Alternative Energy Draft EA - NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Flight ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................ i ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... xvii SECTION ONE: MISSION, PURPOSE AND NEED, BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................... 1 1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................1 1.2 Wallops Flight Facility ................................................................................1 1.2.1 Mission............................................................................................ 1 1.2.2 Environmental Management System .............................................. 2 1.2.3 Location .......................................................................................... 2 1.3 Background..................................................................................................2 1.3.1 Current WFF Energy Sources......................................................... 5 1.4 Purpose and Need for the proposed action ..................................................5 1.4.1 Purpose............................................................................................ 5 1.4.2 Need ................................................................................................ 6 SECTION TWO: PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES ................................................................... 7 2.1 Range of Alternatives Considered for Renewable Energy ..........................7 2.1.1 Wind Power .................................................................................... 7 2.2 Alternatives Considered and Dismissed ....................................................18 2.3 Proposed Action and Alternatives .............................................................21 2.3.1 Proposed Action: Utility-Scale Wind Turbines and Residential- Scale Wind Turbines..................................................................... 21 2.3.2 Alternative One: Utility-Scale Wind Turbine, Residential-Scale Wind Turbines, and Solar Panels.................................................. 27 2.3.3 Alternative Two: Residential-Scale Wind Turbines and Solar Panels ............................................................................................ 28 2.3.4 Comparison of Costs Among Alternatives ................................... 28 2.4 No Action Alternative................................................................................29 SECTION THREE: AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................... 31 3.1 Physical Environment ................................................................................31 3.1.1 Land Resources............................................................................. 31 3.1.2 Water Resources ........................................................................... 35 3.1.3 Air Quality .................................................................................... 40 3.1.4 Climate Change............................................................................. 44 3.1.5 Climate.......................................................................................... 45 3.1.6 Radar............................................................................................. 46 3.1.7 Noise ............................................................................................. 46 3.1.8 Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste ................................. 48 3.2 Biological Environment.............................................................................49 3.2.1 Vegetation..................................................................................... 49 3.2.2 Terrestrial Wildlife........................................................................ 50 3.2.3 Avifauna........................................................................................ 51 3.2.4 Threatened and Endangered Species ............................................ 66 xi
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