Airport Deicing Runoff and Drainage: What You Can Do

You can help by sending letters to the decision makers! Below are a list of letter templates addressed to the decision makers in our community. These files download as Microsoft Word Documents.

Contact	Letter
Dan Wyant: MDEQ	Download
Airport Board Members	Download
Kent County Board of Commissioners	Download
Senator Dave Hildenbrand	Download
Senator Mark C. Janson	Download
Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons	Download
Representative Ken Yonker	Download

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Recent Updates

Video

A YouTube video is available to help explain the key issues concerning the impact of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport on the water entering the Thornapple River.

Packet

See the packet distributed by the CTRA in 2011 to help address the airport deicing fluid runoff problem: click here

CTRA Meeting with MDEQ

The CTRA met with the MDEQ on November 1, 2011. To see the Information Outline: click here

CTRA Letter

In September the CTRA sent out a letter about the Gerald R Ford International Airport runoff problem. To see the letter: click here

Overview of Runoff

For a technical overview on airport runoff into Trout Creek: click here

Media Coverage

Outlet	Article
mLive	"Grand Rapids airport leaders seek mile-long pipeline to dump de-icing chemical into Thornapple River"
mLive	"Ford Airport board to discuss plan to funnel storm water and deicing fluid to Thornapple River"
mLive	"Ford Airport presents plan for storm water runoff, but residents at meeting not won over"
mLive	"Ford Airport will restart, expand community advisory committee on deicing fluid runoff"
mLive	"Ford Airport says deicing fluid is safe for Thornapple River; neighbors doubt it"
mLive	"Ford Airport awards $349,800 contract for environmental study of deicer disposal system"
mLive	"Thornapple neighbors asking airport to find another solution to de-icer runoff"