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Table 3.8 Summary of Impacts 1 to Cultural Resources and Subsistence.Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3ITAMActivityCulturalResourcesSubsistenceCulturalResourcesSubsistenceCulturalResourcesSubsistenceTRI Beneficial 2 None Beneficial 2 None Severe NoneLRAM Minor Beneficial Minor Beneficial Beneficial ModerateSRA Beneficial 2 Beneficial Beneficial 2 Beneficial Severe NoneRTLA None None None None None NoneGIS Beneficial 2 None Beneficial 2 None Minor None1 Short-term and long-term impacts are expected to be similar.2 Impacts would be beneficial only if properly applied. TRI, SRA, and GIS could have adverse impacts if they identify sitelocations and make them publicly available.Cumulative ImpactsCultural ResourcesPast activities may have impacted cultural resources by disturbing or destroying undocumented orundiscovered cultural sites. Additional impacts could result from current and planned constructionprojects, training activities, and recreation. Activities under the proposed action would add beneficial tominor adverse cumulative impacts to cultural resources on USARAK lands. The proposed action, ifproperly applied, would serve to prevent adverse impacts through TRI, SRA, and GIS programs.However, these same programs could have adverse impacts if site locations become public knowledge.LRAM projects would contribute to the negative cumulative impacts of all other ground-disturbingactivities. Since each LRAM project will undergo further cultural resources review, the cumulativeimpacts to cultural resources from these projects would be minor.SubsistencePast activities have impacted subsistence resources by altering habitat, restricting access, and militarytraining. Additional impacts could result from current and planned construction projects, trainingactivities, and recreation. Activities under the proposed action would add long-term beneficial impacts tosubsistence resources by improving access roads and trails and by improving habitat.3.9 HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETYHuman health and safety includes those facets of military activities and materials that potentially pose arisk to the health, safety, and well-being of the public, military personnel, and civilian employees anddependents. Risks involve hazardous materials and wastes. Hazardous materials include petroleumcontaminatedabsorbent pads, batteries, light ballasts, mercury-containing light bulbs, non-recyclable oilsand fuels, compressed gas, non-recyclable hydraulic fluid, lead-based paint, paint, paint thinners andsolvents, pesticides, photo-developing chemicals, sandblast residue, solvents and degreasers, thermostatswith mercury ampoules, and non-recyclable transmission fluid. Asbestos, radon, polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCBs), and pesticides are also considered hazardous wastes.Unexploded ordnance, vehicular accidents, and other occupational safety hazards can occur withUSARAK activities. More information on human health and safety can be found in the Transformation ofU.S. Army Alaska Final EIS (USARAK 2004)._____________________________________________________________________________________________Environmental AssessmentUnited States Army Alaska, Integrated Training Area Management ProgramManagement Plan 59
3.9.1 Affected EnvironmentFort RichardsonFort Richardson is registered with the EPA as a "Large Quantity Generator" of hazardous waste, per theResource Conservation and Recovery Act. Hazardous wastes at Fort Richardson are associated withequipment maintenance (e.g., vehicles, boats, aircraft) and facilities operation. The wastes are temporarilystored in drums at satellite accumulation points located around post. Satellite accumulation points arelocated where wastes are generated on a continual basis. Other locations or facilities that do not generatewastes are subject to on-call collection of hazardous wastes.Currently, Building 45-125 on Fort Richardson serves as the centralized hazardous waste collection site.All hazardous wastes collected on post are brought to this facility for processing and off-post disposal.During 2001, Fort Richardson generated 4,959,080 pounds of hazardous waste. The amount of hazardouswaste was artificially high due to off-site disposal of 4,895,467 pounds of PCB-contaminated soil. Onaverage, hazardous waste generated at Fort Richardson is less than 100,000 pounds.Fort Richardson has 22 aboveground storage tanks with capacities ranging from 300 to 50,000 gallons.All of these tanks are located within the cantonment area and contain diesel fuel, gasoline, aviation fuels(JP-8), and heating oil. Because the total fuel capacity stored at Fort Richardson does not exceed 420,000gallons, an Oil Discharge and Contingency Plan is not required. However, Fort Richardson does have aSpill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plan that details spill response and prevention measuresfor all fuel storage areas.Forty-two underground storage tanks are located at Fort Richardson. All of the underground storage tanksconform to the applicable Army, State of Alaska, and EPA guidelines. These tanks are monitored monthlyand are equipped with electronic monitoring devices designed to detect leaks and overfills.Fort WainwrightFort Wainwright is registered with the EPA as a Large Quantity Generator of hazardous waste, per theResource Conservation and Recovery Act. Hazardous wastes at Fort Wainwright are associated withequipment maintenance (e.g., vehicles, boats, aircraft) and facilities operation.Currently, Building 3489 on Fort Wainwright serves as the centralized hazardous waste collection site forthe post. All hazardous wastes collected on post are brought to this facility for processing and off-postdisposal. During 2001, Wainwright generated 468,500 pounds of hazardous waste.Fort Wainwright has 13 aboveground storage tanks with capacities ranging from 300 to 13,000 gallons.All of these tanks are located within the cantonment area and contain diesel fuel, gasoline, aviation fuels(JP-8), and heating oil. Because the total fuel capacity stored at Fort Wainwright does not exceed 420,000gallons, an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan is not required. However, Fort Wainwrightdoes have a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plan that details spill response and preventionmeasures for all fuel storage areas.Fifty-nine underground storage tanks are located on Fort Wainwright. All underground storage tanksconform to the applicable Army, State of Alaska, and EPA guidelines. Each tank is monitored monthlyand is equipped with electronic monitoring devices designed to detect leaks and overfills._____________________________________________________________________________________________Environmental AssessmentUnited States Army Alaska, Integrated Training Area Management ProgramManagement Plan 60
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TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1: PURPOSE
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and Training Land Program, the rang
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Donnelly Training AreaDonnelly Trai
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