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Interpreting airport water monitoring results
Journal of Airport Management,
11
(3),
222-237
(2017)
Abstract
Water monitoring is increasingly a significant component of planning and compliance efforts at airports; however, there is limited guidance available regarding the collection, interpretation and application of monitoring data specific to the airport environment. The authors introduce a guidebook and tools recently published by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The guidance materials are designed to consolidate known information about water monitoring at airports to clarify the process of obtaining, interpreting and using water monitoring data to support airport decision-making. The guidebook and tools provide information for airport staff to use in improving their water monitoring programmes and plans. The guidebook and tools will be available on the ACRP website at: www.trb.org/ACRP/ACRP.aspx (accessed 28th June, 2017).
Keywords: monitoring, analysis, sampling, stormwater, costs, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Multi-Sector General Permit, root cause analysis
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Author's Biography
Devon Seal is a senior environmental engineer and project manager with Gresham, Smith and Partners. Devon has been responsible for a variety of environmental services provided for airports, ports and municipalities. Devon’s recent aviation research efforts — Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 125 (Balancing Airport Stormwater and Bird Hazard Management), ACRP Report 147 (Climate Change Adaptation Planning: Risk Assessment for Airports) and ACRP project 02-53 (Interpreting Airport Water Monitoring Results) — have provided her a holistic understanding of effective stormwater monitoring, operations planning and resiliency adaptation for airports. Devon is past president of the Engineers Foundation of Ohio and past president of the Franklin County Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers.
Tim Arendt is a senior environmental engineer and principal with Gresham, Smith and Partners. Tim has over 25 years of engineering, planning, implementation and operations experience with water resources and stormwater management issues for airports, ports, municipalities, Departments of Transportation and industrial facilities. He has performed studies, developed monitoring and sampling plans for compliance and planning purposes, designed stormwater management systems and provided water resources-related regulatory consulting for dozens of entities nationally and internationally. Tim has provided national leadership on environmental issues through authoring of guidebooks — including leading research for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, providing technical support to industry associations such as Airports Council International and American Association of Airport Executives, and being a frequent presenter at national conferences.
Marc Leisenring is a principal engineer at Geosyntec Consultants. Marc has 15 years of experience in water quality improvement planning, pollutant load modelling and stormwater master planning. He has a strong background in the selection and design of stormwater infrastructure, environmental data analysis and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit compliance assessment. He has led or assisted in developing decision support tools and guidance documents for the National Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP), Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF). Topics have included sizing and designing stormwater treatment controls, water quality monitoring and data analysis, and watershed-based approaches to stormwater management.
