Figure 8.1 Navy’s schematic of Path 14 FCLP at OLFC. The AGL elevations are the about – same for Path 32 (Source: ). Comment 9: - DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS - The Problem: The DEIS claims the proposed alternatives will not create disproportionate impacts on children or minorities (i.e., “Enviromental Justice”). That claim is neither cogent nor defensible. The Explanation: The DEIS on page 4-121 correctly explains: As described in Section 3.3.2.4, unless there is a place where children congregate within an APZ, such as a school, there is not a disproportionate safety risk to children. As shown on Figures 4.3-1 and 4.3-2, there are no schools located within the APZs at Ault Field and OLF Coupeville under any of the alternatives or scenarios; therefore, there is no disproportionate environmental health and safety risk to children as a result of possible aircraft mishaps. Table 6-1 takes that a bit further a bit further, as extracted from that table: Executive Order 13045, Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children Navy. The Navy does not anticipate any significant disproportionate health impacts to children caused by aircraft noise, and there no disproportionate environmental health and safety risk to children as a result of possible aircraft mishaps. (Sections 3.3 and 4.3, Public Health and Safety.) The above conclusion is based on important omissions, which once included, render the conclusion unsupportable. Actually, there are three areas of disproportionate aggregation involving children age 19 and under within the proposed APZ -1: (1) The Admirals Cove Swimming Pool is open 4 summer months in the year and there is strong interest in covering the pool so it is open year round. The life guards working there are almost always older teens, and the pool is predominately used by teens and younger children, sometimes but not always accompanied by an adult. In addition, the pool has
Figure 8.1 – Navy’s schematic of Path 14 FCLP at OLFC. The AGL elevations are the about same for Path 32 (Source: ). Comment 9: - DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS - The Problem: The DEIS claims the proposed alternatives will not create disproportionate impacts on children or minorities (i.e., “Enviromental Justice”). That claim is neither cogent nor defensible. The Explanation: The DEIS on page 4-121 correctly explains: As described in Section 3.3.2.4, unless there is a place where children congregate within an APZ, such as a school, there is not a disproportionate safety risk to children. As shown on Figures 4.3-1 and 4.3-2, there are no schools located within the APZs at Ault Field and OLF Coupeville under any of the alternatives or scenarios; therefore, there is no disproportionate environmental health and safety risk to children as a result of possible aircraft mishaps. Table 6-1 takes that a bit further a bit further, as extracted from that table: Executive Order 13045, Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children Navy. The Navy does not anticipate any significant disproportionate health impacts to children caused by aircraft noise, and there no disproportionate environmental health and safety risk to children as a result of possible aircraft mishaps. (Sections 3.3 and 4.3, Public Health and Safety.) The above conclusion is based on important omissions, which once included, render the conclusion unsupportable. Actually, there are three areas of disproportionate aggregation involving children age 19 and under within the proposed APZ -1: (1) The Admirals Cove Swimming Pool is open 4 summer months in the year and there is strong interest in covering the pool so it is open year round. The life guards working there are almost always older teens, and the pool is predominately used by teens and younger children, sometimes but not always accompanied by an adult. In addition, the pool has
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