Airport Environmental

When faced with tough environmental issues, you need an experienced partner to help you cut through the red tape and move your airport project swiftly to completion. Our diversified staff of environmental scientists, chemists, biologists, geologists, and engineers has the expertise needed to assist you in meeting regulatory requirements and overcoming technical hurdles. With a long history of successful environmental projects for our airport clients, C&S has both the technical background and familiarity with FAA requirements to complete your project in a cost-effective and timely manner. These services complement the full airport engineering and planning services that C&S provides nationwide to both large and small airport clients.

C&S is a leader in best practice approaches. We have won awards for developing streamlining procedures that minimize time-consuming environmental preparation and review of airport development projects. Our interdisciplinary staff prepares airport environmental studies to meet requirements outlined in FAA Order 5050.4B Airport Environmental Handbook and FAA order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures. C&S approaches every airport project with the goal of enhancing value to the social, environmental, economic, and political life of the community. Our environmental group has expertise in: integrated airport/community planning, environmental quality analysis and management, wetlands/ecological studies and wildlife hazard assessments, mitigation design and implementation, sustainability, environmental due diligence audits (EDDAs), environmental assessments (EA), and glycol/deicing management.

Airport Air Quality

Our goal at C&S is to help airport sponsors seamlessly maintain or achieve compliance with air quality standards, while allowing staff to concentrate on their core business of efficiently moving travelers. Expert teams provide the planning, technical, and management support necessary so expansion projects can proceed without delays caused by air quality or environmental concerns.

Successful approaches employed by C&S involve early identification and coordination with stakeholders such as the FAA, national and state regulatory agencies, and community groups. Clear and timely communication not only increases each organization's understanding of projects and their impacts, but minimizes future conflicts. On-staff grant specialists maximize available funding opportunities from federal and state sources, develop necessary documentation requirements, and ensure proper closeout. Finally, we maintain schedules and budgets in accordance with client expectations and funding requirements.

  • Emission source inventories
  • Emission and dispersion modeling (EDMS)
  • Vehicle study reports
  • Construction emission reviews
  • Emission planning
  • Permitting and coordination with regulatory agencies
  • SIP modification assistance
  • Conformity issues
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues
  • Alternative technology assessments
  • VALE Program applications
  • Aviation emission reduction credits
  • Environmental assessments / environmental impact statements
  • Full project management
  • Community relations

Wildlife Hazard Management

The risk of wildlife strikes to aircraft has been increasing. The National Wildlife Strike Database shows nearly 9,000 cases recorded in 2008, four times the number from 1990, with no signs of decline. Three-quarters of these incidents occur less than 500 feet above ground level. While major catastrophes have been averted to date, despite millions of dollars in reported aircraft damage, FAA regulations require airports of all sizes to mitigate potential wildlife hazards.

C&S has on staff one of the very few, non-federally employed professionals to be recognized as a nationally qualified airport wildlife biologist per Advisory Circular 150/5200-36. With this expertise in house, C&S provides the following services:

  • Wildlife hazard assessments
  • Wildlife hazard management plans
  • Funding support
  • Air carrier interface
  • Airport management/staff education and information
  • Community relations