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Port Authority of Guam Port Modernization Program Final Environmental Assessment Prepared for: U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MarAd), Lead Federal Agency The Port Authority of Guam Prepared by: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. October 3, 2012 Port Authority of Guam Port Modernization Program Environmental Assessment This page intentionally left blank Port Authority of Guam Port Modernization Program Environmental Assessment 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACBM Asbestos Containing Building Materials FTA Federal Transit Administration ANSI American National Standards Institute GAR Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations APE Area of Potential Effect GBSP Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans APM Adaptive Program Management GCA Guam Code Annotated ARC ARC Environmental Services, Inc. GCMP Guam Coastal Management Program ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act GDPW Guam Department of Public Works BMPs Best Management Practices GEPA Guam Environmental Protection Agency CAA Clean Air Act GFD Guam Fire Department CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments GHPO Guam Historic Preservation Office CBP Customs and Border Patrol GOS Gate Operating System CCD Coastal Zone Consistency Determination GPA Guam Power Authority CCMA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment GTP Guam Transportation Program CCTV Closed Circuit Television GWA Guam Waterworks Authority CEQ Council on Environmental Quality HAPC Habitat Areas Of Particular Concern CFR Code of Federal Regulations HPS High-Pressure Sodium15 CFS Container Freight Station HT High Tide CIS Customs Inspection Station HTL High Tide Line CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CO Carbon Monoxide IBC International Building Code Cr/Hs Coral Reef/Hard Substrate ICRMP Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan CVN Carrier Vessel Nuclear JGPO Joint Guam Program Office CWA Clean Water Act KD Known Distance CY Cubic Yards kg Kilograms DAWR Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic kV Kilovolt and Wildlife Resources dB Decibel kWH Kilowatt Hour dBA “A” Weighted Decibels La Lagoon DO Dissolved Oxygen LAN Local Area Networks DoD Department of Defense LBP Lead-based Paint DoN Department Of Navy LC Load Center DOT U.S. Department of Transportation Ldn Day-night Noise Level DPW Guam Department of Public Works Leq Equivalent Sound Level EA Environmental Assessment Lmax Maximum Sound Level EFH Essential Fish Habitat LOS Level of Service EIS Environmental Impact Statement Ma Mangrove EPP Environmental Protection Plan MarAd U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration EQMR Equipment Maintenance and Repair mg/m3 Milligrams Per Cubic Meter ERL Effects Range Low MHW Mean High-Water ERM Effects Range Median MLLW Mean Lower Low Water Es Estuarine MSFMCA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management And Conservation Act ESA Environmental Site Assessment MTSA Maritime Transportation Security Act FAA Federal Aviation Administration MW Moment Magnitude FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards Acronyms and Abbreviations A-1 Port Authority of Guam Port Modernization Program Environmental Assessment FHWA Federal Highway Administration NAVMAG Naval Magazine FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Maps SHPO State Historic Preservation Office FEP Fishery Ecosystem Plan SIP State Implementation Plan NEPA National Environmental Policy Act SO2 Sulfur Dioxide NESHAPS National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air SPCC Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Pollutants NH4+ Ammonium Nitrogen SQG Sediment Quality Guidelines NHPA National Historic Preservation Act SVOC Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service T&E Threatened and Endangered NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide TEQ Toxic Equivalency Quotient NO3-+NO2- Nitrate + Nitrite Nitrogen TOS Terminal Operating System NOAA National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration TPH Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons NOx Nitrogen Oxides TPY Tons Per Year NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System TSS Total Suspended Solids NPS National Park Service TTIP Territorial Transportation Improvement Program NS&T National Status and Trends USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers O3 Ozone USC U.S. Code OCR Optical Character Recognition USCG U.S. Coast Guard OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency PAG Port Authority of Guam USESA U.S. Endangered Species PAHs Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PB Parsons Brinckerhoff UXO Unexploded Ordnance PBESLs Pacific Basin Environmental Screening Levels V/C Volume To Capacity Ratio PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls VOC Volatile Organic Compounds PCR PCR Environmental, Inc. VPD Vehicles Per Day PM10 Particulate matter diameter of 10 microns or less WERI Water and Environmental Research Institute PM2.5 Particulate matter diameter of 2.5 microns or less WIMS Weigh-In-Motion Station PO43+ Phosphate Phosphorous WOUS Wetlands/Waters of the United States POL Petroleum, Oil, Lubricant ZID Zone of Initial Dilution PPM Parts per Million μg/m3 Micrograms Per Cubic Meter Pr Patch Reefs PSI Pounds Per Square Inch RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reefers Refrigerated Containers ROD Record of Decision RORO roll-on/roll-off RSLs Regional Screening Levels RWUMP Guam Recreational Water Use Management Plan SAFETEA Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act SAP Port Security Action Plan Acronyms and Abbreviations A-2 Port Authority of Guam Port Modernization Program Environmental Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................ A-1 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 PURPOSE AND NEED .......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Purpose and Need ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 EA Approach .............................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.2.1 Environmental Review Process and Purpose ................................................................. 2-2 2.2.2 Relevant Prior and Ongoing Environmental Review ...................................................... 2-3 3.0 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Current Conditions .................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Location .......................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Site Character ................................................................................................................. 3-5 3.1.3 Current Roadway Network/Access .............................................................................. 3-11 3.1.4 Current Facilities and Equipment ................................................................................. 3-11 3.1.5 Current Utility Systems ................................................................................................ 3-12 3.1.6 Surrounding Area/Surrounding Uses ........................................................................... 3-12 3.2 Port Master Plan ...................................................................................................................... 3-13 3.3 Port Historic and Forecasted Throughput Capacity ................................................................ 3-14 3.3.1 Historic Operations ...................................................................................................... 3-14 3.3.2 Forecasted Operations ................................................................................................. 3-14 4.0 Description of Proposed Action and Alternatives ............................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Alternatives Considered and Eliminated from Further Evaluation ................................ 4-1 4.2 Description of Proposed Action – Modernize Facilities, Reconfigure Operations, and Extend Terminal Operations to the Expansion Area ............................................................................. 4-2 4.2.1 Construction Timeframe ................................................................................................ 4-5 4.2.2 Demolition and Grading Activities ................................................................................. 4-6 4.2.3 Development Characteristics ......................................................................................... 4-7 4.2.4 Throughput Capacity ...................................................................................................... 4-9 4.2.5 Roadway Access ............................................................................................................. 4-9 4.2.6 Security