| (IV) Provisions for monitoring during discharge and precautions to prevent dumping at areas other than the disposal site. (iv) Discuss impacts of disposal on water quality, on the fill or disposal area, on aquatic and wildlife in adjacent areas, on potential for erosion (at land disposal sites), on hydrologic patterns and possible interference with littoral drift patterns and circulation. Include a description of measures taken to reduce environmental impact, e.g., weirs, levees, dikes, etc. (v) Discuss all alternatives including no action, reduced scope of action, different disposal site, different types and methods of dredging and disposal, and alternatives to dredging. (vi) Discuss in detail the impacts resulting from choosing a different disposal site.
(vii) State whether the project will result in a long-term or a short-term economic gain, and whether the gain is worth the environmental cost. (viii) Describe any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources, including effects of the project on possible loss of wildlife habitat and disruption of wildlife activities, and specifically address the issue of whether the project will result in the commitment of a water body or land area to a single use purpose at the expense of long-term environmental values. (16) in developing the above points, the applicant should make every effort to convey the required information succinctly and in a form easily understood by members of the public and by public decisions makers. These guidelines are intended to be flexible to the extent that each point need not always occupy a distinct subsection if it is otherwise adequately covered. Any underlying studies, reports, or other information
obtained and considered in preparing the statement should be footnoted and provided to the board; (17) list the names and qualifications of the persons and/or concerns who prepared the environmental impact statement. The board recommends an interdisciplinary approach, including representatives from the natural and social sciences and environmental design technology.
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