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Sustainable Range Planning Tool for NEPA Support

Explore the Sustainable Range Planning Tool developed by Paul Loechl and Chris Conrad on April 7, 2004. This tool aids in supporting the NEPA process by assessing range sustainability risks, mitigation, and management in training activities. It integrates Environmental Resources, Sustainability Risk, Externalities, and more. See how this tool can benefit future range planning and decision-making processes.

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Sustainable Range Planning Tool for NEPA Support

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  1. US Army Corps of Engineers Supporting NEPA Sustainable Range Planning Tool Paul Loechl Chris Conrad 7 April 2004

  2. Supporting The NEPA Process: Outline • Sustainable Range Planning • Range Sustainability Risk • Range Risk Design Tool • NEPA Connection • Future Potential

  3. Sustainable Range Planning: Background • Mission Focus: Training soldiers • “Encroachment” • Sustainability • Range Manager’s Priorities • R&D: Risk Tool: Purpose

  4. Range Sustainability Risk • Training activity impact • Resource degradation • Training value degradation • Maintenance costs • Legal/regulatory constraints • Range Closure • Range Cleanup

  5. Range Risk Tool Design • Purpose • Assessment of sustainability risk • Proposed range, specific location • Used by installation staff • Supports decision-making • Method • Artificial Intelligence • Knowledge-based • Interactive • Mission focus

  6. Environmental Resources Environmental Effects Mitigation Externalities Management Sustainability Risk Paradigm

  7. Physical Impact (Stressor) E M Risk Resource Vulnerability (Receptor) Mitigation M = Installation environmental management capacity E = Externalities (community and other stakeholders) Risk Equilibrium Analog

  8. Risk Parameters • Stressor (Range activity) • Receptor (Environmental resources) • Mitigation • Management • Externalities • Resource significance

  9. Range Risk Tool • Matching stressor and receptor • Quantitative • Input mix: • Data Bases • Local Expertise • Reports

  10. Environmental Parameters Capacity Models Ammo Toxics Environmental Models Standard Range Design Ammo & Activity Externalities & Management Environmental Conditions Mitigation Potential Closure ANALYSIS ANALYSIS Range Requirement Adjust Design Potential Location Q & A EXTERNAL DATA AND MODELS EXTERNAL DATA AND MODELS EXTERNAL DATA AND MODELS RISK TOOL RISK TOOL Sustainability Risk Factors Iterate INSTALLATION INSTALLATION

  11. Inference Engine

  12. A New Range: the Process • Range Requirement • Range MILCON Process • Range design • NEPA Analysis • Construction • Monitoring - mitigation

  13. Risk Tool Intent of NEPA • Decision-support • Interdisciplinary • Analytical • Place-based • Environment focused • Mission-oriented

  14. NEPA Decision Process • MDMP Analog • Staff estimate • Alternatives • Recommendations • Support the decision • Avoid “going black” with environmental resources • Early in the process

  15. Value of the Tool to NEPA • Identify issues • Scoping • Planning tool • Alternative identification • Analysis • Initiates data collection • Assists with [data → information] process • NEPA intent w/o “NEPA” process

  16. Range Risk Analysis • Benefits • Fast, low-cost analysis • Introduces environmental considerations early • Interactive: aids analysis and decision-making • Future Potential • GIS integration • Expert Systems • Fuzzy Logic

  17. Supporting NEPA . . . Paul Loechl Chris Conrad 7 April 2004 Sustainable Range Planning Tool

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