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Contents <br />Part 1-Summary <br />Purpose and Need for Proposed Action ...........................................................................................1 <br />Project Description ...................................................................................................................:.......3 <br />Alternatives ......................................................................................................................................5 <br />Alternative 1-Riverfront Site in Springfield, Options A and B .............................................5 <br />Alternative 2-Chiauita (formerly A~rinarl ~;rP ;,, F.,,aP„P n„r;~„ A lArAfArrA,a <br />r-aa~caaaauvc) GI11LL V~l1Ui1 J3 .................................................................................................J <br />Summary of Impacts ........................................................................................................................7 <br />Geology, Soils, and Seismic Conditions ...................................................................................7 <br />Water Resources .......................................................................................................................7 <br />Construction Impacts ......................................................................................................7 <br />Operational Impacts ........................................................................................................7 <br />Biological Resources ................................................................................................................8 <br />Historic and Cultural Resources ...............................................................................................8 <br />Aesthetics ..................................................................................................................................9 <br />Air Quality ................................................................................................................................9 <br />Noise .......................................................................................................................................10 <br />Hazardous Materials .......:.......................................................................................................11 <br />Socioeconomics ......................................................................................................................12 <br />Land Use .................................................................................................................................12 <br />Transportation .........................................................................................................................13 <br />Traffic Flow ....................................................................................:.............................13 <br />Public Parking ...............................................................................................................13 <br />Public Services and Utilities ...................................................................................................13 <br />Safety and Security .................................................................................................................14 <br />Issues of Concern ...............................:...........................................................................................15 <br />Issues to Be Resolved ....................................................................................................................17 <br />Part 2-Description of Alternatives <br />Development of Goals and Objectives ..........................................................................................19 <br />Alternative Site Selection Process and Alternatives Eliminated ......................21 <br />Project Alternatives ........................................................................................................................23 <br />~. <br />Alternative 1, O tions A and B <br />p ..............................................................................................23 <br />~ Alternative 2, Option A (Preferred Alternative) and Option B <br />..............................................27 <br />:; Preliminary Site Layout ........................................................................................................ 27 <br />No-Action Alternative <br />............................................................................................................31 <br />iii <br />