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Public Services and Utilities <br />Utilities <br />No significant long-term operational impacts on utility infrastructure or services would be <br />expected under Alternative 2. Utility providers have adequate capacity to supply the <br />requirements of the proposed facility. Local distribution service may, however, need to be <br />upgraded to adequately serve the courthouse facility. Given the likely needs of the new <br />courthouse, it is expected to require either an in-ground vault system or an in-building vault <br />room for electrical network transformers and bus work. <br />Construction at the Chiquita site would likely require. relocation of the overhead and <br />underground distribution lines that currently serve the properties in the project area. No other <br />disruptions to the electrical system aze expected to result from facility construction or operation <br />under this alternative. Selection of this alternative would not result in a significant impact on the <br />electrical system in the project azea. <br />A single natural gas line that serves the Chiquita site may be relocated during construction if this <br />alternative is selected for development. This line serves only the site itself and would not cause <br />disruption of service outside the property. Selection of this alternative would not result in a <br />significant impact on the natural gas distribution system in the project azea. <br />Several water supply lines that serve the Chiquita site would be relocated or abandoned as <br />necessary during construction under this alternative. Most of these lines serve only the site itself <br />and would not cause disruption of service outside the property. One of the lines that would <br />likely be disturbed does serve a single building on the EWEB property to the north. Disturbance <br />of this line may interrupt water supply to this building. In addition, the sanitary sewer line that <br />currently serves the Chiquita site may be disturbed during construction but would not interrupt <br />service to any other areas. Finally, two steam lines that currently serve the site may be disturbed <br />during construction but would not result in disturbance of service to other properties. Selection <br />of this alternative could result in minor impacts on water supply in the area but would not result <br />in significant impacts on the water supply, sanitary sewer, or steam supply systems in the project <br />vicinity. <br />Development on the Chiquita site would not result in significant disturbance of existing <br />stormwater conveyance systems. In addition, because most of the existing site has impervious <br />surfaces, no significant increase in stormwater conveyance system requirements is anticipated. <br />AT&T owns and operates several aerial lines in the Chiquita site vicinity, but none of these is <br />expected to be disturbed by construction of this alternative. Any disturbance to telephone or <br />cable systems should occur within the site boundaries and therefore would not be significant. <br />Development of the Chiquita site would not result in any significant impact on cable <br />transmission lines. <br />No-Action Alternative <br />Under the no-action alternative, there would be no change to existing public services or utilities. <br />Final EIS 148 New Federal Courthouse <br />i <br />