NAVFAC SOUTHWEST The Navy’s Environmental Program in the Southwest San Diego Environmental Professionals April 2015 Derral Van Winkle, PG Environmental Remediation PLC NAVFAC Southwest
NAVFAC Mission and Focus Areas Mission NAVFAC is the Systems Command that builds and maintains sustainable facilities, delivers utilities and services, and provides Navy expeditionary combat force capabilities. Focus Areas • Enable the Warfighter • Act Judiciously • Maintain Readiness 4/15/2015 2 NAVFAC Southwest
National Rebalance to the Pacific Includes: • 40 nations • 60% of the world’s population • More than half of the world’s surface • 30% of the world’s GDP • 70% of the world’s oil transits through the Strait of Malacca • Top 4 trading partners: – Canada, China, Mexico, Japan • 6 largest militaries: – China, U.S., India, San Diego’s Navy is Critical to National Security Russia, North Korea, 60% of the Fleet to the Pacific South Korea 4/15/2015 3 NAVFAC Southwest
Training Locally, Operating Globally All carrier air wings train in 67% of the nation’s Southwest Fallon military training airspace airspace is in the Southwest NOCAL Range Monterey All West Coast Strike Groups & Lemoore Expeditionary China Lake Strike Groups train Ventura County Pt. Mugu in ranges off Range California Seal Beach El Centro San Nicolas San Diego Island San Clemente Island SOCAL Range 4 NAVFAC Southwest
Supported Command Alignment 4/15/2015 5 NAVFAC Southwest
General FEC Organization 4/15/2015 6 NAVFAC Southwest
Environmental Areas of Responsibility Environmental Quality Programs – Environmental Compliance & Services – Environmental Planning – Environmental Assessments & Special Programs – Natural and Cultural Resources including Marine Biology Environmental Restoration Program – Chemical and munitions cleanup Sustainable Solid Waste Management (SW only) 4/15/2015 7 NAVFAC Southwest
Regulatory Compliance Context Majority of SW Navy and Marine Corps installations are in California California has aggressive, multi-level air, water, and other media regulatory agencies Regulations, rules, and permits are more stringent than federal requirements. High number of environmental bills, rules, and permits proposed each year Level of regulatory oversight is evidenced by the high number of inspection days, environmental permits, and reporting requirements CA regulatory context leads to high environmental restoration, compliance and conservation costs 4/15/2015 8 NAVFAC Southwest
EV1 - Environmental Compliance and Services NAVFAC Role Metrics • Workload/staffing management and hiring • Environmental Compliance Metrics (ECM) • Core Media support to DOD Regional Environmental • Environmental Management System (EMS) Conformance Coordinator (N40) • Notices of Violations – Review and comment on new legislation/requirements – Not a good metric, but is often used – Provide presentations to regulatory agencies and the public • Significant Non-Complier (SNC)/High Priority Violator • Core Media support to NRSW Installations (HPV) – Policy development and technical support • Number of Regulatory Inspections – Disseminate information on new regulations/policies • Quarterly Performance Data Call – Requirements Determination/Validation & Execution – Complete (in-house) monitoring & reporting, management plans, permitting, data calls – Project Management (contracting) Env Services Challenges • Hazardous Waste - full range of HW services, operate 2 • Ships' Forces Marine Coating Operations RCRA facilities, spill response M-F and afterhours if required; • Boiler and RICE NESHAPs and OTH HW mgmt. is converting to NWCF • Air permitting for steam decentralization • Industrial & Oily Waste to NRSW - 24/7 POL and wastewater • New California individual and general NPDES Permits mgmt. for 5 NRSW facilities • Lead Testing in Priority Areas • Lab Services - full range of sampling, analytical, monitoring, • Trihalomethanes and Coliform exceedances in Drinking Water and reporting for RCRA, NPDES, PCB, asbestos, and drinking • Dissolved Sulfide exceedances in wastewater discharges water • Mandated California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) • Site Assessment & Remediation - total soil and groundwater assessment and remediation services incl. design, subsurface • Underground Storage Tank Violations (2 nd containment testing) investigation, and UST mgmt. • Anhydrous Ammonia Release 4/15/2015 9 NAVFAC Southwest
