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Census blockgroups which encompasses the Airport is more than 60 percent minority. Based on the
nature of the projects identified within the Development Plan, it is unlikely that the proposed im‐
provements would have disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects
on minority populations and low‐income populations. However, coordination with the Environmental
Protection Agency would likely be required to ensure that proper public consultation is undertaken.
Pursuant to Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks, federal agencies are directed to identify and assess environmental health and safety risks that
may disproportionately affect children. These risks include those that are attributable to products or
substances that a child is likely to come in contact with or ingest, such as air, food, drinking water, rec‐
reational waters, soil, or products to which they may be exposed.
During construction of the projects outlined within the Development Plan, appropriate measures
should be taken to prevent access by unauthorized persons to construction project areas. Additionally,
BMPs should be implemented to decrease environmental health risks to children.
WATER QUALITY
The Clean Water Act provides the authority to establish water quality standards, control discharges,
develop waste treatment management plans and practices, prevent or minimize the loss of wetlands,
and regulate other issues concerning water quality. Water quality concerns related to airport devel‐
opment most often relate to the potential for surface runoff and soil erosion, as well as the storage
and handling of fuel, petroleum products, solvents, etc.
FAA AC 150/5370‐10G, Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports, Item P‐156, Temporary Air
and Water Pollution, Soil Erosion and Siltation Control would be implemented during construction pro‐
jects at the Airport. This AC and other BMPs that may be required by the State or County as part of a
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) General Construction Permit would be incorpo‐
rated into future airport development to minimize dust, emissions, and water quality concerns.
WETLANDS AND WATERS OF THE U.S.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regulates the discharge of dredge and/or fill material into
Waters of the United States, including adjacent wetlands, under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Wetlands are defined by Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands, as “those areas that are inun‐
dated by surface or groundwater with a frequency sufficient to support and under normal circum‐
stances does or would support a prevalence of vegetation or aquatic life that requires saturated or
seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction.” Categories of wetlands includes
swamps, marshes, bogs, sloughs, potholes, wet meadows, river overflows, mud flats, natural ponds,
estuarine area, tidal overflows, and shallow lakes and ponds with emergent vegetation. Wetlands ex‐
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