Activities of the SHEP monitoring program include Pre-Construction, Construction and Post-Construction components:
Pre-Construction Monitoring: establish baseline databank/conditions to assist with impact assessment during later phases
Monitoring During Construction: ensure the construction process is within the environmental constraints imposed by EIS and approvals of the resource agencies
Post-Construction Monitoring: verify that project does not produce more impacts than predicted and mitigation features function as intended
The following table shows a summary of the major components of the SHEP monitoring program and the time period for which each monitoring element will be performed. Appendix D of the Final EIS contains more information about the program and its requirements.
