OUTLINE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: July 31, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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STAT
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Memorandum
Date:
To:
From:
Subject:
Introduction
July 31, 1981
Walter Arensberg, SOM
Outline of Environmental Assessment
This memo contains the outline of the Environmental Impact Assessment which
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has proposed in accordance with Task 1.4 of the
Work Program for the Central Intelligence Agency's Master Plan project. The
outline incorporates comments received on a draft presented earlier.
The outline is based on guidelines found in three documents, the National Capital
Planning Commission's "Revised Environmental Policies and Procedures" (Federal
Register, Vol. 44, No.. 218, November 8, 1979), the General Services
Administration's Order No. PBS 1095.4A, "Preparation of Environmental Impact
Assessments and Impact Statements," October 5, 1979, and the CIA's Instruction
No. L145-16, "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures"
revised July 30, 1979. It should be noted that the sequence of items under IV.B,
Impacts, is preliminary and may be changed. Also, the descriptions of analyses
to be carried out under each item is not meant to be exhaustive. As the planning
process moves ahead, and as our consultation with local agencies develops,
additional issues may be added.
Outline
Summary
Purpose of and Need for Project.
A. Description of the proposed Master Development Plan
B. Background information and Rationale for the Consolidation - not all
personnel accommodated by original facility; 1972 Preliminary
Master Plan approved; project would enhance efficiency of Agency
operations, generate time savings, improve security.
C. Planning Process - NCPC and other agencies.
Alternatives Considered
A. No change.
B. Partial consolidation.
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C. Siting options: building locations, heights, massing; parking con-
figurations (surface and structured); phasing.
IV. Environmental Assessment: Impacts and Mitigating Measures.
A. Overall assessment methodology and summary impact matrix.
B. Impacts.
1. Subsurface Conditions: effects due to soil types, underground
water levels.
2. Landforms: effects on slope stability, drainage patterns, run-
off.
3. Vegetation: maintenance of existing wooded areas and plant-
ings to maximum extent possible; compliance with Fairfax
Environmental Quality Corridor guidelines.
4. Water and Sewer: adequacy of existing water supply and
sanitary sewer system; compliance with County and regional
treatment guidelines for sewer discharge.
5. Storm Drainage: adequacy of existing system and compliance
with County storm water detention guidelines.
6. Energy Conservation: adequacy of existing power supply sys-
tem; measures to conserve energy consumption in new facilities
through advanced design of buildings and systems.
7. Solid Waste: estimated contribution by new development to
local disposal and landfill facilities.
8. Traffic: additional peak hour vehicle trips generated by new
development; projected volumes at major site access points;
measures to mitigate traffic impacts on local access roads;
policies regarding car and van pooling by Agency employees;
impacts on bus service to Agency; possible changes in com-
muting patterns; reduction in Agency shuttle service; truck
access patterns; traffic impacts during construction.
9. Air Quality: Additional emissions from increased automobile
traffic; impacts due to construction.
10. Noise: additional traffic noise; noise impacts during con-
struction.
11. Land Use: change in percentage of site developed; potential
usage of Scattergood Thorne tract.
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12. Zoning: compatibility with Fairfax zoning ordinance.
13. Aesthetic: general policy of buffering Agency from surrounding
area; preservation of tree buffers; limitations on height and
massing of buildings; new landscaping; limitation of amount of
new parking and use of parking structures.
14. Historic Preservation: avoidance of development that may
interfere with Historic Districts or other designated structures.
14. Socio-Economic: GSA plans for using or releasing office space
vacated by Agency personnel; regional employment shifts.
15. Community Services: adequacy of local fire protection, ambu-
lance services, and refuse collection services to cover new
development.
16. Local Plans and Policies: compatibility with plans and policies
of;
o General Services Administration
o National Capital Planning Commission
o Fairfax County
o Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
o Northern Virginia Planning District Commission
o Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
o National Park Service
o Local utility companies
V. Listing of Agencies and Persons Consulted
VI. Listing of Reports and Documents Referenced.
VII. Technical Appendices.
A. Traffic
B. Air and Noise
C. Natural Features
D. Utilities
E. Water, Sewer and Drainage
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Memorandum
Date: July 29, 1981
STAT To: entral Intelligence Agency
From: Walter Arensberg/SOM
Subject: Project Activity Network Plan.
Purpose
This memorandum describes the Project Activity Network Plan which Skidmore,
Owings ,& Merill has prepared in accordance with Task 1.3 of the Work Program for
the Central Intelligence Agency's Master Development Plan Project. The attached
chart and the text below incorporate comments received from the CIA on drafts
presented earlier.
Project Activity Network Plan
The Project Activity Network Plan illustrates the Planning Team's work program for
preparing the Central Intelligence Agency's Master Development Plan, Master
Utility Systems Plan, and Environmental Impact Assessment. Shown on the chart
are the principal milestones and tasks, with their dates, duration and phasing.
The guiding framework for the work program is the review process of the National
Capital Planning Commission. The CIA intends that the Master Plans.and EIA be
presented formally to the NCPC at its regular meeting in early January, 1982. This
means that, according to NCPC procedures, the documents and drawings must be
submitted in final form 60 days in advance, or by the first week in November, for
staff review. This gives slightly less than four months for the completion of the
Plan and EIA.
