TO: Brian D’Amico, USEPA/OW/EAD 

FROM: Cortney Itle and Mary Willett, ERG 

DATE: June 15, 2011 

SUBJECT: ADF Collection and Control Efficiency Review 

Introduction 

For the Airport Deicing Category Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards, EPA tasked ERG to 

perform a review of airport collection and control technologies for deicing stormwater and airport 

discharge status. Collection and control of deicing laden discharges is the primary purpose of most 

airport deicing control programs. The objective of a collection system is to collect spent ADF that could 

adversely effect the environment and then control that spent materials through treatment. ERG 

performed a review of collection and control technologies, as well as discharge status of surveyed 

airports to estimate the amount of available aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluid (ADF) discharged to 

surface waters. The purpose of this memorandum is to document the results of these reviews. 

Description of ADF Collection Technology Efficiencies 

EPA focused on three common collection technologies to estimate the percent of ADF collection and 

control performed by U.S. airports surveyed by EPA. 

Deicing Pad Collection 

A centralized deicing pad is a facility on an airfield built specifically for aircraft deicing operations. It is 

typically a paved area adjacent to a gate area, taxiway, or runway, and constructed with a drainage 

system separate from the airport's main storm drain system. It is usually constructed of concrete with 

sealed joints to prevent the loss of sprayed ADF through the joints. The pad's collection system is 

typically connected to a stormwater storage facility, from which it may be sent to an on-site or off-site 

treatment facility. 

EPA reviewed data on the performance of centralized deicing pads from a number of larger airports 

across the United States and Europe including; DEN, DAY, PHL, CVG, DTW, PIT and Oslo. These 

airports reported a collection range from 42-90 percent of their spent and/or applied ADF. Additionally, 

the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program Report No. 14, 

detailed airport collection efficiencies ranging from 44 to 86 percent of applied glycol (TRB Air 

Cooperative Research Program, 2009). EPA reviewed the airport-specific ADF usage data and 
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determined that the collection of 42 to 90 percent of spent and/or applied ADF is equivalent to 61 to 90 

percent of available ADF.1 

For the proposed rule, EPA estimated the collection efficiency of deicing pads to be 60 percent. Based 

on the new analysis, this estimate represents the lower range of collection efficiency. As a result, EPA 

estimates deicing pads will collect at least 60 percent of the available ADF. 

Plug and Pump Collection with Glycol Collection Vehicle (GCV) Use 

Plug and pump collection systems are generally comprised of devices and equipment that alter an 

airport’s existing storm drain system to contain and collect ADF-contaminated stormwater preventing it 

from entering the storm drain system. These systems include, but are not limited to, temporary blocking 

devises at storm drain inlets, and/or installation of shutoff valves in the storm sewer system. Some 

airports use storm drain inserts or plugs to close the drains and allow the collection of ADFcontaminated stormwater within the existing airport stormwater drainage system. When aircraft are 

undergoing deicing/anti-icing, the inserts are installed to force contaminated stormwater to pool in 

drainage piping until the stormwater can be vacuumed or pumped out. This practice prevents manholes 

and stormwater piping from overflowing. Once deicing/anti-icing activity ends and the contaminated 

stormwater is removed, the storm drain inserts can be removed, or deactivated allowing uncontaminated 

stormwater to pass through the drain. 

Plug-and-pump collection systems are applicable to airports that deice at the gate and may be utilized to 

convert ramp areas (cargo, feeder, taxiway etc.) into deicing areas. One benefit of deicing at the gate is 

that it allows the components of the existing collection system infrastructure (i.e. existing storm sewers) 

to be incorporated into the plug-and-pump collection system and can reduce the costs associated with 

deicing control. Commonly, a plug and pump system is operated in conjunction with GCVs or a tanker 

truck with pumps which collect the deicing stormwater that builds up behind the drainage block during 

the deicing event. Additionally, GCVs may be used outside of the blocked area in order to collect ADF 

contaminated stormwater to enhance what can be collected through the plugging operation alone. 

EPA reviewed performance data from General Mitchell International (MKE) because its collection 

system matches the plug and pump with GCV collection system EPA costed for this rule. MKE 

reported a collection range between 22.5 and 33 percent of applied ADF. Additionally, the 

Transportation Research Board (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program Report No. 14, Deicing 

Planning Guidelines and Practices for Stormwater Management Systems reported collection efficiencies 

between 20 to 35 percent of applied ADF for plug and pump systems (TRB Air Cooperative Research 

Program, 2009). EPA reviewed the airport-specific ADF usage data and determined that the collection 

of applied ADF at MKE is equivalent to 33 to 48 percent of available ADF.2

 

For the proposed rule, EPA estimated plug and pump with GCV would collect 40 percent of available 

ADF. When adjusted for rounding, the mean of the data above is approximately 40 percent. As such, 

EPA has determined that a well operated plug and pump system (in conjunction with GCVs) should be 

able to collect, at a minimum, 40 percent of the available ADF. 

