CHAPTER FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES Pursuant to the environmental documentation requirements of FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts, Policies and Procedures, this chapter describes the reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences of the Proposed Action and the No Action. However, because the Proposed Action does not contemplate any construction or direct physical impact to the Airport property or surrounding environs, the following areas of potential environmental consequence were determined to have no potential for impact. Water Quality Wetlands Floodplains Wild and Scenic Rivers Farmlands Hazardous Materials, Pollution Prevention, and Solid Waste Construction Impacts 5.1 NOISE This section provides a summary of the noise analysis for the 2008 No Action and the 2008 Proposed Action. Additional descriptions of the operational characteristics of each alternative are provided in Appendix C, Noise. 5.1.1 2008 No Action The 2008 No Action noise exposure contour for 65, 70, and 75 DNL levels is graphically depicted on Exhibit 5-1, 2008 No Action Noise Exposure Pattern. Average annual runway end utilization was derived from the Broward County Airports Noise and Operations Management System (ANOMS) data for the time period of March to December of 2007. The runway utilization was then annualized to develop a typical year. This time period was used to develop the runway utilization because it was after the Court s ruling 15 took affect. Once the ruling took affect, the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) began to operate the airfield in a manner according to the Court decision. Therefore, this time period would represent runway use conditions for the 2008 No Action. The projected increase in operations and changes in fleet mix from 2004 to 2008 is based on an analysis of the FAA s Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) 16 15 16 United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, City of Dania Beach, Florida, et al. vs. Federal Aviation Administration (Case No. 05-1328). May 11, 2007, FAA 2006 Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) published January 2007. March 2008 Page 5-1
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NW 5th Street PLANTATION Fort Lauderdale Golf Club o Tr c pi W al Davie Boulevard SW 12th Street Colle g e Av e n ue Ro a d 13 John U Lloyd State Recreation Area SW 7 1 st Te rra ce Davie 65 DNL 70 DNL 27R 75 DNL DAVIE SW 64th Avenue SW 70th Avenue Palm Aven ue Atlantic Ocean 31 9R 27L Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport Griffin Road Old Griffin Road Dania Cut Off Canal SW 56th Avenue SW 65th Avenue Seminole Indian Reservation Dania Beach Boulevard Legend Commercial Transportation Topeekeegee Yungee City Limits Residential Mixed Use FLL Property Boundary Institutional 7 Street 2008 No Action Noise Exposure Contour Water Emerald Hills C.C. Brian Picolo Sheridan Street West Lake SW 53rd Court Stirling Road PEMBROKE PINES Port Everglades 1 9L Tree Tops er n Riv venue rew A 84 SW 36th Street COOPER CITY Causeway SW 28th Street SW 30th Street Cooper Colony G&C.C. S And SW 20th Street Riverland Road 5 SW 4th Avenue FORT LAUDERDALE SW 35th Avenue na ha Stra ay University Avenue Golf Club of Plantation /Open Space Thomas Street HOLLYWOOD Harding Street 0 6,000 Feet 1 inch = 6,000 feet Environmental Assessment Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport 3/18/2008 Prepared by Filename: P:\FLL\EA Air Traffic\GIS 5-1_2008 No Action Contour.mxd contour: fll_2008 No Action-rev2 Exhibit: 2008 No Action Noise Exposure Contour 5-1
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The shape of the contour is primarily a function of the combination of runway use and flight tracks at FLL. For the 2008 No Action, the airport is assumed to operate in east flow approximately 80 percent of the time (Runways 9L, 9R, and 13) and west flow approximately 20 percent of the time (Runways 27R, 27L, and 31). East of the airport the noise contour reflects usage by aircraft departing to the east, as seen in the large width of the contour. To the west of the airport the noise contour reflects usage by aircraft arriving from the west, as seen in the narrow spike-shaped contour. The area within each 5 db noise exposure contour is shown in Table 5-1, Area Exposed to Various Noise Levels 2008 No Action Noise Exposure Contours. The 65 DNL noise contour of the 2008 No Action noise exposure contour encompasses 4.5 square miles. Table 5-1 AREA EXPOSED TO VARIOUS NOISE LEVELS (IN SQUARE MILES) 2008 NO ACTION NOISE EXPOSURE CONTOURS Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Noise