The DoD Environmental Restoration Program: An Air Force Perspective and Status Update
2011
Anderson, Hunter
Presented at the Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, Washington, DC, 29 Nov-1 Dec 2011. Sponsored by SERDP and ESTCP.
Show more [+] Less [-]The DoD Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) is comprised of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) and the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), which were initiated in 1975 and 2001, respectively. In FY10 the DoD spent $1.6 billion on the ERP for active installations and Formerly Used Defense Site properties, and $666.7 million was spent on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) installations. The discrepancy in funding is due to the fact that active installations account for approximately 70.5 percent of all ERP sites (24,000 out of 34,000). To date 86 percent of IRP sites have remedies in place (RIP), and site inspections (SI) have been conducted on 97 percent of MMRP sites across DoD. Although these accomplishments are noteworthy, the Air Force, specifically, is looking beyond these accomplishments with the ultimate goal of achieving accelerated site closure on as many sites as possible through the application of innovative technologies (driven in particular by fence-to-fence performance-based remedial contracts). Nonetheless, former ranges with unexploded ordinance (UXO) and/or munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) and challenging groundwater sites (e.g., DNAPLs in fractured media) will remain a significant financial liability throughout the near term. Additional details on the progress to date and perceived barriers to achieving restoration goals will be discussed.
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