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INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS AND CONSULTANTS
Managing Range Condition Assessments:
The Army’s Operational RangeQualitative Assessment Program
Douglas E. Sawyers, P.E., BCEE Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Douglas E. Sawyers, P.E., BCEE Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Andrea A. GrahamUSACE, Baltimore District
Andrea A. GrahamUSACE, Baltimore District
INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS AND CONSULTANTS
Acknowledgements
USAEC – John Buck
ODEP – George Cushman, Malcolm Garg
HQ IMA – Dave May
ARNG HQ – Major Jeffrey Kissler
U.S. Army Reserves - Angela Atkins
AMC – Ron Baker
USACE • Young Chong, Sacramento District• Tim Peck, Baltimore District• Bob Zaruba, Omaha District
EA Engineering – Vince Williams
ERT, Inc. - Peter Li
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U.S. Army Operational Range Assessment Program (ORAP)
Mission
Fulfill requirements of DODD / DODDI 4715.14 by FY09
Considers 378 installations• IMA
• MACOMs
• Army Reserves
• National Guard
Multi-phased approach• Proof-of Concept
(USACHPPM)
• Qualitative assessments
• Quantitative assessments
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Focus: Range Sustainability
Qualitative assessment program focuses on potential for releases of munitions constituents off-rangeProgrammatic considerations:• Munitions constituents of concern (focused)• Surface water and groundwater pathways• Human and sensitive ecological receptors
Supports Army’s efforts to maintain ability to train and proactively manage potential liabilitiesSupports BMP approaches
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ORAP Developmental Objective:Devise Program Meeting Diverse Needs of Involved Parties
Challenges:Schedule demands (e.g., training)Multiple stakeholdersFundingOn-going programs (e.g., ORIS)
Approach:Develop programmatic approach acceptable to all partiesClarify roles and responsibilitiesProvide for consistencyMaximize efficiencies• Data collection• Installation involvement• Reporting
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ORAP Involved PartiesODEP
HeadquartersOversight
USAEC
Technical Management
USACHPPM
TechnicalOversight
USACE(Baltimore District)
Executor/Program Manager
HQ IMA
USACE
Baltimore District
Omaha DistrictSacramento
District(Support
Personnel)
Contractors
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
EA Engineering, Inc.
ERT, Inc.
Contractors
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
EA Engineering, Inc.
ERT, Inc.
ARNG HQ
InstallationPOC
Regional IMA STARC
InstallationPOC
MACOM
Special Installations
AMC, ATEC,MDW,
MEDCOMSDDCUSMA
InstallationPOC
G3 Operator Perspective
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Fiscal Year of ExecutionExcludes 2005 BRAC
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Contracting by IMA Region
Northwest
Southwest Southeast
Northeast
Pacific Sacramento District
Omaha District
Baltimore District
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Program Management
Coordination activities• Weekly contractor calls• Weekly/monthly
programmatic calls• ODEP• IMA, ARNG• USAEC, USACE,
USACHPPM• Contractors
• Quarterly In-Progress Reviews (QIPR)
• Other calls, as needed
Focus:• Simplify programmatic complexities• Promote technical validity and consistency• Share lessons learned
Organization / Lines of Communication
ODEP
HeadquartersOversight
USAEC
Technical Management
USACHPPM
TechnicalOversight
USACE(Baltimore District)
Executor/Program Manager
HQ IMA
USACE
Baltimore District
Omaha DistrictSacramento
District(Support
Personnel)
Contractors
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
EA Engineering, Inc.
ERT, Inc.
Contractors
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
EA Engineering, Inc.
ERT, Inc.
ARNG HQ
InstallationPOC
Regional IMA STARC
InstallationPOC
MACOM
Special Installations
AMC, ATEC,MDW,
MEDCOMSDDCUSMA
InstallationPOC
G3 Operator Perspective
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Managing the Process…
HQ IMA/ARNG HQ• AEC to ODEP
Installation• Installation to HQ IMA/ARNG HQ
USACHPPM• to AEC
SOW • Contractor to Corps PM/PgM
• Corps PgM to AEC
Program will be dynamic and changing
Issues must be communicated clearly and timely• address at appropriate level
Resolutions processed through programmatic calls
Resolutions become standard procedures upon issuance in meeting minutes
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Qualitative Assessment Process
Goals:Streamlined approachConsistencyMinimize burden to installation
Centralized Data
Collection
Contractor Data Review
Read-Ahead Package
DataGap
Resolution
Complete Evaluation of
Available Data
QualitativeAssessment
Report
QualitativeAssessment
Report
Coordinate/Conduct Site
Visit
Start of InstallationInvolvementStart of InstallationInvolvement
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Data CollectionAEC:• Facilitating centralized
data collection• TIC, TCSI, AKO, GKO,
MIDAS, ERIS, GIS-R, ARID, MMRP SI data, ITAM, RFMSS, IAP(s)
Contractors:• Data collection/reviews
• Preliminary evaluation
• Data gap identification
• Read-ahead package
Challenges:• Data source
availability
• Pre-site visit availability is key
• Timeliness of data updates
For ORAP’s purposes:• Several high-value
resources • TIC, ITAM, RFMSS,
GIS-R, IAPs
• Installation POCs
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Read-Ahead PackageInitial installation correspondence (through HQ agency) regarding ORAP qualitative assessmentsACSIM memoOverview of qualitative assessment programInstallation specific: present data gaps/specifically identify data needs
Site VisitObjective is to close data gaps and to confirm understanding of conditionsCritical to understanding nature of actual operationsProvides for a more meaningful and objective report
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Qualitative Assessment Report
Internal draft, draft final and final reportsFixed review and revision timeframesPage limited – clear & conciseReport template for consistency
Other DeliverablesSemi-annual roll-up report (for upward reporting)Programmatic work planQIPR meetingsMeeting minutes
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Qualitative Assessment Outcomes
Range Categorizations:• Unlikely – Low priority. Source-
pathway-receptor (SPR) interaction incomplete.
Action: 5-yr Revisit
• Inconclusive – Middle ground. SPR potentially complete.
Action: Prioritize for quantitative assessments (programmed for FY08 start)
• Referred – High priority. Documented release impacting sensitive receptor.
Action: Refer to appropriate cleanup program
For example purposes only. Depiction does not illustrate documented conditions.
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Individual Qualitative Assessment Timeline
Centralized
Data Collection60 days
* Read-ahead package submitted
Site visit (3-5 days)*~45 days
*
~30 days *
Draft Final Report
Final Report
Government Review
45 days
45 days
30 days
60 days
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Program Status
Planning efforts complete
Assessments underway• EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc.
• Northeast, Southwest and Pacific IMA Regions
• ERT, Inc. • Northeast IMA Region
• Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.• Southeast and Northwest IMA Regions
Site visits began Jan 2006