 

1

 See February 2011 Memorandum entitled, Centralized Deicing Pad ADF Collection Efficiency. 2

 See June 2011 Memorandum entitled, Glycol Collection Vehicle and Plug and Pump Collection Efficiency. 
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GCV Collection 

GCVs are specially designed vehicles that remove stormwater contaminated with deicing materials from 

airport deicing pads and gate locations by vacuuming liquid from pavement surfaces. GCVs help 

prevent ADF losses (that occur through evaporation and/or direct discharge) and allow for collection of 

ADF-contaminated stormwater for treatment or disposal. Drain covers that bond to surfaces to quickly 

seal off drains are often used in conjunction with GCVs in the area where aircraft are deiced to allow the 

GCVs to collect high concentration spent deicing fluid. 

There are two basic design approaches in commercial GCVs: truck chassis or trailer mounted. The truck 

chassis designs are adaptations of the street sweeper concept, with a vacuum unit, vacuum/sweeper 

head, and storage tank all mounted on a single self-propelled vehicle. Typically, a separate engine 

powers the vacuum system. Trailer-mounted designs have the vacuum unit, collection head, and storage 

tank on a towed platform with power provided by either an engine mounted on the trailer chassis or a 

power take-off from the tow vehicle, typically a tractor. GCVs help prevent ADF-contaminated 

stormwater from reaching unpaved areas where infiltration could occur and from contaminating 

surrounding waterways. Once ADF-contaminated wastewater is vacuumed from airport surfaces, it is 

typically transported to an on-site storage facility (either temporary or permanent) where the airport can 

then treat and discharge, or ship the waste offsite. In addition, some airports with collection and 

conveyance systems or plug and pump, will have a designated area where the GCV can discharge into 

the collection system, allowing the existing infrastructure to convey the material to final storage. 

EPA did not identify nor did commenters provide collection efficiency data on GCVs alone. The Gerald 

R. Ford International (GRR) airport (Grand Rapids, MI) system, which uses two tow-behind glycol 

collection units in conjunction with catch basin inserts to collect aircraft deicing contaminated 

stormwater around the terminal gates and apron, reported collecting 29 percent of all applied glycol 

during the 2005/2006 deicing season which represents about 44 percent of all available ADF. Mass 

balance data on glycol usage and collection at Theodore Francis Green State (PVD) airport (Providence, 

RI) between 2002 and 2006 indicate that its GCV based system annually collects between 26 and 48 

percent of all applied glycol which represents 38 to 71 percent of all available ADF. Overall, collection 

efficiencies of applied glycol from these airports ranged from 26 to 48 percent, although these systems 

also used some combination of catch basin inserts, plug and pump technology, and/or apron systems. 

EPA’s data points are similar to those summarized in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Airport 

Cooperative Research Program Report No. 14, Deicing Planning Guidelines and Practices for 

Stormwater Management Systems. That report reported collection efficiencies between 23 to 48 percent 

for glycol collection vehicles (TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program, 2009) although these 

systems, like those EPA referenced, also used some combination of catch basin inserts, plug and pump 

technology, and/or apron systems. 

The ranges presented in the literature provide higher collection efficiencies than those associated with a 

plug and pump system, however, all of these data points include technologies that would result in higher 

collection efficiencies than a GCV alone. While EPA is unable to document the efficiency of a GCV 

alone, it stands to reason that the collection efficiency of a GCV alone would be less than that of a plug 

and pump with a GCV. On a national basis, EPA assumes that a GCV is able to achieve approximately 

half the collection of a plug and pump with a GCV or 20 percent of the available ADF. 
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Description of Airport-by-Airport Review for Baseline Percent Collection/Control 

ERG performed a technical review of each airport questionnaire to determine the appropriate percent 

collection and control of ADF stormwaters representing baseline conditions. In general, baseline was 

based on the airport’s deicing and associated collection operations as of the 2004/2005 deicing season 

and any exceptions are noted. Engineering judgment was used to evaluate if the technologies reported in 

use were being used effectively, as well as determining equivalency of ADF collection activities. ERG 

used the information provided by the facility, such as collection technologies used, discharge diagrams, 

facility comments, and discharge status, to make the determination of percent collection/control. 