EV2 - Environmental Planning/ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) NAVFAC Role CNIC Role • Workload/staffing management and hiring • NEPA Program Management • Contract execution and contract capacity • Requirements determination • Fleet NEPA Execution and Support • Region Funding directly from CNIC • Reach back for IPTs and other FECs/FACs • NRSW EA/EIS policy, oversight, processing and reporting • NAVFAC Command NEPA Involvement • Reports and briefing materials to CNRSW and CNIC. –Process improvement • Installation staffing and assisting in development –Data Calls • High visibility project oversight • Community Management/Training and Policy Metrics High Visibility Issues and Challenges • Total Environmental Assessments(EAs) in progress: • NBC Coastal Campus EIS 41 • China Lake Land Withdrawal Renewal LEIS/EIS • Total Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) in • NBPL Miramar Pipeline EA progress: 3 • NEPA for Renewable Energy • 12 FY14 CNRSW FONSIs • Installations with multiple EAs/EISs • $4.0 M FY14 Execution –NB Coronado –NAF Fallon –NB Point Loma 4/15/2015 10 NAVFAC Southwest
EV2 - Conservation (Natural and Cultural Resources) NAVFAC Role CNIC Role • Coordinate Conservation resourcing across IPTs and • Regional Program Director Conservation Installations • Coordinate with CNIC HPD media managers • Core/IPT staffing and development • INRMP and ICRMP development and workload • Project Execution and Status for OPS prioritization • Acquisition Strategy and Development • POM cycle review and submit • Agricultural Outlease Program Manager • Program Execution • Installation staffing and development High Visibility Issues and Challenges Metrics • CR funding shortfalls FY14-18 • Programmatic Agreements – 20 total (8 active, 1 in consultation, 6 in draft, 6 planned) • Lack of all local acquisition tools – 2 large contract vehicles in development • ICRMPs – 17 total, 1 in development, 1 planned • 0% water year forecast by BUREC for FY14, potential • INRMPs – 21 total, 16 undergoing revision fallowing of >50% of agricultural leases at NAS • 47 Endangered and Threatened Species Lemoore, potential impacts: increased potential BASH, • 6,502 known archaeological sites, 432 historic bldgs FOD, Dust, air borne disease. • FY14 Execution – CR $5.2 M, NR $26.7 M • 91 Agricultural Outleases – 64 Navy, 27 MC – Navy 1.6 M revenue, MC 600k revenue 4/15/2015 11 NAVFAC Southwest
EV3 - Environmental Restoration, Navy (ER,N) NAVFAC SW Role (including M-line PLC) NAVFAC HQ Role (Centrally funded): • Facilitate cleanup at 26 Installations (224 IRP • Provide FEC execution controls and throughout and 42 MRP sites [total CTC of $755M]) the year reallocate funds to ensure NAVFAC- wide metrics are met –Risk based management decisions –Optimization of remediation systems • Provide consistent application of regulations/ policy throughout FEC • Review funding profiles to achieve metrics –ER,N policy and guidance for remedial action • Coordinate cleanup efforts with Base facility –ER,N eligible expenses personnel • Coordinate RAP/salary based on actual • Coordinate State assistance review of cleanup expenditures High Visibility Issues and Challenges Metrics • NBPL OTC/NBC Coronado – indoor air • ER,N Execution: sampling for chlorinated solvent plumes – FY14 (executed): $57M • MRP Investigation at NAB Coronado/PPV – FY15 (planned): $54M Housing • RAP (FTEs) • De-designation of groundwater China Lake – FY15: 85.5 (+1.5 FTE In-House Work) • Remedy in Place/Response Complete • NOLF Imperial Beach –RIP/RC for all high risk sites end of FY 14 –IR Sites 6 &7 – unanticipated rad items –RC: 90% by FY 18; 95% by FY 21 • Acquisition Challenges – base contracts 4/15/2015 12 NAVFAC Southwest
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