A Handbook for Addressing Water Resource Issues Affecting Airport Development Planning

This report is a handbook that identifies appropriate responses to a variety of water resource issues affecting airport planning and development. The handbook includes options for setting up a water resource management program and outlines the steps necessary to implement that program in response to local conditions. The handbook also presents strategies for including water resource planning and management as part of a broader life-cycle planning and development process. Specific worksheets are included on the regulatory framework guiding water resource management along with a set of fact sheets for defining and categorizing a broad set of water resource issues and appropriate responses. Finally, the handbook provides an overview of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures that control environmental reviews affecting airport development. The handbook will be of particular interest to those involved in the earliest stages of planning for airport development projects, including airport planners, design engineers, and environmental compliance personnel.