SBCT Final EIS - Govsupport.us

Chapter 5 – Environmental Consequences5.3.11.1 Impacts from Cantonment ConstructionLess Than Significant ImpactsImpacts from vehicles and construction. Permanent stationing of the 2/25 th SBCT at FRA wouldslightly increase the overall population with the addition of Soldiers, their families, and supportpersonnel. Cantonment construction of SBCT-specific facilities would be required. Increasedstationing of personnel could result in impacts to air quality through increased emissions frompersonal vehicles and general increased energy consumption. The impacts would be less thansignificant.Air emission effects would include temporary, short-term emissions generated from the operation ofheavy-duty construction equipment. Fugitive dust generated during construction of the newmotorpool would be temporary. The size of this construction sites would not produce substantiveemissions and there would be little to no ambient effects.The following mitigation measures are proposed to be implemented as funding is available.• Conduct air quality monitoring projects to assess impacts. If construction activities are found toimpact air quality greater then is expected, then alternative mitigation measures would beimplemented.• Collect additional data to determine impacts of fugitive dust generation and investigate need fordust control plans to control fugitive dust generation. Further mitigation measures would beimplemented if impacts are shown to be severe.5.3.11.2 Impacts from Range ConstructionLess Than Significant ImpactsImpacts from vehicles and construction. Training facilities would be constructed to support SBCTrequirements. Construction of two new ranges at FRA would temporarily increase emissionsassociated with the construction of these projects. Measures to minimize air quality impacts would bethe same as those identified under cantonment construction.5.3.11.3 Impacts from Live-Fire TrainingLess Than Significant ImpactsEmissions from ordnance. A larger number of Soldiers would use existing and newly constructedranges for live fire training. There would be a corresponding increase in the total number of roundsfired as well as increased vehicular traffic. Based on the general nature of detonation processes andthe very low emission rates that have been published in studies of munitions firing and opendetonations, emissions associated with ordnance use pose very little risk of creating adverse airquality effects.Emissions from wildfires. An increased risk of accidental wildfire ignition would come fromordinance, vehicles, flammable materials, or cigarettes. Prescribed burning resulting from anymanagement prescriptions would create short-term adverse impacts to air quality and would require apermit. With the mitigation measures detailed in the Wildfire Management section, fire risk andimpacts would be less than significant.February 2008 5-112 2/25th SBCT Final EIS