EPA also performed several site visit and sampling episodes at airports to determine treatment 

effectiveness. During these episodes, EPA collected data, where available, on deicing stormwater 

collection and control efficiencies. Where such data were available, ERG used the data provided by the 

airport to assess percent collection/control. 

Table 1 presents data reported by airports (as part of the questionnaire and/or site visit/sampling 

program) as the percentage of ADF collected based on the amount of ADF applied. For these facilities, 

ERG calculated the ADF available for discharge using an estimate of the percent of Type I and Type IV 

ADF that remains on the aircraft or is lost to evaporation, tracking, wind losses etc. after application. 

The estimate assumes that 75 percent of Type I ADF applied is available for discharge after application, 

and that 10 percent of Type IV ADF applied is available for discharge after application. An example of 

this calculation is shown in Table 2. 

Table 1. Percent Collection and Control of Applied ADF 

Airport ID Airport Name 

Percent 

Collection and Control 

Based on Applied ADF 

1028 Denver Intl (DIA) 68 

1065 Albany International (ALB) 69.4 

1113 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG) 60 

1136 General Mitchell International (MKE) 30 

1139 Philadelphia Intl (PHL) 85 
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Table 2. Example Calculation

Constants 

Percent of Type I available = 75 

Percent of Type IV available = 10 

Calculations 

Total amount applied = Type I + Type IV 

Total amount available = (Type I × Percent of Type I Available) + 

 (Type IV × Percent of Type IV available) 

Amount Collected and Controlled = Total Amount Applied × Percent Collection and Control of Available 

Percent of available = Amount Collected and Controlled ÷ Total Amount Available 

Example – MKE (1136) 

Assume Type I Usage = 90 gallons 

Assume Type IV Usage = 10 gallons 

Total Amount Applied = 90 + 10 = 100 gallons 

Total Amount Available = (90 × 0.75) + (10 × 0.1) = 68.5 gallons 

MKE Percent of Applied Collected 

and Controlled = 30 

Percent of Available = (100 × 0.30) ÷ 68.5 

Percent of Available = 44 

 

Airport Discharge Status Review 

EPA reviewed airport questionnaire responses to assess the discharge status of deicing stormwaters. 

Facilities that reported no direct discharge were reviewed to determine if deicing stormwater could 

actually be reaching surface waters. In instances where a facility had at least one snow or freezing 

precipitation (SOFP) day, did not report zero discharge, and were located within the catchment area of a 

surface water body, it was assumed that uncollected deicing stormwater would eventually discharge to 

the surface water. Facilities that indicated they had no direct discharge and were determined to have zero 

SOFP days were assumed to have 100 percent collection and control of ADF. 

Facilities reporting zero discharge were reviewed to determine if all of the airport questionnaire data 

supported the zero discharge claims. Facilities that were able to demonstrate that they diverted and 

collected all available deicing fluid with treatment and/or discharge to a POTW or contract hauling were 

determined to be zero discharge facilities for purposes of this analysis. While these facilities are assessed 

as achieving >60 percent collection and control efficiency, it is unlikely that these airports are truly zero 

discharge, as the nature of deicing including overspray, tracking and dripping, during taxiing and 

takeoff, are difficult if not impossible to track and/or collect and will likely result in direct discharges, 

albeit potentially small ones. 

Airport-by-Airport Assessment Results 

Table 3 presents the results of ERG’s airport-by-airport assessment for ADF collection and control.
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1001 Montgomery Rgnl 

(Dannelly Field) 

0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa

1002 Bert Mooney >60 Zero Discharge Vegetated drainage swale to 

detention basin 

Zero Discharge Deicing storm

evaporates/in

1003 Ketchikan Intl Airport did n

questionnair

1004 Norfolk Intl 20 Surface GCVs GCV Collected hig

stormwater i

1005 Roberts Field >60 Zero Discharge Drainage to surface 

impoundment 

Zero Discharge Deicing storm

evaporates/in

1006 Chicago O'Hare Intl 40 POTW and Surface All deicing drainage to 

POTW 

Plug and Pump Collected de

discharged to 

1007 Yeager 40 POTW and Surface Deicing drainage at gates, 

deicing pads and other locations diverted to detention basin 

Plug and Pump Collected de

discharged to 

1008 Tucson Intl 20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Collected de

discharged to 

1009 Cold Bay 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa

either direct 

1010 Fairbanks Intl 60 POTW and Surface Drainage system Deicing Pads Airport conv

2005/2006 sstormwater aPOTW. 

