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Transcript of Environmental Impact Studies
Federal Aviation Ad i i iAdministration
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTfor the
ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
South JerseyTransportation Authority
Amy S. Greene
E i t l C lt tDMJM
Environmental Consultants,
Inc.Aviation
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BIOTIC COMMUNITIESBIOTIC COMMUNITIES
Water ResourcesWater Resources
•Wetlands
•Wetland Buffers (300 feet)
•Streams Lakes and Ponds•Streams, Lakes and Ponds
Threatened & Endangered (T&E) Species
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
PROPOSED ACTIONS
Project Specific•Civil/Auxiliary Development•Civil/Auxiliary Development
•ILS Upgrade
•Hotel/Conference Center
Programmatic •Runway 4-22 Extension
•High Speed Runway ExitsHigh Speed Runway Exits
•Direct Airport Access
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SITESITELOCATIONOC ON
Pinelands Protection Area
Atlantic City International Airport
Study Area
Wrangleboro/PomonaRoad (Route 575)
Garden State Parkway
( )
NJ TransitR il Li
Til R d
Rail Line
Tilton Road(Route 561)
Atlantic CityReservoir
Subject Property5,143 Acres
Atlantic CityExpressway
Amelia EarhartBoulevard
Existing Facilities
Runway 4-22
Runway 13-31
Runway 4 22
NJANG
FAA TechnicalCenter
Out Parcel(Cemetery)
NJANG l iSubject Property NJANG SJTA Atlantic City InternationalAirport (84 Acres)
Subject Property5,143 Acres
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Affected Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTAFFECTED ENVIRONMENTBIOTIC COMMUNITIES
Water Resources
•Wetlands
•Wetland Buffers (300 feet)Wetland Buffers (300 feet)
•Streams, Lakes and Ponds
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTAFFECTED ENVIRONMENTBIOTIC COMMUNITIES
Threatened and Endangered Species
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Threatened and Endangered Species
Common Name Scientific Name Federal State Pinelands CommissionPLANTS
Pine Barrens Gentian Gentiana autumnalis None None Threatened or Endangered Broom Crowberry Corema conradii None Endangered Threatened or Endangered Narrow-leaved Vervain Verbena simplex None Endangered None Pine Barrens Reedgrass Calamovilfa brevipilis None None Threatened or Endangered
BIRDS Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Threatened Endangered Endangered Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus None Endangered Endangered Osprey Pandion halieatus None Threatened Threatened Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps None Endangered Endangered Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda None Endangered EndangeredUpland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda None Endangered EndangeredRed-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus None Threatened Threatened Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum None Threatened* Threatened* Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus None Endangered* Endangered* Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis None Threatened Threatened* Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii None Threatened Threatened Bobolink Dolichonyz oryzivorus None Threatened* Threatened* Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis None Threatened* Threatened*Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus None Endangered* Endangered* Barred Owl
Strix varia None Threatened Threatened
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
Pine Barrens Treefrog Hyla andersonii None Endangered EndangeredPine Barrens Treefrog Hyla andersonii None Endangered EndangeredNorthern Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus None Threatened Threatened
INVERTEBRATES Frosted Elfin
Calophyrus irus irus None Proposed Threatened
None
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTSENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
Water Resources
Grassland Birds/Invertebrates
Forest Interior Birds
T&E PlantsT&E Plants
Reptiles/Amphibiansp p
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Alternatives Analysis
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVES
Project Specific ActionsProject Specific ActionsCivil/Auxiliary Development
Hotel/Conference Center
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVES
Civil/Auxiliary Development
including 4-22 Parallel Taxiway
and ILS Upgradeand ILS Upgrade
Civil/Auxiliary Site 1 & 5
Civil/Auxiliary Site 1
ILS
4-22 Parallel Taxiway
ILS
Civil/Auxiliary Site 5
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVES
Hotel/Conference Center
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Project Specific Alternatives
Civil & Auxiliary
Hotel Other
2) 5 ity
ity
ALTERNATIVESEnvironmental Constraints
Civ
il Fa
cilit
ies
Site
4
Aux
iliar
y Fa
cilit
ies
Site
5
Para
llel T
axiw
ay (4
-22
Civ
il &
Aux
iliar
y Si
te 1
Civ
il &
Aux
iliar
y Si
te
C
ivil
and
Aux
iliar
y Si
te 3
(NJA
NG
)
Aux
iliar
y Fa
cilit
ies
Site
1
Hot
el/C
onfe
renc
e Fa
cil i
Site
1
Hot
el/C
onfe
renc
e Fa
cili
Site
2
ILS
Upg
rade
T&E PLANTSALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
T&E PLANTSPine Barrens gentian
X
Narrow-leaved vervain
X
T&E BIRDS Upland sandpiper
X X X X X X X X
Project Specific Actions Environmental Matrix
Grasshopper Sparrow
X X X X X X X X
Cooper’s hawk
X X X X
Barred Owl
X X X
- Biotic CommunitiesT&E AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
Pine Barrens treefrog
X X
Northern pine snake
X
INVERTEBRATES
Frosted Elfin
X X X X X X X X
WETLAND AND WETLAND TRANSITION AREAS
X X X X X X X
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVES
Programmatic ActionsProgrammatic Actions4-22 Runway Extension
Direct Access Road
Hi h S d R E iHigh Speed Runway Exits
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Programmatic Actions
oad
ALTERNATIVES Environmental unw
ay 4
-22
Nor
th
Alte
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unw
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-22
Sout
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Dir
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Spee
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ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
Environmental Constraints R
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PLANTS Pine Barrens gentian X X
BIRDS Upland sandpiper X X X
Programmatic Actions Environmental Matrix
Grasshopper Sparrow X X X
Cooper’s hawk X X X
Barred Owl X X X
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
- Biotic CommunitiesAMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Pine Barrens treefrog X X X
Northern pine snake X X X
INVERTEBRATES Frosted Elfin X X X X
WETLANDS AND WETLAND TRANSITION AREAS X X X
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Initially Preferred Alternative
(IPA)
IPA
Northern Runway 4-22 Extension
Auxiliary Site 5Auxiliary Site 5
Civil Site 4
Programmatic Actions Hotel/Conference Center Site 2g
Project Specific ActionsHotel/Conference Center Site 2
Project Specific Actions
ILS
4-22 Parallel Taxiway
Auxiliary Site 5
Civil Site 4 ILS
Hotel/Conference Center Site 2
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
T&E Habitat MitigationGrassland Birds