Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
Eielson Air Force Base (Eielson) is proposing to construct a new snow disposal facility on the east side of the base so there will be a convenient place to take snow collected in housing. This will reduce haul distance and improve response times for base snow removal crews. The proposed action will...
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ftdtic:ADA609121 2023-05-15T16:37:52+02:00 Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska AIR FORCE FIGHTER WING (354TH) EIELSON AFB AK 2006-10 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA609121 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA609121 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA609121 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Snow Ice and Permafrost Civil Engineering *AIR FORCE FACILITIES *DISPOSAL *SNOW REMOVAL BUFFERS CONSTRUCTION CONTAMINATION DEBRIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FACILITIES HOUSING(DWELLINGS) MELTING STORAGE VEGETATION WETLANDS WINTER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE(ALASKA) Text 2006 ftdtic 2016-02-24T16:13:45Z Eielson Air Force Base (Eielson) is proposing to construct a new snow disposal facility on the east side of the base so there will be a convenient place to take snow collected in housing. This will reduce haul distance and improve response times for base snow removal crews. The proposed action will result in the construction of a snow disposal facility near the intersection of French Creek Drive and Moose Lake Drive. This facility would be approximately 9.5 acres in size and provide adequate snow stockpiling for a typical winter snowfall. The facility would have a 50- to 100-foot-wide buffer of natural vegetation at its perimeter to prevent contaminated snowmelt from reaching nearby ponds and lakes. The area is currently wooded and trees would be removed and low areas filled with tree debris. Approximately 0.4 acres of wetlands would be impacted by this project. One action alternative to the proposed action was identified. This alternative would construct a snow dump at an alternative location near the intersection of French Creek Drive and Manchu Drive. This snow disposal facility would have approximately one third less storage capacity compared to the proposed project and result in the loss of 4.6 acres of wetlands. Text Ice permafrost Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Eielson ENVELOPE(-61.500,-61.500,-70.583,-70.583) |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost Civil Engineering *AIR FORCE FACILITIES *DISPOSAL *SNOW REMOVAL BUFFERS CONSTRUCTION CONTAMINATION DEBRIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FACILITIES HOUSING(DWELLINGS) MELTING STORAGE VEGETATION WETLANDS WINTER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE(ALASKA) |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost Civil Engineering *AIR FORCE FACILITIES *DISPOSAL *SNOW REMOVAL BUFFERS CONSTRUCTION CONTAMINATION DEBRIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FACILITIES HOUSING(DWELLINGS) MELTING STORAGE VEGETATION WETLANDS WINTER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE(ALASKA) Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
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Snow Ice and Permafrost Civil Engineering *AIR FORCE FACILITIES *DISPOSAL *SNOW REMOVAL BUFFERS CONSTRUCTION CONTAMINATION DEBRIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FACILITIES HOUSING(DWELLINGS) MELTING STORAGE VEGETATION WETLANDS WINTER EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE(ALASKA) |
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Eielson Air Force Base (Eielson) is proposing to construct a new snow disposal facility on the east side of the base so there will be a convenient place to take snow collected in housing. This will reduce haul distance and improve response times for base snow removal crews. The proposed action will result in the construction of a snow disposal facility near the intersection of French Creek Drive and Moose Lake Drive. This facility would be approximately 9.5 acres in size and provide adequate snow stockpiling for a typical winter snowfall. The facility would have a 50- to 100-foot-wide buffer of natural vegetation at its perimeter to prevent contaminated snowmelt from reaching nearby ponds and lakes. The area is currently wooded and trees would be removed and low areas filled with tree debris. Approximately 0.4 acres of wetlands would be impacted by this project. One action alternative to the proposed action was identified. This alternative would construct a snow dump at an alternative location near the intersection of French Creek Drive and Manchu Drive. This snow disposal facility would have approximately one third less storage capacity compared to the proposed project and result in the loss of 4.6 acres of wetlands. |
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Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
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Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
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Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
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Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
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Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska |
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