11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM1 Installation Sustainability: Envisioning the Army’s Future LTC DAVE JONES Office of the Director of Environmental Programs MANETTE MESSENGER and RUDY STINE HQ Forces Command RON WEBSTER Army Environmental Policy Institute NDIA 28th Environmental & Energy Symposium

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM2 Outline Situation Report - where we are Sustainable Installations - where we’re going The Journey Begun Putting it All Together

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM3 Situation Report Degradation of Training Lands Training Restrictions The Army’s Mission Need for more training area Aging infrastructure Inefficient use of resources Well-being concerns UXO(MC) Env laws & regs increasing in number and stringency Enclaves of preservation Community concerns Sole source aquifers Encroachment ?

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM4 The Problem - We need to adjust fire Compliance is not the point - long-term ability to train and deploy combat-ready soldiers is the point –Current environmental management program and funding policy is focused on compliance as an end-state –Compliance with the law does not protect our ability to train and deploy soldiers –There are many issues that are beyond the scope and authority of the environmental community for which we are held accountable

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM5 Example – Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, while generally in compliance with the law, faces several issues that threaten the mission: An estimated 76,000 acre training land shortfall due to restrictions and contiguous development Regional non-attainment with CAA standards that may restrict training and construction activities and transportation Overuse of upstream water sources by an expanding Raleigh-Durham community that already results in water shortfalls And so on…

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM6 Sustainable Installations - Where we’re going Defining the latest buzzword: You can’t use renewable resources faster than they replenish themselves You can’t dump garbage into Nature any faster than Nature can absorb it without going haywire If you are using non-renewable resources for basic necessities, invest some into the development of renewable stuff that can replace it. AtKisson, 1999

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM7 Sustainable Communities - a dynamic equilibrium Copyright 1997, AtKisson, Inc. Nature Society WellbeingEconomy

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM8 Translating to Sustainable Installations - Sustain soldier well-being Sustain our environment Sustain our communities …to sustain the mission. Bringing all our resources to bear… Sustain infrastructure

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM9 The Journey Begun Sustainable Design & Development (SSD) Army Facility Strategy Shared Energy Savings Program MCA Utility Privatization Sustainable Range Management Army P2 Program Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) Joint Land Use Studies Barracks Modernization Program Recycling Affirmative Procurement ITAM Army Conservation Program Private Lands Initiative FORSCOM Strategic Energy Plans Utility Modernization Interagency Military Land Use Coordinating Committee (IM/LUCC) Range Revitalization Program

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM10 The Journey Begun Army Worldwide Environmental & Energy Conference Sustainable Design and Development Policy Sustainable Range Management Plan Sustainable Range Design EQT Program FORSCOM Installation Sustainability Program Fort Bragg Private Lands Initiative Green Ammunition P2 and Conservation Programs

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11 Sustainable Design & Development (SSD) Army Facility Strategy Shared Energy Savings Program MCA Utility Privatization Army P2 Program Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) Barracks Modernization Program Recycling Affirmative Procurement FORSCOM Strategic Energy Plans Utility Modernization Sustainable Range Management Joint Land Use Studies ITAM Army Conservation Program Private Lands Initiative Interagency Military Land Use Coordinating Committee (IM/LUCC) Range Revitalization Program Next Steps - Making the Pieces Fit BRAC SROC Encroachment Action Plans Environmental Quality Technology Program Master Planning Outreach FORSCOM Sustainability Program Acquisition P2 Support EMS Army Environmental Campaign Plan FORSCOM Encroachment Action Plan Green Base of the Future? Fort Future?

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM12 A Comprehensive Approach: Strategic Level Develop a campaign plan for Sustainable Installations –Gain senior leader support via the Senior Environmental Leadership Conference, Transformation Environmental Management Group, and the Installation Sustainment Action Team Focus our vision, policy and guidance on sustainability, rather than mere compliance Make the most of planned investments in infrastructure, training areas, and technology Develop strategic partnerships

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM13 A Comprehensive Approach: Installation Level Set installation-specific long-term mission sustainability goals Engage Command, workforce and community Use EMS to track progress towards sustainability goals Develop installation master plans that support sustainability goals Work with local community in Joint Land Use planning and seeking innovative regional solutions

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM14 What will success look like? Fewer training restrictions Lower life-cycle costs, including O&M Enhanced well-being for soldiers, their families, and neighboring communities Fewer regulated activities and less potential for enforcement actions/fines Enhanced productivity Real partnerships with communities to achieve common goals READINESS

11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM11/21/2015 8:15:59 AM15 Wrap Up Sustainability is the next step (or several steps) in the evolution of environmental protection It is a way to unify our efforts to accomplish a better environment and to support the mission The heavy lifting comes in better weaving our programs together and improving integration of environmental considerations into the mission