Environmental Consequences
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IMPACTS OF IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVE 2 – PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
IRREVERSIBLE OR IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES
Construction materials and energy used would be irretrievably lost. There would also be an irretrievable and irreversible commitment of resources in terms of funds expended on both labor and construction materials. Because it takes so long for soils to form, the loss of soils due to development and visitor use in localized areas would be an irreversible commitment of resources.
