Environmental Impact Studies

Federal Aviation Ad i i iAdministration

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTfor the

ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

South JerseyTransportation Authority

Amy S. Greene

E i t l C lt tDMJM

Environmental Consultants,

Inc.Aviation

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BIOTIC COMMUNITIESBIOTIC COMMUNITIES

Water ResourcesWater Resources

•Wetlands

•Wetland Buffers (300 feet)

•Streams Lakes and Ponds•Streams, Lakes and Ponds

Threatened & Endangered (T&E) Species


PROPOSED ACTIONS

Project Specific•Civil/Auxiliary Development•Civil/Auxiliary Development

•ILS Upgrade

•Hotel/Conference Center

Programmatic •Runway 4-22 Extension

•High Speed Runway ExitsHigh Speed Runway Exits

•Direct Airport Access


SITESITELOCATIONOC ON

Pinelands Protection Area

Atlantic City International Airport

Study Area

Wrangleboro/PomonaRoad (Route 575)

Garden State Parkway

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NJ TransitR il Li

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Rail Line

Tilton Road(Route 561)

Atlantic CityReservoir

Subject Property5,143 Acres

Atlantic CityExpressway

Amelia EarhartBoulevard

Existing Facilities

Runway 4-22

Runway 13-31

Runway 4 22

NJANG

FAA TechnicalCenter

Out Parcel(Cemetery)

NJANG l iSubject Property NJANG SJTA Atlantic City InternationalAirport (84 Acres)

Subject Property5,143 Acres

Existing Land Use


Affected Environment


AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTAFFECTED ENVIRONMENTBIOTIC COMMUNITIES

Water Resources

•Wetlands

•Wetland Buffers (300 feet)Wetland Buffers (300 feet)

•Streams, Lakes and Ponds

Wetlands


AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTAFFECTED ENVIRONMENTBIOTIC COMMUNITIES

Threatened and Endangered Species


Threatened and Endangered Species

Common Name Scientific Name Federal State Pinelands CommissionPLANTS

Pine Barrens Gentian Gentiana autumnalis None None Threatened or Endangered Broom Crowberry Corema conradii None Endangered Threatened or Endangered Narrow-leaved Vervain Verbena simplex None Endangered None Pine Barrens Reedgrass Calamovilfa brevipilis None None Threatened or Endangered

BIRDS Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Threatened Endangered Endangered Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus None Endangered Endangered Osprey Pandion halieatus None Threatened Threatened Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps None Endangered Endangered Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda None Endangered EndangeredUpland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda None Endangered EndangeredRed-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus None Threatened Threatened Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum None Threatened* Threatened* Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus None Endangered* Endangered* Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis None Threatened Threatened* Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii None Threatened Threatened Bobolink Dolichonyz oryzivorus None Threatened* Threatened* Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis None Threatened* Threatened*Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus None Endangered* Endangered* Barred Owl

Strix varia None Threatened Threatened

AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

Pine Barrens Treefrog Hyla andersonii None Endangered EndangeredPine Barrens Treefrog Hyla andersonii None Endangered EndangeredNorthern Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus None Threatened Threatened

INVERTEBRATES Frosted Elfin

Calophyrus irus irus None Proposed Threatened

None

Plants

Grasshopper Sparrow

Upland Sandpiper

Coopers Hawk

Barred Owl

Pine Snake

Pine Barrens Treefrog

Frosted Elfin


ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTSENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS

Water Resources

Grassland Birds/Invertebrates

Forest Interior Birds

T&E PlantsT&E Plants

Reptiles/Amphibiansp p

Constraint Map


Alternatives Analysis


ALTERNATIVESALTERNATIVES

Project Specific ActionsProject Specific ActionsCivil/Auxiliary Development

Hotel/Conference Center



Civil/Auxiliary Development

including 4-22 Parallel Taxiway

and ILS Upgradeand ILS Upgrade

Civil/Auxiliary Site 1 & 5

Civil/Auxiliary Site 1

ILS

4-22 Parallel Taxiway

ILS




Civil Site 4/ Auxiliary Sites 1&5

Auxiliary Site 1

Auxiliary Site 5

Civil Site 4



Hotel/Conference Center

Hotel/Conference Facility Sites 1& 2

Hotel/Conference Center Site 1



Project Specific Alternatives

Civil & Auxiliary

Hotel Other

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ALTERNATIVESEnvironmental Constraints

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T&E PLANTSALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

T&E PLANTSPine Barrens gentian

X

Narrow-leaved vervain

X

T&E BIRDS Upland sandpiper

X X X X X X X X

Project Specific Actions Environmental Matrix

Grasshopper Sparrow

X X X X X X X X

Cooper’s hawk

X X X X

Barred Owl

X X X

- Biotic CommunitiesT&E AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

Pine Barrens treefrog

X X

Northern pine snake

X

INVERTEBRATES

Frosted Elfin

X X X X X X X X

WETLAND AND WETLAND TRANSITION AREAS

X X X X X X X



Programmatic ActionsProgrammatic Actions4-22 Runway Extension

Direct Access Road

Hi h S d R E iHigh Speed Runway Exits

Southern Runway 4-22 Extension (Alternative 3)

Northern Runway 4-22 Extension (Alternative 2)

South End 4-22 North End 4-22

Direct Access and High Speed Exits

High Speed Exits

Direct Access


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ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

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PLANTS Pine Barrens gentian X X

BIRDS Upland sandpiper X X X

Programmatic Actions Environmental Matrix

Grasshopper Sparrow X X X

Cooper’s hawk X X X

Barred Owl X X X

AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

- Biotic CommunitiesAMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Pine Barrens treefrog X X X

Northern pine snake X X X

INVERTEBRATES Frosted Elfin X X X X

WETLANDS AND WETLAND TRANSITION AREAS X X X


Initially Preferred Alternative

(IPA)

IPA

Northern Runway 4-22 Extension

Auxiliary Site 5Auxiliary Site 5

Civil Site 4

Programmatic Actions Hotel/Conference Center Site 2g

Project Specific ActionsHotel/Conference Center Site 2

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTSTATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES

Project Specific Actions

Project Specific Actions

ILS

4-22 Parallel Taxiway

Auxiliary Site 5

Civil Site 4 ILS



T&E Habitat MitigationGrassland Birds

Alternative A

Alternative B

Environmental Impact Studies

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