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1887 Norfolk and Virginia Beach cow for water W"Servatioa,
low Chmpeake WOW eltsmats Supplles due to saltwater intrusion.
1981 No"k, Vfrginle peach and Che 80"ke knposed rrtOWStOry water use
rewc dons.
109•-0 Norkik hposed a 30 mod U nk on waWr delfveries to Virp" Book
*91nia E3ach n rted l"-bean MWWaWW Mbtdons on water use
and w system coneotions. PeadkW additional raw war supply,
TM Corps sponsored studin In the early 1990s to evaluate opfiians fiar Ming
there water demands. These studies mated in a peasibilltyy Report and
Bnvironraenm lmPW &8tWWt (EIS) far 90 Hampton Roads way' (ineluding
Virginia Beach) hl peoember 7984 (G6gxj 1084). The Corps report dh*d
wkhdmmw f+ an Lake Gaston as the altemOn of cholm to supply wonin Bear
and aaer = uUmAde lia mpton Road$ communft.
Virsfn,a Boaeh enpged In water oupply Mh% of ft own (Vl hOa ft8ch. 19888 and
b) ark pe06*2ted in IoW undies "M others (1f11pkU DeparbWd of Health 1988).
Af ierrmaw *ouraw of water, ino(edin8 oexalnng, wastewater rain, ground water.
and other lateen and rw a, ware expiarrel bKm Vkgkft Naeh derided that its NO
altDMOUve for a 1680121$ r:o t& wft Lake in the iioseolce FWW min. The
seleodon of the pipe w withdrawal aWw=d re wax subsequ.* upheld in legal
PI' MWkVs (Stato of N.C. v Hudem, 19M.
2-1 SCM DE-MB IMMONMWALAMM
ft?ff,Prepared this envitonmertgl a twnt (EN in c omphm with the Natlonrei ..
Environmental Policy Act of 7969 (NEPA), which acquires federal agencies to
eomider, as part of oleic ded*10 ltd PrOmm He orft nmerm cunsaguenee8
of their Prq)0W actions. The latent of NEPA is to Pwiect restore, or enhem the
environ"Wo t uph weWorrned tederol decisions..
lY Wifh A, and to assexa pout e oa mo environndM ?e?
aeon, ot#wr pertnent ro? must be considered, These
Irticluda, in part, the eWar peW Speetiies Act (ESA), tha Nnff= r! Htetorte
Act, to Clean War Act, the Chan Air At, and other appIr.018 Mang
etairaes and Eescut" Orders
The Of X011 Will federal, sift asrd M06W Wwwaft ar- -rtelned in
"OW M 4.4, Consultation, and in lathers included InAppendix A.
rj'u-°? rrr+ rite ?s?y Da? .