Integrating the National Environmental Policy Act with Environmental Management System through Geographic Information System

Abstract

The Fort Lewis NEPA Legacy Project was designed and executed to define the existing current-state NEPA process and to design a new process integrating NEPA, EMS, Geo-Spatial Tools and Sustainability Goals. Certain conditions drive the adoption of such an integrated process to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental management at a military installation. These conditions include when: a) Cost efficiencies are needed due to funding shortfalls, b) Stationing actions occur, c) New or renewal of real estate transactions, d) Major or minor construction is planned (1391 or 4283). Implementing a process that integrates NEPA, EMS, Sustainability Goals and Geo Spatial Tools will be helpful to guide, demonstrate and manage: a) Environmental Impact Analysis within NEPA, b) EMS Aspects and Impacts c) GIS Analysis, Data Management and Use. An integrated process as described here can be effective at any military installation that undergoes frequent changes or wants to adapt more effectively and efficiently to the DOD's transformation process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA548367

Entities

People

  • Mick Bilney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Environmental Management
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk
  • Training
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.