Consider this:
VEGETATION Ground disturbance during construction may make vegetation communities more susceptible to noxious weed or invasive plant establishment.
GEOLOGY AND SOIL RESOURCES General impacts include soil compaction; soil horizon mixing; soil erosion and deposition by wind; soil erosion by water and surface runoff; sedimentation; and soil contamination.
HEALTH AND SAFETY includes occupational health and safety impacts (physical hazards, risks resulting from exposure to weather extremes, retinal exposures due to high levels of glare, dust from construction activities, electrical shock, and exposures to hazardous substances, fire hazards, and the possibility of exposure to magnetic fields; public health and safety impacts (physical hazards from unauthorized access, increased risk of traffic accidents, risk from public exposure to hazardous substances, and electrical hazards); and impacts from natural events, sabotage, and terrorism.
WATER RESOURCES Potential impacts include modification of surface and groundwater flow systems, water contamination resulting from chemical leaks or spills, and water quality degradation from runoff or excessive withdrawals.
DARK SKY “BLM-administered lands are an important resource for nighttime recreational and educational activities, and several BLM visitor areas, such as Grand Staircase-Escalante and Canyons of the Ancients National Monuments, and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area have very popular staff-led night sky programs. Night sky resources on BLM-administered lands provide opportunities for aesthetic, spiritual, and wilderness experiences, and religious and cultural experiences for Native Americans and others.”
DECOMMISSIONING Research is ongoing to improve solar panel technology. In ten years or less, seeing improved panel efficiency, will it become more cost effective for the owner/operator to upgrade? Will the owner operator still be Juwi, Inc? What will become of the old panels? Will they be placed in our Landfill? Is the landowner responsible?
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