1011 Lambert-St Louis Intl 60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pads Collected de

discharged to 

1012 Ted Stevens 

Anchorage Intl 

40 POTW and Surface GCV + Plug and Pump Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater i
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1013 Wiley Post-Will 

Rogers Mem 

0 No Discharge None None The airport r

direct dischastormwater iADF that remspring and incollection or ADF could b

1014 Albuquerque Intl 

Sunport 

20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Collected hig

stormwater i

1015 Gulfport-Biloxi Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Minimal dei

evaporates/inis absorbed a

1016 Tri-State/Milton J. 

Ferguson Field 

0 Surface GCVs to deicing 

stormwater tank which is discharged to the airport’s outfall 

None All stormwa

1017 Austin Straubel 

International 

40 POTW and Surface Drainage system Plug and Pump Collected de

discharged to 

1018 Piedmont Triad 

International 

0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa

1019 Ontario Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1020 Hartsfield - Jackson 

Atlanta Intl 

60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pads Collected de

discharged to 

1021 Buffalo Niagara Intl 40 POTW and Surface GCV + Plug and Pump Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater idischarged to 

1022 Fort Wayne 

International 

0 Surface GCVs None GCV use at 

GCV use at Collected derecycled offs
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1023 Seattle-Tacoma Intl 60 Surface Some stormwater drainage, 

pond collection 

Deicing Pads plus treatment technologies 

The airport pinstalled deiccontaminated airport’s IndPlant. The aisystem to moplant; high BPOTW and lsent to direct 

1024 Indianapolis Intl 40 POTW and Surface Deicing at gates, deicing 

pads and other locations 

Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater i

1025 Tupelo Regional 0 Surface None None All stormwa1026 Dallas/Fort Worth 

International 

60 POTW and Surface Deicing only at deicing pads Deicing Pads Collected hig

stormwater idischarged to disposed of o

1027 Craven County 

Regional 

0 Surface Deicing only at deicing pads None Deicing pad 

direct discha

1028 Denver Intl >60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pads plus treatment technologies 

Airport provdata. Collectstormwater istrength deicdischarged to 

1029 La Guardia 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1030 Williamsport 

Regional 

60 POTW Deicing Pads Deicing Pads Deicing pad 

POTW. Assuto direct disc
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1031 Richmond Intl 40 POTW Drainage system and plug 

and pump system. 

Plug and Pump The airport r

ADF stormwsystems: a sydrainage and pump. ADF systems is hafacility then 

1032 Austin-Bergstrom Intl 40 POTW and Surface Drainage system Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater i

1033 Mc Carran Intl 40 POTW and Surface GCVs Plug and Pump Airport diver

POTW. Collstormwater i

1034 Metropolitan Oakland 

Intl 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Minimal dei

evaporates/in

1035 San Diego Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Minimal dei

evaporates/in

1036 BaltimoreWashington Intl 60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and other locations Deicing Pads Collected de

discharged to 

1037 George Bush 

Intercontinental Arpt/Houston 

40 POTW and Surface GCVs Plug and Pump Airline tenan

stormwater t

1038 Luis Munoz Marin 

Intl 

 No Deicing None Airport does 

1039 Kahului No deicing None Airport does 1040 Louis Armstrong 

New Orleans Intl 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Collected de

offsite recyc

1041 Glacier Park Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1042 Orlando Intl No deicing None Airport does 1043 Ralph Wien 

Memorial 

0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1044 Roanoke 

Regional/Woodrum Field 

0 Surface None None All stormwa

evaporates. 

1045 Norman Y. Mineta 

San Jose International 

10 Surface GCVs GCV Airport has l

Assumed somtenants; collestormwater i

1046 Long Island Mac 

Arthur 

60 No Discharge Stormwater drainage to 

retention basin. 

Deicing Pads Deicing storm

evaporates/in

1047 Sacramento Mather 20 Surface Tenants are required to 

dispose of spent ADF stormwater generated. 

