Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations
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Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations Prepared for: Broward County Aviation Department Fort Lauderdale, Florida September 2005 (Revised) ~~ Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations~~ Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations Prepared for Broward County Aviation Department Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Prepared by Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. Environmental Consulting Group, Inc. Labell Consulting, Inc. Westhorp & Associates, Inc. Miller Legg University of Central Florida Johnson Controls, Inc. PL&P Advertising September 2005 (Revised) Final Report ~~ Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations~~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many companies provided specialized expertise to produce this report. Throughout the report they are referred to as the CAP team. The companies and their areas of responsibilities are: Clean Airport Partnership – Air Quality/Landside Vehicles, Environmental Consulting Group – Air Quality/Aircraft & Ground Support Equipment as well as report production, Labell Consulting – Data Acquisition, Westhorp & Associates – Solid Waste, Miller Legg – Water Quality, University of Central Florida – Noise, and Johnson Controls – Energy. The CAP team would like to thank the many members of BCAD staff who assisted by providing data and essential information. Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. ~~ Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. FLL ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS.................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Executive Summary............................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.2. Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 3 1.3. Scope.................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4. Recent Environmental Studies at FLL ............................................................................... 5 1.5. Environmental Considerations at FLL .............................................................................. 7 1.6. Report Organization ........................................................................................................... 8 2. WATER......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 9 2.2. Groundwater ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.3. Storm Water....................................................................................................................... 17 2.4. Water Use .......................................................................................................................... 23 3. WASTE ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 26 3.2. Descriptions Of Land Use ................................................................................................ 26 3.3. Types Of Waste Generated ............................................................................................... 26 3.4. Data Collection ................................................................................................................. 27 3.5. Definition of Solid Waste Footprint................................................................................. 28 3.6. Note on Solid Waste Generation ...................................................................................... 29 4. AIR............................................................................................................................................. 30 4.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 30 4.2. Aircraft............................................................................................................................... 31 4.3. GSE and APU.................................................................................................................... 35 4.4. Landside Vehicles.............................................................................................................. 37 5. NOISE......................................................................................................................................... 41 5.1. Background........................................................................................................................ 41 5.2. Definition of Noise Footprint ........................................................................................... 47 5.3. Evaluation of the Metric ................................................................................................... 48 6. ELECTRIC POWER...................................................................................................................... 54 6.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 54 6.2. Utility Data Analysis......................................................................................................... 55 6.3. Rate Structures .................................................................................................................. 57 6.4. Emissions Impact .............................................................................................................. 58 6.5. Electricity Consumption Patterns .................................................................................... 59 6.6. Definition of Power Consumption Footprint................................................................... 63 6.7. Note on Electricity Consumption ..................................................................................... 64 Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. ~~ Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations~~ 7. ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT .................................................................................................. 65 7.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 65 7.2. Environmental Footprint .................................................................................................. 65 7.3. Next Steps .......................................................................................................................... 68 APPENDIX A – WATER DATA ........................................................................................................... 71 APPENDIX B – WASTE DATA............................................................................................................ 85 APPENDIX C – AIR DATA ................................................................................................................. 95 APPENDIX D - NOISE DATA............................................................................................................105 APPENDIX E – ENERGY DATA AND CALCULATIONS .....................................................................109 Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. ~~ Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations~~ ACRONYMS ADPD – Airport Development Plan Definition ANAC – Airport Noise Abatement Committee ANOMS – Airport Noise and Operation Monitoring System APU – Auxiliary Power Unit ASCE – Annual Comprehensive Site Evaluation AST – Above Ground Storage Tank ATCT – Air Traffic Control Tower BCAD – Broward County Aviation Department BCC – Broward County Board of County Commissioners BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand CAP – Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. CO – Carbon Monoxide CO2 – Carbon Dioxide COD – Chemical Oxygen Demand CWA – Clean Water Act CUP – Consumptive Use Permit dB(A) – “A” weighted Decibel DEA – Draft Environmental Assessment DEIS – Draft Environmental Impact Statement DOT – US Department of Transportation EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency EDMS – Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System FAA – US Federal Aviation Administration FAR – Federal Aviation Regulations FBO – Fixed Base Operator FDEP – Florida Department of Environmental Protection FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation FLL – Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport FLLS – Ft. Lauderdale South FLLS2 – Ft. Lauderdale South – facility 2 GCTL – Groundwater Cleanup Target Levels GSE – Ground Support Equipment GSLD – General Service Large Demand Clean Airport Partnership, Inc. 1 ~~ Environmental Footprint for FLL Operations~~ HID – High Intensity Discharge IM – Impact Metric INM – Integrated Noise Model LTO – Landing and Take Off KWH – Kilowatt Hour Ldn – Day/Night Average Sound Level MS4 – Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System MSGP – Multi-Sector Group Permit MSW – Municipal Solid Waste NADC – Natural Attenuation Default Criteria NADP – Noise Abatement Departure Profile NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act NOx – Nitrogen Oxides NPDES – National Pollution Discharge Elimination System OES – Broward