Draft EA - San Diego International Airport

SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – PROPOSED RUNWAY 9 DISPLACED THRESHOLD
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would be relocated onto existing light stations; no fill or new structures would be
constructed in the 100-year floodplain. Thus, the Proposed Action would have no impact on floodplains.
4.9 Coastal Resources
The CZMA of 1972 ensures the effective management, beneficial use, protection, and development of the
coastal zone. CZMPs, prepared by states according to guidelines issued by the NOAA, are designed to
address issues affecting coastal areas.
The Coastal Barriers Resources Act of 1982 prohibits federal financing for development within the Coastal
Barrier Resources System, which consists of undeveloped coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
The legislation was amended by the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 to include undeveloped coastal
barriers along the shores of the Great Lakes.
4.9.1 METHODOLOGY
The FAA has no specific established thresholds for coastal resources but indicates that a Proposed Action
cannot be approved if a State with an approved coastal zone management program raises an objection unless
other specified actions are taken. Potential significant coastal resources are addressed with regard to
consistency with the California Coastal Act of 1976 (“Coastal Act”; California Public Resources Code Sections
30,000 et seq.). This act, which is consistent with the Federal CZMA, contains the State’s adopted policies with
regard to the protection of coastal resources.
The Proposed Action would have a significant impact to coastal resources if it would be inconsistent with
applicable coastal zone management and planning policies in Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act, including the
following:
1. Development shall not interfere with the public's right of access to the sea where acquired through
use or legislative authorization, including, but not limited to, the use of dry sand and rocky coastal
beaches to the first line of terrestrial vegetation.
2. Upland areas necessary to support coastal recreational uses shall be reserved for such uses, where
feasible.
3. Marine resources shall be maintained, enhanced, and, where feasible, restored.
4. The biological productivity and the quality of coastal waters appropriate to maintain optimum
populations of marine organisms and for the protection of human health shall be maintained and,
where feasible, restored through, among other means, minimizing adverse effects of waste water
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The MALSR light stations are positioned based on the landing threshold; the relocation of the displaced threshold necessitates that the
MALSR light stations be shifted to the east (see Figure 1-5 and Tables 1-2 and 1-3 in Chapter 1, Purpose and Need).
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Environmental Consequences
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