ENVIRONMENTAL/NOISE ABATEMENT

San Antonio City Code ch. 3, art. II, div. 5

in effect

San Antonio City Code § 3-97 Environmental provisions.

Sec. 3-97. - Environmental provisions. No person or entity operating or conducting any activity or business upon the airport shall: (1) Fail to comply with any applicable environmental laws or regulations, including but not limited to environmental laws or regulations regarding sustainability or the generation, storage, use, transportation, and disposal of solid wastes, hazardous materials, special wastes, fuel and fuel products or lubricants, or other contaminants, and regarding the release or threatened release of hazardous materials, special wastes, fuel and fuel products or lubricants, or other contaminants into the environment. (2) Cause or permit to be released (whether by way of uncapping, pouring, spilling, spraying, spreading, attaching, or otherwise) into, onto, above, or under the airport (including the air thereabove, the ground, and groundwater thereunder and the sewer and drainage systems) any hazardous substances, solid wastes, special wastes, fuel and fuel products or lubricants, or other contaminants (as defined or established from time to time by applicable local, state, or federal law or regulation and including, among other things, hazardous waste and any other substances that have been or may in the future be determined by applicable authorities to be toxic or hazardous) to the extent such hazardous substances exceed quantities or volumes permitted by applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15)

San Antonio City Code § 3-98 Noise complaints.

Sec. 3-98. - Noise complaints. (a) Noise complaints related to San Antonio International Airport aircraft and airport operations may be filed in person, by telephone, by email, or by filling out the online complaint form located on the aviation department's website, feedback link at http://www.sanantonio.gov/SAT/About/Feedback.aspx. (b) In the complaint, the submitter shall provide: (1) The date of the noise event; (2) The hour or hours of the noise event; (3) The complainant's first and last names; (4) The address of the site at which the noise was perceived; (5) At least one (1) contact telephone number; (6) An email address (optional); (7) A description of the event or complaint. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15)

San Antonio City Code § 3-99 Stormwater pollution prevention plan and other rules.

Sec. 3-99. - Stormwater pollution prevention plan and other rules. (a) All persons or entities operating or conducting any activity or business upon the airport shall comply with the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3 or SWPPP) and any revisions thereto. A copy of the SWP3 is on file at the office of the director (and online with at the Environmental Stewardship site: https://www.sanantonio.gov/Aviation/Environmental-Stewardship/SPCC-Plans). A tenant may choose to operate under a separate (individual) storm water pollution prevention plan, but must coordinate its individual plan with the airport's SWP3. (b) All persons or entities that use the airport facilities shall comply with these rules as promulgated by the director: (1) Aircraft washing. No aircraft washing is to take place on San Antonio Airport System property. There are no wash racks available for washing commercial or private aircraft. (2) Soil management plan. The San Antonio Airport System has established a soil management plan to establish practices for managing soil generated or handled by airport projects to ensure that excavated or imported soil that is suspected of being contaminated is separated from clean soil and managed in compliance with federal, state and local requirements. a. As much as possible, soil characterization must be performed prior to soil importation or excavation. b. Soil must not be imported or exported without an approved soil management plan authorization approved by the environmental stewardship division. c. A soil screening plan must be prepared for all projects; the plan will guide the day to day operation of handling soil and soil stockpiles. d. Uncontaminated soils may be stored on airport property at designated storage sites, and segregated by project. Impacted soils may be reused on airport property only. Contaminated soils must be disposed of at an ESD approved facility and may not be long-term stockpiled on airport property. e. Quantities of excavated/imported soils and soil data must be documented by the project manager. Information includes the source for the soil, sampling record, analytical results, and disposal records. f. In the event of an emergency, the appropriate notifications need to be made to the SAT communications center, operations, environmental stewardship, and the fire department. g. A weekly status report will be prepared describing field activities, and summaries of weekly totals for excavated/imported soil. At project close out the project manager will make sure that all information and reports are up to date related to soil excavation/import. (3) All parties must comply with the TCI "Soil Relocation and Communications Plan", as posted on the city's TCI website. https://www.sanantonio.gov/TCI/Projects/Soil-Relocation. (4) Storm water laws and regulations for construction areas on the airport require the design and implementation of silt fences and erosion control techniques to minimize the impact of sediment run-off during storm events. Control measures will also include best management practices used to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to waters off of airport property. Based on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) construction storm water permit requirements, construction contractors who have filed a notice of intent (NOI) are required to install and maintain all structural controls and best management plans, inventory of exposed materials, good housekeeping measures and spill prevention. (5) Procedures for lease close out at tenant locations. At least one hundred twenty (120) days before the expiration of lease, the tenant will coordinate with the properties and environmental stewardship divisions of the San Antonio Airport System to conduct an environmental inspection or examination of the property and supply the data and the results of the inspection to the two (2) divisions of the airport system. If the results of the assessment indicate that property has been impacted by the release of hazardous substances or hazardous waste is detected, the tenant will clean up the contamination at its own expense, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. Any written revisions or additions made to any of these rules by the director will be available at the office of the director. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15; Ord. No. 2018-04-12-0266, § 1(Att. 1), 4-12-18)

