Part 150 Public Workshop #1 - Lehigh Valley International Airport

Lehigh Valley International Airport
14 CFR Part 150 Noise
Compatibility Study Update
Community Information Workshop #1
Catasauqua Middle School Auditorium
850 Pine Street
Catasauqua, PA
Presented by:
Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
November 20, 2014
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Agenda
 Team Introduction
 Part 150 Study
– Overview
– Purpose
 FAA Guidelines
 Noise Exposure Map (NEM)
 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP)
 History
 Advisory Committee / Public Participation
 Process and Timeline
 Public Input / Discussion
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Team Introduction
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Joe Czech
Project Manager
Joanna
Norris
Co-PM; Public
Outreach
Chris Hobbs
Noise
Measurements
& Radar
Processing
Eric Smith
GIS
Ben
Manning
Modeling
Vanessa
Thompkins
Production
Manager
Ferdows
Fazeli
Public Outreach
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Part 150 Study Overview
A 14 CFR Part 150 Aircraft Noise
Compatibility
Study
identifies
incompatible land use around
airports and recommends measures
to (a) mitigate existing problems and
(b) prevent future ones.
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Project Purpose
To update LVIA’s Noise Compatibility
Program, we are developing:
 Noise Exposure Map (NEM)
– To show where aircraft noise exposure
occurs today and a five year forecast
 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP)
– Measures/recommendations proposed to
reduce noise exposure in the community
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FAA Guidelines
 Part 150 studies are required to follow FAA Guidelines
 FAA uses 65 dB DNL to identify areas affected by aircraft
noise
– DNL is the Day-Night Average Sound Level
 Less than 65 dB DNL is considered compatible
 Noise Sensitive Structures:
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Residential
Schools
Places of worship
Nursing homes
Daycare
Hospitals
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Noise Exposure Map (NEM)
Elements to be included in NEMs:
 Runways, flight tracks, airport boundaries;
 Aircraft DNL contours of 65, 70, and 75 dB for base year 2014 and
a 5-year forecast;
 Non-compatible land uses within 65 dB DNL contour (only if
compatible from self-noise);
 Location of:
– Noise sensitive buildings
– Properties on or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places
– Any aircraft noise monitoring sites utilized for data acquisition and
refinement procedures;
 DNL contours over a land use map of a sufficient scale and quality
to discern streets and other identifiable geographic features.
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Noise Compatibility Program (NCP)
• Development of Noise Exposure Maps (existing and 5-year
forecast)
• Description of Public Participation Plan
• Identify Program Measures proposed to reduce or eliminate
present and future non-compatible land uses and evaluate the
following:
– The actual or anticipated effect of the program on reducing individual
noise exposure and non-compatible land uses;
– Prevention of the introduction of additional non-compatible uses within
the NEM area;
– Each measure’s feasibility of implementation, including any essential
governmental actions, costs, and anticipated funding sources;
– How the proposed future actions may change any noise control or
compatibility plans or actions previously adopted by the airport
proprietor;
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Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) cont’d
• Description of Period covered by the program,
implementation Schedule, and the Persons Responsible
for implementation of each measure;
• Description and analysis of the rejected alternative
measures;
• Summary of public’s comments, copy of all written material
submitted to the operator, operator's response and
disposition of those comments and materials;
• Provision for revising the program if made necessary by
revision of the NEM.
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Approval for sound
insulation of
incompatible residences
within the 65-70 DNL
Installation of
permanent noise
monitoring system
Study Update
Continuation of sound
insulation for homes
within 65-70 DNL
Continuation of noise
measurement system
2015
Initial Study
2004
1991
History
Study Update
Key Goals:
- Assess the existing
noise conditions
- Determine future noise
condition
- Develop a plan to
reduce aircraft noise
impact
- Obtain Federal funding
to implement the plan
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Advisory Committees
Public Participation
Community Advisory Committee
Technical Advisory Committee
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LVIA staff
FAA Reps
PennDOT Reps
Community Reps
Airport tenants
 Residents who live in
impacted communities
near the airport
TAC
CAC
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
Community
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Public Workshops
Public Hearing
Project website
Mailing list
Social media
Project staff
Community
Media
 Project Website:
www.flylvia.com
 Social
Mediahttp://facebook.com/f
lylvia
http://twitter.com/flylvia
 Project staff
[email protected]
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Part 150 Process and Timeline
April
2014
Jul
2014
Oct
2014
Jan
2015
April
2015
Jul
2015
Oct
2015
Jan
2016
April
2016
Project Initiation
Public Participation Program
June - Ongoing
Operation Data Collection
Land Use Data Collection
April – Dec 2014
5-Year Forecast
Noise Measurement
Noise Exposure Map
Nov 2014 - March 2015
Supplemental Noise Analysis
March 2015
Alternative Analysis
March – June 2015
NCP
June 2015 – April 2016
Slide 12
Public Input/Discussion
Contact Information:
Lehigh-Northampton
Airport Authority, Sponsor
Ryan Meyer
(610) 231-5230
[email protected]
Wyle, Program Manager
Joseph Czech
(310) 563-1403
[email protected]
Wyle, Co-Manager
Joanna Norris
(610) 266-3983
[email protected]
General Inquiries: [email protected]
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