Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Construction of a Temporary Gas Station at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi
Abstract
AAFES, the contracting agency for the proposed project, would construct a temporary gasoline station to be used by authorized patrons at Keesler Air Force Base (AFB) during the demolition and construction of the new AAFES facility. These patrons would include primarily active-duty and retired military personnel, their family members, and certain categories of reserve military personnel. The new facilities would be collocated and centrally located on the base. The preferred site (Alternative 2) for construction of the proposed action would involve the construction of the temporary proposed facility in an area that is already dedicated to similar land uses. The proposed facility would be constructed on a site that is already developed and would not involve the disturbance of new land. Based on the current design of the proposed facility, the ASTs would have two 10,000-gallon tanks with a total of eight hoses, and could service up to eight vehicles at one time. Construction of temporary facilities would provide gasoline in servicing customers while the permanent facility is demolished and constructed (proposed in the Primary Environmental Assessment completed in January 2003). This SEA evaluates the preferred alternative (Alternative 2) and the no-action alternative. Under the no-action alternative, AAFES would not construct a temporary gasoline station for use by authorized patrons. Keesler AFB patrons would not have to purchase fuel off base during the demolition and construction of the new facility. Resources considered in the SEA include: topography, geology water resources, noise, hazardous materials and wastes, infrastructure and utilities, biological resources, cultural resources, and socioeconomic resources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA634077
Entities
People
- G. Alexander Smith
- George Daniel
- Randy Thompson
Organizations
- Army and Air Force Exchange Service