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AML Capitol Dome Abandoned Mines Safeguarding Project
Public Meeting:
February 7, 2024, 6:00pm-8:00pm at Mimbres Valley Special Events Center.
2300 E. Pine St, Deming, NM (Presentation and Feedback).
Public Scoping Comment Period:
February 7 through March 6, 2024
We are currently in the predesign phase for the construction of a modification to the
existing I-40 interchange at Thoreau NM. Currently a study area is being assessed to
determine areas which should be avoided to better inform design decisions. the project
would involve the construction of a new off ramp and road leading north from I-40.
McKinley County and NWNMCOG would like to study providing a direct connection to the
Prewitt Industrial Park north of 1-40. Prewitt Industrial Park is anticipated to bring industry
and economic growth to the region. Providing direct connectivity to the park will require a
Detailed Evaluation of Alternatives in the immediate area of 1-40 (Exit 63) to understand
viable roadway alignments and their environmental and socio-economic impacts to the
community. Our scope of work includes preparation of Phase IA/8, Phase IC and Phase
ID services per the NM DOT Location Studies Procedures.
Improving the Gallup east and west I-40 interchanges to improve safety and provide seamless access to and from NM118. Existing interchanges are inadequately designed and pose safety risks for residents and travelers. Improvements to the Gallup interchanges will support economic development activities including but not limited to development of the Gallup Logistics Park and the McKinley Industrial Park along the recently completed Carbon Coal 4 lane freight corridor, Gallup/McKinley super truck stop campus, autonomous commercial & mobility complex, commercial truck testing technology corridor, Allison Corridor buildout, expansion of the Gallup Municipal Airport including establishment of the Gallup Trade Port, rehabilitation of Red Rock Park including expansion of Hassler Valley Road, relocation of the Gallup Indian Medical Center, Rhino Health glove manufacturer expansion at the Navajo Nation Industrial Park in Chruchrock and hydrogen hub buildout and integration in Gallup, Prewitt industrial park and statewide.
Planning: Improvements to the interchanges are consistent with goals and objectives in the following regional and sub-regional plans: 2021 Northwest New Mexico Regional Transportation Plan, Northwest New Mexico Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Plan, Gallup Transportation Master Plan, Gallup Growth Management Master Plan, 4- Corners Intermodal Transportation Equinox, Gallup Mobility Investment District Report and Delivery Plan, New Mexico Mobility Strategy Plan, and Freight Related Economic Development Opportunity Study.
Development of a 43,000 sf warehouse with associated parking area. Construction is expected to begin in March or April 2025 and continue for a year. General construction equipment is expected to be used.
Our client proposes constructing a 120-foot self-support concealment telecommunications tower and associated equipment within a 50-foot by 50-foot (2,500-square-foot) lease area. A 10-foot-wide utility easement is proposed to extend approximately 400 feet northeast and northwest from the proposed lease area. A proposed 15-foot-wide access easement will extend approximately 425 feet northwest from the lease area along a dirt and gravel road to Stryker Road Southeast. This site is currently an existing dirt and gravel road adjoining a parking lot associated with commercial development.
Rincon Arroyo Watershed Plan and NEPA Document (Animal Resources Analysis Area; Alternatives A and B)
Draft Analysis Area (subject to additional changes as project details develop). Species List Request Only.
Please note that the analysis area from prior submittals for this project has been modified to reflect changes to the alternatives. See attached kmz for the footprint of Alternatives A and B with anticipated staging areas, temporary disturbance, permanent disturbance, and waste/borrow sites. Note that these details are also subject to change as the project develops further. The kmz also includes the larger analysis area used to evaluate potential impacts to 'Animal Resources' within the NEPA document. The analysis area encompasses the spatial extent to which direct or indirect impacts to animal resources have potential to occur as a result of activities occurring within the project area. This analysis area consists of all portions of the hydraulic modelling analysis area downstream of the railroad bridge located approximately 75' north of Alternative B.
