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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-CA-D060-2020-0031-CX
Project Name: Safety Shed Monument Visitor's Center

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NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-CA-D060-2020-0031-CX
Project Name

Safety Shed Monument Visitor's Center
Project Type

CE
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Palm Springs and S Coast Field Office
Last Updated

Project Description

The BLM has a need to install a supplemental safety shed that will be climate controlled for the proper storage of hazardous materials at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center (Monument). The Monument does not currently have a place to appropriately store hazardous materials that meets OSHA or hazardous materials safety data sheet (SDS) storage requirements. In the 2019 BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office (PS) safety and facility inspection report, this issue was highlighted and a requirement to remedy this safety hazard was noted.

The site where the shed is proposed for installation is entirely on BLM lands. The location is already disturbed, as the area has had to be dug up on occasion to replace and repair irrigation piping.  The space between the edge of the parking lot/light post and the neighboring tool shed are about 25 feet. 

The proposal includes laying a concrete slab foundation so that a conduit for electricity can be installed, as it is key to be able to keep the inside temperature of the shed below 90 degrees F. In the summertime, temperatures inside the adjacent shed, lacking any cooling system have reached over 160 degrees F. Such conditions would make it unsafe to store any hazardous chemicals in any outdoor storage facility without a cooling system, especially in the summertime. 

The shed will be painted tan to match the neighboring tool shed and other facilities at the Monument Visitor Center per BLM’s Visual Res

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Palm Desert	California	92260

Application Information

Applicant

BLM - Palm Springs South Coast FO
Case File Number

CACA 58966
Program

Facilities Management

Project Dates

Start Date

5/11/2020

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Palm Springs and S Coast Field Office
Offices

Palm Springs and S Coast FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

Brian Ousley
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(760) 833-7122