NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)
EES has been preparing NEPA documentation since the National Environmental Policy Act was enacted in 1969. We have prepared EAs for the Department of Defense (DOD), primarily for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army. The EAs included the preparation of description of proposed action and alternatives (DOPAA), development of the project scoping process, conducted baseline environmental inventories for the description of the affected environment, prepared the analyses of the potential environmental impacts, conducted the coordination for public meetings and hearings, and prepared the decision documents, both the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD). EES routinely prepares additional documentation such as Finding of No Practical Alternative (FONPA), Coastal Zone determinations, and Record of Nonapplicability (RONA) for Clean Air Act Conformity Analyses.
EES prepared an EA for the U.S. Navy (SOUTHDIV) for
the proposed family housing privatization at Naval Station
(NAVSTA) Great Lakes, Illinois. EES prepared the EA,
conducted the site investigations, scoping process, held public
meetings, developed the GIS mapping, and routinely briefed
the Base Commander and environmental staff on the progress
of the EA and the related studies. The EA analysis focused on
the potential environmental impacts from the construction, renovation, and demolition of family housing at NAVSTA Great Lakes proper and at the satellite military family housing areas at the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and the former Glenview Naval Air Station in Glenview, Illinois. This action was completed through a public-private venture (PPV) partnership. The proposed action analysis also included the privatization of housing, and the demolition, repair, renovation and replacement of housing. The goal was to meet the greatest housing need while taking into account the environmental land constraints and potential impacts, demands on community services, and consistency with master planning concepts.
EES prepared Forest Management Plans (FMP) and EAs for the following Indian Reservations:
Extensive coordination with the Tribal Councils, Tribal Agencies and Tribal members was accomplished. The FMPs were prepared to provide management guidelines for good stewardship of the forestry resources at each of the Reservations. EES identified management goals for each reservation to avoid the degradation of natural and cultural resources. The FMPs included the following main components: forest description; protection of natural resources; natural resource damage assessment (to forestry, cultural resources, and other significant resources to the Tribe); forestland management; and social and economic benefits assessments.
The EAs were prepared to identify and evaluate potential impacts to intensive harvest management of the Reservations’ mostly ponderosa pine timber. A 45-day public review of both the FMP and the EA was held for all of the Reservations.
The purpose of these two EAs was to assess the potential environmental effects that could occur from vacating the leased properties located in both Morgan City, Louisiana and Matagorda Texas, which were used as the TARS Sites. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to return the TARS Site to the landowners with the existing structures, utility systems, pavements, and fences remaining in place.
The Tethered Aerostat Radar System is an aerostat-
borne radar. Its primary mission is to provide radar
data in support of other federal agencies involved in
the nation’s drug interdiction program. This program
consists of multiple land-based low-level radar
surveillance aerostats along the United States (U.S.)
southern border and Mexico, the Straits of Florida, and
the Caribbean. The two TARS sites in Louisiana and
Texas have been in cold storage for a few years and are
no longer needed; thus, the two EAs were developed
to return the properties to their respective owners.
