Final Environmental Assessment Addressing New Construction and Demolition at Beale Air Force Base, California
Abstract
Beale AFB proposes to implement three projects to meet current and future improvements and maintenance requirements on the installation to support ongoing mission requirements. This EA is being prepared to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and alternatives, including the No Action Alternative. For the Construct TLF project, Beale AFB proposes to construct adequate permanent facilities to provide short-term and temporary housing accommodations for military members and their dependents. For the Replace Bridges 2710 and 2720 on Gavin Mandery Drive project, the existing bridges would be demolished and new bridges would be constructed in the same location. Lastly, under the Implement Base Demolition Plan project, Beale AFB proposes to demolish Buildings 355, 1028, 2459, 5109, 5110, 5111, 5112, 5113, 5114, and 5116. The collective analysis of all appropriate projects in a single EA will eliminate project fractionation and segmentation; facilitate coordination of land use planning; expedite project execution by using early planning; reduce installation, reviewing agency, and major command workloads; provide cost savings; help better evaluate potential cumulative environmental impacts; assist in maintaining a baseline for future analysis; support strategic decisionmaking; encourage agency coordination; streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process; and meet the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Environmental Impact Analysis Process goals. Individual projects analyzed in the EA should be considered independent of each other. Beale AFB might eventually choose to implement all, none, or any combination of these projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA607984