Cumulative Effects Assessment as the Integral Component of the Programmatic EIS
| Information: | Canter, L. W., and Rieger, D. M., presented at the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA’05) Theme Forum entitled “The Ohio River Mainstem Systems Study (ORMSS) – A Case Study Illustrating Innovative Approaches”, May 30-June 3, 2005, Boston, Massachusetts. |
Annotation: | This case study illustrates the use of six innovative methods, including: (1) CEQ’s 11-step CEA process for planning the study; (2) an Interagency Working Group (IWG) during CEA planning and implementation; (3) a continuous scoping process; (4) reasonably foreseeable future action (RFFA) matrices for identifying connections between actions and VECs, analyzing environmental sustainability (ES), and identifying follow-on ES needs, monitoring, and possible adaptive management (AM); (5) a VEC-based analysis of ES (AES) process involving identifying common effects from actions, relating these effects to time-related indicators of ES, and determining the relevant ES classifications; and (6) communicating the study findings based on a VEC-by-VEC presentation, coupled with a summary of cross-cutting findings. |
| Usage: | Several innovative methods are described. Accordingly, such methods, or pertinent modifications thereof, could be included in the planning stage for a CEA study. |
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