Baseline Elements and Information Sources for Environmental Quality Management of Military Installations.
Abstract
The National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 requires that the Army condcut its activities without degrading the environmental quality of the surrounding area. For the Army's future mission to be compatible with the Nations' environmental quality standards, the Office, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, established a research program in 1974 on 1 July entitled Environmental Quality for Construction and Operation of Military Facilities with the primary responsibility for conducting the program assigned to the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) at Champaign, Ill. Cerl has developed an automated system structured to identify impacts of Army activities on the environment. This system, called the Environmental Impact Computers System (EICS), required that the use have some knowledge of Army activities and the environment to be able to collect required input data and to interpret the output of the EICS. CERL requested that AEWS compile a list of environmental baseline elements and assemble a catalog of environmental information sources to aid personnel using the EICS as well as to provide background material for those charged with preparing Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements. The information sources are available via an information system structured for this study. Access to this system can be obtained by contacting CERL.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA033117
Entities
People
- Malcolm Price Keown
- Marshall R. Weathersby