TRB Webinar: Avoiding Freezer Burn - Deicing Operations at Airports

Airports must maintain compliance with environmental regulations associated with deicing operations. TRB is hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that will discuss an adaptive management planning approach for deicing operations at airports, based upon a Best Management Practices (BMPs) framework. Presenters will describe five categories of BMPs: aircraft deicing source reduction, airfield pavement deicing source reduction, deicing stormwater runoff containment and collection, deicing runoff treatment and recycling, and deicing runoff system components.

The webinar features research from ACRP Research Report 14: Deicing Planning Guidelines and Practices for Stormwater Management Systems, Second Edition.

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar; however, sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. Examples of deicing runoff control practices: Chuck Pace, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.
2. Concept and application of the Deicing Runoff Management Decision Support Tool: Tim Arendt, Gresham Smith & Partners, Inc.
3. Question and answer session: Moderated by Janet Kieler, Denver International Airport

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

1. Identify the primary environmental characteristics of deicing products used at airports
2. Explain an adaptive management approach to planning deicing runoff management systems
3. Identify examples in each of the five categories of deicing practices
4. Apply the Deicing Decision Support Tool to identify potentially applicable deicing practices for an airport

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) will provide 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attend this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Registration is available until just before the webinar starts. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to submit your registration. Individuals who are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum.