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Abstract
Geographic Analysis of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline for a Lease Renewal EIS
Track: Environment Management
Author(s): James Kuiper, Larry Gorenflo, Brian Cantwell, Joe Adduci
As part of the process to renew right-of-way leases for the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, Argonne National Laboratory is preparing an environmental impact statement to examine likely consequences of both continued pipeline operation and system shutdown. This study presents a host of opportunities, and challenges, for the integrated analysis of spatial data. Topics as varied as ecology, human health, socioeconomics, and the risk of various accidents require detailed consideration along the entire length of the pipeline, with potential impacts ranging in scope from localized to State-wide. This paper describes the unique GIS-related challenges encountered in this project and the approaches used to address them. This work was supported under proposal 01058 and contract 85L69 between Argonne National Laboratory and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska, through U.S. Department of Energy contract W-31-109-Eng-38.
James Kuiper
Argonne National Laboratory
Environmental Assessment Division
Building 900/H03
9700 S. Cass Ave
Argonne , IL 60439-4832
USA
Phone: 630-252-6206
Fax: 630-252-3611
E-mail: jkuiper@anl.gov
Larry Gorenflo
Argonne National Laboratory
Environmental Assessment Division
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne , IL 60439-4832
USA
Phone: 703-841-4516
Fax: 703-841-4880
E-mail: gorenflo@anl.gov
Brian Cantwell
Argonne National Laboratory
Environmental Assessment Division
Building 900/H09
9700 S. Cass Ave
Argonne , IL 60439-4832
USA
Phone: 630-252-6802
Fax: 630-252-3611
E-mail: bcantwell@anl.gov
Joe Adduci
Argonne National Laboratory
Environmental Assessment Division
Building 900/H09
9700 S. Cass Ave
Argonne , IL 60439-4832 E-mail: adduci@anl.gov