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Public Notice for Fort Rucker Solar PV Facility Environmental Assessment

8/13/2015

Notice is hereby given that the US Army, Fort Rucker, AL has prepared a Final Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 30 year Utilities Easement with Alabama Power for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a Photovoltaic Solar Array System capable of a capacity greater than 10 Megawatts of renewable energy. The Easement will be for approximately 110 acres within the Fort Rucker installation boundary. Copies of the EA have been provided for public review at the Daleville Public Library located at 308 Donnell Blvd., Daleville, AL, 36322, phone number 334-503-9119; and the Fort Rucker Center Library, Building 212, 5th Ave., Fort Rucker, AL, 36362, phone number 334-255-3885; and the Sustainable Fort Rucker Website at https://www.fortrucker-env.com/programs.aspx?cur=33. The EA will be available for review and comments for 30 days starting 13 August 2015. Comments on the EA should be sent to: Ms. Leigh Jahnke, Directorate of Public Works, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, ATTN:IMRC-PWE, Building 1121, Fort Rucker, AL, 36362 or leigh.m.jahnke.civ@mail.mil. Comments will be addressed and incorporated into the Final EA.