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Chapter 5 – Environmental Consequencesheating oil and propane provide adequate fuel for heating at the Cantonment. Impacts to energy useand costs are expected to be less than significant. No mitigation would be required.5.4.15 FacilitiesTable 5-51 summarizes the potential impacts to facilities under implementation of Alternative C.Facility changes would not initially be needed for additional personnel stationed at FTC except for theaddition of two ranges. With continued implementation of regulatory and administrative mitigationsuch as ITAM, INRMPs, ecosystem management, and the sustainable range management program,impacts to facilities are expected to be less than significant. No mitigation is required.Table 5-51Summary of Potential Facilities Impacts from Alternative CLocationActivity Group Fort Carson PCMSImpacts from Cantonment Construction ☼ N/AImpacts from Range Construction ☼ N/AImpacts from Live-Fire Training ☼ N/AImpacts from Maneuver Training ☼ ☼ = Significant + = Beneficial Impact = Significant but mitigable to less than significant N/A = Not Applicable☼ = Less than Significant= No Impact5.4.15.1 Impacts from Cantonment ConstructionLess Than Significant ImpactsFacilities. Impacts to facilities at FTC may occur from the stationing of additional personnel at FTCand the associated increased use of existing facilities. Initially, no new construction is expected to benecessary within the cantonment area. Future construction includes new barracks facilities. Impactswould be a beneficial and less than significant. No mitigation would be required. No housing orcommunity facilities construction is planned at PCMS under this alternative; therefore, impactanalysis is not applicable.Public Services. A slight increase in demand on public services would occur under this alternative asa result of additional personnel stationed at FTC. Because the additional personnel would represent anincrease of less than 1 percent compared to the existing population in the ROI, impacts to publicservices are expected to be less than significant. No mitigation would be required.Utilities. A slight increase in demand on utilities would occur under this alternative as a result ofadditional personnel stationed at FTC. Because the number of additional personnel under thisalternative would represent an increase of less than 1 percent compared to the existing population inthe ROI, impacts to utilities are expected to be less than significant. No mitigation would be required.February 2008 5-183 2/25th SBCT Final EIS