Integrating Air Force Environmental Programs into Core Business Practices

1. Integrating Air Force Environmental Programs into Core Business Practices Paul Parker, Director Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence 17 August 2004

2. Environmental Quality Performance • Hazardous Waste Disposal • Goal: 50% Reduction by CY99 from CY92 Baseline • CY03: 60% Reduction • Solid Waste Diversion Rate • Goal: Annually Achieve > 40% Rate by FY05 • FY03: Achieved 57%

3. Good Quality Engineering Compliance Performance Number of Open Enforcement Actions U.S. and Territories As of 30 Jun 04 FISCAL YEAR

4. Completion ScheduleRemedies in Place at all Sites

5. What’s Past is Past

6. Transformation Principles • Manage to operational requirements • Business Model • Performance based • Cost effective • Outcome-focused

7. Natural Infrastructure Valuation • Catalogue • Evaluate • Plan

8. Operational Natural Infrastructure Assets Compliance Regulations Liabilities Point of View vs

9. Transformation Policy Initiatives • AFPD 90-8 Environment, Safety & Occupational Health • AFI 90-801, ESOH Management System • AFI 90-802, ESOH Committees • Policy Memo performance-based Records of Decision (RODs) for Land Use Control (LUC) Implementation (7 Oct 03) • Policy memo 2004 AF Cleanup Program Policy • CERCLA Re-Delegation of Authorities • Transformation Flight Plan/APPG

10. AF Transformation Flight Plan • Air Force seeks—relative to current state • Shift in resources to combat operations • Routine workload within 40-50 hour workweek • Improve effectiveness/satisfaction • Empowerment of personnel • Infrastructure support of mission

11. Transformation Principles • Capability modeling • Informed risk management decisions • Leverage on knowledge • Balance operational and financial risk across ESOH ProcessPerformance

12. Air Quality Water supply and quality Hazardous waste Pollution prevention Critical habitat Cultural resources Environmental Impact analysis Noise Pollution Resource Rationing Reducing “bad” Behavior Shift Risk/Cost Process, process, process Not holistic Historical Environmental Management (revisited)

13. Has this system worked? • AF Is Good at • Avoiding Enforcement Actions • Spending $$ • Accomplishing Process • Winning Awards • “Workarounds” • Protecting Workforce and Public From Real Risk From Military Operations

14. Has this system worked? • We should be better at • Preventing encroachment • Relating natural infrastructure to military mission • Leveraging investment and value

15. Case study: McGuire AFB, NJ • Mission Change: C-17/C-141 • Base Near Limit on NOx • P2 Effort Created VOC Equity • VOC Equity Traded for NOx • Result: Doubled MICAP

16. Performance-Based Management • Near Term Transformation • Focus on Results • Exit Strategy (Cleanup) • Not Process (RI, FS, ROD)

17. P2 CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE Transformation • Sustain compliance • Prevent Encroachment CLEANUP SUSTAIN THE MISSION NOISE & PLANNING • Leverage opportunities to mitigate deficiencies affecting operations • Ensure Operations Viability

18. Conclusion