San Antonio City Code § 3-100 Tenant environmental liaison.

Sec. 3-100. - Tenant environmental liaison. Each tenant and airport business user shall provide when requested a person or persons who will serve as environmental liaison to the director. The name, telephone number, and email address of the designated local and corporate environmental liaison(s) shall be submitted to the director whenever requested or when updated. The environmental liaison(s) should be knowledgeable about the business's environmental aspects and provide information to the director when requested. If the tenant or airport business changes its environmental liaison, it shall notify the director of said change. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15)

San Antonio City Code § 3-101 Spill or release notification and cleanup.

Sec. 3-101. - Spill or release notification and cleanup. (a) All airport businesses must comply with all the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) rules. (b) Airport businesses must immediately report all fuel and motor oil spills and hazardous waste spills to the airport communications center (210-207-3433). (c) Upon notification of a spill or release, the airport communications center will notify the environmental stewardship division and other emergency responders, as necessary and appropriate, to ensure that any imminent hazard is mitigated, ensure that the release is contained, and make necessary notifications to aviation department personnel in accordance with internal operational procedures. However, it is the ultimate responsibility of the airport business to contain and clean up the spill or release. (d) All external notifications to regulatory agencies shall be coordinated through the director via the airport communications center; however, all airport businesses are responsible for making all notifications required by federal, state, and local regulations for releases resulting from their operations. The director will assist in determining the appropriate notifications. (e) In the event of a spill release exceeds the reportable quantity limits, the business must notify the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) within twenty-four (24) hours of the spill or release. The environmental stewardship division will notify the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and if required, the San Antonio River Authority. (f) If a major spill or release occurs and the tenant or business fails to remediate the impacted area, the ESD will procure an environmental contractor to remedy the area(s) that have been impacted. The ESD will back-charge the tenant or business for all costs. (g) No person shall allow any solid or liquid (including any new or waste restaurant fry oil) to be placed or poured into any interior floor drains, manholes, or other sewer connections, except those fluids approved by the SAWS, and with the concurrence of director. Chemicals must be stored in a manner to minimize the potential for spills to reach any drains. Bulk chemical storage drums must be placed within spill pallets to contain spills and releases. In addition, no person shall allow any solid or liquid to be discharged to any exterior drain, inlet, manhole, or other storm sewer connection without first obtaining approval from the director to do so. An industrial waste water permit is required by SAWS for discharges to the sanitary sewer system. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15; Ord. No. 2018-04-12-0266, § 1(Att. 1), 4-12-18)

San Antonio City Code § 3-102 Pavement deicing.

Sec. 3-102. - Pavement deicing. All pavement deicing chemicals used at the airport must comply with the following standards: (1) Each airport tenant must obtain prior written approval from the director prior to the application of any pavement deicing product. (2) Prohibited products. The use of urea-based deicing products is prohibited on both landside and a. Airside pavement surfaces at the airport. b. The use of deicing products containing formates (e.g., potassium formate and sodium formate) are prohibited on airside pavement surfaces. Note: potassium acetate is not potassium formate and is not part of this restriction. c. Because salts of chlorine sometimes affect runway concrete (PCC), products containing chloride, (sodium chloride, etc.) are strictly prohibited from use on the airside. d. Products prohibited by the FAA for deicing use shall not be used landside or airside at the airport. (3) Approved products. a. Airside. The use of pavement deicers on the air operations area (AOA) must comply with the requirements specified in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5200-30B, as it may be amended from time to time. Currently, the only approved products for application on airside surfaces at the airport are potassium acetate and sodium acetate. b. Landside. The use of pavement deicers on landside pavement must comply with the requirements in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5200-30B, as may be amended from time to time. Currently the only FAA approved products for application on landside surfaces at the airport are chloride (sodium chloride, etc.) based products. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15; Ord. No. 2018-04-12-0266, § 1(Att. 1), 4-12-18)

