Report on significant interrelationships between electric power generation and natural and developed resources in the Connecticut River Basin

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7215247

The report was prepared as an effort toward the eventual development of a methodology for assessing the interrelationships between hydroelectric power and natural resources in an entire river basin. The Connecticut River Basin (CRB) was chosen as the first area to study because of its long history of water power. The content of this environmental evaluation utilizes the major items prescribed by the Council on Environmental Quality for an environmental impact statement except where the scope of the report necessitates a modification of the Council's format. The five major parts and related sections of this report are Basic Considerations (description of the proposed action and the method used to study possible consequences of the actions); Existing Component Parts of the CRB (description of the electric system, including the role of hydroelectric generation; socio-economic structure within the basin; chief physical aspects of the natural environment, including existing man-made alterations; and, impacts within the existing environment); Trends in socio-economic development (an examination of those aspects of societal growth which contribute significantly to changes in the environment); Assumed future alternatives (consideration of: probable alternatives; the need for electricity; and changes in the electric system, socio-economic structure, and the natural environment); Impacts on the quality of life: the impact of the assumed alternatives upon socio-economic structure and the natural environment considering: probable environmental impacts; significant probable adverse environmental impacts which cannot be avoided; and the extent of environmental impacts with a summary of the relationship between short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity combined with the irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7215247
• Report Number(s): NP-22085
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR QUALITY
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
CONNECTICUT RIVER
CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN
CORRELATIONS
DECISION MAKING
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENERGY FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
LAND USE
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
POWER TRANSMISSION
PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS
RESOURCES
RIVERS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER QUALITY