Level 2008 No Action 65-70 DNL 2.6 70-75 DNL 1.2 75+ DNL 0.7 65+ DNL 4.5 Source:, 2008. [Contours: FLL_2008 No Action-rev2] 5.1.2 2008 Proposed Action The average annual runway end utilization for the 2008 Proposed Action noise exposure contour was derived from the Broward County ANOMS. The ANOMS data used to develop the runway end utilization for this noise contour covered the period from April 2005 through March 2006. The projected increase in operations and changes in fleet mix from 2004 to 2008 is based on an analysis of the FAA s Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) 17. For a portion of the time between April 2005 and March 2006, FLL Air Traffic Control (ATC) was using Runway 9R/27L and Runway 13/31 to efficiently operate the airfield. The Proposed Action operations and noise for this EA are based on this data as representative of how FAA Air Traffic would utilize the existing runway configuration were the Proposed Action to be selected. The 2008 Proposed Action noise exposure contour for 65, 70, and 75 DNL levels is graphically depicted on Exhibit 5-2, 2008 Proposed Action Noise Exposure Pattern. Exhibit 5-3, Comparison of 2008 No Action and Proposed Action Noise Exposure Pattern, depicts a comparison of the 2008 Proposed Action to the 2008 No Action. The 2008 Proposed Action noise exposure contour is the same size as the 2008 No Action noise exposure contour. This is due to no major changes in any of the operating parameters at the airport. 17 FAA 2006 Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) published January 2007. March 2008 Page 5-5
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NW 5th Street PLANTATION Fort Lauderdale Golf Club o Tr c pi W al Davie Boulevard SW 12th Street Colle g e Av e n ue Ro a d 13 John U Lloyd State Recreation Area SW 7 1 st Te rra ce Davie 65 DNL 70 DNL 27R 75 DNL DAVIE SW 64th Avenue SW 70th Avenue Palm Aven ue Atlantic Ocean 31 9R 27L Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport Griffin Road Old Griffin Road Dania Cut Off Canal SW 56th Avenue SW 65th Avenue Seminole Indian Reservation Dania Beach Boulevard Legend Commercial Transportation Emerald Hills C.C. City Limits Residential Mixed Use FLL Property Boundary Institutional 7 Street /Open Space Thomas Street HOLLYWOOD 2008 Proposed Action Noise Exposure Contour Water Topeekeegee Yungee Brian Picolo Sheridan Street West Lake SW 53rd Court Stirling Road PEMBROKE PINES Port Everglades 1 9L Tree Tops er n Riv venue rew A 84 SW 36th Street COOPER CITY Causeway SW 28th Street SW 30th Street Cooper Colony G&C.C. S And SW 20th Street Riverland Road 5 SW 4th Avenue FORT LAUDERDALE SW 35th Avenue na ha Stra ay University Avenue Golf Club of Plantation Harding Street 0 6,000 Feet 1 inch = 6,000 feet Environmental Assessment Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport 3/17/2008 Prepared by Filename: P:\FLL\EA Air Traffic\GIS 5-2_2008 Proposed Action Contour.mxd contour: fll_2008 Proposed Action-rev3 Exhibit: 2008 Proposed Action Noise Exposure Contour 5-2
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NW 5th Street PLANTATION Fort Lauderdale Golf Club o Tr lw ca pi Davie Boulevard SW 12th Street e nu e e Av e Roa d Colle g Dav ie 27R DAVIE SW 64th Avenue SW 70th Avenue Palm Aven ue Atlantic Ocean 31 9R 27L Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport Griffin Road Old Griffin Road Dania Cut Off Canal SW 56th Avenue SW 65th Avenue Seminole Indian Reservation Dania Beach Boulevard Legend Commercial Transportation Emerald Hills C.C. Water Topeekeegee Yungee Residential Mixed Use Brian Picolo Institutional Sheridan Street 7 Street West Lake SW 53rd Court Stirling Road PEMBROKE PINES John U Lloyd State Recreation Area Te rra c SW 7 1s t 13 70 DNL 75 DNL 9L Tree Tops Port Everglades 1 65 DNL SW 36th Street COOPER CITY venue 84 SW 28th Street SW 30th Street Cooper Colony G&C.C. Causeway rew A SW 20th Street Riverland Road 5 S And SW 4th Avenue SW 35th Avenue FORT LAUDERDALE iv er an R na h Stra ay University Avenue Golf Club of Plantation /Open Space Thomas Street HOLLYWOOD 2008 Proposed Action Noise Exposure Contour 2008 No Action Noise Exposure Contour City Limits FLL Property Boundary Harding Street 0 6,000 Feet 1 inch = 6,000 feet Environmental Assessment Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport 3/27/2008 Prepared by Filename: P:\FLL\EA Air Traffic\GIS 5-3_comparison of 2008NA and 2008PA Contour.mxd contours: fll_2008 No Action-rev2 fll_2008proposed Action-rev3 Comparison of 2008 No Action Noise Exposure Contour and 2008 Proposed Action Noise Exposure Contour Exhibit: 5-3
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