Draft EA - San Diego International Airport

SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – PROPOSED RUNWAY 9 DISPLACED THRESHOLD
characteristically used on a routine basis in support of aircraft, GSE, and motor vehicle maintenance activities
and for a range of other functions to keep the Airport operational and meet aviation safety requirements.
The SDCRAA and many of the tenants at SDIA have developed and implemented Stormwater Management
Plans (SWMP) containing Best Management Practices (BMPs) intended to eliminate or reduce the release of
contaminants into the environment. A number of these BMPs pertaining to hazardous materials include
secondary containment and covered storage facilities; procedures and equipment for the clean-up of spills
and accidental releases; training, auditing, and other work practices.
There are also a number of sites and facilities located on, or adjacent to, Airport property that are known, or
have the potential, to contain environmental contamination of the soil and/or groundwater. The identification
of these sites is again based upon documents and other sources of information possessed by SDIA staff; an
electronic search of federal, state and local agency databases; and an in-the-field survey of existing
conditions. From this assessment, 15 individual sites (8 on the Airport and 7 off the Airport) are identified on
Figure 3-6 and discussed in Table 3-5.
Importantly, there are no sites or facilities at SDIA or in the immediate vicinity that are listed on the federal
“Superfund” NPL.
3.8.2 SOLID WASTE
In September 1989, the California Integrated Solid Waste Management Act (also known as Assembly Bill [AB]
939) was enacted into law. The Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) establishes an integrated
system of waste management in California and requires each local jurisdiction to implement a Source
Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE), Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE), and Non-Disposal
Facility Element (NDFE). The IWMA requires that the Siting Element 40
be prepared by the county and
approved by the County Board of Supervisors and a majority of the cities within the county. The IWMA
requires each city in the state to divert at least 50 percent of its solid waste from landfill disposal through
source reduction, recycling, and composting.
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A Siting Element provides a means for proper planning and management of solid waste formation and land disposal facilities on a
Countywide basis. It offers policies and establishes siting criteria to evaluate sites proposed for development of needed solid waste
transformation and land disposal facilities to effectively serve the public need.
Affected Environment
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Draft EA