STORM WATER / DEICING MANAGEMENT STUDY

GFIA completed an engineering analysis to determine a long-term plan to control glycol impacted storm water runoff before it leaves airport property. A requirement of the airport’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, the study was submitted to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in August 2011, and received DEQ approval. The study identified a conceptual plan, schedule, and approximate costs. The next steps are to begin the engineering design, which will take the approved concept and determine actual improvements to be made, and to complete the final design which will allow for the project to be bid and construction to start. The anticipated start of construction is the fall of 2013.

Stakeholders Advisory committee

• List of Members

Member:	Representing:
Brad Boomstra	Kent County Drain Commissioner
Dan Conner	Delta Air Lines (Station Manager)
Tom Meier	Alticor Aviation
Erv Gambee	Thornapple River Watershed Council
Ryan Grant	MI Department of Environmental Quality
Nick Occhipinti	West MI Environmental Action Council
Ken Kranz	FedEx
Bill McCarrel	Airport Neighbors
Steve Peterson	Cascade Township
Robert Beahan	Cascade Township
Jennifer Rabun	Delta Air Lines Corporate Environmental
Chris Reed	Northern Air/Northern Jet
Ben Orange	United Airlines (Station Manager)
Jim Dixon	Thornapple Association
Scott Rissi	Cascade Thornapple River Association
Jim Ferro	Ada Township
Federal Aviation Administration Liaison:
Marlon Pena	Federal Aviation Administration
Gerald R. Ford International Airport Liaison:
Thomas Ecklund, Facilities Management Director	Kent County Department of Aeronautics
	Gerald R. Ford International Airport
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• Meeting Documents
• Other Documents

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

• GFIA Stormwater/Deicing Management Program DRAFT Environmental Assessment; May 2013

npdes peRMIT Documents

• Public Notice
• Draft NPDES Permit
• Fact Sheet

Reports

• System Requirements Study (Task 1 Report)-Jan 2011
• Planning Charrette Summary-Jan 2011
• Alternatives Evaluation-Mar 2011
• Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Reports-2009
• Evaluation and Selection of Long-Term Control Alternative Report-Aug 2011
• Stormwater/Deicing Runoff Management Study Summary Report
• Future Reports

Miscellaneous

• Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Pilot Program results
• Deicing Study Permit Language
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit
• Statement Regarding Protection of the Thornapple River from Kent County Aeronautics Board Chair Joe Tomaselli
• Airport Response to September 28 Public Comments