This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for engineers, airport managers, and the public about the design and construction of airport surface storm drainage systems, and subsurface drainage systems for paved runways, taxiways, and aprons. This AC was developed in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DOD) and incorporates the DOD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) draft document, Surface Drainage Design. Content includes surface hydrology; pavement surface drainage, culvert, channel, and storm drain design; drainage structures; stormwater control facilities; pipe selection bedding, and backfill, guidelines for design in the arctic and subarctic; water quality considerations and design computer programs.

ACRP Report 99 provides a step-by-step process for identifying, selecting, and implementing technologies to treat stormwater that has been affected by applied deicing materials. The report addresses the processes for identifying the various drivers for deicer treatment and for evaluating the appropriateness of various treatment technologies to meet an airport's specific needs. The report also provides recommendations for the design, operation, and maintenance of each treatment technology.

ACRP Research Report 14, second edition, explores a wide array of practices designed to provide for the practical, cost-effective control of runoff from aircraft and airfield deicing and anti-icing operations. This second edition has been updated to reflect the latest industry practices. The report will be of particular interest to airport industry practitioners, including airport and aircraft operators, consultants, and regulators.

ACRP Research Report 174 defines and discusses green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) management strategies, a relatively new approach to regulation compliance. As more airports are proactively incorporating sustainable practices in all aspects of their operations, federal and state regulatory agencies are promoting GSI strategies to comply with water regulations and requirements. Volume 1 is written for airport managers, planners, and engineers seeking to understand stormwater management and GSI compliance with regulatory standards and requirements, along with other benefits.

ACRP Research Report 174 defines and discusses green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) management strategies, a relatively new approach to regulation compliance. As more airports are proactively incorporating sustainable practices in all aspects of their operations, federal and state regulatory agencies are promoting GSI strategies to comply with water regulations and requirements. Volume 2 assists airport staff with evaluating the applicability of a GSI strategy and selecting an appropriate GSI strategy.

This desk reference provides explanatory guidance for environmental impact analysis performed to comply with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (CEQ Regulations) (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1500-1508); U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Order 5610.1C, Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts; and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 1050.1F Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.

ACRP Synthesis 77 compiles information about airport sustainability practices and adds them to the Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) website. The SAGA website was developed to help airport operators develop sustainability programs and provide guidelines to those who have new data to input. The website contains entries on more than 900 sustainability practices that were developed by SAGA's initial stakeholder group.

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for airport sponsors in the selection and engagement of architectural, engineering, and planning consultants. It also discusses services that normally would be included in an airport grant project, types of contracts for these services, contract format and provisions, and guidelines for determining the reasonableness of consultant fees.

This interactive site of Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) is useful to explore and share sustainability information. While geared toward airports, this site is useful for all industries to learn about sustainability, share ideas and experiences, search for practices based on custom information, and efficiently plan, implement and monitor sustainability activities.

ACRP Report 125, and the accompanying CRP-CD-159, Bird Strike Risk Analysis and Stormwater Management Decision Tool, provide valuable advice to help airports identify and evaluate stormwater management and bird mitigation practices. The tool uses FAA's familiar safety management system approach to assess potential risks to minimize hazards posed to aviation by birds attracted to bodies of water as well as to evaluate alternative stormwater management options. The report and tool can be used to foster interaction between airport industry practitioners and environmental regulators and help them reach implementable solutions that meet their respective objectives and missions.

ACRP Research Report 208 provides guidelines on using benefit–cost analysis (BCA) to identify, evaluate, and select airport stormwater management projects. Many airports undertake stormwater projects to accommodate facility expansion, address obsolescence, and respond to evolving regulatory requirements. Often, stormwater infrastructure is installed or upgraded on a project-by-project and piecemeal basis, resulting in mismatches of sizes, material types, ages, and conditions. When airports are considering expanding or improving their stormwater facilities, the immediate need for stormwater infrastructure modification may not be clear, and a BCA is needed. The report will be particularly helpful for small airports that may not have BCA expertise or experience with innovative stormwater projects.

This manual provides standardized airfield, heliport, and airspace criteria for the geometric layout, design, and construction of runways, helipads, taxiways, aprons, landing zones (LZs), short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) facilities, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) facilities, and related permanent facilities to meet sustained operations for U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps airfields.

Due to the danger oil spills cause to public health and the environment, every effort must be made to prevent oil spills and to clean them up promptly once they occur. The purpose of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule is to help facilities prevent a discharge of oil into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. The SPCC rule requires facilities to develop, maintain, and implement an oil spill prevention plan, called an SPCC Plan. These Plans help facilities prevent oil spills, as well as control a spill should one occur.

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to airport sponsors that develop environmental management systems (EMS). It provides guidance to airport sponsors on the needed parts of an EMS.

ACRP Report 81 identifies the relevant factors in defining a winter design storm for use in sizing airport deicing runoff management systems and components. The report also provides a decision support tool for identifying an appropriate winter design storm for an airport-specific project; a review of regulations as they pertain to deicing runoff; and suggestions for target levels of service, including the acceptable level of risk of the designed system not meeting performance standards.

ACRP Research Report 166 provides a set of tools that operators of airports of varying sizes can use to understand, diagnose, and interpret airport water quality. This guidebook addresses water leaving the airport that does not go to an off-site treatment facility. Accompanying the report are tools to assist practitioners diagnose root causes and possible sources of specific problems that may require attention or mitigation: an editable Field Data Collection Form, a water quality data analysis tool, a customizable parameter fact sheet database, and an implementation presentation geared toward stakeholders.

ACRP Research Report 169 describes the environmental regulations and permitting programs to which airports may be subject in their management of stormwater and other types of water resources. It covers governing federal programs; stormwater discharges associated with industrial activities, construction activities, and municipal separate storm sewer systems; process water or wastewater treatment discharges; industrial wastewater pretreatment discharges; and other relevant permit programs.

ACRP Research Report 72, second edition, provides a step-by-step process for identifying, evaluating, and selecting methods to monitor stormwater that is subject to runoff containing deicing materials. The report addresses identifying the parameters to be monitored and discusses the appropriateness of various monitoring methods and instrument types to meet an airport's specific needs. The report also provides recommendations for setup, operation, and maintenance of each monitoring method.

This document provides guidance to construction site operators that need to prepare a SWPPP in order to receive NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges. Clean Water Act provisions, EPA regulations, and EPA’s Construction General Permit described in this document contain legally binding requirements. This document does not substitute for those provisions, regulations, or permit; nor is it a regulation or permit itself.

ACRP WebResource 3 is an electronic library that compiles airport stormwater information resources and airport stormwater training materials.