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AAAE Environmental Services Committee

69th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sunday, May 12, 1997
1:30 - 3:15 p.m.
I) Welcome and Introductions

II) FICAN Presentation, Robert Lee, USAF

III) Committee Mission and Purpose

  • Read mission statement
  • Report of minutes from September meeting in Houston

    • IV) Clean AIRport Announcement and Discussion

  • Portland International Airport wins award
  • Criteria and judging process explained
    Demonstrated awareness and understanding of air quality issues
    Adherence to all national, state, and local air quality regulations
    Demonstrated educational program for management, staff and/or the airport community

    • V) Environmental Services Committee Airport Environmental Survey

  • Distributed preliminary data analysis derived from survey information
  • Discussion of the survey process and how the information was compiled
    How will AAAE use the information to distribute to Environmental Watch members
    The information will be held in strict confidentiality. It will assist staff in dealing with the pertinent issues facing airport managers.

    • VI) Environmental Services Subcommittee Response to NRDC publication, "Flying Off Course"

  • Sincere appreciation for the work put in by subcommittee members.
  • Distributed subcommittee responses in preliminary format.
  • Staff will compile a more formal document for membership to have available if needed.

    • VII) Regulatory Updates

  • Toxics Release Inventory
    Industry Expansion not to include airports
  • Effluent Guidelines
    study underway by EPA for airports
  • Ethylene Glycol
    to remain on toxics list

    • VIII) Subcommittee Reports

  • Water, Chairman present
  • Noise, Chairman present
  • Air, Chairman not present, presentation done by Victor Globa
    SIP discussion, southern CA can be a model of what is to come.
    FAA has published some kind of Air Quality guidance
  • Tenant Liability, Chairman present
    suggestion for a BMP manual for small airports
    encourage improving working relationships with tenants/airlines

    • IX) Recap of 1996 committee goals and achievements

  • All the goals set for 1996 have been accomplished
    Provide support to assist AAAE to actively influence the environmental legislation and rulemaking process
    Promote better communication between AAAE member airports and professional industry consultants on environmental issues so that all may take advantage of opportunities to learn about effective approaches being taken by other airports
    Develop a Tenant Environmental Liability Handbook to educate the membership on the significance of tenant environmental issues in all aspects of airport management to ensure that criminal penalties, liability, and delayed development projects are avoided.
    Conduct a survey of AAAE members to determine what environmental issues are of most concern and require additional information that could be provided by the Committee
    Develop an awareness program to provide airport managers with materials they need to better inform their communities about how airports promote clean air and reduce emissions in the local environment.
    Develop an informational effort aimed at the states concerning airports covered by the Multi-Sector Permit and those airports who must operate under NPDES permits. Develop an "Airport Assistance Team" to assist member airports in their negotiations with regulatoryj agencies at the state and federal level.
    Develop a strategy to better educate U.S. EPA on airport environmental matter when new regulations are proposed.
    Provide periodic environmental update pages to be included in AIRPORT MAGAZINE

    • X) Transition of Committee Chairmanship to Jacob Snow

  • Thank you Elaine Roberts, A.A.E. for her leadership in a most productive year for the committee
  • Jacob Snow, A.A.E. assumes chairmanship.
  • new small airport subcommittee proposed
  • encourage use of website, particularly Forum.

    • AAAE Environmental Services Committee Meeting
    69th Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition
    May 12, 1997 — 1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
    Minneapolis Convention Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Attendee List

    Elaine Roberts, A.A.E. Rhode Island Airport Corp.
    Carter Morris AAAE
    Chris Steer AAAE
    John Williams Leigh Fisher Assoc
    Matthew Koch Camp Dresser & McKee
    Michael Haney Quad City Airport
    Jon Woodward Landrum & Brown
    Ray White Metro Nashville Airport Auth
    Pete Castleberry Metro Nashville Airport Auth
    Jim Harris Coffman Associates
    Vic Redding Minden-Tahoe Airport
    Steve Baker London Airport
    Gordon Jackson R.W. Armstrong
    Mike Cheston Portland Int'l Airport
    Mark Thompson TAMS Consultants
    Dick Keinz MSP-MAC
    Dennis Rouleau Palwaukee Municipal Airport
    John Cummiskey Kent county Int'l
    Louie Midiri Univ. of Ill Willard
    Franklin Benson FAA, MSP-ADO
    Bill Willkie HNTB
    Dick Marchi ACI-NA
    Betty Desrosiers Logan Int'l Airport
    Victor Globa Burbank
    Joann Reville Greater Buffalo Int'l
    Ann Packas Washington National
    Bob Miller Harris Miller Miller&Hanson
    Mary Ellen Eagan Harris Miller Miller&Hanson
    Robert Lee USAF
    Jacob Snow McCarran Int'l
    Hal Summitt B.A. Liesch
    Robert Bennett

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