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FACILITY REQUIREMENTS In discussions with Atlantic Aviation management, it was determined that a five day surplus supply of fuel should be used for the analysis of fuel storage. Having a five day supply helps ensure there are no disruptions in the fuel supply to aircraft should the supply chain be disrupted by some unusual circumstance, such as a major weather event. The analysis to determine the five day fuel demand was based the peak month of fuel flowage (July), which was determined by examining historical fuel sales. The peak month was then used to determine the required gallons to satisfy a five day demand based on the average number of operations. The analysis indicated that Jet-A storage is not currently sufficient to meet a five day surplus. An additional Jet-A tank(s) will be needed to meet current and future surplus needs. Fuel storage for 100LL is currently adequate, and will remain so through the 20-year planning period. However, it is anticipated that future demand for mogas aviation fuel will increase to the point where a 2,000-5,000 gallon tank will be warranted. Space for a Jet-A tank and a mogas tank should be reserved within the fuel farm facility. The fuel facilities location was also analyzed, and was determined to be poorly located. The existing facility is currently located on the north side of Lockheed Drive, a public road, and is entirely outside of the airport fence. The location means that the facility is only accessible via a public road and airport fuel trucks are required to leave the airport operating area to access the facility. The issue created is that these trucks are not designed to operate on public roadways. Additionally, having the fuel facility outside the airport fence reduces its level of security. Finally, the location is not convenient to Atlantic Aviation, the company currently acting as sole fuel provider at the Airport. According to the 2011 Transportation Security Administration Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning, Design and Construction, an airport fuel farm should be fully enclosed with a security fence. ACRP Report 113 Guidebook on General Aviation Facility Planning, further specifies industry best practices as having two access roads. The first road should be from a public street to provide access for fuel tankers, and the second road should be from the airfield to provide access for airport fuel trucks. The next chapter will consider future alternative locations for fuel storage facilities and preserve adequate and reasonable space for potential future growth. Deicing The Airport stores solid and liquid deicing agents that are used to treat ice on paved airfield surfaces. These agents include E36, a liquid agent, and NAAC, a solid agent. E36 is currently stored in tanks adjacent to the SRE building and NAAC is stored on racks inside the SRE building. Additionally, Magnesium Chloride is stored and used to deice landside roadways. The storage capacity offered in the SRE building and outside within the maintenance campus is adequate, however, future consideration should be given to NAAC storage which provides simplified material loading for trucks, especially if a new facility is built. Deice and anti-ice agents used on aircraft, Type I and Type IV, are both stored in totes at the fuel facility site. Storage capacity is adequate and additional capacity is easily added with the addition of more totes. If the fuel facility is re-located or reconfigured in the future, adequate space should be provided for the storage of these materials. EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 3-64