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COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY John C. Stennis Space Center Environmental Resources Document SCWI-8500-0026-ENV Rev. C November 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration John C. Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000 COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY John C. Stennis Space Center Environmental Resources Document RELEASED - Printed documents may be obsolete; validate prior to use. Stennis SCWI-8500-0026-ENV C Common Work Number Rev. Effective Date: November 21, 2012 Instruction Review Date: November 21, 2017 Page 2 of 268 Responsible Office: RA02/Environmental Management – Center Operations Directorate SUBJECT: Environmental Resources Document This document was prepared under the Stennis Space Center (SSC) Facility Operating Services Contract for the NASA/SSC Center Operations and Support Directorate in support of the SSC Environmental Management System (EMS). Approval/Concurrence Original Signed by David K. Lorance 11/21/2012 NASA/SSC Environmental Officer Date Document History Log Change/ Change Date Originator/ Phone Description Revision Basic 12.9.2005 Wendy Robinson Initial release. 8-2752 A 01.31.2006 Wendy Robinson Changed the effective date to January 31, 2006 8-2752 throughout the document. Changed the review date to January 31, 2011 to reflect 5 years from the effective date throughout the document. Changed the word “revise” date to “review” date in the header throughout the document. Page i – Added signature section above Document History Log. Page ii - Changed telephone number of contact agency to 2584. B 10.03.2008 Jenette Gordon Reviewed and redlined all sections to reflect regulatory 8-1416 changes per media. The section for Natural Resources was rewritten to incorporate the SSC Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan requirements. Additionally, the effective date was changed to May 30, 2008 throughout the document along with the review date to May 30, 2013 to reflect 5 years from the effective date throughout the document. C 11.21.2012 Wendy Robinson Incorporation of Area 9 information, added section 2.4.4 8-2752 for Climate Change and section 13.12 for Encroachment plus required updated information throughout the document. RELEASED - Printed documents may be obsolete; validate prior to use. Stennis SCWI-8500-0026-ENV C Common Work Number Rev. Effective Date: November 21, 2012 Instruction Review Date: November 21, 2017 Page 3 of 268 Responsible Office: RA02/Environmental Management – Center Operations Directorate SUBJECT: Environmental Resources Document ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DOCUMENT FOR THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI November 2012 Prepared by: Jacobs Technology Safety and Mission Assurance Office Contact: John C. Stennis Space Center Environmental Officer, RA02 228-688-2004 RELEASED - Printed documents may be obsolete; validate prior to use. Stennis SCWI-8500-0026-ENV C Common Work Number Rev. Effective Date: November 21, 2012 Instruction Review Date: November 21, 2017 Page 4 of 268 Responsible Office: RA02/Environmental Management – Center Operations Directorate SUBJECT: Environmental Resources Document Table of Contents 1.0 Description of Center ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Location ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 History .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Organizations within the Fee Area ............................................................................................................. 11 1.3.1 NASA ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.3.2 Naval Meteorological and Oceanography Command ............................................................................... 16 1.3.3 Naval Research Laboratory ...................................................................................................................... 16 1.3.4 Area 9 (formerly Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant Industrial Complex) .......................................... 16 1.3.5 National Data Buoy Center ....................................................................................................................... 16 1.3.6 Mississippi Laboratories of the Southeast Fisheries Center...................................................................... 16 1.3.7 United States Geological Survey .............................................................................................................. 17 1.3.8 Environmental Protection Agency ............................................................................................................ 18 1.3.9 Technology Transfer Offices .................................................................................................................... 18 1.3.10 Mississippi Space Commerce Initiative ................................................................................................... 18 1.3.11 Naval Special Warfare Group 4: NAVSCIATTS, SBT22, and Detachment SSC ................................... 18 1.3.12 Rolls-Royce ............................................................................................................................................ 19 1.3.13 NASA Shared Services Center ................................................................................................................ 19 1.3.14 Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) ..................................................................................... 19 1.3.15 DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserve ........................................................................................................... 19 1.3.16 Entech (Power Dynamics) ....................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.17 Government Printing Office .................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.18 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne ................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.19 National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) .......................................... 20 1.3.20 Navy Human Resources Service Center, Southeast ................................................................................. 20 1.4 References .................................................................................................................................................. 21 2.0 Air Resources ................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.1 Regulatory Framework ............................................................................................................................... 22 2.2 Meteorology ............................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3 SSC Air Quality ......................................................................................................................................... 25 2.4 SSC Air Pollution Sources ......................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.1 Criteria Pollutants ...................................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.2 Toxic Air Pollutants ................................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.3 Ozone-Depleting Substances ..................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.4 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions ........................................................................... 27 2.5 Major Environmental Considerations for Proposed Actions ...................................................................... 28 2.6 References .................................................................................................................................................. 29 3.0 Water Resources ............................................................................................................................................. 30 3.1 Water Supplies ........................................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.1 Surface Waters ........................................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.2 Groundwater .............................................................................................................................................. 32 3.1.3. Storm Water .............................................................................................................................................. 33 3.2 Water Quality ............................................................................................................................................. 33 3.2.1 Programs to Preserve Water Quality.........................................................................................................
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