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2. FAA Advisory Circular (AC 150/300 - 4B, Change 8) further identifies sanitary landfills as airport hazards. An airport hazard has a substantial adverse effect upon the safe and efficient use of the airport by aircraft and upon the safety of persons and property located on or near the airport. An airport hazard must be removed. The narrative in the EID correctly quotes FAA guidance concerning sanitary landfills. Since the Anoka County Landfill meets the FAA definition of an airport hazard, it becomes the airport sponsor's responsibility to prevent the construction, and alteration of an airport hazard, and to restrict the use of land adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the airport to activities and purposes compatible with normal airport operations including landing and takeoff of aircraft. City of Ramsey actions to restrict incompatible use of land near the airport are: 1. The Airport Safety Zoning Ordinance adopted by the city in 198'7 . Z. Conditional Use Permit between Waste Management of Minnesota and the city of Ramsey which was executed on November 29, 1988. The current status of the above actions are that the Airport Safety Zoning Ordinance was repealed on April 19, 1988 by a city referendum. The conditional use permit extends the existing landfill operating life to three years with possibility for extensions limited to a maximum of five years from 7anuary 1, 1989. FAA will continue to work with the city of Ramsey toward resolution of the landfill issue, however, before Federal funds can be used to develop the airport, the existing landfill and proposed landfill (Site P) incompatibility issue must be resolved to FAA's satisfaction. Our preferred option is closure of the existing landfill and not having Site P located near the airport. We understand that this is a complex problem. This is evident by the letters from the Chairman of the Anoka County Hoard of Commissioners, the law firm representing Waste Management of Minnesota, and the Chair of the Metropolitan Council. Based on these letters and the positions given by them, we feel that the environmental review process far Site P must be completed as part of our environmental approval process. Page 2-2f~, Wetlands. The importance of wetlands to the nation is reemphasized in Executive Order 11990, issued May P4, 1977. The executive order provides that Federal agencies: