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The National Park Service (NPS), Manassas National Battlefield Park (the park), proposes to build an accessible, prefabricated comfort station with a septic system and well near the Brawner Farm House contact station for the use of visiting public and staff. The proposed project site is located in Prince William County, Virginia, at the end of the entrance road to the Brawner Farm contact station, north of U.S. Route 29 (U.S. 29)and east of Pageland Road (VA Route 622 [VA 622]), in the northwestern portion of the park and includes portions of the historic Brawner Farm. The comfort station would serve an estimated annual 35,000 visitors and would accommodate the expected increase in visitation during the Sesquicentennial Celebration to take place August 2012. The facility would be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA 28 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Part 36), Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADA/ABA AG).
The purpose of the project is to provide a universally accessible comfort station and supporting infrastructure at the Brawner Farm, Manassas National Battlefield Park, in Virginia, for both park visitor and employee use. Currently there are two Porta-Johns at the site. Full restroom facilities are currently in service at the park headquarters (ADA accessible) and the Visitor Center, which are located 0.5 and 3 miles away from the Brawner Farm respectively. The project is needed because there is an anticipated increase in visitor use to the Brawner Farm and a lack of restroom facilities for both visitors and staff in this area of the park.
This environmental assessment (EA) evaluates the impacts that would result from the implementation of two alternatives or the no action alternative:
• No action (alternative 1): Under alternative A, the park would not take action to provide a comfort station at the Brawner Farm, and current facilities would continue to serve the park.
• Construction of an ADA/ABA AG accessible comfort station with installation of a septic system and well at the Brawner Farm (alternative 2): Under alternative 2, the park would build a prefabricated restroom structure with gravel support pad, concrete building apron, and an ADA/ABA AG compliant sidewalk connecting the building facility to the existing parking area.
• Construction of an ADA/ABA AG accessible vault toilet facility at the Brawner Farm (Alternative 3): Under alternative 3, the park would build a prefabricated vault toilet facility, with a ADA/ABA AG compliant sidewalk connecting the building facility to the existing parking area. The facility would not include the construction of a septic or well system.
Note to Reviewers and Respondents: If you wish to comment on the EA, you may mail comments directly or submit them electronically. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Attn: Brawner Farm Comfort station
12521 Lee Highway
Manassas, VA 20109
Comments can also be submitted online by following the appropriate links at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/MANA
The purpose of the project is to provide a universally accessible comfort station and supporting infrastructure at the Brawner Farm, Manassas National Battlefield Park, in Virginia, for both park visitor and employee use. Currently there are two Porta-Johns at the site. Full restroom facilities are currently in service at the park headquarters (ADA accessible) and the Visitor Center, which are located 0.5 and 3 miles away from the Brawner Farm respectively. The project is needed because there is an anticipated increase in visitor use to the Brawner Farm and a lack of restroom facilities for both visitors and staff in this area of the park.
This environmental assessment (EA) evaluates the impacts that would result from the implementation of two alternatives or the no action alternative:
• No action (alternative 1): Under alternative A, the park would not take action to provide a comfort station at the Brawner Farm, and current facilities would continue to serve the park.
• Construction of an ADA/ABA AG accessible comfort station with installation of a septic system and well at the Brawner Farm (alternative 2): Under alternative 2, the park would build a prefabricated restroom structure with gravel support pad, concrete building apron, and an ADA/ABA AG compliant sidewalk connecting the building facility to the existing parking area.
• Construction of an ADA/ABA AG accessible vault toilet facility at the Brawner Farm (Alternative 3): Under alternative 3, the park would build a prefabricated vault toilet facility, with a ADA/ABA AG compliant sidewalk connecting the building facility to the existing parking area. The facility would not include the construction of a septic or well system.
Note to Reviewers and Respondents: If you wish to comment on the EA, you may mail comments directly or submit them electronically. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Contact Information
Manassas National Battlefield Park HeadquartersAttn: Brawner Farm Comfort station
12521 Lee Highway
Manassas, VA 20109
Comments can also be submitted online by following the appropriate links at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/MANA