DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR

10,4
MB THE DEMOLITION OF THE INTEGRATED BINARY PRODUCTION

57
stron FACILITIES PINE BLUFF ARSENAL (PBA)

3397
ID Department of Defense

2003
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Table of Contents

1.0 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PROPOSED ..1

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES 1

2.1 PROPOSED ACTION - DEMOLITION OF THE IBPF FACILITIES ALTERNATIVE1

2.1.1 QL Production Facility/BIGEYE Bomb Fill and Close Facility2

2.1.2 DC Production Facility2

2.1.3 DF Production/M20 Fill Site/MLRS Fill and Close Building3

2.2 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE ..4

2.3 ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED BUT NOT EVALUATED .4

3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT..4

3.1 LAND USE ..4

3.2 AESTHETICS AND VISUAL RESOURCES..5

3.3 METEOROLOGY, AIR QUALITY, AND NOISE 5

3.3.1 Meteorology.5

3.3.2 Air Quality.6

3.3.3 Noise..7

3.4 WATER RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY8

3.4.1 Water Use8

3.4.2 Surface Water..8

3.4.3 Groundwater8

3.4.4 Wastewater Treatment..8

3.5 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES9

3.5.1 Terrestrial Resources .9

3.5.2 Aquatic Resources 9

3.5.3 Wetlands.9

3.5.4 Endangered and Threatened Species .10

3.6 MINORITY AND LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS.10

3.7 CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, AND HISTORIC RESOURCES12

3.8 HEALTH & SAFETY.12

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES .13

4.1 OVERVIEW..13

4.2 LAND USE 13

4.2.1 Effects of the proposed action13

4.2.2 Effects of the no-action alternative13

4.3 AESTHETICS AND VISUAL RESOURCES13

4.3.1 Effects of the proposed action13

4.3.2 Effects of the no-action alternative14

4.4 AIR QUALITY AND NOISE 14

4.4.1 Effects of the proposed action14

4.4.2 Effects of the no-action alternative14

4.5 WATER RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY.14

4.5.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 14

4.5.2 Effects of the no-action alternative15

4.6 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES.15

4.6.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 15

4.6.2 Effects of the no-action alternative15

4.7 MINORITY AND LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS.15

4.7.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 15

4.7.2 Effects of the no-action alternative16

4.8 CULTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, AND HISTORIC RESOURCES16

4.8.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 16

4.8.2 Effects of the no-action alternative16

4.9 WASTE MANAGEMENT .16

4.9.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 16

4.9.2 Effects of the no-action alternative18

4.10 HUMAN HEALTH18

4.10.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 18

4.10.2 Effects of the no-action alternative19

4.11 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS.19

4.11.1 Effects of the proposed alternative 19

4.11.2 Effects of the no-action alternative19

5.0 CONCLUSIONS .20

6.0 REFERENCES