ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT July 5, 2019
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROPOSED HOTEL WHARF AND ACCESS ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROJECT Apra Harbor, Guam Prepared for: PORT OF GUAM Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port 1026 Cabras Highway, Suite 201 Piti, Guam 96925 and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARITIME ADMINISTRATION As lead Federal Agency pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Prepared by: Dueñas, Camacho & Associates Inc. 238 E. Marine Corps Drive, Ste. 201 Hagåtña, Guam 96910 July 5, 2019 Environmental Assessment for Hotel Wharf and Access Road Maintenance and Repair Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE List of Appendices and Tables ......................................................................................................... iv List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ v 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Location .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Summary of Proposed Action ..................................................................................... 1-1 2. PURPOSE AND NEED ................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Purpose and Need for Proposed Action ..................................................................... 2-2 3. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Proposed Action .......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 No Action Alternative .................................................................................................. 3-3 3.3 Alternatives Considered and Dismissed ...................................................................... 3-3 3.3.1 Demolition of Existing Hotel Wharf and Full Reconstruction ..................................... 3-3 3.3.2 F-6 Wharf Improvements ............................................................................................ 3-3 4. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ........................ 4-1 4.1 Resources Considered in this Environmental Assessment ......................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Soil, Geology, Seismicity .............................................................................................. 4-1 4.1.2 Air Quality ................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.3 Hazardous Materials and Waste Management .......................................................... 4-4 4.1.4 Noise and Vibration ..................................................................................................... 4-5 4.1.5 Public Services and Utilities ...................................................................................... 4-11 4.1.6 Water Quality ............................................................................................................ 4-12 4.1.7 Surface and Ground Waters ...................................................................................... 4-15 4.1.8 Wetlands and Waters of the U.S. .............................................................................. 4-15 4.1.9 Floodplains ................................................................................................................ 4-16 4.1.10 Fish and Wildlife ........................................................................................................ 4-16 4.1.11 Threatened and Endangered Species, and Critical Habitat ...................................... 4-18 4.1.12 Cultural, Historic and Section 4(f) Resources ............................................................ 4-19 4.1.13 Environmental Justice ............................................................................................... 4-22 4.1.14 Traffic and Safety ...................................................................................................... 4-25 4.1.15 Land Use and Visual Impacts ..................................................................................... 4-27 5. INDIRECT AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ....................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Indirect Impacts .......................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Cumulative Impacts ..................................................................................................... 5-1 6. MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Best Management Practices ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Coral Relocation .......................................................................................................... 6-5 6.3 Debris Removal ........................................................................................................... 6-5 6.4 Public Education and Outreach ................................................................................... 6-6 7. AGENCY COORDINATION AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .............................................. 7-1 7.1 Agency Coordination ................................................................................................... 7-1 iii Environmental Assessment for Hotel Wharf and Access Road Maintenance and Repair Table of Contents 7.2 Public Involvement ...................................................................................................... 7-3 8. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................. 8-1 9. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 9-1 10. LIST OF PREPARERS AND REGULATIONS ................................................................... 10-1 10.1 List of Preparers ........................................................................................................ 10-1 10.2 List of Regulations ..................................................................................................... 10-1 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A. Maps and Figures of the Hotel Wharf Project. APPENDIX B. Marine Surveys for the Proposed Repair and Maintenance of Hotel Wharf, Apra Harbor, Guam (Burdick 2019). LIST OF TABLES PAGE Table 1. Types and Volume of Operations at the Commercial Port Cargo Terminal .................. 2-1 Table 2. Activity Categories and Noise Abatement Criteria ....................................................... 4-6 Table 3. Sensitive Receptors in the Vicinity of the Proposed Action ........................................... 4-7 Table 4. Estimated source levels and ranges to effects threshold isopleths............................... 4-8 Table 5. Noise Levels of Selected Construction Equipment ...................................................... 4-10 Table 6. ESA-Listed Species that are known to occur or may occur in the action area ............ 4-19 Table 7. Sites within the Vicinity of the Hotel Wharf Project Site ............................................. 4-20 Table 8. Ethnic Origin or Race Census Data ............................................................................... 4-23 Table 9. Summary of Selected Demographic Data .................................................................... 4-23 iv Environmental Assessment for Hotel Wharf and Access Road Maintenance and Repair List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AMEC AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. APE Area of Potential Effect BMP best management practice dB decibel BMUS bottomfish management unit species CALTRANS California Department of Transportation cm centimeter(s) CMUS crustacean management unit species CFR Code of Federal Regulations CHCRT currently harvested coral reef taxa CRE-MUS coral reef ecosystem species DAWR Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources DCA Duenas, Camacho & Associates, Inc. DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DPS distinct population segment EA Environmental Assessment EFH Essential Fish Habitat ESA Endangered Species Act FEP Fishery Ecosystem Plan ft feet FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act HAPC Habitat Areas of Particular Concern m meter MARAD Maritime Administration MLLW mean lower low water mph miles per hour MSA Magnuson-Stevens Act MSL mean sea level NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System PAG Port Authority of Guam v Environmental Assessment for Hotel Wharf and Access Road Maintenance and Repair List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (continued) PHCRT potentially harvested coral reef taxa PIP Port Improvement Project PTS permanent threshold shift RO/RO roll-on/roll-off sq. ft square feet sq. m square meter TTS temporary threshold shift USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USFWS U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service UXO unexploded ordnance WPRFMC Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council vi Environmental Assessment for Hotel Wharf