Alternative Energy Draft EA - NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Flight ...
Alternative Energy Draft EA - NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Flight ...
Alternative Energy Draft EA - NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Flight ...
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Executive Summary<br />
Resource Proposed Action <strong>Altern<strong>at</strong>ive</strong> One <strong>Altern<strong>at</strong>ive</strong> Two<br />
are not anticip<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />
adversely affect<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties within WFF.<br />
However, residential-scale<br />
turbines may have direct<br />
adverse effects on<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties in WFF and<br />
indirect adverse effects on<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties outside WFF.<br />
Transport<strong>at</strong>ion Temporary impacts on<br />
traffic flow would occur<br />
during construction<br />
activities. With<br />
implement<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
mitig<strong>at</strong>ion and safety<br />
measures rel<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />
transport<strong>at</strong>ion and traffic<br />
closures due to oversize<br />
loads, no substantial<br />
impacts on transport<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
are anticip<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
Aesthetics No adverse impacts on the<br />
public viewshed given the<br />
distance of the turbines<br />
from surrounding<br />
communities. Wind<br />
turbines would be white to<br />
blend in with sky. Potential<br />
adverse impacts on WFF<br />
employees and visitors<br />
within turbine shadow due<br />
to flickering effect of<br />
spinning blades on sunny<br />
days.<br />
anticip<strong>at</strong>ed to adversely<br />
affect aboveground historic<br />
properties within WFF.<br />
However, solar panels may<br />
have indirect adverse effects<br />
to aboveground historic<br />
properties outside WFF.<br />
Residential-scale turbines<br />
are not anticip<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />
adversely affect<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties within WFF.<br />
However, residential-scale<br />
turbines may have direct<br />
adverse effects on<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties in WFF and<br />
indirect adverse effects on<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties outside WFF.<br />
Temporary impacts on<br />
traffic flow would occur<br />
during construction<br />
activities. With<br />
implement<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
mitig<strong>at</strong>ion and safety<br />
measures rel<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />
transport<strong>at</strong>ion and traffic<br />
closures due to oversize<br />
loads, no substantial<br />
impacts on transport<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
are anticip<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
No adverse impacts on the<br />
public viewshed given the<br />
distance of the turbines<br />
from surrounding<br />
communities. Wind turbines<br />
would be white to blend in<br />
with sky. Potential adverse<br />
impacts on WFF employees<br />
and visitors within turbine<br />
shadow due to flickering<br />
effect of spinning blades on<br />
sunny days. Implement<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of solar panels would result<br />
in long-term changes to the<br />
viewshed <strong>at</strong> the Main Base.<br />
Because WFF is a highly<br />
properties within WFF.<br />
However, residential-scale<br />
turbines may have direct<br />
adverse effects on<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties in WFF and<br />
indirect adverse effects on<br />
aboveground historic<br />
properties outside WFF.<br />
Temporary impacts on traffic<br />
flow would occur during<br />
construction activities. With<br />
implement<strong>at</strong>ion of mitig<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and safety measures rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
to transport<strong>at</strong>ion, no<br />
substantial impacts on<br />
transport<strong>at</strong>ion are<br />
anticip<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
Implement<strong>at</strong>ion of solar<br />
panels would result in longterm<br />
changes to the viewshed<br />
<strong>at</strong> the Main Base. Because<br />
WFF is a highly<br />
industrialized setting with<br />
numerous antenna arrays and<br />
other infrastructure, solar<br />
panels should not present a<br />
neg<strong>at</strong>ive impact on the<br />
viewshed.<br />
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