Attachment_12_-_Final_Governing_Standards_(FGS)_Kuwait.pdf

ENVIRONMENTAL

FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS

FOR

UNITED STATES FORCES

IN THE

STATE OF KUWAIT

Prepared by the

UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL COMMAND

ON BEHALF OF UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND

THE DoD ENVIRONMENTAL EXECUTIVE AGENT

FOR THE STATE OF KUWAIT

March 2001

SP4520-17-R-0005

Attachment 12

ENVIRONMENTAL

FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS

FOR

UNITED STATES FORCES

IN THE

STATE OF KUWAIT

Prepared by

UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL COMMAND

March 2001

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This draft document contains the Final Governing Standards (FGS) for environmental security of United States (US) Forces in the State of Kuwait (Kuwait). It has been prepared to meet the requirements of Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 4715.5 by Headquarters, United States Army Central Command (USARCENT) as the Executing Agent for United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). USCENTCOM is the DoD Environmental Executive Agent for twenty-five (25) countries comprising the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. This FGS is based primarily upon the generally accepted environmental standards for DoD installations and activities in the US (as contained in the current Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document {OEBGD}), and also US obligations in Kuwait, as well as Kuwaiti practices and policies.

This FGS is designed to serve as a single and complete source of environmental security practices that US Forces must comply with at DoD installations, facilities, and activities while in Kuwait. Each service component command, military department, or Defense Agency (DA) with operations in Kuwait will issue appropriate directives to ensure compliance with these standards.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. INTRODUCTION 6

A. PURPOSE 6

B. APPLICABILITY 6

C. POLICY 7

D. RESPONSIBILITIES 7

1. USCENTCOM as the Unified Command and DoD Executive Agent

2. USARCENT, as Executing Agent.

3. USCENTCOM, Component Commands and / or Defense Agencies having personnel operating in Kuwait.

E. AUDITING 9

1. Objectives.

2. Responsibilities.

F. WAIVERS 10

G. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES 11

H. TIMING FOR COMPLIANCE 12

I. HOST NATION 12

II. ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AREAS 13

A. AIR EMISSIONS 13

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

B. DRINKING WATER 13

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

C. WASTEWATER 13

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

D. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 14

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

E. HAZARDOUS WASTE 15

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

F. SOLID WASTE 16

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

G. MEDICAL WASTE 16

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

H. PETROLEUM OIL AND LUBRICANTS 17

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures I. NOISE – Reserved 17

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

J. PESTICIDES 17

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

K. HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES 17

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

L. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENDANGERED SPECIES 18

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

M. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 18

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

N. ASBESTOS 18

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures O. RADON - Reserved 19

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

P. LEAD-BASED PAINT 19

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

Q. SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLANNING 19

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

R. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS 20

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

S. OTHER CRITERIA 20

1. Baseline Standards

2. Waivered / Modified Standards

3. Site Specific Procedures

III. APPENDICES: 20

APPENDIX A. ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS A1

APPENDIX B. OEBGD (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BINDER) B1

APPENDIX C. SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE / POINTS OF CONTACT C1

APPENDIX D. REFERENCES D1

APPENDIX E. AIR EMISSIONS STANDARDS E1

APPENDIX F. DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS F1

APPENDIX G. WASTEWATER DISCHARGE STANDRADS G1

APPENDIX H. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM

MANAGEMENT H1

APPENDIX I. HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT I1

APPENDIX J. SAMPLE FORMS J1

APPENDIX K. NOISE CRITERIA K1

APPENDIX L. ENDANGERED SPECIES L1

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. PURPOSE. This Final Governing Standards - Kuwait (FGS-K) represents modifications to the Department of Defense (DoD) Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD). Modifications have taken into consideration of available State of Kuwait (Kuwait) environmental law, practices, and policies. This document, when combined with all its appendices (specifically the OEBGD) is designed to serve as a complete source of environmental security practices that US Forces must follow in Kuwait. Acronyms and Definitions for items used in this FGS are presented as Appendix A. The OEBGD is presented as Appendix B. Sources of Assistance / Points of Contact are presented as Appendix C. Applicable References are presented as Appendix D.

