2013•Unpublished venueRequires access
Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Base-Wide Military Construction Planning at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Steve Kolian, Curt Schaeffer, Shalise Hadden, John Lindemuth, Sharon S. Newman, Eric M. Webb, C.H.Q. Ingram, Howard Nass, Dennis G. Peters, D. Gates
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Abstract
Abstract : The U.S. Air Force (USAF) incorporates the attached Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Base-Wide Military Construction Planning at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico to this Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) document. The USAF Materiel Command (AFMC) and the 377th Air Base Wing (377 ABW), a unit of the AFMC, proposes military construction (MILCON) of an administrative building complex at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The Proposed Action is to construct, operate, and maintain an administrative building complex with up to 150,000 square feet of interior space capable of accommodating up to 652 new staff. It would consist of office space, copier rooms, storage rooms, restrooms, break rooms, a mail receiving room, and conference rooms. Approximately 10 acres of land would be impacted by the construction of the proposed administrative building complex, parking spaces, access driveway, walkways, and green spaces. The total developed area is a conservative estimate and future mission requirements may require a smaller facility and fewer staff, and create a smaller footprint. Kirtland AFB conducted a Base-wide survey of suitable sites to construct and operate the proposed administrative building complex and identified six alternative sites. The alternative sites were selected based on a subtractive screening process. Potential sites were eliminated if the construction of administrative buildings in that area would result in an undesirable impact on human health or the environment. Although six sites have been identified and meet the screening criteria, these same criteria may be used to select other sites. It is anticipated that if another site meets the screening criteria, it would meet the purpose of and need for the Proposed Action described in this Programmatic EA. Other sites would be evaluated through Kirtland AFB's Environmental Impact Analysis Process to determine if they can be covered under this EA.