Environment & Toxics
The proposed location is in the Granite Creek floodplain, within the Verde River watershed. Is this a safe location for storing and using aviation fuel and jet fuel or for deicing planes with glycol antifreeze? What other toxics will be allowed at the site?
Even if the federal goverment does not require an environmental impact analysis, shouldn’t the town?
Small Aircraft a Source of Lead Pollution Small aircraft account for 29 percent of all lead emissions in the United States.
EPA Request for Comment Federal Register describes EPA findings on lead emissions and how to comment by March 17.
Airports: Deadly Neighbors Earth Island Journal details the toxic impacts of airports.
Pictures of the dirt airstrip Airstrip already graded, bladed, and compacted at the proposed site.