B. APPLICABILITY. This document applies to all DoD activities and facilities in Kuwait; however, this document does not apply to:

1. DoD installations / activities that do not have more than de minims potential to affect the natural environment (e.g., offices whose operations are primarily administrative, including defense attaché offices, security assistance offices, foreign buying offices and other similar organizations), or for which the DoD Components exercise control only on a temporary or intermittent basis.

2. Leased, joint use and similar facilities to the extent that DoD does not control the instrumentality or operation that a criterion seeks to regulate.

3. Operations of US Naval vessels or US military aircraft, which will be operated in accordance with other DoD policies and directives and applicable international agreements.

4. Off-installation operations and training deployments. Off-installation operational deployments include time of war, hostilities or contingency operations in hazardous areas. Such excepted operations and deployments shall be conducted in accordance with applicable international agreements, other DoD Directives and Instructions, and environmental annexes incorporated into operation plans or operation orders. Units and organizations deploying for exercises and contingencies will include an environmental annex in the Plan and Orders. However, this Guide does apply to support functions for U.S. military vessels, U.S. military aircraft and U.S military logistics functions provided by the DoD Components, including management or disposal of off-loaded waste or materials.

5. Facilities and activities covered under Executive Order (EO) 12344, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and conducted pursuant to 42 US Code (USC) §7158; and

C. POLICIES.

1. Any DoD activity producing a waste stream that is not disposed or managed by the Host Nation (HN) will develop site-specific procedures. Hazardous waste will be disposed through a Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service - International (DRMS- I) approved agent. This FGS will apply to units and actions operating from a specific location that has activity for 90 or more days of either continuous or intermittent operation annually.

2. Unit deployments overseas will include an environmental annex in their deployment plan and operational orders, and will reference this FGS.

3. The determination or conduct of remedial or cleanup actions to correct environmental problems caused by the DoD past activities. Such actions shall be determined and conducted in accordance with applicable international agreements, Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA), and US Government polices.

4. Each service component command, military department, or Defense Agency with operations in Kuwait will issue appropriate directives to ensure compliance with these standards.

D. RESPONSIBILITIES.

1. USCENTCOM as the Unified Command and DoD Executive Agent for the Central Region will:

a. Within its geographic area of responsibility, coordinate and maintain the oversight and implementation of DoD Instruction 4715.5 by all DoD Components.

b. Coordinate with the Joint Staff, relevant Offices of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Defense Agencies, and other federal agencies, as required, on environmental matters affecting Kuwait.

c. Assist with coordination between service component commands and Defense Agencies in environmental matters.

d. Develop and publish USCENTCOM policy guidance for environmental security by US Forces within Kuwait to ensure compliance with new and existing US Laws, DoD Directives, and Kuwaiti environmental laws, as applicable.

e. Establish and approve the FGS for implementation by US Forces in Kuwait.

f. Review requests for waivers or deviations from the FGS for Kuwait. All requests for waivers to the FGS will be forwarded through USARCENT to

USCENTCOM.

g. Review the annual environmental security reports and takes appropriate action on recommendations related to forces in Kuwait.

h. Resolve differences between service component commands, Defense Agencies, and executing agent for Kuwait as necessary.

i. When deemed necessary, direct DoD components to conduct an external environmental compliance audit of an activity or facility, in addition to those regularly scheduled every three years.

j. Review and take appropriate action regarding component implementing regulations / operating instructions, checklists, and audit / inspection reports in order to oversee compliance with the FGS for Kuwait.

