Final Environmental Assessment for Proposed Additional Development, Testing Use, and Associated Training at the Technical Evaluation Assessment Monitor Site (TEAMS) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1500-1508; Department of Defense Directive 6050.1 and the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis...

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Main Authors: West, Michael A, Boose, Brian W, McNutt, Erin J, DiPaolo, Paul, Wilson, Michelle, Garcia, Martha E, Bare, Michelle P
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR FORCE FACILITIES
AIR FORCE TRAINING
AIR QUALITY
ALTERNATIVES
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
CONSTRUCTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Environmental Health and Safety
FONSI(FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT)
GEOLOGY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS WASTES
INFRASTRUCTURE
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
MAINTENANCE
NOISE
RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS
SAFETY
SECURITY
SHORTAGES
SOILS
STORAGE
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
TEAMS(TECHNICAL EVALUATION ASSESSMENT MONITOR SITE)
TEST FACILITIES
WATER RESOURCES
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Summary:Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1500-1508; Department of Defense Directive 6050.1 and the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP), 32 CFR Part 989, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in coordination with the Air Force has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify and evaluate potential environmental impacts from the proposed development, testing use and associated training at the existing Technical Evaluation Assessment Monitor Site (TEAMS) located on Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. The purpose and need of the Proposed Action is to enhance and support the ongoing and future testing at the TEAMS location in order to reduce current training shortfalls. These shortfalls include increased customer demand; a lack of a secure, alarmed storage location(s) to store radiological source materials; reduced cohesiveness between the three DTRA sites operating at Kirtland AFB (TEAMS, Giant Reusable Air Blast Simulator (GRABS) site and the Chestnut Test site) and other infrastructure shortcomings (i.e. an additional gathering/training area, over reliance on temporary facilities and other general maintenance issues).