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092 <br /> environmental impacts of the alternatives including <br /> the proposed activity in comparative form. To the <br /> extent possible the comparison of alternatives <br /> should quantity how the purpose and need would be <br /> satisfied by each alternative and the proposed <br /> activity. It should also: <br /> (a) explore and evaluate all reasonable <br /> alternatives; <br /> (b) discuss the reasons for the elimination of <br /> alternatives from detailed study; <br /> c) identify the agency' s preferred alternative(s) <br /> in the draft statement and identify such <br /> alternatives in the final statement, unless <br /> another law prohibits the expression of such a <br /> preference; <br /> (d) include appropriate mitigation measures not <br /> already included in the alternatives; and <br /> (e) assess the social and economic impacts of each <br /> alternative. Impacts should be quantified for <br /> each alternative, where feasible, but when <br /> quantification by standard economic tools is <br /> not feasible or intangibles are involved, a <br /> description of each impact is required. <br /> (5) Affected Environment. The EIS must describe the <br /> environment of the area(s) to be affected and the <br /> environment to be created by the alternatives under <br /> consideration. The description should be no longer <br /> than is necessary to understand the effects of the <br /> 12 <br />