AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND iMPACTS TO THAT ENVIRONMENT

The environment that would potentially be affected by installation of an undersea warfare training range falls into seven categories:

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

ECOLOGY

ACOUSTICAL ENVIRONMENT

SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

CULTURAL RESOURCES AT SEA

LANDSIDE ENVIRONMENT

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

IMPACTS TO THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT (Ch. 4 is a 4.5 MB PDF file)

Refer to Chapter 4 in the DEIS for a detailed discussion of the impact analysis of the proposed action on the foregoing seven categories of potentially affected environment.