In addition, the NCPC has agreed to hear an "informational presentation" of the
draft Master Plans and EIA at its meeting in the first week of October. The purpose'
of this session is to obtain feedback from Commission members and ensure that
their main concerns are addressed.
As indicated on the chart, the work program breaks down into four basic phases,
each one culminating in a major review, decision, or presentation. A discussion of
these four phases follows:
1. Data Collection and Development of Master Plan Alternatives:
This phase begins with the kick-off meeting and proceeds im-
mediately to data collection and development of design criteria for
the Master Plan (subtasks 2.1 and 2.3 of the proposal), as well as
preparation of the outline of the Environmental Assessment (1.4).
The first major milestone in this phase is the early consultation
meeting with local agencies which occurs two weeks into the project.
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The purpose of this meeting is to provide basic information about the
Master Plan project to agencies whose interests may be affected, to
give them an opportunity to express their concerns, and to establish a
basis for further consultation on critical issues such as traffic,
landscaping, and air/noise impacts. Early and continuing contact
with key outside agencies will be crucial in facilitating the Master
Plan review process.
The early consultation meeting will lead into two major activities,
the development of schematic alternatives for the Master Plan (2.6)
and data collection and preliminary impact analysis for the Environ-
mental Assessment (4.1). Parallel to these will be the collection of
baseline utility systems data (3.1).
The development of schematic alternatives will last about four weeks
(late July to late August) and consist of an iterative process in which
the Planning Team generates site plan concepts, reviews them
internally and with the CIA , and refines them. The process
culminates in a final selection meeting (2.7) with the CIA scheduled
for the last week in August. This meeting will produce an agreed-on
site plan, building configuration, circulation layout, and parking
arrangement.
The survey of the existing site (2.2) is to begin in the second week of
the project. This includes ground control for the aerial photo-
grammetry, the fly-over itself, and field surveying of topography and
existing structures. The production of maps showing survey in-
formation will begin during this period and continue into Phase 2.
2. Plan Refinement and Environmental Assessment:
In this phase, lasting about five weeks, more detailed plans of the
selected scheme will be prepared (2.8). Schematic drawings will be
produced showing the site plan, circulation patterns, elevations,
landscaping,and parking. Information from the site survey and the
environmental and utililties data collection exercises will be fed into
this refinement process. Once the scheme has been elaborated to a
sufficient level of detail, a preliminary cost estimate will be pre-
pared (2.9).
While the Plan is being refined, the environmental impacts of the
selected scheme will be analyzed (4.3), along with the impacts of
alternatives such as "no-build", construction of less that the target
amount of new space, and other siting arrangements. The analysis of
utility requirements of the selected scheme (3.2) will also take place
during this period.
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3. Preparation of Final Plans:
This phase lasts for approximately one month and is devoted to
incorporating comments received from the NCPC and producing final
versions of the Master Development Plan, Master Utility Systems
Plan, and Environmental Impact Assessment. During this time the
presentation model and renderings will be prepared. The final
documents and drawings will be finished by the end of October,
reviewed with the CIA, and submitted to the NCPC in the first week
of November.
4. NCPC Staff Review and Formal Presentation:
In the sixty days between Plan submission and the NCPC's formal
review, the Planning Team will be available to assist the CIA in
providing information about the Plans and EIA. The NCPC staff will
review the submitted material, circulate it to local agencies, and
prepare a memo for the Commissioners. The Planning Team will join
the CIA and GSA in making the final presentation to the Commission
at the beginning of January, and will make revisions, as required, to
incorporate NCPC comments.
Outside Agency Consultation:
During each phase, the Planning Team and the CIA's project coordinator will
maintain close contact with local agencies to ensure that the Master Plan,
Utilites Plan, and Environmental Assessment are compatible with policies and
plans of those agencies and that their interests are reflected in the design and
impact analysis. The Activity Network Chart illustrates the continuing agency
contact that will be maintained during Phases 1, 2 and 3. At this point, the
following organizations have been identified as the ones with whom consultations
should occur:
o General Services Administration
o National Capital Planning Commission
o Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
o Fairfax County Planning Board and Executive
o Northern Virginia Planning District Commission
o Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
o Virginia State Highway Department
o Virginia Electric Power Company
o Fairfax County Water Authority
o Falls Church Public Utilities Department
o C&P Telephone Company
o Local homeowners' associations
Finally, the chart indicates the dates for submission by the Planning Team of its
monthly progress reports to the CIA.
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2.2 PREPARE
SURVEY MAPS
NCPC REVIEW AND
? DATA COLLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES PLAN REFINEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PREPARATION OF AL PLANS PRESENTATION
7/6 7/13 7/20 7/27 8/3 8/10 8/17 8/24 8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/3 10/12 10/19 0/26 11/2 11/9 1/4
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2.1 COLLECT PLAN
DATA
Finalize Program 2.3
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Early
Consultation
1.4 EIA
OUTLINE
Outline
Approval
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PRELIMINARY IMPACT ANALYSIS
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3.1 COLLECT UTILITIES DATA
2.8 REFINE SELECTED DESIGN (INCLUDING
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION)
4.4 PREPARE EIA
DRAFT
4.3 ANALYZE ENVIRONMENTAL
ALTERNATIVES & IMPACTS
3.3 DRAFT UTILITY
PLAN
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NCPC
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