Presentation - Environmental Assessment for AEDP (Item 3e) — original pdf

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AUS Environmental Assessment Briefing Kane Carpenter, Environmental Manager Sam Haynes, Acting Public Information & Marketing Manager Topics • Environmental Assessment (EA) Status • Environmental Impact Study Areas • Public Outreach 1 Proposed Action 2 Environmental Assessment Impact Categories • Affected Environments • Affected Environments • Air Quality • Biological Resources • Climate • Coastal Resources • Parkland, recreational, etc. • Hazardous Materials, • Historical, archeological and cultural resources • Land Use • Natural resources & energy supply • Noise • Farmland • Socioeconomic & environmental justice • Visual effects • Water Resources (floodplain, wetlands, scenic rivers, etc.) 3 Environmental Assessment Update • Major Sections in an EA • 100% - Statement of Purpose and Need • 100% - Description of Proposed Action • 100% – Alternatives Analysis – Focused on Terminal • 95% - Affected Environments • 95% - Confirm Significant Environmental Consequences • Scheduling - Public Presentations & Feedback • On-going - FAA coordination • Not started - Finding of no significant impact (FONSI) issued by FAA 4 Final Public Outreach Events • Virtual Draft EA Public Meeting on March 23, 2022 • In-Person Open House March 26, 2022 • Draft EA available for review and comment on February 22, 2022 • EA Website is live (Spanish and English) • AUS Evaluación Ambiental (Spanish) | SpeakUp Austin! • AUS Environmental Assessment | SpeakUp Austin! 5 Public Outreach Overview • Lead Consultant Team: Adisa Communications • Outreach to airport-adjacent neighbors & General Study Area • In-person & digital outreach • Mailed invitations, outreach to HOAs, in-person tabling at community events • City-wide public notification efforts • Radio, print ads, airport owned media 6 Questions 7 Kane Carpenter Environmental Manager Kane.carpenter@austintexas.gov 8