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* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Initiate project - December 2009
Step 2. Conduct public scoping - February 2010
Step 3. Develop preliminary alternatives - March-July 2010
Step 4. Public meetings on preliminary alternatives - August 2010
Step 5. Refine alternatives - September-November 2010
Step 6. Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) - Winter 2011/2012
Step 7. Final EIS and Record of Decision (ROD) - Fall 2012