How can I determine appropriate avoidance, minimization, mitigation and enhancement measures?
This is one reason why good outreach to EJ populations is so important. The community can help you to identify appropriate avoidance, minimization, mitigation and enhancement measures. For instance, in a survey with a social service agency, you might find out that day workers stand on a particular corner waiting for job pickups. Either avoiding that corner or working with the agency to identify another corner would be an example of either avoidance or minimization. In another situation, a community could identify an informal path that schoolchildren use. The addition of a sidewalk would improve the neighborhood and improve safety for the schoolchildren. Consider the fairness in distribution of avoidance, minimization, mitigation and enhancement measures between EJ and non-EJ populations. When considering these measures for an EJ population vs. the entire project area, keep in mind that the measures should be proportional to the level of effect on each.