San Antonio City Code § 3-103 Aircraft deicing.

Sec. 3-103. - Aircraft deicing. (a) Aircraft deicing (the removal or prevention of snow and/or ice with chemical substances) shall only be accomplished after the director's written acceptance of the user's detailed deicing plan. (b) Before granting written permission for aircraft deicing, the director will review the deicing plans, deicing manuals, and training materials; inspect any deicing equipment; and accept the containment and recovery plan that will be used by the lessee for aircraft deicing. (c) Use of chemical substances for the purpose of removing snow and/or ice shall comply with all regulatory measures, as they may change from time to time. (d) All deicing and anti-icing shall be performed in accordance with the airport's deicing program, which contains authorized deicing locations and procedures. The airport's deicing program is available from the operations division at (210) 413-4928 or the environmental stewardship division (210) 207-3862. (e) Best management practices should be used to minimize the use of glycol through proper application techniques. (f) To the extent possible, other deicing and anti-icing techniques should be used to minimize the use of glycol. These techniques are described in detail in FAA Advisory Circular 20-117 Hazards Following Ground Deicing and Ground Operations in Conditions Conducive to Aircraft Icing. (g) For safety reasons, efforts must be made to collect overspray from ramp areas if feasible to keep ramp surfaces clean and to avoid deicing fluids from entering the storm drains. Designated deicing areas have been established at the west, south, and east ramps. Deicing at the gates is prohibited. (h) Collected aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluids shall be disposed of or recycled in accordance with the Clean Water Act and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs), if any. (i) Weekly, each aircraft owner who uses deicing fluids must report quantities and concentrations of deicer used (inclusive of quantities disposed of or recycled) to the environmental stewardship division designated representative if any aircraft deicing fluids are used during the week. The week shall run Sunday through Saturday. Reports are due on Tuesday for the prior week. (j) As required by the TCEQ Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit, deicing season is identified for SAT from October through March. Implementation of control measures, including best management practices, facility inspections and monitoring must be conducted with particular emphasis throughout the defined deicing season. (k) Each aircraft owner who uses deicing fluids must track and record the use of aircraft deicing fluids for the deicing year (July 1st—June 30th), including inventories on hand at the start and end of the deicing year. If a deicing contractor is used, the owner of the aircraft is still responsible for filing the annual report. These data shall be reported annually for use in projecting future infrastructure and staffing needs, and may become a reporting requirement of the airport's industrial stormwater permit. The annual aircraft deicing fluid use and inventory report must be submitted to the director by the end of the deicing year (June 30th). The report must include total gallons (neat) of Type I and Type IV deicing fluid applied during the deicing year just completed, as well as Type I/IV inventories on hand at the start and end of the deicing year. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15; Ord. No. 2018-04-12-0266, § 1(Att. 1), 4-12-18)

San Antonio City Code § 3-104 Triturator rules.

