Environmental Site Assessment for Military Deployments

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Environmental Site Assessmentfor Military
Deployments
Steve Sorgen Environmental Health Scientist Navy
Environmental Health Center
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What Level of Assessment is Needed?

• Information needs of the Commander
• Quick
• Credible Methodology
• How the data will ultimately be used
• Defensible data quality

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Existing DOD Guidance

• USACHPPM TG-230 - Draft
• USACHPPM TG-248 - Draft
• USACHPPM TG-251 - Draft

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Uniform Approach

• Why is it necessary?
• What models are available?
• NCP (PA/SI)
• ASTM (Phase I Phase II)

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The ASTM Approach

• Defines good commercial and customary practice
  for environmental site assessments
• Broad industry participation in the development
  of the standards
• Readily adaptable to Out of Scope issues i.e.,
  health safety
• Prescribes a measured, phased approach to ensure
  the appropriate level of inquiry is conducted
• Addresses offsite impacts to the area of concern
• Provides definitive exit points via identifying
  the presence/absence of recognized environmental
  conditions

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The ASTM Standard Setting Process

• Subcommittees and task groups
• Users vs. producers
• Multi-task drafting process
• Unanimous balloting
• Periodic review and amendment

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Where are we now?

• Producer SMEs identified within the services
• User representatives being identified
• Formal presentation to ASTM E-50 Committee
  scheduled for 17 April 2002