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11 1 1 1 <br /> ~ ~ 11 1 ~ I ~ 1 <br /> product to Oregon drivers in the near compensatory mitigation, water quality, <br /> future. and fluvial (river and stream) functions. <br /> 10. Adopt environmental standards The implementation of the standards <br /> for construction. results in positive environmental <br /> ODOT has successfully employed outcomes because they meet the <br /> environmental performance standards environmental and sustainability goals <br /> in its OTIA III construction contracts of both ODOT and the regulatory <br /> to minimize the air quality impacts of agencies. Incentives to meet the <br /> construction. These standards cover standards, such as shorter permitting <br /> such things as materials recycling, timeframes, reduced costs and <br /> HAZMAT, dust control, air quality, increased certainty regarding project <br /> equipment and fuel standards. scope, support actions that meet the <br /> Reports suggest that many of these standards. <br /> performance standards can save money <br /> for contractors in addition to protecting The Vision Committee recommends <br /> the environment. ODOT expand the use of performance- <br /> based programmatic permitting <br /> <br /> The Vision Committee recommends beyond the OTIA III Bridge Program. <br /> broadening the use of environmental The approach could be used to permit <br /> standards to all transportation significant portions of the Statewide <br /> construction contracts funded with state Transportation Improvement Program <br /> funds. This concept would include all (STIP), such as bridge projects, <br /> ODOT contracts, but could also include modernization projects, or projects <br /> any municipal contracts given for within a specific geographical area, or <br /> transportation construction projects if the entire STIP. <br /> they receive state or federal funding. <br /> 12. Protect water quality and <br /> In the long run, the concept could wildlife habitat. <br /> be expanded to all publicly funded Road construction can hasten erosion, <br /> construction projects. alter natural hydrology and create <br /> barriers to fish passage when stream <br /> 11. Increase the use of crossings are poorly designed. Polluted <br /> performance-based runoff from roads can degrade water <br /> environmental permitting and quality and harm aquatic life if it <br /> project design. reaches waterways. Roads can promote <br /> ODOT's OTIA III State Bridge Delivery the spread of invasive weeds, and <br /> Program has successfully delivered roadside vegetation can have positive <br /> projects with improved environmental or negative impacts on wildlife habitat <br /> stewardship through the use of and water quality, depending on how it <br /> programmatic permits based on is managed. <br /> performance standards. ODOT and <br /> its partners worked collaboratively The Vision Committee recommends <br /> to develop these standards, which that ODOT make it standard practice <br /> describe how a project must function to: 1) use sustainable low-maintenance <br /> in the environment. The standards also plants for landscaping and roadside <br /> outline the conditions the project must areas; 2) manage roadside vegetation <br /> meet in order to use the programmatic using integrated pest management <br /> permit(s). Finally, the standards address techniques; and 3) use "green <br /> species and habitat impact avoidance elements" in road design, such as <br /> and minimization, site restoration, managing road runoff when it could <br /> 13 <br /> <br />