TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 53: A Handbook for Addressing Water Resource Issues Affecting Airport Development Planning identifies appropriate responses to a variety of water resource issues affecting airport planning and development.

The handbook includes options for setting up a water resource management program and outlines the steps necessary to implement that program in response to local conditions.

The handbook also presents strategies for including water resource planning and management as part of a broader life-cycle planning and development process.

In addition, the handbook provides an overview of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures that control environmental reviews affecting airport development.