table of contents - Louisville International Airport

117 Pages·2006·1.9 MB·English

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PURPOSE AND NEED……………………………………………..... 1
1.1 EXISTING CONDITIONS.............................................................................1
1.2 FORECASTS..................................................................................................2
1.3 PROPOSED PROJECT...................................................................................3
1.4 PERMITS AND APPROVALS......................................................................3
1.5 REQUESTED FEDERAL ACTION AND SCHEDULE...............................4
2.0 ALTERNATIVES................................................................................... 4
2.1 ALTERNATIVES UNDER CONSIDERATION...........................................4
2.2 COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES..........................................................5
3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT…………………………………….... 7
3.1 GENERAL SETTING.....................................................................................7
3.2 FUTURE ACTIONS.......................................................................................7
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ........................................... 8
4.1 AIR QUALITY...............................................................................................8
4.2 COASTAL RESOURCES...............................................................................12
4.3 COMPATIBLE LAND USE...........................................................................13
4.4 CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS........................................................................13
4.5 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACT, SECTION 4(f)................14
4.6 FARMLANDS................................................................................................15
4.7 FISH, WILDLIFE AND PLANTS..................................................................15
4.8 FLOODPLAINS……………………………………………..........................15
4.9 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, POLLUTION PREVENTION
AND SOLID WASTE………………………………………….....................16
4.10 HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL
AND CULTURAL RESOURCES……………………………......................16
4.11 LIGHT EMISSIONS and VISUAL IMPACTS………………......................18
4.12 NATURAL RESOURCES and ENERGY SUPPLY…………......................18
4.13 NOISE………………………………………………………….....................18
4.14 SECONDARY (INDUCED) IMPACTS.........................................................22
4.15 SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY RISKS………………………………………………......................22
4.16 WATER QUALITY…………………………………………........................23
4.17 WETLANDS………………………………………………….. ....................27
4.18 WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS…………………………………...................27
4.19 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS…………………………………….....................27
5.0 PUBLIC AND AGENCY COORDINATION ..................................... 28
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6.0 LIST OF PREPARERS.......................................................................... 29
7.0 LIST OF AGENCIES, JURISDICTIONS, PRIVATE PARTIES
AND DEPOSITORIES THAT RECEIVED THE DRAFT EA......... 30
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A CORRESPONDENCE & SUPPORTING INFORMATION
APPENDIX B FIGURES
List of Figures in Appendix B
Figure 1 Location Map
Figure 2 Existing Airport
Figure 3 Proposed Project Without Relocated Crittenden Drive
Figure 4 Relocated Crittenden Drive Options
Figure 5 Long-Term Airport Plan
Figure 6 Floodplains
Figure 7 Contaminated Sites
Figure 8 Business and Historic Properties Affected By Crittenden Drive Option 1
Figure 9 2005 Existing Condition and 2016 No Action DNL Noise Contours
Figure 10 2016 DNL Noise Contours – Proposed Project and No Action Alternative
Figure 11 Storm Water Receptors
Figure 12 Proposed UPS Worldport Expansion
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 LRAA and FAA Forecasts for Proposed Project and No Action Alternative.......3
Table 2 Permits and Approvals..........................................................................................4
Table 3 Comparison of Alternatives...................................................................................5
Table 4 Summary of Aircraft and GSE Emissions...........................................................11
Table 5 Construction Emissions for Highway Vehicles...................................................11
Table 6 Construction Equipment Emissions....................................................................12
Table 7 Average Daily 2005 and 2016 Runway Use.......................................................20
Table 8 Population, Housing Units, and Noise Sensitive Locations within Existing
Condition DNL Contours....................................................................................21
Table 9 Population, Housing Units, and Noise Sensitive Uses within 2016 DNL
Contours - Proposed Project and No Action Alternative....................................22
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