Section 20-7201. MAJOR ACTIONS FOR WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SCREENING FORMS ARE REQUIRED

 

7201.1An Environmental Impact Screening Form (EISF) shall be prepared for any action that would cost over one million dollars ($1,000,000) based on 1989 dollars adjusted annually according to the Consumer Price Index and that may have a significant impact on the environment.

 

7201.2An action costing $1 million or more may have significant impact on the environment and, thus, may be a major action subject to the EISF requirement of § 7201.1 if any of the following conditions are met:

 

(a)The action might have a significant adverse effect on a rare or endangered species of animal or plant, or the habitat of the species;

 

(b)The action might violate published national or local standards relating to hazardous waste, solid waste or litter control;

 

(c)The action might significantly deplete or degrade ground water resources;

 

(d)The action might significantly interfere with ground water recharge;

 

(e)The action might induce significant growth or concentration of population;

 

(f)The action might cause significant flooding, erosion or sedimentation;

 

(g)The action might extend a sewer trunk line with capacity to serve new development;

 

(h)The action might significantly diminish habitat for fish, wildlife or plants;

 

(i)The action might disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an existing community;

 

(j)The action might create a potential public health hazard or would involve the use, production or disposal of materials that pose a hazard to people, animal or plant populations in the area;

 

(k)The action might violate any ambient air quality standard, contribute significantly to an existing or projected air quality violation, or expose sensitive receptors to significant pollutant concentration;

 

(l)The action might cause significant adverse change in existing surface water quality or quantity;

 

(m)The action might cause a significant adverse change in the use and conservation of energy resources, including an adverse impact on quantity or type of energy used;

 

(n)The action might cause significant adverse change in the existing level of noise in the vicinity of the action;

 

(o)The action might result in the exceedance of any Federal or District standards regarding electric and magnetic fields (EMF), if and when such standards are promulgated.

 

(p)The action, together with other actions proposed concurrently by the applicant, might have a cumulative impact that would be significant under the criteria described in § 7201.2(a)-(0).

 

7201.3An EISF shall be prepared for any action that would cost less than 1 million dollars ($1,000,000) based on 1989 dollars adjusted annually according to the Consumer Price Index, if the action imminently and substantially affects the public health, safety, or welfare.

 

7201.4A project imminently and substantially affects the public health, safety, or welfare if any of the following conditions are met:

 

(a)The action would violate Federal or District standards relating to hazardous waste, energy resources, air pollution, surface and ground water pollution, soil erosion, storm water, and flooding;

 

(b)The action would negatively affect a rare or endangered species of animal or plant, or the habitat of that species;

 

(c)The action would contaminate a public water supply;

 

(d)The action would create a public health hazard under applicable District regulations; or

 

(e)The action would involve the use, production or disposal in the affected area of hazardous substances as defined in § 7299.1 of these regulations in violation of federal or District environmental regulations.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 44 DCR 2799 (May 9, 1997).