Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Relocation of the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition School and Center (USADACS) From Savanna Army Depot Activity, Illinois, to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), Oklahoma

Résumé

In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the relocation of the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition School and Center (USADACS) from Savanna Army Depot Activity (SVAD), Illinois to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), Oklahoma. The Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental impacts associated with the transfer of 228 civilian jobs from SVAD to MCAAP. It also involves the construction of MCAAP of a new headquarters/administration building, a new applied instruction facility, a new transportability text complex, and renovation of two existing structures for classroom and training aids space to support the USADACS. The EA, which is incorporated into the Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI), examines potential impacts of the proposed action and alternatives on 13 resource areas and areas of environmental concern: Land use, air quality, noise, water resources, geology, infrastructure, training areas, hazardous and toxic materials, biological resources and ecosystems, cultural resources, the sociological environment, economic development, and qual