Airport Drainage: A Critical Consideration for Future Growth
As mid-sized cities across the Southwestern United States continue to attract large employers in sectors like heathcare, manufacturing, and technology – along with their respective workforces – our national and regional airports will be poised for growth. This need-based growth, coupled with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) requirement for airports to update their master plans every 20 years, will generate an ever-increasing number of airport master planning and design projects in our region.
How EPS Group Can Help
EPS Group partners with airport consulting firms to bring an important area of expertise to the table with our airport drainage solutions team, led by Justin Beeler, PE, CFM. Justin has over two decades of experience in drainage engineering and has worked on more than two dozen airport drainage master planning and design projects at over 14 individual airports across Arizona.
ESSENTIAL 2D TOOLS FOR AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING
By: Justin Beeler, PE, CFM
Two-Dimensional software is transforming how drainage professionals analyze watersheds for airport drainage master plan studies, offering improved accuracy, time and cost efficiency, more effective communication, and the ability to reuse the model as an asset for future projects.
Justin’s Prior Project Experience*
Bagdad Airport – Bagdad, AZ
Drainage Design for Runway Reprofile Project
Buckeye Municipal Airport – Buckeye, AZ
Drainage design support for various improvements
Chandler Municipal Airport – Chandler, AZ
2006 Drainage Master Plan
Queen Creek Basin Drainage Mitigation Project
Eloy Municipal Airport – Eloy, AZ
Runway Drainage Mitigation Project
Glendale Municipal Airport – Glendale, AZ
Multiple Drainage Improvement Projects
Pinal Airpark – Marana, AZ
Drainage Improvement Project (utilizing FLO-2D)
Ak-Chin Regional Airport – Maricopa, AZ
2014 Drainage Master Plan
*Projects completed prior to joining EPS Group
Why EPS Group?
As a top 10 firm in the Southwest region, our team represents some of the best talent in the industry and in their respective disciplines. Founded in 2003, EPS Group’s home office is in Mesa, AZ, and has nearly doubled in size over the past six years with more than 250 employees, becoming Arizona’s largest locally-owned multi-disciplinary land and infrastructure development firm. With a passion for improving the communities in which we live, and as a trusted partner for our clients, EPS Group has had a lasting impact on the local landscape from major private development to public works projects.
When you select EPS Group, you unlock the capacity of a large-scale firm that provides people-first solutions. Our innovative approach to problem solving helps us navigate and adapt to a world that is constantly changing and increasing in complexity. With decades of experience in our respective markets, we have established our firm as an industry leader.
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