2. USARCENT, as Executing Agent for Kuwait, will:

a. Develop and draft the FGS for Kuwait. Identify Kuwaiti national environmental standards, including those specifically delegated to regional or local governments for implementation, to determine their applicability to DoD activities and facilities and maintain copies of applicable Kuwaiti environmental documents, standards, and regulations.

b. Identify and maintain copies of all regional and international environmental conventions, treaties, and agreements the Government of Kuwait is a signatory, has ratified, or has been assimilated as a general practice within the host nation.

c. Maintain current status on Kuwaiti environmental laws, policies, and trends that could affect US Forces.

d. Keep USCENTCOM, service component commands, and Defense Agencies, informed of Kuwait environmental actions and policy changes.

e. Ensure that coordination with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), other DoD components and the US Diplomatic Mission is done as necessary for appropriate disposal of hazardous waste, generated by US Forces in Kuwait.

f. Review compliance with FGS by US Forces operating in Kuwait.

g. Ensure publication and distribution of USCENTCOM approved FGS to each service component or Defense Agency operating in Kuwait.

h. Conduct a biennial review of the FGS for Kuwait and recommend changes as needed to ensure environmental compliance with appropriate regulations and laws.

3. USCENTCOM, Component Commands and / or Defense Agencies having personnel operating in Kuwait will:

a. Require compliance with this FGS.

b. Conduct external environmental compliance audits every three years and internal audits each year when an external audit is not being performed. Submit a copy of the audit reports and instructions to, Headquarters USCENTCOM, (CCJ4/7-E) within 180 days of inspection or audit.

c. Program and budget for environmental projects needed to meet requirements in the FGS and to correct each Environmental Compliance Assessment System (ECAS) audit deficiencies.

d. Ensure that US contracts for services or construction and DoD contracts for the disposal of hazardous waste include provisions requiring the contractor to comply with the FGS, and are administered to enforce such compliance.

e. Ensure host-tenant agreements require compliance with the FGS.

f. Develop and conduct training / education programs to instruct all personnel in the environmental aspects of their jobs and the requirements of the FGS.

g. Report to USCENTCOM Executive Agent any condition, event or practice that is not in conformity with the FGS.

h. Coordination with ARCENT’s in country executing authority for the appropriate turn-in requirements and disposal procedures of hazardous waste generated in Kuwait.

i. Ensure that units deploying on exercises and contingencies include an environmental annex in their Plans and Orders in accordance with JCS Pub 4-04.

E. AUDITING.

1. The objectives of the auditing program are to:

a. Determine overall environmental compliance status;

b. Improve and enhance installation environmental compliance;

c. Improve and enhance installation environmental program management;

d. Identify and provide support for financial programs and budgets for environmental compliance program management;

e. Anticipate future environmental programs and requirements;

f. Ensure the Executive Agent, Executing Agent, DoD components, installation and activity commanders, and personnel are effectively addressing environmental problems, which could:

(1) Impact mission effectiveness;

(2) Jeopardize the health or safety of US personnel, host nation personnel or the general public;

(3) Significantly degrade the environment;

(4) Expose the US Government and its employees to financial liabilities as a result of non-compliance with environmental requirements;

(5) Erode Kuwaiti confidence in the US and the defense establishment; or

(6) Expose individuals to civil and criminal liability.

g. Notify USCENTCOM (CCJ4/7-E) of environmental compliance status through timely reports.

2. Responsibilities.

a. Each service is responsible for establishing and implementing an auditing program for its activities and facilities in Kuwait. As a minimum, an external audit will be conducted triennially and internal audits will be conducted annually. All audits will be submitted to USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E), within 180 days of audit completion.

b. All military departments and defense agencies are responsible for preparing a list of their activities and facilities subject to auditing. Generally speaking, most US occupied facilities, which would be governed by US regulatory agencies, will be auditing candidates. Any facility or area used more than 90 days total in a 12-month period is subject to auditing.

