Guam – Joint Guam Program Office forward Director Capt. Daniel Cuff says that he has not received any official word of the need to do a new Environmental Impact Statement for the Guam military buildup. The only new EIS he is sure of is the Supplemental EIS on a live firing range complex which itself should take at least two years to complete.
JGPO forward Director Capt. Daniel Cuff says it’s too early to tell whether a brand new Environmental Impact Statement for the military buildup is needed or not. On Wednesday assistant secretary of the navy Jacky Pfanenstiel told congress that a new environmental assessment would be needed however she didn’t necessarily specify whether she meant an EIS for the entire buildup would be needed. Cuff says the final decision on the need for a brand new buildup EIS probably won’t be made until the U.S. and Japan firm up their agreement on exactly how many marines will be moved here, the exact composition of forces and the time line for the move. "So once those decisions are made and those decisions made known to us we’ll then be in a better position to access that plan and then determine whether or not additional studies are needed but at this time I think we’re a little bit too premature to say if or what type of studies will be needed," said Capt. Cuff. PNC asked Cuff if he’s heard anything from his superiors regarding the need to do a new environmental impact statement. "No. we have not received any guidance to that effect," said Cuff.
What is sure however is that a Supplemental EIS will be needed for the live firing range complex. In this SEIS DOD is looking at a total of five options which includes two sites at the Rt. 15 or Pagat area and three sites at the naval magazine or Fena area. Each site will require a different amount of civilian land. «The amount of land needed, public land needed and government of Guam land needed would vary depending on the orientation of the range itself," explained Capt. Cuff.
While the figures are still preliminary Cuff gave PNC a breakdown of the options they are looking at and the amount of civilian land that may be needed for each option. The Rt. 15/Pagat option A will require 810 acres of GovGuam property and no private property. The Rt. 15/Pagat option B will require 703 acres of GovGuam land and 551 acres of private land for a total of 1,254 acres. The Naval Magazine North/South alternative will require no GovGuam land and 113 acres of private land. The Naval Magazine "L" shaped alternative will require 143 acres of GovGuam land and 263 acres of private land for a total of 406 acres. The Naval Magazine East/West alternative will require 321 acres of GovGuam land and 1,965 acres of private land for a total of 2286 acres. «We are still in the process of trying to identify and notify landowners in the affected areas we sent out letters requesting access to get on their land just to survey the land again to understand the contour of the land if there’s any historical sites if there’s any environmental constraints," explained Capt. Cuff.
Meanwhile the JGPO Forward Director has yet to receive confirmation on the reports out of Japan’s Kyodo news that officials there have agreed to pay $700 million more towards the buildup. Capt. Cuff reminds the public that the comment period for the scoping meeting will lasts until April 6th.
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