Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Author: United States. Air Force
Publisher:
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1991
Genre: Environmental impact statements
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This statement assesses the potential environmental impacts from the proposed relocation of the 37th TFW and other tactical force structure actions at Tonopah Test Range (TTR), Holloman AFB, and Nellis AFB and effected communities. The relocation the 37the Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) from TTR will result in significant adverse socioeconomic impacts that also result in moderate land-use impacts in the vicinity of Tonopah, Nevada. Significant increases in noise associated with modification of an existing Military Training Route (MTR) in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas are expected under two alternatives while all remaining impacts to Holloman AFB are negligible or beneficial under all three alternatives. Impacts on resources in the vicinity of Nellis AFB are generally negligible under all alternatives with the exception of an adverse increase in Base water-supply demand under the Holloman-Nellis alternative.