Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a Snow Disposal Area in Base Housing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

• Other Authors: AIR FORCE FIGHTER WING (354TH) EIELSON AFB AK
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: 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); Eielson; Ice; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA609121; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA609121

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...