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ST® TON` /� March 7, 1994 DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION <br /> `. ET OLIPAN- ^ <br /> Dan DeAngelis <br /> AIRPORT— t — i Airport Manager <br /> pubfie ':aar rap <br /> Mr Niblock ✓, city 01 StOCK100 <br /> City of Stockton Cawomia `\a <br /> 345 North F1 Dorado S t''- :\ <br /> Stockton, CA 95202 % °� <br /> Subject: <br /> City of Stockton DraftEZR, Austin Road Landfill Expansion Project <br /> File No. EIR 2-90; scH# 90020718 <br /> Dear Mr. Niblocks <br /> San Joaquin County t of Aviation (Stock Metropolitan Airport) has reviewed <br /> The <br /> ela <br /> the ft t Impact Report for the Austin e - <br /> tive to those <br /> areas <br /> r germane toXu?ort qxratlons. The most significant issue with <br /> respect to the operation of the Airport concerns the expanded landfill area within the <br /> 10,000 foot radius of the Airport's turbojet runway, 29R. Currently Federal Aviation <br /> Administration ( ) orders state that landfills should not be located within this radius <br /> due to the potential <br /> bird attractant which nay create a safety hazard for aires-rft. <br /> Airport staff does conc= with the proposed mitigation measures presented on pages <br /> III.A.24 and III.A.25 for controlling birds which may create a safety hazard to airCZt <br /> tions. These include i=lemanting FAA recommendations on bird control, conducting <br /> bindpopulation monitoring an7d carrying out additional bird control uresby <br /> FAA and Airport el if bird'populationsshow any increase over pr conditions. <br /> . <br /> We also understand from discussions with City Public Works staff that the City of Stockton <br /> plans to prepare a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan which would document bird activity <br /> and <br /> describe a f program for strolling b within ies of the exis , <br /> expanded Austin ill project. <br /> Furtherr in reviewing ill inspection records of the last ten (10) years,illf I <br /> ind I <br /> nc <br /> evidence of any significant problemswith bird ha is With <br /> als® understand that the City of Stockton has intensified eir b' control efforts <br /> the t s through of noise , engineered <br /> daily fill cover practices. <br /> In view of the aggressive roach City to concerning bird hazard- <br /> contro1 the 1 projectionthat this project is not expected to increase <br /> filling of to reductionrequirements,bird at f y f of to <br /> was ' ' we do not believeill project will create any <br /> a 4 tiwt? fety or conflicts for the Stockton Metropolitan Airport environs. <br /> saf <br /> Airport staff intends to work closely with the City of Stockton to monitorto <br /> all ed mitigation and control measures necessary to Protect the cperat'onal <br /> integrity of the Stockton Metrcpolitan Airport. <br /> project.Thank you appreciate the <br /> City recognizing festhe unit's concerns't s t to establish additional centre" <br /> measures in the interest of aviation safety. 01 <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Dan <br /> Airport slaw <br /> ®div <br /> sw Sourm AIRPORT WAY • TERMINAL BUILDING.ROOM M • STOCXTON. CALIFORNIA • (20 <br /> • FAX:(20) <br /> 127 <br />