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Chapter 5 – Environmental Consequencesonto retained firing range berms. The berms used to stop projectiles fired at the ranges are expected tocontain significant quantities of lead.Regulatory and Administrative Mitigation 2: The Army will expand existing programs for lead-basedpaint to any SBCT-related activities that would affect older structures that had the potential use oflead-based paint throughout the installations. Lead is managed in place for existing structures. In theevent of demolition or renovation projects affecting such structures, a survey is required prior todemolition/renovation and appropriate actions must be taken to prevent the release of thesesubstances into the environment.At the training ranges, berms would be used to stop projectiles fired at the ranges that are expected tocontain significant quantities of lead and potentially UXO. The Army would retain lead-contaminatedsoils from existing berms on-site and use the soils in the construction of new berms associated withthe new ranges. If lead-contaminated soils were not reused at the site for new berm construction,contaminated soils would be remediated for lead in accordance with applicable federal and statestandards.Less Than Significant ImpactsHazardous Materials and Wastes Use and Management. Short-term adverse impacts would beassociated with construction activities at the proposed project sites on SBMR, KTA, and PTA.Construction related activities would require the use of hazardous materials in excess of existingquantities. However, contract specifications control the purchase amounts and use of hazardousmaterials and require compliance with federal, state, and local requirements and with installationpolicy on hazardous materials.This overall impact is expected to be less than significant because the Army follows strict SOPs forstoring and using hazardous materials. In following existing practices, the Proposed Action is notexpected to cause the spill or release of hazardous materials or waste. The Army follows strictregulations and SOPs for the temporary storage and disposal of hazardous waste. Therefore, no newprocedures would need to be implemented to store or use the construction-related or operation-relatedhazardous materials. Hazardous materials would be handled in accordance with existing regulationsand installation-wide hazardous materials management and standard operating procedures.5.2.9.3 Impacts from Live-Fire TrainingSignificant Impacts Mitigable to Less Than SignificantImpact 3: Ammunition use, storage, and wastes. Under implementation of this alternative, additionallive-fire training would occur as a result of an increased number of Soldiers training at both theexisting and new ranges. In addition, new weapons would be used at the BAX ranges at SBMR andPTA and the use of large caliber munitions would increase. SBCT training would result in anincreased number of Soldier training at all ranges, thus increasing the number of rounds fired.Ammunition use would increase compared to existing conditions. The quantity of ammunition roundsfired during Army training on all Army training ranges would increase by approximately 6 millionrounds per year, primarily consisting of small arms munitions. The 105mm cannon on the StrykerMGS and the 120mm mortar are the only new weapons that would be introduced to training. Theseweapons would be used at ranges on SBMR and PTA.February 2008 5-42 2/25th SBCT Final EIS