly curtails the range of potential uses of the
			 environment.
(g) A summary of the
			 scoping process used and the major issues identified for detailed analysis in
			 the EIS.
(h) The FEIS shall discuss
			 at appropriate points any responsible opposing view not adequately discussed in
			 the DEIS.
(i) If the department
			 makes substantial changes in the proposed action that are relevant to
			 environmental concerns, or if there are significant new circumstances or
			 information relevant to environmental concerns that have bearing on the
			 proposed action or its impacts, that arise after preparation of the FEIS, but
			 before substantial implementation of the action, the department shall prepare
			 supplements to the FEIS. If a supplement is prepared it shall be distributed
			 and reviewed in the same manner as a DEIS or a FEIS as provided in s.
			 Adm
			 60.07.