Identify Airport Permit and Program Responsibilities

Using the tools and results of your exploration of on-site resources from Identify the Environmental Resources at your Airport, you can create an inventory of current airport environmental permits, annual permitting requirements, and the staff or contracted professionals responsible for compliance. Once you’ve created the inventory, you can identify gaps and anticipate future requirements linked to future airport projects and improvements.

If your airport has undertaken an EMS, this information should be easily available to you. EMSs are being used increasingly in the airport industry to manage environmental and sustainability issues. Typically, an EMS is designed to help guide an airport appropriately by managing operations that have a potential for significant impact on the environment or are associated with regulatory requirements. An EMS identifies the organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes, and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing, and maintaining the environmental policy.