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LSA provides
public and private sector clients with comprehensive air quality
services to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and/or local
requirements. LSA's services range from construction-level analyses
of transportation and development projects to the assessment of planning
documents and studies of unique sources of air pollution, such as
airplanes, trains, and industrial equipment.
To keep client projects in step with rapidly changing air quality
regulations, LSA’s staff maintains in-depth knowledge of all guidelines for preparing
air quality impact analyses, including the South Coast Air Quality Management
District’s CEQA Air Quality Handbook, which has become the industry
standard.
To determine the potential air quality impacts of each project, LSA uses
state-of-the-art computer models and assessment protocols developed by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Highway Administration,
the California Air Resources Board, Caltrans, the Federal Aviation Administration,
local air quality management and air pollution control districts, and city
or county governments with jurisdiction over LSA's project sites. Computer
models used include URBEMIS, EMFAC, CALINE, and HARP for source-specific
pollutant emissions.
LSA presents study results in concise, nontechnical language that is easy
for decision makers and laypeople to understand. LSA's staff
is available for presentations and deposition or testimony as expert witnesses
in public hearings and courtrooms.
SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Analysis of regulatory impacts; short-term construction emissions; and long-term operational, stationary, and mobile source emissions with regional or local impacts
- Dispersion analysis
- Permit preparation for large industrial sources
- Mitigation programs for commercial, transportation, and industrial projects
- General Plan Air Quality Elements
- Health risk assessments
- Litigation support
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS:
Marine
Corps Air Station El Toro Airport System Master Plan
County of Orange, Federal Aviation Administration
Orange County, California
LSA led an extensive
consultant team, consisting of environmental analysts/planners, transportation
engineers and planners, federal aviation noise and air quality experts,
land planners/designers, and aviation systems planners to prepare an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the reuse of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro.
The proposed reuse/redevelopment is extremely controversial, particularly in
the surrounding communities, regarding the issues of noise, air quality/toxic
air contaminants, traffic, and public safety. The LSA team successfully completed
the Draft EIR and other environmental documents pertaining to specific project-related
land use proposals for the County’s Master Lease of the MCAS
El Toro property from the Department of the Navy. The LSA team prepared responses
to over 9,000 public comments on the Draft EIR.
LSA also prepared the technical analyses and write-up for the Federal Aviation
Administration’s
(FAA) contribution to a joint FAA/Department of the Navy Final EIS for the
proposed commercial
airport at the former El Toro Marine Base. The EIS-related work included the
preparation of a Section 4(f) Analysis in accordance with the requirements
of the Department of Transportation Act and the preparation of a General Conformity
finding for air quality in conformance with the Clean Air Act. LSA coordinated
with aviation, air quality, and noise subconsultants, as well as key members
of the Orange County team and outside counsel to meet the FAA’s needs.
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