Final FONSI and EA for hot cargo pad on Kirtland AFB - Kirtland Air ...

<strong>Final</strong> <strong>EA</strong> Addressing Construction, Operation, <strong>and</strong> Maintenance of a Hot Cargo Pad
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ADDRESSING CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOT CARGO PAD
AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................ INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVERS
COVER SHEET
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. ES-1
1. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION ....................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION ................................................................. 1-3
1.3 SCOPE OF THE <strong>EA</strong> ................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.3.1 Environmental Laws, Regulations, <strong>and</strong> Executive Orders ........................................ 1-3
1.4 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ................................................. 1-4
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES ...................................... 2-1
2.1 PROPOSED ACTION ................................................................................................................. 2-1
2.1.1 Demolition <strong>and</strong> Construction .................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.2 Operation <strong>and</strong> Maintenance ....................................................................................... 2-4
2.2 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE ..................................................................................................... 2-4
2.3 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED BUT ELIMINATED FROM DETAILED ANALYSIS ....................... 2-5
3. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 LAND USE ............................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Definition of the Resource ........................................................................................ 3-1
3.1.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 NOISE ...................................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.2.1 Definition of the Resource ........................................................................................ 3-5
3.2.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................... 3-8
3.3 VISUAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 3-8
3.3.1 Definition of the Resource ........................................................................................ 3-8
3.3.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................... 3-8
3.4 AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................................................ 3-10
3.4.1 Definition of the Resource ...................................................................................... 3-10
3.4.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................. 3-12
3.5 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ........................................................................................................... 3-14
3.5.1 Definition of the Resource ...................................................................................... 3-14
3.5.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................. 3-14
3.6 WATER RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 3-17
3.6.1 Definition of the Resource ...................................................................................... 3-17
3.6.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................. 3-19
3.7 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................... 3-21
3.7.1 Definition of the Resource ...................................................................................... 3-21
3.7.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................. 3-22
3.8 CULTURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................ 3-27
3.8.1 Definition of the Resource ...................................................................................... 3-27
3.8.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................. 3-28
Kirtl<strong>and</strong> AFB, NM January 2011
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