Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Expanding the Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve
This Draft EIS has been prepared and published in response to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), which directed the Department of Energy to select sites necessary to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve from its current 727 million barrel capacity to one billion barrels.
The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action of expanding the SPR through the expansions of three existing SPR sites, and the potential development of a new storage site(s) at: Chacahoula, LA; Clovelly, LA; Bruinsburg, MS; Richton, MS; and, Stratton Ridge, TX.
For ease of access and use, the Draft EIS has been separated into the major Chapters, Appendices, and Wetlands Maps as follows:
- DEIS Introduction Sections
- Chapters 1-2 (Purpose and Need for Action; Proposed Action and Alternatives)
- Chapter 3 (Affected Environment and Potential Impacts)
- Chapters 4-5 (Cumulative Impacts; Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources)
- Chapters 6-7, References, Index (List of Preparers; List of Agencies, Organizations, and People Receiving Copies of the DEIS)
- Appendices A, B, and C (Air Quality; Floodplains and Wetlands Assessment; Brine Plume Modeling)
- Appendices D, E, F, G, H, and I (Common and Scientific Names of Species; Essential Fish Habitat Assessment; Evaluation of Federally Listed Species in Louisiana; Evaluation of Federally Listed Species in Mississippi; Evaluation of Federally Listed Species in Texas; State Listed Species Screening Evaluation)
- Appendices J, K, L, and M (Environmental Justice Populations; Consultations with Agencies; Applicable Laws, Regulations, Executive Orders, and DOE Orders; Contractor Disclosure Statement)
- Big Hill Map
- Bruinsburg Maps
- Chacahoula Maps
- Richton Maps
- Stratton Ridge Maps
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