Environmental Assessment of the Realignment of Units at McChord Air Force Base,Washington

摘要

The action for this Environmental Assessment (EA) consists of the realignment ofvarious aircraft and manpower authorization assets from Norton Air Force Base (AFB), which will be closed, to McChord AFB. The relocation actions will include transfers of personnel authorizations, aircraft, and various other equipment and material. Other, previously programmed force structure changes at McChord AFB also are assessed in order to identify possible cumulative impacts. The EA assesses the environmental impacts associated with the actions. The areas of potential impact analyzed are air quality, noise, hazardous materials, wastes and stored fuels, water resources, vegetation and wildlife resources, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, land use, and socioeconomics. The EA describes the baseline conditions, potential environmental impacts (beneficial and adverse), and planned mitigations of adverse impacts. The Base Closure and Realignment Act specifically exempts this EA from considering the need, purpose, or reason for the realignment from Norton AFB to McChord AFB.