T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation1992. RCRA governs the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes.CERCLA provides for consultation with natural resources trustees and cleanup of any release of hazardoussubstance (excluding petroleum) into the environment. Executive Order 12088, Federal Compliance with PollutionControl Standards, 450 amended by Executive Order 12580, 451 directs federal agencies to “comply with ‘applicablepollution control standards’, in the prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution, and consultwith the EPA, State, interstate, and local agencies concerning the best techniques and methods available for theprevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution.”At the state level, RIDEM regulates the protection of the natural environment in Rhode Island, including water,soil, and air under the Rhode Island Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act. 452 Various RIDEM regulationsapply to construction of the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program, including:• RIDEM Rules and Regulations for the Investigation and Remediation of Hazardous Material Releases (RemediationRegulations), as amended February 2004• Discharge to waters of the state and groundwater would need to comply with RIPDES Regulations• UST closure would be performed in accordance with RIDEM Rules and Regulations for Underground StorageFacilities Used for Petroleum and Hazardous Materials, amended December 2008• Dust control during construction would require compliance with RIDEM Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 5,Fugitive Dust, amended July 17, 2007• Lead-based paint abatement on exterior building surfaces must be carried out in accordance with RIDEM AirPollution Control Regulation No. 24, Removal of Lead Based Paint from Exterior Surfaces, amended July 17, 2007• Removal, disposal and transportation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste must be conducted inaccordance with RIDEM Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management (Hazardous WasteRegulations), amended February 9, 2007 and Rules and Regulations for Composting Facilities and Solid WasteManagement Facilities (Solid Waste Regulations), amended October 2005, respectively.The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Office of Occupational Health, Indoor Air Quality Programis also responsible for implementing the Rhode Island Asbestos Control Program. The Rules and Regulations forAsbestos Control, as amended 2007 set forth standards for asbestos abatement, work procedures, and workercertifications. The EPA regulations require that regulated asbestos containing materials (ACM) 453 be removed orabated before demolition of structures containing ACM.5.17.2 Significance ThresholdThe analysis considers impacts of Alternatives B2 and B4 as defined by the FAA’s thresholds of significance,and also conducts additional analyses to gain a full understanding of the potential pollution impacts on theenvironment.450 43 FR 47707.451 52 FR 2923.452 Rhode Island General Law section 23-19.14-1 et seq.453 Refer to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M for the definition of “Regulated ACM”.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-260 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc