Design features are the specific means, measures, or practices that comprise the Proposed Action. Design features are often developed with the intent of minimizing or eliminating adverse effects of project implementation. The following list of design features would be implemented as part of the Proposed Action.

Design features and monitoring requirements have been incorporated into the action alternatives to reflect different ways of responding to relevant issues raised internally and externally. This includes specific monitoring requirements for the avoidance of unexpected resource effects, and the completion of project design and implementation as planned. The effectiveness of all design features, mitigation, and monitoring would be assessed in more detail in Chapter 3, Affected Environment and Chapter 4, Environmental Consequences.