Environmental Investigation, Risk Assessment and Alternatives Analysis
Abstract
In 1988, Congress passed the Defense Authorization Amendment and Base Closure and Realignment Act. This legislature mandated the closure or realignment of selected military bases to economically maximize military operations. As a result, in 1988, a total of 111 military installations were recommended for either closure or realignment by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. One of the installations slated for closure was the current Fort Des Moines (FDM), which encompasses 53.3 acres. Because base closures and realignments must comply with applicable state and federal environmental laws, a series of environmental investigations were undertaken at FDM under the auspices of the U.S. Army. This resulted in the production of a number of reports and related documents for the recent environmental studies performed at the current FDM. The U.S. Army realized that there was the need for a document that would relate the various study documents, prepared under the direction of different branches of the Army, to one another. Therefore, the purpose of this addendum is to relate the recent developments at FDM and to bridge the different studies, providing the reader a better understanding of the events related to FDM.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA463521