GCV Assumed GC

collection/co

1048 Redding Municipal 0 Surface None None All stormwa1049 Lanai No deicing Airport does 1050 Aspen-Pitkin 

Co/Sardy Field 

40 Surface Deicing at gates, deicing 

pads and other locations 

Plug and Pump Collected de

contract hau

1051 Barnstable MuniBoardman/Polando 

Field 

0 Surface Deicing only at deicing pads None Deicing pad 

direct discha

1052 Wilmington Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1053 General Edward 

Lawrence Logan Intl 

0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa

1054 Jackson Hole >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in

1055 Miami Intl No deicing None Airport does 1056 Santa Maria Pub/Capt 

G Allan Hancock Field 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing storm

1057 Will Rogers World 0 Surface None None All stormwa
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1058 Gerald R. Ford 

International 

40 Surface GCV + Plug and Pump Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater istrength deicand treated o/tank) befor

1059 Greater Rochester 

International 

50 POTW and Surface Deicing at gates, deicing 

pads and other locations 

Deicing Pads plus treatment technologies 

Airport uses with gate and Collected dedischarged to 60% capture 

1060 Williamson County 

Regional 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in

1061 William P Hobby >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

offsite. 

1062 Birmingham Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None Deicing stor

or evaporate

1063 Evansville Regional 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1064 Falls Intl Airport did n

questionnair

1065 Albany Intl >60 Surface GCV + 

Plug and Pump 

Plug and Pump plus treatment technologies. EPA sampling data collected. 

Airport indicapplied ADFstormwater i(anaerobic fldischarge. 

1066 Salt Lake City Intl 60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pads Collected hig

stormwater istrength deicdischarged to 

1067 Helena Regional >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge 1068 Eppley Airfield 0 Surface None None All stormwa
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1069 Cleveland-Hopkins 

Intl 

40 POTW and Surface GCV + Plug and Pump Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater irecycled offsPOTW. 

1070 City of Colorado 

Springs Municipal 

40 POTW and Surface GCVs Plug and Pump Airport diver

POTW. 

1071 Tweed-New Haven 0 Surface None None All stormwa1072 Gillette-Campbell 

County 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge 

1073 Honolulu Intl No deicing None Airport does 1074 South Bend Regional >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing storm

evaporates/in

1075 Pensacola Regional >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing storm

evaporates. 

1076 Robert Gray AAF Airport remo1077 Kona Intl at Keahole No deicing None Airport does 1078 Nashville Intl 60 Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pad Collected de

and treated odirect discha

1079 Manchester 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1080 Syracuse Hancock 

Intl 

60 POTW and Surface Deicing only at deicing pads Deicing Pad Deicing storm

onsite (lagooPOTW. 

1081 Bob Hope >60 Zero Discharge Absorbed and disposed Zero Discharge Deicing stor

disposed. 

1082 Trenton Mercer 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1083 Tampa Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing storm1084 Bismarck Municipal 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1085 Waterloo Municipal 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1086 Palm Beach Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing storm1087 El Paso Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates. 

1088 Outagamie County 

Regional 

0 Surface None None All stormwa

1089 John F Kennedy Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1090 Boise Air Terminal/

Gowen Field 

60 None Deicing Pad Deicing storm

evaporates. 

1091 Rochester 

International 

40 POTW and Surface GCVs Plug and Pump Collected de

discharged to 

1092 Lewiston-Nez Perce 

County 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates 

1093 Los Angeles Intl No deicing None Airport does 1094 Boeing Field/King 

County Intl 

40 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Plug and Pump Deicing storm

basin which or offsite dis

1095 Chicago Midway Intl >60 POTW Drainage to POTW All gate, ramp, 

apron, runway areas to POTW discharge. 

All deicing sa POTW. 

1096 Santa Fe Municipal >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in

1097 Lovell Field 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1098 Aberdeen Regional >60 Surface Deicing only at deicing pads Deicing Pads plus Deicing stor

evaporates/indischarged. 

1099 Sacramento 

International 

20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Minimal deic

responsible f

1100 Toledo Express 20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Collected de

discharged to 
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1101 Portland Intl 20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Collected hig

stormwater idischarged to 

1102 John Wayne AirportOrange County >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Minimal dei1103 Juneau Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1104 Nome 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1105 Spokane Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge 1106 Fort 

Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl 

 No deicing None Airport does 

1107 Pittsburgh 

International 

60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pad Airport prov

data. Collectstormwater ioffsite. Low stormwater ionsite recycl

1108 Louisville IntlStandiford Field 60 POTW and Surface POTW Diversion Deicing Pad Airport repo

to POTW dicollection equse. 

