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SUSTAINABILITY 26 airportbusiness February/March 2016 "There was quite a bit of press attention to the issue early on, but pulling together the stakeholders' advisory committee really helped improve dialogue and reassured the community that this was going to be an open and transpar- ent process moving forward," Ryks said. He describes some public meetings as "a little tense" but stresses tensions subsided as the community received the message that the airport planned to get public approval for any remedy. Officials used these meetings to pres- ent the facts and educate the public on what the system would be designed to do, how it would operate and the results they expected it to achieve. "It took a lot of education — it can be a complicated issue — but once we got to the preferred solution, things were much improved," he says. Members of the community commended the airport for its openness in what was at times an "ugly" situation. "As a member of the stakehold- er committee I am happy with the final product that was debated, designed, engineered and built by the team," said Erv Gambee, president of the Thornapple River Watershed Council in an airport press release. "I look forward to see- ing positive test results at the confluence of the discard and the Thornapple as well as the restoration of Trout Creek as time moves on." The airport was also recognized by the Airports Council International, North America (ACI-NA) for its efforts. The association hon- ored Gerald R. Ford International Airport for its stormwater/glycol treatment project with an ACI-NA Environmental Achievement Award for Outreach, Education and Community Involvement. LEAD THE SUSTAINABLE WAY The new system, completed in September, is the first system of its kind constructed at an airport in Michigan. Similar systems are Foreground = natural treatment cells; center = detention basin; background = Gerald R. Ford International Airport Providing exceptional service to passengers, airports and airlines Cabin Cleaning Janitorial Services Passenger Handling Baggage System Maintenance Engineering Jet Bridge Maintenance Skycap Steve Malcolmson VP Business Development - Aviation Phone: 416.660.8431 steve.malcolmson@us.issworld.com www.us.issworld.com www.aviationpros.com/12021337