Environmental Assessment – Part 1
Project Description and Environmental Setting
For the Poseidon Ventures Desalination Plant
Located in Carlsbad, California

Assignment 1: Project Description and Environmental Setting

Students will prepare a 4-5 page double spaced Project Description of and Environmental Setting describing the Poseidon Ventures Desalination Plant and the environment that will be affected by the project.

The Project/Description objectively describes the desalination technology involved. How much water does the plant supply to the county water supply system and how does it connect to the water supply system. Answer it will connect through pipelines. The type of habitat the pipelines passes through should be part of the Environmental Setting. The PD DOES NOT ADDRESS impacts or negative affects on the environment.

The Environmental Setting describes the physical and biological resources that exist in the area where the project is located. Before you can determine impacts you must know what resources are present. The Environmental Setting should cover both aquatic and terrestrial environments where appropriate.

The Environmental Setting describes the habitats presents, the flora and fauna occupying that habitat and the climatic and geological conditions when appropriate. The environmental setting must objectively describe the affected physical environment and biological resources.

Describe the physical environment in terms of depth/elevation, temperature, wind speed, solar radiation, topography and substrate type. The environmental setting also describes others uses of the area, such as oil production, fishing, agriculture, mining and recreation etc

Assignment Details:

The cut-and-paste method of paper construction is NOT considered writing is NOT acceptable and WILL BE considered plagiarism unless fully referenced.