1109 Airborne Airpark 40 Surface Drainage system Plug and Pump Collected de

on-site (aeraprior to disch

1110 Aniak 0 Surface None None All stormwa1111 Port Columbus Intl 0 Surface None None All stormwa1112 Deadhorse >60 Zero Discharge Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1113 Cincinnati/Northern 

Kentucky International 

>60 POTW and Surface Deicing only at deicing pads Deicing Pads and 

treatment technology 

Airport provdata. Collecstormwater istrength deicand treated oprior to direc

1114 Stewart Intl 40 POTW Drainage to storage and 

POTW 

Plug and Pump Collected de

onsite then dairport was adiversion. 

1115 Jacksonville Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in

1116 Reno/Tahoe 

International 

20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Collected de

discharged to 

1117 Cherry Capital >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in

1118 Bethel 0 Surface None None All stormwa1119 Rickenbacker 

International 

0 Surface None None All stormwa

1120 Rapid City Regional 0 Surface None None All stormwa1121 Theodore Francis 

Green State 

60 Surface GCVs with Catch Basin 

Inserts 

Deicing Pad All gate, apr

contaminated sent to off-siAssumed codeicing pad u

1122 Southwest Florida Intl >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1123 James M Cox Dayton 

Intl 

60 POTW and Surface Deicing only at deicing pads Deicing Pad Airport prov

data. Collecstored/treatedischarged to or sent to off

1124 Des Moines Intl 40 POTW and Surface Drainage system Plug and Pump Collected de

discharged to 

1125 Sarasota/Bradenton 

Intl 

 No deicing None Airport does 

1126 Minneapolis-St Paul 

Intl/WoldChamberlain 

60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pad Airport prov

data. Collecstormwater irecycled on odeicing stormPOTW. 

1127 Willow Run 40 Surface Plug and Pump Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater i

1128 Charlotte/Douglas Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1129 Bradley Intl 60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pad Collected de

onsite (memwastewater iconcentrated recycling/rec

1130 San Antonio Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1131 WilkesBarre/Scranton Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1132 Chippewa Valley 

Regional 

>60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing stor

evaporates/in

1133 Phoenix Sky Harbor 

Intl 

20 POTW and Surface GCVs GCV Collected de

discharged to 

1134 St George Municipal >60 Zero Discharge None Zero Discharge Deicing storm
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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1135 Lafayette Regional 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1136 General Mitchell 

International 

44 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pads with treatment technologies 

Airport provdata. Collecstormwater istrength deicdischarged. 

1137 Dallas Love Field 40 Surface Plug and Pump Plug and Pump Collected de

cargo area is deicing stormdischarged, e

1138 Detroit Metropolitan 

Wayne County 

>60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing Pads plus treatment technologies. EPA collected sampling data. 

Collected higstormwater iCollected low stormwater i

1139 Philadelphia Intl >60 POTW and Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Centralized Deicing Pads 

Airport provdata in QuesCollected dedischarged to 

1140 Memphis Intl 0 Surface None None All stormwa1141 Ronald Reagan 

Washington National 

40 Surface GCV + Drain Blockers 

Deicing at gates, deicing pads and other locations 

Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater irecycled/recostrength deicdischarged. 

1142 Washington Dulles 

International 

40 POTW and Surface GCV + Drain Blockers 

Deicing at gates, deicing pads and other locations 

Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater irecycled/recostrength deicdischarged to 

1143 San Francisco 

International 

>60 Zero Discharge Vacuum scrubber collection Zero Discharge Collected de

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Table 3. Airport Capture and Control of Available ADF 

Airport 

ID Airport Name 

Assessed 

Percent 

Collection/

Control 

Facility Reported 

Discharge Status 

Facility Reported 

Collection Technology 

Assessed 

Collection 

Technology 

1144 Central Wisconsin 0 Surface None None All stormwa1145 Newark Liberty Intl 0 Surface None None All stormwa1146 Northwest Arkansas 

Regional 

0 Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

None All stormwa

1147 Raleigh-Durham Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1148 Kansas City Intl 40 POTW and Surface Drainage system Plug and Pump Collected hig

stormwater iPOTW. Low stormwater i

1149 Fort Worth Alliance 60 Surface FED EX uses deicing pads Deicing Pads Airport refer

deicing pads collection. 

1150 Greater Rockford 60 Surface Deicing at deicing pads and 

other locations 

Deicing pads Collected de

onsite (aerat

1151 Kalamazoo/Battle 

Creek Intl 

60 POTW Deicing pad drainage to 

underground recovery tank 

Deicing Pads All stormwa

1152 Duluth Intl 0 Surface Drainage system None All stormwa1153 Akron - Canton 60 Surface Drainage system Deicing Pads Percent colle

system with treatment (an