2018_Beale_F2F_Presentation.pdf

Beale Environmental Programs

Gwen Vergara

Overview Beale AFB Background Information Organizational Chart Program Specific Slides

• Storm Water

• Wastewater

• Air Quality

• Tanks & POL

• Hazardous Waste

• Hazardous Material

• Solid Waste

• Natural Resources

• Cultural Resources

Beale AFB

Presenter Presentation Notes 23K acres – only 4K developed

ASSET MANAGEMENT

FLIGHT CHIEF

Blaze Baker

(CEI)

i)

ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT

Gwen Vergara

(CEIE)

FLIGHT DEPUTY

VACANT

(CEI)

FLIGHT ADMIN

VACANT

(CEI/CEO)

Environmental Compliance Section

Kathryn Curtis

(CEIEC)

Pollution Prevention Section

VACANT

(CEIER)

Civilians:

Storm Water – Bruce Reinhardt Wastewater/Drinking Water – Ed Wydra Natural/Cultural Resources – Tamara Gallentine

Natural Res Tech – Ed Broskey Law Enforcement Officer – VACANT

Civilians:

Air Quality/Toxics – Susan Stewart Tanks/Spill/POL – Susan Stewart Hazardous Waste – Eric Maresh HW/QRP Support – Tony Rojas Haz Materials/EESOH-MIS – Jimmy Galloway* Solid Waste/P2/QRP – VACANT

Gwen Vergara

* Fence-2-Fence Contractor

Beale AFB is regulated by two stringent NPDES Permits:

• Industrial General Permit Effective: 1 Jul 2015

• Regulates discharges associated with industrial activities

• 90 shops and facilities inspected monthly

• Construction General Permit

• Regulates dischargers whose projects disturb one or more acres of soil

• Currently experiencing an increased number of construction projects to monitor

Permit Compliance Can Be Intense with Winter Storms

• Spills can be a Major Storm Water Compliance Issue

• Water Treatment Plant Discharge

• Major Dam Repairs

Storm Water

Bruce Reinhardt

Wastewater Overview

Ed Wydra

• Must Comply with Permit

• Old Waste Discharge

Requirements (WDR) still in effect

• New WDR in the works

• WW Sampling, Monitoring & Reporting

• WW (see schedule)

• Ground Water (qtrly)

• Sludge (annually)

• Source Water (annually)

• IPT (annually)

S1: Composite Sampler (headworks)

S2: Composite Sampler (Primary Clarifier)

S3: Composite Sampler (Secondary Clarifier)

S4: Grab (Chlorine Contact Basin)

Three Ponds:

• Effluent Pond

• Pond 4

• A Street Pond

S1S2

S3

S4

Wastewater Sampling Locations

A Street Ground Water Monitoring Well Locations

Pond 4 Ground Water Monitoring Well Locations

Beale is a true minor source regulated as a synthetic minor

• Beale has over 500 emissions sources regulated by three Air Districts, the Air Resources Board (ARB) and EPA:

• Placer County APCD (PCAPCD): 2 Permits

• Butte County AQMD (BCAQMD): 1 Permit

• Feather River AQMD (FRAQMD): 15 Permits

• ARB: In-Use Off Road Vehicle Registration, Tactical Support Equipment Inventory, and Refrigeration Reporting

• EPA: Boiler MACT NESHAP reporting, testing and maintenance; CAA Section

118(d) Compliance

• AB 2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” report due Jun 2022

Annual inspection is conducted by FRAQMD for each permitted source

Triennial inspections are conducted by PCAPCD (due 2019) and BCAQMD (due 2020)

Beale maintains 32.9 tons of VOC Emissions Reduction Credits

Air Quality

Susan Stewart

Tanks & POL

Susan Stewart

Primary products: JP-8, JPTS, Gasoline, Diesel, Used Oil

5 permitted UST Sites:

• 2 AAFES Stations, 1 Hydrant Pump House, 1 GOV Station, 1 Emergency Generator

ASTs located throughout Base:

• 3 Active ASTs at Bulk Fuels (2.4 MG total)

• 10 ASTs for Fuel Issues

• 75 Emergency Generator AST locations

• 10 Used Oil (includes Animal Fat Vegetable Oil (AFVO))

F11709 Flightline MSS, July 2013

Program Requirements:

• Annual inspections, ASTs and USTs

• SPCC and FRP

• Site Specific Response Plans

• Annual AST Storage Statement

• Permits and Fees

Overview - Map

Hazardous Waste

Beale AFB is a Large Quantity Generator of Hazardous Waste (HW):

• 80 Satellite Accumulation Sites, 1 Central Accumulation Site

• 4 GSU locations (Lincoln Site, Oroville Radar, Point Arena AFS and Tule Lake

Radar)

HW Program Support currently provided by Fence-2-Fence Contract

• Three full time employees

HW Program Management provided by GS employees

Eric Maresh

BREAKDOWN:

• 136 individual shops, 7 Hazmarts, 2 active GSUs, and frequent construction projects utilizing hazmat -managed by one Fence-2-Fence contract support position encompassing:

Hazardous Materials Overview

•HMMP Team Lead •Environmental AF3952 Reviews •EESOH-MIS SAAR MGMT/annual revals •Short/Long-term contractor HM compliance and usage tracking •Hazmart Tech training •GPC Cardholder trainings thru CONS •Precon Hazmat requirements

•Stage 2 ECAMP Inspections (HM) •Classroom HM Monitor Trainings •EPCRA 312/313 Annual Reporting •CA HM Business Plan Reporting (CERS database) •Base-wide Shelf-Life Management procedures •Material Disposition Request Reviewer •EESOH-MIS Training & Support •HM AFI Installation Supplement Review/Publishing

Eric Maresh

Presenter Presentation Notes Prohibitions on use of deicing chemicals, CERS

Solid Waste/QRP

Tony Rojas

CEIE manages the Base Qualified Recycling Program (QRP)

• Operates a recycling yard for collection of scrap metal and wood

• Oversees scrap metal contract, sale of scrap brass from CATM range

CA regulates several non-hazardous wastes through Title 14 of CCR:

• Waste tires – permitting, storage, and manifest requirements

• Construction & demolition debris – volume and storage time limits

• Green waste – permitting requirements and storage limits

Natural Resources

Tamara Gallentine

OVERVIEW:

• 23,192 acres; 80% undeveloped

• Vegetative Communities: grasslands, oak woodlands, riparian forest, grasslands associated with vernal pool complexes

• In the ecological & geographical transition between flat agricultural land of the Sacramento Valley and the foothills of the Western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Grazing program – second largest in AF at 13,000 acres

• 55 Special Status Species known or with potential to occur at Beale (State and Federal)

• Hunting and Fishing Programs

• Vernal Pools - Protected habitat for T & E Species

Cultural Resources

Tamara Gallentine

OVERVIEW:

• Contact with 11 Tribal Entities

• 41 Native American Sites on Base

• One Site on the NRHP

• One Tribe very involved

• CRM & NRM duties are performed by one person

Beale AFB Site Visit Packet:

• Site Map

• Building 539 Layout

• Building 539 As-Built

Board Bus for Tour

Questions? Send an email to GSA