Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Construction and Operation of New Vehicle Maintenance Facility

Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Construction and Operation of New Vehicle Maintenance Facility
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Total Pages: 148
Release: 2007
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The United States Air Force (USAF or Air Force) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to assess the potential environmental consequences of activities associated with constructing and operating a vehicle maintenance facility at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. This EA was prepared in accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the corresponding NEPA-implementing regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1500-1508) and the USAF (32 CFR 989). The Proposed Action is to construct and operate a new vehicle maintenance facility for combined use by the USAF and the Air National Guard near the intersection of Aspen Street and Camp Hale Way at Buckley Air Force Base. In addition to the Proposed Action, three action alternatives, and a No Action Alternative were considered. The three action alternatives to the Proposed Action include constructing an Air Force-only facility at the Proposed Action location, constructing an Air Force-only facility at an alternative location, and expanding/modifying the existing facility to serve the Air Force only.

Draft Environmental Assessment for Youth Center and Recreational Vehicle Parking Lot Expansion Project, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado

Draft Environmental Assessment for Youth Center and Recreational Vehicle Parking Lot Expansion Project, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
Author: Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (U.S.). Project Execution Division
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Release: 2005
Genre: Parking lots
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PROPOSED ACTION: The USAF proposes to construct a Youth Center and to expand an existing RV parking lot at Buckley APB. The Youth Center and RV Expansion Lot projects would include construction encompassing approximately 8.2 acres of land at two locations within the boundaries of Buckley AFB. The Youth Center project would include construction of a building and landscaped area with a playground. The RV Expansion Lot would include sufficient space to provide storage of large-size RVs. FACTORS CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING THAT NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT IS REQUIRED: The Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzed the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action taking into account all relevant environmental resource areas and conditions. The USAF has examined the following resource areas and conditions and found that the proposed action would either have no or inconsequential impact: air quality; expansive soils, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, socioeconomics, utilities, biological resources, traffic/transportation, water resources, radon, safety and pollution prevention. The proposed action would not have any significant effect on contaminated sites. The Final EA for the proposed Youth Center and RV Expansion Lot projects at Buckley AFB, Colorado, was issued December, 2005.