Questions for Navy EIS Study:
1. How many borings will be taken at the proposed Hales Lake site?
Who and what agency will be analyzing this data?
2. Will the Navy pay for sound proofing of Churches, homes, schools and businesses if complaints occur out of the 60 noise zone?
3. Will the Navy have noise meters posted in different areas of the county to make sure we are within the zone you represent?
4. At what level does a person start to experience hearing loss?
5. Is there a potential for future louder planes and will your study include this information?
6. When you need to change flight path and landing threshold will any of our schools be in flight paths?
7. How does the environmental review for this project consider air pollution hazards?
8. When must the environmental review airport hazards to this project proposed near an airport?
9. Must the environmental review consider potential impacts of the project to endangered and threatened species and critical habitats?
10. Is it necessary for the environmental review for this project to evaluate environmental justice issues? How will that be done?
11. When must the environmental review for this project include an evaluation of the impacts to farmlands? How will this be completed?
12. What is the authority for the requirement to protect farmland?
13. Where is information available on prime and unique farmlands?
14. Must the Navy also comply with floodplain management requirements?
15. Must the environmental review for this project consider nearby Blackwater Worldwide’s hazardous industrial operations and handling of fuels or chemicals of an explosive or flammable nature?
16. Must the environmental review include a determination of acceptable separation distance between the property and the hazardous industrial operations of Blackwater?
17. Must the environmental review for OLF project include an evaluation of the impacts to historic properties?
18. Where is information available on historic properties?
19. What Federal agency has the lead responsibility for Executive Order?
20. Where does one obtain information on noise hazards?
21. Who can serve as the responsible entity?
22. What programs are authorized to allow the responsible entity to assume environmental review responsibilities?
23. Must the environmental review for an OLF project include an evaluation of the impacts to a sole source aquifer or other aquifer? When and how will that be completed?
24. How does the environmental review for an OLF project address toxic chemicals or radioactive hazards?
25. What are the concentrations of toxic air pollutants in ambient air?
26. Is the Navy doing any kind of dialogue with the local government or community? If so, with whom?