Dam Maintenance, Environmental Assessment, Proposed Action
Environmental Assessment Addressing the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Use of the OT-10 Radiological Training Areas in KAFB
Directed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct training for military personnel in plutonium monitoring and contamination, the Atomic Weapons Training Group (AWTG) began training personnel at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in 1958. With the resumption of nuclear testing in 1961, training with actual plutonium contamination at the NTS was no longer possible. As a result of studies to evaluate different materials to simulate plutonium, thorium was found as the best substitute and in 1961, eight sites were developed on Sandia Base nearer to the AWTG. In 1965, the training at these sites was expanded to allow all four Services to train on the sites as well as to help support nuclear weapons accident exercises.
The eight OT-10 sites provided DoD personnel a training location to develop proficiency on a new detector for nuclear weapons accident response, known as FIDLER (Field Instrument for Detecting Low Energy Radiation). This instrument was developed to make it easier to locate, identify, and quantify radioactive material found in nuclear weapons accidents (primarily plutonium). The FIDLER measures photons (x-rays and gammas) in the 10-200 keV energy region. Plutonium emits x-rays in the 15-60 keV energy region. Thorium emits x-rays in the 10-120 keV energy region. These energy regions overlap, which is useful in detector response, and explains why the FIDLER was the main survey detector and instrumental in the cleanup of the nuclear weapons accident in Thule, Greenland in 1968. Thorium-232 is a long-lived (~14 billion year half-life) naturally occurring, radioisotope with a very similar x-ray energy to plutonium but much less toxic. Because of its properties, thorium oxide is ideal for providing consistency in the radiological conditions and being insoluble and heavier than local soil, it does not readily disperse into the environment.
In 1971, the school was redesignated the Interservice Nuclear Weapons School (INWS) and moved under the Air Force to continue conducting response training on the eight sites which were moved onto the Air Force radiological materials license as it took over the old Sandia Base. In July 1974, the Air Force conducted an EA of the eight sites. Because of material settling over the years, more thorium was 'seeded' into the fields with the last re-seeding occurring in 1992. In 1993, the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) once again became proponent for Nuclear Weapons accident response training mission and the school was transferred back to the Agency with the school once again being renamed, this time to the Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS). For real property and NRC licensing, the Air Force has retained control of the OT-10 sites. In 1995, the decision to remediate four of the sites was made and the remediation was completed with final site evaluation reports published in 2005. Today, the DNWS remains the primary users of the remaining four training sites designated, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is responsible for these operations; Training Site - 1 (TS-1) or convoy site, TS-2 or cargo plane site, TS-3 or B-52 site and TS-4 or helicopter site. Each area is approximately 11 acres in size for a total of approximately 44 acres. Due to a lack of simulated wreckage, active training has not been conducted at TS-4 for about ten years although there is school interest in updating the wreckage and training aids there. Currently, Training Sites 1-3 are still heavily used in the school's courses and exercises, approximately 700 personnel from all the Services and Interagency train on operations in an alpha-contaminated environment on these sites each year.
DTRA proposes to continue conducting training activities at TS-1, TS-2, and TS-3 as well as resume training activities at TS-4.
Our client proposes to collocate nine (9) antennas at a centerline height of 143 feet on an existing 189-foot overall guyed tower. The proposed 12-foot by 20-foot lease area will be within an existing 44.5-foot by 36.3-foot fenced compound. A proposed 20-foot wide access easement will extend 259-feet generally northeast from the existing compound gate to County Road 402. A proposed 3-foot wide utility easement will extend 318-feet generally northwest to an existing pole. A fiber route extends northeast approximately 259-feet, and then west approximately 75-feet to a new fiber MMP. This site is in a gravel and grass covered area adjacent to County Road 402.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Regional Special Use Airspace Optimization to Support Air Force Missions in Arizona
The DAF is proposing to alleviate training shortfalls and address evolving training regional airspace needs by requesting that the Federal Aviation Administration implement regional airspace modifications to include: adjusting the times of use; adjusting the horizontal dimensions; adjusting the altitudes to support low-altitude training; authorizing supersonic training at lower altitudes; and authorizing the use of chaff and lowering the minimum release altitude for flares. The proposed action does not include the creation of new special use airspace or any changes at the installations, changes to land use beneath the airspace, or weapons release.
Environmental Impact Statement, Military Operations
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