NEPA compliance summary for WTC mitigation and permits, May 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

4.2 ENERGY REQUIREMENTS AND CONSERVATION POTENTIAL

Energy in the form of various fossil fuels, electricity, and natural gas would be required during construction of any of the proposed action alternatives. Long-term operation and maintenance activities would also consume energy resources. Energy requirements for the proposed action alternatives would be similar to pre-disaster conditions and therefore would have little impact on the energy requirements of the New York Metropolitan Region. Energy efficient construction materials and devices would likely be installed in accordance with the energy conservation plan adopted by the City of New York titled, Saving Power, Saving Mon^: An Energy Efficiency Planfor New York City (New York City Council 2001).

4.3 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES

Construction, maintenance, and use of the proposed WTC infrastructure restoration require the commitment of various resources. These resources include the commitment of labor, capital, energy, biological resources, building materials, and land resources. Short-term commitments of labor, capital, and fossil fuels would result directly from construction, and indirectly from the provisions of services to the sites during construction. Long-term commitments of resources would result directly from maintenance and occupancy of the commercial and residential buildings, and indirectly from the provisions of water, sewage, electricity, gas, and solid waste services during construction and long-term operation.

Duration of the commitment of land, construction materials, underground utilities, and necessary infrastructure and available resources is long-term. •

4.4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL SHORT-TERM USE OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT AND MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY

Short-term commitments would include labor, capital, and fossil fuels that result directly from construction activities, and indirectly from the provision of services to the any of the site during construction. Physical systems would be modified during construction. Commitments of infrastructure would exert a long-term impact on the environment in the immediate vicinity of each construction site, but no impact on the area-wide environment. Over the long term, implementation of any of the proposed action alternatives would enhance the morale and quality of life of all residents of New York and New Jersey.

4.5 UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE IMPACTS

Short-term adverse impacts from construction of any of the proposed action alternatives would include the following: soil disturbance and erosion, air emissions, and noise. Long-term impacts include increase in utility use and potential increase in traffic to lower Manhattan. These unavoidable impacts, and any related mitigation or funding solutions.

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