Integrated Training Area Management EA and Final FNSI

Table 2.2 Summary of Environmental Consequences 1 under Each Alternative.Resource CategoriesAlternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3Short Term Long Term Short Term Long Term Short Term Long TermMinor to Minor to Minor to Minor to Minor to Minor toSoil ResourcesVegetationWetlandsWater ResourcesWildlife andFisheriesBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialBeneficialBeneficialBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialSevereMinor toSevereSevereSevereMinor toSevereSevereBeneficial Severe SevereBeneficialModerate toSevereFire Management Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial ModeratePublic Access andRecreationCultural Resourcesand SubsistenceHuman Health andSafetyModerate toSevereModerate toSevereBeneficial Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial Minor ModerateBeneficial 2 Beneficial 2 Beneficial 2 Beneficial 2 Moderate ModerateMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialMinor toBeneficialSocioeconomics Beneficial Beneficial Beneficial BeneficialNoiseNone toMinorBeneficialNone toMinorModerateNone toMinorModerateNone toMinorBeneficial Beneficial MinorNone toAir Quality Minor None Minor NoneModerate1 Short-term impacts are defined as impacts lasting for the duration of a project (typically about ten days) or up to one year,depending on the resource.2 Impacts would be beneficial only if properly applied. TRI, SRA, and GIS could have adverse impacts if they identifyarchaeological or cultural sites and make them publicly available.2.2.2 Summary of Cumulative ImpactsNone toModerateAnalysis of cumulative impacts is required for NEPA documents. Cumulative impacts result from theincremental impact of an action when added to other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable futureactions. Cumulative effects can also result from individually minor but collectively significant actionstaking place locally or regionally over a period of time. Impacts of these cumulative activities arediscussed in Chapter 3 of this EA. Activities resulting in cumulative impacts include cantonment andrange improvement projects, training activities, and non-military activities. The regions of influence forcumulative impacts are similar to those described in Table 3.a.A variety of capital improvement projects are planned or are currently underway on installationcantonment areas. These areas typically contain installation support infrastructure. USARAK’scantonment areas have undergone substantial development over the past 50 years. Current and futureprojects include building upgrades, new training and support facilities, new housing, fencing, and otherinfrastructure._____________________________________________________________________________________________Environmental AssessmentUnited States Army Alaska, Integrated Training Area Management ProgramManagement Plan 12