Environmental Assessment for the Construction and Operation of an Indoor Small Arms Range at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York
Abstract
The purpose of the Proposed Action is to facilitate training by constructing and operating a 28- firing-point live-fire indoor small arms range at Niagara Falls ARS that meets all necessary mandatory weapons training requirements for military personnel in accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36- 2226, Combat Arms Program. The facility would be designed and constructed in accordance with Engineering Technical Letter (ETL) 08-11, Small Arms Range Design and Construction. Under the No Action Alternative, Niagara Falls ARS personnel would not construct an indoor small arms range at Niagara Falls ARS and would continue to train at an existing offsite range they are presently using. This alternative would not satisfy USAF mission and emergency response requirements at Niagara Falls ARS. The EA evaluates the potential environmental consequences of the Proposed Action, one alternative considered as viable, and the No Action Alternative on the following 10 general resource area impact topics: noise, land use, air quality, safety, geological resources, water resources, biological resources socioeconomic resources and environmental justice, infrastructure, and hazardous materials and wastes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA635955
Entities
People
- Bruce Ramo
- Cheryl Myers
- Dan Koenig
- Elaine Dubin
- Louise Baxter
- Sean Mccain
- Shannon Cauley
- Stefan Moray
- Stuart Gottlieb
- Tanya Perry