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<br />Appendix A <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />EVALUATION <br /> <br />Master Plan <br /> <br />San Marcos Municipal Airport <br /> <br />Analysis ofthe potential environmental impacts of proposed airport development is an <br />important component of the airport master plan process. The primary purpose of the <br />environmental evaluation is to assess the proposed development program for San <br />Marcos Municipal Airport to identify any potential environmental concerns or "red <br />flags" to development. <br /> <br />An important element of this evaluation was coordination with appropriate federal, <br />state, and local agencies to identify potential environmental concerns what should be <br />considered prior to the design and construction of new facilities at the airport. Agency <br />coordination consisted of a letter requesting comments and/or information regarding <br />the potential environmental effects of proposed airport development over the next 20 <br />years. Issues of concern that were identified as part of this process are presented in <br />the following sections. The letters received from the various agencies are included at <br />the end of this chapter. <br /> <br />Any major improvements planned for San Marcos Municipal Airport (i.e. runway <br />extension) will require compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of1969, <br />as amended (NEP A). Compliance with NEP A is generally satisfied by the preparation <br />of an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). <br />While this section of the Master Plan is not structured to satisfy NEPA requirements, <br />it is intended to supply a preliminary review of environmental considerations that <br />would need to be analyzed in more detail within the NEPA process. <br /> <br />A-I <br />