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Power Plants and Airports Don’t Mix Carol Ford

Power Plants and Airports Don’t Mix Carol Ford. CALPILOTS calpilots.org 2010 ACA Conference South Lake Tahoe. What’s the Problem?. Power Companies are targeting open land within 3 miles of a runway to construct power plants which have plumes~ a hazard to aviation safety.

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Power Plants and Airports Don’t Mix Carol Ford

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  1. Power Plants and Airports Don’t MixCarol Ford CALPILOTS calpilots.org 2010 ACA Conference South Lake Tahoe

  2. What’s the Problem? Power Companies are targeting open land within 3 miles of a runway to construct power plants which have plumes~ a hazard to aviation safety. Power plants are only recently being constructed near airports Traditionally plants located further from airports (stacks exceeded 200 ft) with visible plumes 2010 ACA Conference

  3. Airport Power Plant Summary Blythe I Operational Blythe II CEC Approved but FAA rejects mitigation Delano Operational Russell City Before BAAQMD, CPUC and CEC Eastshore Denied (CEC first in 20 years) French Valley Riverside~ Power Co withdraws!! Byron/Mariposa CEC Palomar CEC Tracy Operational 2010 ACA Conference

  4. Blythe (BLH) Aeronautical Chart 2010 ACA Conference

  5. One Mile Final Runway 26 Invisible Thermal Plume Cooling Tower Vapor Plume Blythe I Power Plant, Blythe Airport (BLH) 2010 ACA Conference

  6. Blythe I Power Plant, Blythe Airport (BLH) 2010 ACA Conference

  7. Potential Hazardsfor Pilots – Aircraft - Parachutists Invisible High velocity buoyant thermal plumes 850 + degrees Opaque Water vapor plumes from exhaust stacks and cooling water towers Toxic Exhaust plume emissions with little or no Oxygen content Accidental Hazardous gas and liquids releases to atmosphere 2010 ACA Conference

  8. Results In Pilot Thermal Plume incident reports and / or Accidents Pilot diversion and distraction from cockpit Helicopter accident - engine oxygen starvation (NTSB) FAA Safety Plume Study Jan 2006 CEC Denial of Eastshore Power Plant 1 mile from Hayward Executive Airport 2010 ACA Conference

  9. Why Target Airports? Now Power Plants have smaller physical design and footprint Airport’s proximity to: Main Gas pipeline for Gas Turbine fuel supply Electrical Substations to connect to Grid Water / wastewater resources Land use near airports often zoned light /heavy industrial 2010 ACA Conference

  10. So Why Target Airports? Perceived attractive monetary incentives offered by power companies e.g. $20,000,000 to The City of Hayward & Agencies Perceived tax revenues for City/County without consideration of adverse impacts Sponsors of airports often misunderstand impact of loss of useable airspace Weak/out of date Airport Land Use Plans/ addressing potential hazards

  11. Byron Airport Ongoing Status John Pfeifer~ AOPA, Andy Wilson and Carol Ford tour site with power plant applicant and FAA and STAFF at Byron Airport CalPilots~ Wilson/Ford appear before Contra Costa ALUC 5x so far. Finding of Incompatibility~ Power Plant People upset! Sept 22, 2010 Next Meeting. 2010 ACA Conference

  12. Hayward Executive Airport(RCEC) Ongoing Congressman Pete Stark Wrote letter to FAA Administrator 9-22-09 Has the FAA studied the potential safety risks of RCEC? analyzed whether avoid plumes NOTAM is sufficient to avoid dangers at airports? Pending Federal PSD Application 2010 ACA Conference

  13. Future Ongoing CALPILOTS continues to oppose power plants within 5-10 miles of airports at both local and state (CEC) level. FAA studying of effects of thermal plumes, due by end 2010 New AIM page~(213-4) http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications CalTrans Aeronautics updating Airport Land Use Handbook 2010 ACA Conference

  14. Thank YouContact Carol Ford Ford Aviation Consultants 650-591-8308 650-400-9408 cell ford@airportgrants.com www.airportgrants.com www. calpilots.org

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