Aaae Cm Evironmental Regulations

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What Federal environmental legislation requires environmental consideration for proposed projects?

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National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

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What document provides guidance for airport operators who are conducting development on airports?

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FAA Order 5050.4B "NEPA Implementing Instructions for Airport Projects".

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Prtected environmental resources include:

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Endangered species, historic properties, wetlands, parkland.

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Three types of ALP approval subject to NEPA and other environmental laws are:

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Conditional, Unconditional, and Mixed.

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ARP

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FAA Office of Airports

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What type of airport projects would trigger mandatory public hearings?

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Construction of new runways, or major runway extension (capacity enhancements, increased traffic)

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What are the three (3) catagories of environmental action?

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1. Catagorical exclusion
2. Actions requiring Environmental Assessment (EA)
3. Actions requiring Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

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Projects found to have no potential for "significant environmental impact" are?

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Catagorically excluded

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A project that is not "Cat Ex", or involves extraordinary circumstances may require this.

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Environmental Assessment

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What result does an airport sponsor want from an EA?

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Finding of No Significant Impact

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What type of airport projects would trigger mandatory public hearings?

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Construction of new runways, or major runway extension (capacity enhancements, increased traffic)

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What are the three (3) catagories of environmental action?

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1. Catagorical exclusion
2. Actions requiring Environmental Assessment (EA)
3. Actions requiring Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

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Projects found to have no potential for "significant environmental impact" are?

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Catagorically excluded

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A project that is not "Cat Ex", or involves extraordinary circumstances may require this.

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Environmental Assessment

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What result does an airport sponsor want from an EA?

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Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI)

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Who is responsible for preparation of an EIS for AIP projects undertaken at airports in accordance with NEPA.

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FAA

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What actions in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) trigger an EIS?

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A new runway at an existing airport or a new commercial service airport.

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What is a useful guide when working with environmental issues at airports?

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FAA's "Best Practices for Environmental Impact Statement Management."

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What determines the complexity and size of an environmental audit or assessment?

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The degree of protection required by the airport.

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Environmental audits include:

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1. Determination of enviro compliance catagories.
2.Review of applicable enviro regulations
3. Ascertain level of compliance in place
4.Facility inspections, staff interviews and record keeping.
5. Final report

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What federal agency has primary responsibility for nationwide enforcement of environmental regulations?

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Federal envirponmental regulations are typically adminstered by what level of agency?

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State and local goverments, or other Federal agencies; i.e.
FAA, US Customs (Coast Guard)

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What procedures help airports manage environmental liabilities?

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Addressing environmental laws, regulations and policies in all aspects of airport planning and management.

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What is a top environmental priority for airport managers, and why?

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Implement and sustain a systematic system for environmental regulatory compliance. It is difficult to prosecute a manager successfully if a "good faith effort" had been made to comply with the law.

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Criminal sanctions are sought by?
Civil redress sought by?

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Goverment agencies
Ordinary citizens

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True or False:
Employees and individuals can be held personally liable for costs of clean up and remediation.

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True

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personal liability is determined by what three factors?

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1. Ability to make timely discovery of the problem.
2. Power to direct persons controlling the cause of the problem
3. Ability to prevent and abate the damage.

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What is the best method to ensure tenant and contractor compliance with environmental law?

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Include specific environmental criteria in bid specs and RFP's.

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A business managment practice that serves a a strategic plan for addressing environmental issues is called what?

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Environmental Management System (EMS)

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Four components of EMS are:

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Plan, Do, Check, and Act

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the primary goal of implementing an EMS is what?

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Assess, evaluate, establish and maintain "continuous environmental compliance."

Front 32

Name four Federal legislations established to restore and protect the nation's rivers and lakes.

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CWA of 1977 (CWA)
Water Quality Act of 1987 (WQA)
Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA)
Federal Water Pollution, Prevention and Control 1994

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name the permit program in place to provide regulatory compliance for point source discharges.

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National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

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How does OPA impact airports?

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spill prevention plans, spill containment facilities, QC plan and training for fuel storage and transfer, and resources to manage any size spill.

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What is the most prolific source of water pollution at an airport, and why?

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Storm water discharge.
Caused by the flushing of many paved surfaces with surface contamination.

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What is a primary strategy to mitigate environmental damage from storm water runoff?

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Install and manage a storm water drainage system.

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What is the best way to protect ground water?

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Prevent contaminants from reaching the aquifer. Duh!

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Part of the permit process requires a storm water management plan, AKA?

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Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)

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How many annual operations require an airport to develop a SWPPP.

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50,000

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50,000 operations also require implementing what other requirements?

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Implement Best Management Practices, monitor runoff parameters for oil and grease, BOD, COD, TSS, pH and glycol and urea.

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The three areas of airports effected by SWPPP permits are:

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Operations, facilities,and construction.

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CESQG
SQG
LQG

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Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
SQG
Large Quantity Generator

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Airports must include hazardous waste responses are in what document for Part 139 airports?

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Airport emergency Plan

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UST
LUST

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Underground Storage Tanks
"Leaking" UST

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Facilities having responsibility for UST's must do what?

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Maintain Certificate of compliance
Have environmental insurance coverage of at least $500,00/occurance.