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Chapter 5 – Environmental Consequences5.2 ALTERNATIVE A − PERMANENTLY STATION THE 2/25TH SBCTAT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS MILITARY RESERVATION WHILECONDUCTING REQUIRED TRAINING AT MILITARY TRAININGSITES IN HAWAII5.2.1 Summary of The Environmental Consequences of Alternative ATable 5-2 presents the potential impacts of implementing Alternative A as it is described in Chapter2. For each VEC, impacts from four activity groups were analyzed: Cantonment Construction, RangeConstruction, Live-Fire Training, and Maneuver Training. Impacts from the four activity groups aresummarized by a single impact rating for each area affected by the alternative. Details of each activitygroup’s impacts are presented below in the resource sections.Table 5-2Summary of Potential Impacts from Alternative ALocationVEC SBMR DMR KTA/KLOA PTASoil Erosion Water Resources Wildfire Management / N/A Cultural Resources /N/A Land Use and Recreation ☼ ☼ /N/A ☼Traffic and Transportation ☼ ☼ ☼/ N/A ☼Socioeconomics ☼/+ ☼/ N/A Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste ☼ /N/A Wetlands Vegetation ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼Noxious Weeds Threatened and Endangered Species / N/A Wildlife and Habitats ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼Air Quality / N/A Noise ☼ ☼/ N/A Airspace ☼ ☼ ☼/ N/A ☼Energy Demand and Generation ☼ ☼ ☼/ N/A ☼Facilities ☼ ☼ ☼/ N/A ☼ = Significant + = Beneficial Impact = Significant but mitigable to less than significant N/A = Not Applicable☼ = Less than Significant = No ImpactThe EIS for the Transformation of the 2 nd Brigade, 25 th Infantry Division (Light) (USAG-HI 2004)analyzed the projects and associated impacts as presented in the alternatives section of this EIS. Sincethe 2004 FEIS was completed, a new assessment approach was developed that focuses on valuedenvironmental components (VECs) or resources that are important in a specific region. The VECs doFebruary 2008 5-3 2/25th SBCT Final EIS