Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan - Phoenix Sky Harbor ...

and outdoor storage areas to house such items. Chemicals, cleaning products, oil, and
used oil are typically stored in 55-gallon or smaller containers. Paint, liquid soaps, and
chemical toilet blue water are stored in 250-gallon totes or smaller containers. Fuel is
typically stored in aboveground and underground storage tanks (ASTs and USTs) while
glycol-based deicing fluid is generally stored in totes. Co-permittees are responsible for
using secondary containment in material storage areas with potential exposure to
stormwater during the course of normal operations. Since outdoor storage areas have
the greatest potential to impact stormwater, COPAD encourages cover for outside
storage areas. Some co-permittees with no leasehold on airport property, (such as wash
service providers or those who maintain aircraft and equipment at satellite locations)
transport chemicals, cleaning products, oil, and used oil in less than 55-gallon capacity.
These small quantities of oil and chemicals are stored inside of co-permittee vehicles and
inside secondary totes.
Outdoor material storage areas or chemical storage areas located near doorways
represent a moderate potential source of stormwater pollution for PHX.
4.1.5 Airport Fuel Systems and Fueling Areas
Most co-permittees conduct aircraft and/or vehicle fueling activities. Aircraft fueling
activities are conducted only on paved surfaces such as concrete ramps or at the gates.
Most vehicle and GSE fueling is conducted at the gates or at the ServisAir-or Swissportoperated
fueling station. Rental car companies at the off-airport RCC facility operate
numerous fuel stations for vehicles.
Fuel spills are contained promptly through use of absorbent materials or other control
measures. Co-permittees are required to provide spill kits and spill response plans in
co-permittee-owned or leased fueling areas and COPAD Maintenance maintains spill
kits and spill response plans at gates, accumulation points, and certain storage locations
at PHX for emergency use in containing primarily fuel spills.
PECM enforces Rule and Regulation 01-01, “Fuel Release and Releases of Other
Regulated Substances” which was developed to comply with City of Phoenix City Code
Chapter IV, Article IV, Section 4-114 “Fueling and defueling aircraft; fueling ground
service vehicles; flowage fee.”
Fuel storage at PHX occurs in both ASTs and USTs. There are significant fuel storage
areas at the Arizona Air National Guard Base, the Arizona Fueling Facility Corporation,
and at ServisAir's lease of the Executive Terminal Fuel Farm from COPAD.
Additionally, FBOs, such as Cutter and Swift, also operate ASTs to service their
equipment and clients. Fueling is performed from transfer trucks or directly from the
subsurface fuel hydrant system.
Fueling service providers are required to equip delivery trucks with spill kits and spill
response plans. Leaks from fuel transfers that are not immediately cleaned have the
greatest potential to impact stormwater. There is a significant potential impact to
stormwater during aircraft and vehicle fueling activities and a moderate potential source
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