Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Construction and Operation of an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Rental Facility at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.

摘要

In order to meet the requirements of Air Force Instruction (AFI) 34- 262, Service Programs and Use and Eligibility, and AFI 34-110, Air Force Outdoor Recreation Programs, BAFB must maintain a properly sized and functioning outdoor recreation facility. This facility would include equipment rental and non-appropriated funds (NAF) central storage, which is needed at BAFB to allow military personnel to take advantage of the many outdoor recreation opportunities available in Colorado. Outdoor recreation activities such as biking, hiking, trail running, backpacking, skiing, and others are rapidly becoming the most popular way for military personnel and their families to maintain a high level of fitness and cardiovascular health, which can meet portions of the requirements of AFI 40-501, Air Force Fitness Program. Currently, outdoor recreation equipment rental services are located in multiple temporary facilities on BAFB with no central customer service point. This makes it difficult for military personnel, their dependents, and retirees to find the equipment they would like to loan or rent. Additionally, the current lack of storage space for rental recreation equipment places severe limits on the types of equipment that can be made available to military action include (1) the no action alternative, (2) the construction and operation of an outdoor recreation equipment rental facility adjacent to Building 1005 (Alternative 1), (3) adaptive reuse of an existing facility (Alternative 2), (4) locating the outdoor recreation equipment rental facility off-base (Alternative 3), (5) locating the outdoor recreation equipment rental facility near the Main Gate (Alternative 4), or (6) locating the outdoor recreation rental facility near Williams Lake (Alternative 5). This EA has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act to analyze the potential environmental consequences of constructing and operating an outdoor recreation facility at BAFB.