OF TRANSPORTATION. Bete arn February 15,2019 “The Honorable Mare Korma Maryland House of Delegates House Office Building, Roar 210 Annapolis MD 21401 Dear Delegnte Korman: ‘Thankyou for you ltr remeding poly and perfturostky substances (PEAS) in firefighting foam at Maryland's arponts. In addition to Batimore/ Washington Intereational Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWL Marshall) and Martin State Airport (MTN) that are owned and operated by the Maryland Department of| Transportation Maryland Avation Administration (MDOT MAA), Hagerstown Regional (HOR) and Salisbury Regional (SBY) Airports provide fireighing services using chemical foam retardant Jn 2017, BWI Marshal inte a phase-out of fam containing PEAS. That program is underway and ‘willbe completed within thenext twelve months. AC this ime, thee ofthe four Aiepot Rescue snd Fire Fighting apparatuses sre phasng-out the PFAS-mixtur through atrton, The fouth, and newest, apparatus does not use PFAS. ‘The newer enviroamentallsriendly foam mixture beng wed is PFAS. fee. Controls romain in place to reduce any harmful effect to personnel and tothe environment, All used foam is stored in protected ard sealed tanks on the pparatuses a well sin storage containers. When the remaining PFAS-mixtre foam is used in ining or during the mitigation of an emergeney incident, Maryland Environmental Services, under contract with MDOT MAA, wil clean up the contaminated product and surfaces, [MIIN's fire service is provided by the Maryland National Guard (MANG) Fie Staion. MANG upgraded all oftheir fre trucks withthe new Mil Spec Low Phosphate Foam, that does not contain any PFAS. ‘The MDOT MAA is in disensions with HGR and SBY to ascertain their respective type of fie fighting foam in use today, MDOT MAA wil continue to share our experiences and product information on cnvironmentally-triendly soltins. Thank you agin for your leer. Ifyou have any additional questions or concerns, please contact me at 410-859-7060 or by email at smith4@bwiairpor.com. Sincerely, ¢ > Executive Director ro soearas sm pet Manin 7120066 | IORSF. 00 | ERASEIIR | Maan RAGY TY AISRIZ | mayondoooncem‘The Honorable Mare Korman Page Two The Honorable Chery C. Kagan, Senate of Maryland ‘The Honorable Paul G. Pinsky, Sente of Maryland ‘The Honorable Jim Rosapepe, Senate of Maryland ‘The Honorable William C. Smith Je, Senate of Maryland ‘The Honorable Jet Watdsreicher, Senate of Maryland ‘The Honorable Erek L. Barton, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable Alice Cain, Maryland House of Delegates ‘Tho Honorable Chalote Cruthield, Maryland House of Delegetes ‘The Honorable Exe Bhersole, Maryland House of Delogates ‘The Honorable TavannaP. Gaines, Maryland Hoase of Delegates ‘The Honorable Shelly Hetleman, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable Ariana B. Kelly, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honocable Reba Lewis, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable Brooke E. Lierman, Maryland House af Delegates The Honorable Sara Love, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable Maggie Macintosh, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable Julie Palakovich Car, Maryland House of Deletes The Honorable Kiril Reznik, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable Geraldine Valentino Smith, Maryland House of Delegates