Draft EA - San Diego International Airport

SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – PROPOSED RUNWAY 9 DISPLACED THRESHOLD
Table of Contents (continued)
3. Affected Environment ......................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Identification and Description of Study Area ..................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Existing Land Use and Zoning ............................................................................................... 3-7
3.2.1 Airport Property Land Uses ................................................................................................................ 3-7
3.2.2 Surrounding Land Uses and Land Use Plans ............................................................................... 3-7
3.2.3 Existing Zoning ......................................................................................................................................3-10
3.3 Noise ...................................................................................................................................... 3-10
3.4 Demographics and Socioeconomic Profile ........................................................................ 3-11
3.5 Natural Environment ............................................................................................................ 3-16
3.5.1 Air Quality ................................................................................................................................................3-16
3.5.2 Water Quality .........................................................................................................................................3-19
3.5.3 Wetlands ..................................................................................................................................................3-21
3.5.4 Floodplains ..............................................................................................................................................3-22
3.5.5 Coastal Areas ..........................................................................................................................................3-22
3.5.6 Biotic Communities ..............................................................................................................................3-25
3.5.7 Endangered and Threatened Species ...........................................................................................3-25
3.6 Public Lands .......................................................................................................................... 3-28
3.7 Historic, Archaeological, Architectural, and Cultural Resources .................................... 3-29
3.7.1 Archaeological Resources .................................................................................................................3-30
3.7.2 Historic, Architectural, and Cultural Resources ........................................................................3-30
3.8 Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste ............................................................................... 3-31
3.8.1 Hazardous Materials............................................................................................................................3-31
3.8.2 Solid Waste .............................................................................................................................................3-34
3.9 Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions ............................................ 3-39
4. Environmental Consequences ............................................................................................................ 4-1
4.1 Noise ........................................................................................................................................ 4-2
4.1.1 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.2 No Action Alternative ........................................................................................................................... 4-3
4.1.3 Proposed Action ..................................................................................................................................... 4-3
Draft EA
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