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Show 12 HILL TOP TIMES Friday, August 1, 1986 Colonel to head new base in the Directorate of Maintenance and the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office here. However, Colonel Judd noted that compliance with environmental regulations was the responsibility of all personnel in every organization, not just the ones named. One of the main functions of the new office will be inspections for compliance with environmental regula- By Bill Taylor Civil Engineering Division A new office has been established at Hill AFB in response to new environmental protection laws and stricter regulations. Known as the Environmental Management Office, it is located in the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Section of the Civil Engineering Division. Leader will be Col. Thayne H. Judd who also is the Hill AFB Civil Engineer. Other staff members are assigned to the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Section with strong support from the Bioenvironmental Engineering Services, USAF Hospital, Hill; Staff Judge Advocate; Public Affairs Office; Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing; the Quality Division the Civil tions. For instance, Engineering organization has started inspecting chemical storage and waste collection sites for compliance with Ogden Air Logistics Center RegulaHazardous Waste tion 19-Management. In addition, the Inspector General at Air Force Logistics Command, as well as state regulatory agencies have also placed greater emphasis on in 1, office enviironmriieiiiifoD spections. To reinforce the task, Headquarters U.S. Air Force is developing an internal environmental auditing policy where reports from the audits will be sent to regulatory agencies so they may be taken seriously. To date, areas on Hill AFB that are biphenyls iSlW iliiill ISIIlMiliMllS IIHIH I1IHI1H receiving increased attention by regulatory agencies include the industrial wastewater treatment plant in building 575; asbestos identification and removal; storm water runoff; polychlorinated '': :' " - ! 4 and hazardous waste management. In addition, increased emphasis will be placed on air quality, the National Environmental Policy Act, hazardous material storage and spill prevention. As a result of this attention, current investigation of past disposal practices are revealing causes for correc- - Col. Thayne H. Judd (u s. Air Force photo) tive action. To contact the new Environmental Management Office, call Ext. 73071. Personnel encouraged to support national charter By Bill Taylor Civil Engineering Division Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act in 1969 as the basic national charter for environmental protection. To fulfill goals of this national policy, support of all personnel at Hill AFB and the Utah Test and Training Range is required. Basic goal of the law is to ensure federal agency decision-maker- s consider environmental consebefore quences making decisions. At Hill, organizational commanders, the Ogden Air Logistics Center Facilities Board and the Range Planning and Programming Board are examples of decisionmakers who must consider environmental impacts. Air Force procedures to support the environmental impact analysis process have been established in Air Force Regulation 19-- Responsibility for carrying out adherence to this regulation rests with the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Section 2. IIMmmA rui r i ' statement." The third type of analysis, the "Environmental Impact Statement," is used when potentially- - significant impacts are expected. It is used primarily STEAK E IA11 Meals Served with Cantonese Soup plus Tea or Coffee ' 3 iff ll CHINESE & AMERICAN BANQUETS SPECIAL GROUPS WELCOME IIBtf if 2. 2. on-bas- siiiiiiiiii 1 tpsd in for major mission changes, new weapon systems and establishing supersonic airspaces. To strengthen the environmental impact analysis process, Air Force Logistics Command headquarters has prepared a draft supplement to AFR 19-This supplement requires proponents of projects or actions to submit an Air Force Form 813, Request for Environmental Impact Analysis, to the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Section before the project is approved. If special studies are required for the analysis, the proponent would be required to budget and fund the studies. Each organization is responsible for submitting the Form 813 and complying with provisions of AFR 19-- Therefore, if any organization plans a new e facility or test on the Utah Test and Training Range, individual environmental protection committee members should be contacted or the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Section should be called at Ext. 72065. niiili in DRAPES SJEAS s RIB-EY- and the Ogden ALC Environmental Protection Committee. The environmental impact analysis process is made up of three types of analyses. First is the "Categorical Exclusion" meaning no further documentation or analysis is needed. Air Force Regulation 19-- 2 lists 25 specific categories, including most routine projects and actions taken at Hill. The second type of analysis, an "Environmental Assessment" is required when a proposed action or project does not fit one of the categorical exclusions. 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