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General guidance for preparing an EAW Chapter <br /> Review process.If several different projects in the same area action(part 4410.1000,subpart 4). <br /> will require preparation of an EAW,or if an RGU has concerns <br /> about overall development in an area where some projects Major infrastructure projects intended to serve a number of <br /> require review and others do not,the situation may be best projects or a wide area,such as a trunk sewer or collector <br /> suited for an Alternative Urban Areawide Review.RGUs can roadway,generally do not require review as part of a <br /> find guidance about the AUAR process in Chapter 5 of the residential project EAW but should be listed under the <br /> Guide to Minnesota Environmental Review Rules or by appropriate item.These infrastructural projects may, <br /> consulting the EQB staff. however,require review on their own. <br /> Animal feedlots <br /> A special customized EAW form that applies only to animal <br /> feedlots was developed by the EQB in 1999.This customized <br /> form should be filled out in preparing feedlot EAWs.Forms and <br /> guidance are available at the EQB homepage <br /> (www.egb.state.mn.us),from the EQB staff,the Pollution <br /> Control Agency and many county feedlot officers. <br /> Industrial, commercial and institutional facilities <br /> Prior to initiating an EAW,local units should review the other <br /> mandatory EAW categories to make sure that the project does <br /> not fit into a more specific category assigned to a different RGU <br /> such as the Pollution Control Agency or Department of Natural <br /> Resources.If the project fits two or more categories,all potential <br /> government units must agree on which will serve as RGU for the <br /> review before it begins;if they cannot agree,the EQB chair must <br /> determine the RGU.In general,it is preferable for the state <br /> agency to serve as RGU due to the technical nature of the <br /> analysis often needed. <br /> Even when the local unit is assigned as the RGU for an <br /> industrial project,the proposer should contact the Pollution <br /> Control Agency prior to initiating the EAW to discuss whether <br /> special information may be needed for adequate review of air, <br /> water or waste issues. <br /> In general,an EAW for an industrial project must give special <br /> attention to:air emissions(item 16),water discharges(item 11), <br /> contamination/hazardous materials/wastes(item 12), <br /> transportation issues(item 18),noise(item 17),and site <br /> stormwater issues(item 1 lb(ii)). <br /> In general,an EAW for a commercial or institutional project <br /> must give special attention to:vehicle emissions(item l6b),site <br /> stormwater runoff(item l lb(ii)),and impacts due to land use <br /> conversions such as loss of wildlife habitat(item 9). Since such <br /> development frequently takes place in urbanizing or <br /> suburbanizing areas,the EAW should attempt to put the project <br /> and its impacts into the context of other nearby development and <br /> plans,infrastructure needs,and government plans for the area <br /> (items 9, 11,and 18). <br /> Residential development <br /> Generally,any infrastructure improvements intended to serve <br /> primarily the project are considered part of the project and must <br /> be reviewed in the EAW. <br /> "Connected actions"(Minnesota Rules,part 4410.0200,subpart <br /> 9b)occur when one action will induce the other or is a <br /> prerequisite for the other,or if neither is justified by itself.The <br /> rules require that connected actions must be treated as one <br /> Environmental Quality Board EAW Guidelines—October 2013 6 <br />