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Economic Impact on Communities: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation
could result in a maximum potential reduction of 6,011 (3,567 direct jobs and 2,444 indirect
jobs) in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division, which
is 0.22 percent of economic area employment. The aggregate economic impact of all
recommended actions on this economic region of influence was considered and is at Appendix B
of Volume I.
Community Infrastructure: A review of community attributes indicates no issues regarding the
ability of the infrastructure of the communities to support missions, forces and personnel.
Civilian inpatient capacity exists in the area to provide services to the eligible population.
There are no known community infrastructure impediments to implementation of all
recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation.
Environmental Impact: This recommendation has a potential impact on air quality at NNMC
Bethesda, MD, Fort Belvoir, VA, Dover AFB, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and Fort Detrick,
MD. New source review permitting and air conformity analyses may be required. Additional
operations at Dover may impact archaeological resources and historic properties. New
construction could impact historic resources at Fort Sam Houston, Fort Belvoir, and Aberdeen
Resources must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis at Fort Belvoir, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
and Fort Detrick. Consultation with SHPO will be required to ensure protection of cultural
resources at Walter Reed. Additional operations may impact sensitive resources at Dover and
constrain operations. Additional operations at Aberdeen may further impact
threatened/endangered species leading to additional restrictions on training or operations.
Modification to the hazardous waste program at Dover may be required. Significant mitigation
measures to limit releases may be required at Aberdeen to reduce impacts to water quality and
achieve US EPA water quality standards. Additional operations may impact wetlands at Dover,
which may restrict operations. This recommendation has no impact on dredging; marine
mammals, resources, or sanctuaries; noise; or wetlands. This recommendation will require
spending approximately $2.8M for waste management and environmental compliance activities.
This cost was included in the payback calculation. This recommendation does not otherwise
impact the costs of environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental
compliance activities. The aggregate environmental impact of all recommended BRAC actions
affecting the bases in this recommendation has been reviewed. There are no known
environmental impediments to implementation of this recommendation.
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