Environmental Assessment. Construction and Maintenance of Wastewater Pipelines and Lift Stations and Installation of Fiber Optic Conduit at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

摘要

The Proposed Action is part of a larger effort to privatize wastewater collection and treatment on Eglin AFB. The base currently operates its own wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and disposes of the wastewater effluent and sludge to designated spray irrigation fields and a land application site. Privatizing the WWTPs and leasing the spray irrigation fields to the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer (OCWS) would reduce Air Force cost to operate and maintain these facilities on a life cycle analysis basis and would increase wastewater treatment efficiencies. Upon completion of the project, Eglin AFB would cease operation of its WWTPs and transfer wastewater to the OCWS Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility (APWRF), a new state-of-the- art facility constructed by OCWS on Eglin AFB south of Range Road (RR) 234 and RR 636 intersection, about 5 miles west of Eglin main base.