PROJECT OF THE MONTH AUTHOR Joe Petrie Collaboration Key to JAC's Im Jackson Hole Airport increases water collection system along new runway. JACKSON HOLE Airport (JAC) takes its position as the only commercial service airport inside a national park seriously. Jackson Hole Airport Board Executive Director Jim Elwood, AAE said the airport holds itself to a higher environmental standard than federal regulations dictate and growing this mission when tackling improvement methods. So when JAC undertook a complete rebuild of its runway, leaders took the opportunity to expand its water collection system with the installation of slot drains along the new Slot drains at Jackson hole run immediately adjacent to the runway pavement and outside the shoulder of the runway. pavement. " We get between 160 inches to sometimes 250 inches of snow per year, " Elwood said. " We know there's millions of gallons of water that would not normally go through the water filtration system unless we were able to collect it. " Jackson Hole captures airfield water to filter it before releasing it as part of its commitment to higher environmental standards. PHOTOS USED WITH PERMISSION BY CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS 34 \ AIRPORT BUSINESS / JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023