Sec. 3-104. - Triturator rules. Persons using the triturator shall conform to the following rules: (1) Triturator users must sign a log verifying name, company, time of use, and name of user each time they use the triturator. Users must also note whether the doors were closed and the grate was clean when they arrived. (2) Each company shall purchase and install spill response kits on each lavatory cart. Spills on the apron must be cleaned up using absorbents, not water. Absorbents may be disposed of in the lined trash can inside the triturator. (3) Lavatory cart waste tanks shall be emptied as soon as possible, but no later than forty-eight (48) hours after receiving waste. (4) Lavatory waste may only be discharged into the triturator unless another location is authorized by the director and the San Antonio Water System. (5) Lavatory waste shall be discharged onto the triturator bars, not on top of the grate. (6) The drain on the cart shall be capped before individuals leave the triturator building. (7) After the waste is emptied, the grate and bars shall be hosed completely clean (no blue fluid staining, paper, or solids visible). (8) Each lavatory service cart must have at least two (2) tools (tongs, forks, or brushes). Brushes, forks, or tongs shall be used to remove hard objects and to push paper products into the pit. (9) Hard objects, such as cell phones, flashlights, aluminum cans, plastic cups, or clothing, shall not be allowed to enter the triturator. Instead, they shall be removed using tongs or other tools. Hard objects and other nonpaper debris (rubber gloves, paper towels, underclothing, kitty litter, chemical bottles, absorbents, etc.) shall be disposed of in trash cans with liners located inside the triturator. (10) Lavatory carts shall be rinsed at the triturator or inside a building with a sanitary sewer drain, never on the apron or near storm grates. (11) When filling the lavatory cart's fresh water tank, chemical disinfectants shall be used. The chemical disinfectants shall be added to the fresh water tank while the cart is inside the triturator building or inside a building with a sanitary sewer drain, and not near a storm water drain. (12) Doors to the triturator shall be closed before and after use. (13) Following these rules does not exempt any individual or entity from liability under the law. (14) Employee airfield drivers' licenses can be revoked for rule violations and their employers may be penalized as well. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15)

San Antonio City Code § 3-105 Ground runup enclosure procedures.

Sec. 3-105. - Ground runup enclosure procedures. Persons using the ground runup enclosure (GRE) shall conform to the following rules: (1) Make a written request to airport operations to use the GRE in advance of the intended use. Approval of the written request to use the GRE must be received from airport operations prior to use of the GRE. (2) The request must be clearly legible and provide the date, time requested, name of company, company phone and fax numbers, user's name and airport security badge number, tail number, aircraft type, requested location, purpose of use, time to be used, number of people to be in attendance, and whether vehicles will be present. (3) Prior to using the GRE, inspect the blast walls and ground surface inside the runup enclosure for physical damage and FOD. If damage is noted, immediately notify airport operations by telephone followed up by a written notice of damage observed when returning to the user's base of operation. (4) Inspect and remove all FOD within the GRE prior to and after engine runups. (5) Maintain constant radio contact with the airport traffic control tower. (6) "No Engine" markings indicate the closest point that an aircraft engine may be located in relation to any blast wall during the test. (7) "No Tail" markings indicate the closest point that an aircraft tail may be located in relation to any blast wall during the test. (8) Aircraft with a wingspan of one hundred seventeen (117) feet or more must be towed or pushed into the GRE. (9) No fueling operations shall be performed inside the GRE. (10) No aircraft washing shall be conducted inside the GRE. (11) No prolonged maintenance, as determined by airport operations, shall be performed inside the GRE. (12) The user shall be liable for any and all contact damage incurred to the GRE. (13) Report any property damage, fuel spills, and injuries to persons to airport operations immediately. (14) Follow all other conditions in the Aircraft Ground Runup Procedures Manual. (15) Wind speed/direction must be in compliance with the Aircraft Ground Runup Procedures Manual while using the GRE. (16) Prior to leaving the GRE, inspect the blast walls and ground surface inside the run-up enclosure for any physical damage and FOD. If damage is noted, immediately notify airport operations by telephone followed up by a written notice of damage observed when returning to the user's base of operation. If FOD is observed, remove it prior to leaving the GRE. (17) Alternate ground runup site procedures. Taxiways N and Q near the approach end of runway 22 at San Antonio International Airport are designated as secondary locations to conduct aircraft engine ground runups. These locations will only be used when the GRE is in use, out of service, or at the discretion of airport operations. Authorization from airport operations must be obtained prior to conducting ground engine runups at the alternate locations. Airport operations may designate other alternate runup locations at San Antonio International Airport at their discretion. Engine runup locations outside of the GRE may only be utilized for engine runups between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. CST. McDonald-Douglas MD-11 and DC-10 aircraft are prohibited from operating their tail mounted engine in the GRE between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. CST. (Ord. No. 2015-04-09-0289, 1(Att. I), 4-9-15)

Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH3AI_ARTIISAANINAISTMUAIRURE_DIV5ENNOABFetched: 10/27/2026