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e-Guide: ODOT's Environmental Guidance Website
e-Guide Overview


Welcome to the e-Guide. The goal of this site is to help you navigate through all the various environmental and permitting procedures as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other federal and state laws and regulations required for constructing a highway project in the state of Oregon.  

Direct Links to the Guidance
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e-Guide Organization

The e-Guide is organized to reflect the flow of a transportation project in relation to environmental processes at all major phases of Oregon’s transportation decision-making process, as follows:  
Transportation Planning & Land Use  
Project Scoping & Programming   
Project Development   
Environmental Permitting   
Environmental Compliance  
Maintenance, Operations, Emergencies  
Examples, Forms, Templates  
References & Additional Guidance
    
The e-Guide is designed to get you to the site that will answer your questions and help you manage your environmental processes with little assistance.  
The links below will take you to the guidance based on your primary intended use (also see Direct Links below). 
Laws, Regulations, Policies   
Region Environmental Coordination
NEPA Project Management  
Disciplines & Technical Specialties  
Local Agency, OTIA, Design-Build
 

Direct Links

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) COORDINATION
Laws & Regulations  
Guidance Manuals  
NEPA Law  
NEPA Coordination Guidance Website
NEPA CEQ Regulations  
Volume I NEPA Procedures
FHWA Regulations Volume II NEPA Discipline Guidance
e-CFR FHWA CEQ 23 CFR Regulations (easier to read) Project Classification Guidance
SAFETEA-LU § 6002
(FHWA Regulations Information)
CETAS: Regulatory Streamlining
SAFETEA-LU § 6002
(ODOT FTP Site)
FHWA-Environmental Toolkit
 
FHWA-T 6640.8 A
 
 
Sample Documents   
Templates & Standard SOWs  
Sample Documents
NEPA Statement of Work  
 
Back to the Top
 
NATURAL RESOURCES
Laws & Regulations  
Guidance Manuals  
Biology/ESA 
Biological Resources Website
BA Guidance Manual
Water Quality/Water Resources  
BA "How to Write" Manual  
Wetlands
 
Mitigation Conservation Banking  
Water Resources Guidance Manual  
Removal/Fill Permits  
Stormwater Management Plan  
 
 
 
Wetlands/Permits Guidance Manual
 
 
Sample Documents  
Templates & Standard SOWs  
Sample Documents
BA Template  
 
Biology Statement of Work  
 
Water Resources Impact Assessment Template  
 
Water Resources Statement of Work  
 
 
 
Wetlands/Permits Template 
 
Wetlands/Permits Statements of Work  
 
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CULTURAL RESOURCES
Laws & Regulations  
Guidance Manuals  
Archaeological Links  
Archaeological Resources Website  
Historic Regulations  
Archaeological Resources Guidance Manual  
 
 
Cultural Resource Statutes  
Historic Resources Website  
Section 4(f) Policy Resource
Historic Resources Guidance Manual  
 
 
Sample Documents  
Templates & Standard SOWs  
 
Archaeological Resources Templates  
 
Archaeological Resources Standard SOW
 
 
 
Historic Resources Templates  
 
Historic Resources Standard SOW  
 
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AIR QUALITY | ACOUSTICS | ENERGY
Laws & Regulations  
Guidance Manuals  
EPA-Clean Air Act  
Air Quality, Acoustics, Energy Website  
EPA-Conformity Rule  
Air Quality Guidance Manual  
FHWA-Noise Regulations  
FHWA-HEP Website  
 
 
 
Acoustics/Noise Guidance Manual  
 
FHWA-Noise Barrier Guidance  
 
 
 
Energy Guidance Manual  
 
 
Sample Documents  
Templates & Standard SOWs  
Sample Documents
Air Quality Templates 
 
Air Quality Statement of Work 
 
 
 
Acoustics/Noise Templates
 
Acoustics/Noise Statement of Work 
 
 
 
Energy Templates 
 
Energy State of Work  
 
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Laws & Regulations   
Guidance Manuals   
Local Laws & Regulations  
Local Government Website  
 
 
Sample Documents  
Templates & Standard SOWs   
Sample Documents  
 
 
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OTIA | BRIDGE DELIVERY UNIT
Laws & Regulations    
Guidance Manuals    
OTIA Legislation  
OTIA Website  
 
OTIA Environmental Program
 
 
Sample Documents    
Templates & Standard SOWs    
Sample Documents
OBDP-ODOT Environmental Website  
 
 
 
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Contacts - e-Guide Homepage
FOR STATEWIDE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE
 
*Contact the staff listed below within the appropriate Section: 
 
      *Statewide NEPA Program Coordinator
      *Geo-Environmental Section Manager
 
Geo-Environmental Section  (Salem)  503-986-4200
GeoEnvironmental Homepage
 
FOR REGION PROJECT DELIVERY GUIDANCE  
 
*Contact the staff listed below within the appropriate Region:

      *Region Environmental Coordinator (REC)
      *Region NEPA Project Manager (EPM)
 
Portland
Salem 
Roseburg
Bend
La Grande
503-731-8200
503-986-2600
541-774-6299
541-388-6032
541-963-3177
 



FOR LOCAL AGENCY PROJECT GUIDANCE  
Local Agency Liaisons & Program Coordinators (includes all Region LALs)
 
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Please Note: The e-Guide  site is under continual construction  to bring you the most current guidance possible. Your patience and feedback are appreciated!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Page updated: September 29, 2008

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