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T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationSection 5.1.1.1, No-Action Alternative. Refer to Chapter 3, Alternatives Analysis, for a description of the plannedactions that are taken into account with the No-Action Alternative. All construction projects would be located inupland areas and would not directly alter wetlands.The VMP includes the periodic cutting and removal of woody vegetation within wetlands and uplands thatmay interfere with FAR Part 77 navigable airspace and frequent airfield mowing to prevent the development ofvegetation that could provide wildlife cover. The WHMP includes other actions taken to deter wildlife fromutilizing areas, on- and off-Airport property, where a risk of collision with aircraft could be created.Indirect ImpactsOngoing, as well as new discharges of stormwater runoff on the Airport could contribute to erosion if notmitigated in stream channels (Tributary A11 and Tributary A) and within Wetlands A11 and A13 south ofRunway 34. Erosion would result in the movement of soil and debris, which could deposit sediment indownstream Wetlands A10 and A13 (Figure 5-40).5.10.4.2 Alternative B2This section summarizes the direct, indirect, and short-term construction-related wetland impacts forAlternative B2. Table 5-100 provides information on the impacts to wetland functions and values. Table 5-101provides an overview of waterway impacts by program element. Table 5-102 provides detailed information onimpacts to federal jurisdictional vegetated wetlands while Table 5-103 provides information on impacts to stateregulatedwetlands.Direct ImpactsAlternative B2 would directly impact a total of 5.8 acres of federal jurisdictional vegetated wetlands, 773 linearfeet of waterways, and approximately 12.5 acres of state-regulated perimeter and riverbank wetland. Impacts tofederal jurisdictional wetlands have been reduced by 1.7 acres from the total 7.5 acres reported in the DEISthrough avoidance and minimization measures. Refer to Section 5.10.8, Avoidance and Minimization, presentedbelow. Much of the state-regulated perimeter or riverbank wetland area has been previously developed. Theimpacted wetlands are shown in Figures 5-39 and 5-40. There would be no wetland impacts associated with theRunway 5 End nor for the Runway 16 End and Partially Relocated Airport Road.Runway 34 EndSafety enhancements to Runway 34, including Taxiway C, would impact five wetlands at the Runway 34 End andrequire that part of a low quality intermittent stream (Tributary A11) be placed in a culvert at two locations andone stream segment be relocated. Direct impacts to Buckeye Brook below Warwick Pond would be completelyavoided. Minor impact to Wetland A10 (0.1 acres), which provides wildlife habitat, fish and shellfish habitat,nutrient removal/retention/transformation and floodflow alteration at the principal level, would be limited to theinstallation of new navigational aids. Most of the impacts under Alternative B2 would occur in Wetland A6(1.6 acres) and Wetland A11 (0.6 acres), which both provide groundwater recharge/discharge (Table 5-100).Approximately 0.1 acres of Wetland A8 closest to existing Runway 34 would be altered. This wetland providesnutrient removal/retention/transformation and floodflow alteration functions. Additional avoidance andminimization measures incorporated into glide slope area design and Perimeter Road layout reduced impacts toWetland A8 by 1.4 acres from that reported in the DEIS. Impacts to Wetland A13, which is mostly dominated byPhragmites (common reed), would be mostly avoided (0.1 acres). Approximately 2.5 acres of federal-regulatedChapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-194 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc
T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation(vegetated) wetland would be filled and an additional 4.9 acres of state-regulated perimeter and riverbankwetland would be altered by the Runway 34 End safety enhancements.Table 5-100Alternative B2: Summary of Impacted Wetland Functions and ValuesWetland Wetland Wetland Functions and Values (USACE, RIDEM)Program Wetland Impact Area GWR/D S/T/P R NR/R/TWLH T&E U/H VQ/AElement ID (ac) (ac) SWGW FFA WQ WQ PE S&S S F&SH WWH AES REC ED/SV AES AESRunway 23 A2 0.0 1 7.6 P X X X PA3 0.0 12.9 P P X P X X XA4 0.0 1 4.4 P X X X XA5 1.5 14.5 X X X P P XRunway 34 A6 1.6 3.1 XA8 0.1 16.3 X P P X XA10 0.1 25.6 X P P X X P P X XA11 0.6 2.7 XA13 0.1 19.4 P P P XFully A2 1.1 7.6 X X X X PRelocated A3 0.1 12.9 P P X P X X XAirport I 0.5 15.3 X P P XRoad P 0.1 17.1 P P P XSources: Functions and Values from USACE and RIDEM. F&S H Fish and Shellfish Habitat.P Principal Wetland Function or Value. WLH Wildlife Habitat.X Additional Wetland Function or Value likely provided by wetland. WWH Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat.GWR/D Groundwater Recharge/Discharge. T&E SH Threatened and Endangered Species Habitat.SWGW Surface Water and Groundwater. REC Recreation.FFA Floodflow Alteration. ED/SV Educational/Scientific Value.S/T/P R Sediment/Toxicant/Pathogen Retention. U/H Uniqueness/Heritage.NR/R/T Nutrient Removal/Retention/Transformation. AES Aesthetic.WQ Water Quality. VQ/A Visual Quality/Aesthetics.PE Production Export. 1 Temporary impacts totaling less than 0.1 acres to install conduit belowS&S S Sediment and Shoreline Stabilization. streambed for navigational aids. These areas would be restored in place.Runway 23 EndUnder Alternative B2, a portion of Wetland A5 would be filled to create the glide slope critical area and ROFAassociated with the Runway 23 End, south of existing Airport Road. The new Perimeter Road would be locatedaround the ROFA on the top of this proposed new fill. The existing access route to the AMF would have to beabandoned under Alternative B2 as it would be located within the new ROFA. Under Alternative B2, theexisting 70-foot long Buckeye Brook culvert shared by Lake Shore Drive and an Airport security road would beextended by 30 feet to allow a new AMF Access Road to be constructed over the existing security road. Whilegenerally following the alignment of the existing unimproved road, AMF access road construction would fillwetlands and relocate approximately 112 linear feet of Buckeye Brook. In total, approximately 1.5 acres ofWetland A5 would be filled for efficiency enhancements at the Runway 23 End and 142 linear feet of BuckeyeBrook would be altered by relocation or placement in a culvert extension. This wetland provides wildlife habitatand fish and shellfish habitat as principal functions (Table 5-100).Depending on the installation method chosen, small temporary impacts to Upper Buckeye Brook (Wetland A4)and the Spring Green Pond Inlet stream (Wetland A2) may also occur to install an electrical conduit tonavigational aids north of Airport Road. The conduit would be installed underneath the streambeds and anyareas disturbed would be immediately restored in place.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-195 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc
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