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Riverstone SouthEAWDraft December 2020 <br />8.Consider rooftop solar, electric vehicle charging stations, and/or battery storage in new <br />homes to make them more energy autonomous and EV-ready. <br />9.Consider a community compost program for organic solid waste to reduce the burden on and <br />future methane emissions from local solid waste landfills. <br />10.Consider a microgrid for efficient, automated distribution of energy among participants. <br />11.Install ground-source or air-source geothermal heat pumps during initial construction when <br />most cost-effective. <br />b.Vehicle emissions. <br />-related emissions effect on air quality. Identify measures (e.g. traffic operational <br />improvements, diesel idling minimization plan) that will be taken to minimize or mitigate vehicle-related <br />emissions. <br />Theproposed project will generate increased traffic, whichwill result in a relatively small <br />corresponding increase in carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other vehicle-related air emissions. <br />Project development is expected to have a minor effect on air quality. GHG emissions related to <br />traffic and transportation are listed under Item 16.aabove. The project does not include air quality <br />monitoringormodeling. <br />c.Dust and odors -Describe sources, characteristics, duration, quantities, and intensity of dust and odors <br />generated during project construction and operation. (Fugitive dust may be discussed under item 16a). <br />Discuss the effect of dust and odors in the vicinity of the project including nearby sensitive receptors and <br />quality of life. Identify measures that will be taken to minimize or mitigate the effects of dust and odors. <br />Theprojectis not expected to generate dust or odors at levels considered unusual forsuburban <br />developmentconstruction practices.Dust and odors produced during construction is expected to be <br />consistent with applicable regulations of the MPCA and local governments.Dustandodor levels are <br />expected to be slightly higher during project construction than project operation. <br />The construction process is expected to generate some fugitive dust, but dust is not expected to be <br />generated in objectionable quantities. Thedust receptors near the project areainclude the single- <br />family homes alongBowers Drive, west and south of the site. Odors routinely generated during <br />construction will be typical of those associated with construction activity, such as exhaust from <br />diesel and gasoline poweredconstruction equipment. <br />Consideration will be given to suppression of airborne dust by application of water if fugitive dust <br />generation during site grading exceeds levelstypically expected during normal construction <br />practices. <br />27 <br /> <br />