Conservation

Conservation refers to potential impacts or effects on resources of the natural or physical environment and includes these topics:

• Soils,
• Water resources, such as surface water and groundwater
• Floodplains,
• Biological resources consisting of vegetation and wildlife, including migratory birds and protected species,
• Wetlands, and
• Air quality.

This category does not include discussions of potential impacts on components of the man-made or built environment, which is discussed under Compliance.