What makes abatement measures feasible and reasonable?
To be feasible, an abatement measure must (1) meet all safety, maintenance, and design requirements and (2) physically reduce the noise at the receptor by at least 5 decibels. To be reasonable, the views of the impacted residents need to be considered. Furthermore, the overall noise abatement benefits must outweigh the overall adverse social, economic, and environmental effects and costs related to noise abatement. Once the effectiveness of noise abatement is determined, the ultimate decision of the type of noise attenuation rests with the individual residents who would be protected.
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