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<br />EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Stormwater Management for <br />Construction Activities, Pollution Prevention Plans, and Best Management Practices. <br /> <br />To further minimize the impacts to this ecologically sensitive area, compost toilets will <br />be constructed. <br /> <br />5. UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE IMPACTS: <br /> <br />The following is a list of the impacts that cannot be avoided: <br />A. A short-term increase in local air pollution from construction activity <br /> <br />B. A short-term increase in energy consumption due to the construction equipment. <br />C. A short and long-term increase in noise levels due to operation of construction <br /> <br />equipment and park uses. <br />D. Long-term nuisance due to the possible trespassing of adjoining properties by persons <br />using the park. <br />E. A permanent elimination of taxable land, with a single and multi-family zoning, from <br /> <br />the tax rolls. <br /> <br />6. ALTERNATIVES TO PROPOSED ACTION. <br /> <br />A. No Action Alternative. The approximately 97.16:i: acres would be developed as <br />zoned. Commercial and multi-family housing would cover most ófthe available Lot <br />3 and 4 and would provide direct access to the 81.2 acres in the floodplain. Access to <br />the approximate 81.2 acres in the floodplain would be uncontrolled and would <br />provide a place for persons to hide and vagrants to live within. The City of San <br />Marcos would be unable to control privately owned land. <br />B. Preferred Alternative. Acquiring the property for use as a park preserve, with trails <br />would preserve B1ackland Prairie and Pecan Bottomland vegetation, habitat for <br />wildlife, and the presentation of these natural resources for public education and <br />enjoyment. <br /> <br />City of San Marcos Blanco River Preserve, Phase I <br />ENVRIONMENT AL ASSESSMENT <br />Page 13 of 14 <br />