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Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Integrating Air Force Environmental Programs

into Core Business Practices

Paul Parker, Director

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence

17 August 2004

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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%

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Quality Engineering Compliance Performance

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What’s Past is Past

                                                                                                                                        

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Transformation Principles

Manage to operational requirements Business Model

Performance based Cost effective Outcome-focused

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Natural Infrastructure Valuation

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Point of View

Operational Natural Infrastructure Assets

Compliance Regulations Liabilities

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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

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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

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Transformation Principles

Capability modeling Informed risk management decisions Leverage on knowledge Balance operational and financial risk across ESOH

Process Performance

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Historical Environmental Management (revisited)

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

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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

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Has this system worked?

We should be better at Preventing encroachment Relating natural infrastructure to military mission Leveraging investment and value

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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

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Performance-Based Management

Near Term Transformation Focus on Results

Exit Strategy (Cleanup) Not Process (RI, FS,

ROD)

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Ensure Operations

Viability

P2P2

Transformation

CLEANUPCLEANUP

COMPLIANCECOMPLIANCE

CONSERVATIONCONSERVATION

NOISE & PLANNING

Leverage opportunities to mitigate deficiencies affecting operations

Sustain compliance

Prevent Encroachment

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Conclusion