| | 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 | | rok |
| | 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 |