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Supplemental Environmental Assessment FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND BEDDOWN OF C-27J AIRCRAFT AT THE TH 175 WING MARYLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD MARTIN STATE AIRPORT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 30% Recycled November 2014 FINAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS µg/m3 micrograms per cubic meter HAZMART Hazardous Material Pharmacy 175 WG 175th Wing HVAC heating, ventilating, and air ACAM Air Conformity Applicability Model conditioning AFI Air Force Instruction IDA Intensely Developed Area AGE air ground equipment IICEP Interagency and Intergovernmental Coordination ALP Airport Layout Plan for Environmental Planning ANG Air National Guard ISR Intelligence, Surveillance, and AOC Area of Concern Reconnaissance AT/FP Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection ISWMP Integrated Solid Waste BASH bird/wildlife aircraft strike hazard Management Plan BCPS Baltimore County Public Schools kWh kilowatt hours BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis LAMS Large Area Maintenance Shelter BMP best management practice LBP lead-based paint CAA Clean Air Act LID low-impact development CBCA Chesapeake Bay Critical Area LQG large quantity generator CEQ Council on Environmental Quality LRS Logistics Readiness Squadron CFR Code of Federal Regulations MAA Maryland Aviation CO carbon monoxide Administration MARC Maryland Area Regional CO2 carbon dioxide Commuter CO2e carbon dioxide equivalent mcf thousand cubic feet COMAR Code of Maryland Regulations MDANG Maryland Air National Guard CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act MDE Maryland Department of the CWA Clean Water Act Environment Cyber/ISR cyber/intelligence, surveillance, and MDNR Maryland Department of Natural reconnaissance Resources DD Form Department of Defense Form MHT Maryland Historical Trust DoD Department of Defense MILCON Military Construction EA Environmental Assessment MOU Memorandum of Understanding EIAP Environmental Impact Analysis NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Process Standards EISA Energy Independence and Security NEPA National Environmental Policy Act Act EO Executive Order NGB National Guard Bureau ERP Environmental Restoration Program NO nitric oxide ESD Environmental Site Design NO2 nitrogen dioxide FAA Federal Aviation Administration N2O nitrous oxide FOD foreign object debris NOAA National Oceanic and FONPA Finding of No Practicable Alternative Atmospheric Administration FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact NOI notice of intent FY Fiscal Year NOx nitrogen oxides GHG greenhouse gas NPDES National Pollutant Discharge GWP global warming potential Elimination System November 2014 FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND BEDDOWN OF C-27J AIRCRAFT AT THE TH 175 WING MARYLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD MARTIN STATE AIRPORT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 30% Recycled November 2014 [This page intentionally left blank.] Environmental Assessment Proposed Construction Program and Beddown of C-27J Aircraft at the 175 WG November 2014 – Final TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................ INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVERS 1. PURPOSE AND NEED ................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE ACTION ..................................................... 1-1 1.3 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE 175 WG ....................................... 1-2 1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE AREAS NOT CARRIED FORWARD FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS ............................................................................ 1-2 1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE AREAS CARRIED FORWARD FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 1-5 1.6 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PARTICIPATION .................... 1-8 1.7 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION .............. 1-8 1.8 SUSTAINABILITY AND LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ......................................................................... 1-10 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES ............ 2-1 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 PROPOSED ACTION ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 ALTERNATIVE SELECTION PROCESS ......................................................... 2-8 2.3.1 CRITERIA .................................................................................................... 2-8 2.4 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE ........................................................................... 2-8 3. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ......................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 3-2 3.1.2.1 Climate ................................................................................... 3-2 3.1.2.2 Local Air Quality ................................................................... 3-2 3.1.2.3 Greenhouse Gas ..................................................................... 3-3 3.2 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................. 3-3 3.2.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ......................................................................... 3-3 3.2.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 3-4 3.2.2.1 Vegetation and Forestry ......................................................... 3-4 3.2.2.2 Wildlife .................................................................................. 3-5 3.2.2.3 Threatened, Endangered, and Protected Species ................... 3-5 3.3 LAND USE .......................................................................................................... 3-6 3.3.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ......................................................................... 3-6 3.3.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 3-7 3.3.2.1 Local Land Use ...................................................................... 3-7 3.3.2.2 Base Land Use ....................................................................... 3-7 3.4 SOCIOECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ............................ 3-8 3.4.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ......................................................................... 3-8 3.4.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 3-9 3.4.2.1 Population and Housing ......................................................... 3-9 3.4.2.2 Economic Activity ............................................................... 3-10 3.4.2.3 Education ............................................................................. 3-10 i Environmental Assessment Proposed Construction Program and Beddown of C-27J Aircraft at the 175 WG November 2014 – Final 3.5 SOLID DEBRIS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTES ........... 3-11 3.5.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ....................................................................... 3-11 3.5.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 3-12 3.5.2.1 Hazardous Materials Management ...................................... 3-12 3.5.2.2 Hazardous Waste Management ............................................ 3-13 3.5.2.3 ERP ...................................................................................... 3-14 3.5.2.4 Solid Wastes......................................................................... 3-14 3.6 UTILITIES ......................................................................................................... 3-16 3.6.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ....................................................................... 3-16 3.6.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 3-16 3.6.2.1 Electricity and Natural Gas .................................................. 3-16 3.6.2.2 Potable Water and Wastewater ............................................ 3-17 3.7 WATER RESOURCES ..................................................................................... 3-17 3.7.1 DEFINITION OF RESOURCE ....................................................................... 3-17 3.7.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 3-21 3.7.2.1 Coastal Zone Consistency Determination ............................ 3-21 3.7.2.2 Soils – Sediment Potential ................................................... 3-23 3.7.2.3 Surface Water – Potential Receiving Waters ....................... 3-23 3.7.2.4 Critical Area ......................................................................... 3-24 3.7.2.5 Stormwater ........................................................................... 3-24 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ................................................................... 4-1 4.1 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 SIGNIFICANCE
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