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Chapter 5 – Environmental ConsequencesPublic Services. No plans for construction or improvements of public services or community facilitieswould result from this alternative. A slight increase in demand on public services would occur underthis alternative; however, impacts to public services are expected to be less than significant.Utilities. A slight increase in demand on utilities would occur at the maneuver training areas. Currentutility infrastructure is sufficient to meet the energy demands of the SBCT as well as other future andongoing activities on or near FRA and DTA. Impacts are expected to be less than significant and nomitigation would be required.5.3.16 SubsistenceTable 5-35 summarizes the potential impacts to subsistence access and resources underimplementation of Alternative B. Measures would be implemented to minimize impacts assummarized in the following subsections.Table 5-35Summary of Potential Subsistence Impacts from Alternative BLocationActivity Group Fort Richardson Donnelly Training AreaImpacts from Cantonment Construction ☼ N/AImpacts from Range Construction N/AImpacts from Live-Fire Training ☼ ☼Impacts from Maneuver Training ☼ ☼ = Significant + = Beneficial Impact = Significant but mitigable to less than significant N/A = Not Applicable☼ = Less than Significant= No ImpactAlternative B is expected to result in less than significant impacts to subsistence. The proposedmitigation measures to minimize impacts to subsistence resources are described in the MitigationSection following the impact analysis.As described in Section 5.3.8, of this document, Alternative B would result in a slight increase inpersonnel stationed at FRA. Increased stationing could affect subsistence access and resourceavailability as an additional 567 Soldiers reside on FRA and train on DTA. Additional personnel mayincrease sport-hunting interest, which would increase competition with existing recreational huntersfor fixed-quantity permits and for harvest take where unlimited open entry permits are available. TheADFG manages harvest through its permit system and affects harvest through early closures and/orregulation changes.The frequency and intensity of maneuver and weapons training would increase under this alternative.Increased training could affect activity patterns or movements of some wildlife species. Increasedtraining may also affect access because of increases in range closures for training purposes.5.3.16.1 Impacts from Cantonment ConstructionLess Than Significant ImpactsThe Subsistence Management Regulations for each Game Management Unit define which ruralresidents may participate in subsistence activities, as well as the season and harvest limits for eachFebruary 2008 5-120 2/25th SBCT Final EIS