Chapter 2. Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action

This chapter describes and compares the alternatives considered in detail for the project; it also discusses how these alternatives respond to the purpose of and need for action and address the significant issues presented in chapter 1. The alternatives considered in detail represent a range of possible actions that respond to the significant issues, purpose and need, and Federal and State laws and regulations. The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have concurred on the final range of alternatives, including those considered in detail in this draft environmental impact statement (DEIS).