c. Each service and defense agency is responsible for conducting a closure or final clearance inspection of all sites being returned to the Host Nation. Any closure or final clearance must include a "walk through" to determine the compliance status of the area at time of closure. A record utilizing all available media (i.e. photographic, video, documentation, etc.) will be maintained of such audit and a copy will be submitted to USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E) for archives. At a minimum, at closure all wastes and residues must be removed and properly disposed and documented. Closure should be conducted in a manner, which eliminates or minimizes the need for future maintenance or the potential for future releases to the environment.

d. Each service and defense agency is responsible for conducting an initial environmental site survey / assessment, prior to obligating funds for construction, lease or moving onto or into any new site, building or facility. The intent is to establish a record of the current environmental condition of the area and ensure that historical and endangered species are considered prior to starting construction and to ensure the health and well being of all personnel. All available medias (i.e. electronic, photographic, video, etc.) will be used during the environmental survey / assessment to record the current baseline conditions of the site. A copy of the survey / assessment will be maintained by the local engineer and a copy will be submitted to USCENTCOM (CCJ4/7-E) for archives.

F. WAIVERS.

1. DoD components, major / subordinate commands, and major claimants may issue supplementary criteria that are more protective of the environment than required by the FGS for their subordinates. A copy of all supplementary criteria will be forwarded to USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E) and USARCENT (AFRD-EN-E).

2. If compliance with the FGS for a particular activity or facility would seriously impair operations, adversely affect relations with Kuwait, or require substantial expenditure of funds not available for such purpose, a military department, Defense Agency, or component headquarters may ask USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E) to authorize deviation from the FGS.

3. Waiver requests must include complete justification, anticipated duration, and impact if not granted.

4. Waiver / deviation requests will be forwarded through USARCENT, (AFRD-EN- E) for endorsement and to USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E) for review and approval.

5. No waivers of treaty obligations may be granted under this process. For such a request, the executing agent shall consult with the relevant military department, and

USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E).

6. Where the waiver or deviation is to a standard based on Kuwaiti law, USCENTCOM shall consult, through the appropriate US diplomatic mission, with the responsible Kuwaiti authority.

7. USCENTCOM and USARCENT shall maintain written records of all waivers, deviations and modifications requested, granted or disapproved. Waivers records will be maintained permanently.

8. USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E) may authorize temporary emergency waivers and deviations if necessary to accomplish an operational mission.

G. INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. Kuwait has approved the following international environmental agreements:

1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;

2. Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer;

3. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer;

4. Amendments to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer;

5. Protocol Concerning Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency;

6. International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties;

7. Protocol to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage;

8. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage;

9. Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East;

10. Convention concerning the Protection of the World Culture and Natural Heritage;

11. Framework Convention on Climate Change; and

12. Convention on Biological Diversity.

H. TIMING FOR COMPLIANCE. Compliance with the FGS is effective immediately upon approval of this FGS by USCENTCOM. This FGS is in effect until revoked or superceded.

I. HOST NATION. Through the remainder of this document, unless otherwise stated, the term "host nation" or "HN" will be used to refer to the State of Kuwait.

Chapter II

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AREAS

A. AIR EMISSIONS.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for air emissions and performance standards applied to DoD owned and operated equipment is contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 2.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards:

a. Ambient Air Quality Standards. None

b. Air Pollution Source Standards. None

c. Importation of the following CFCs, or products containing CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, CFC-114 or CFC-115 are banned.

3. Site Specific Procedures:

a. To comply with air emissions criteria in the OEBGD, DoD components or agencies will perform an air emissions inventory and note any air quality problems with the facility. The component or agency will then identify non-compliance areas and initiate corrective actions.

b. Components and activities will maintain refrigerant recycling equipment and ensure personnel are trained in the use of the equipment and refrigerant recover process.

B. DRINKING WATER.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for drinking water and performance standards applied to DoD owned and operated equipment is contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 3.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. See Appendix F.

3. Site Specific Procedures. Monitoring of drinking water quality standards will be performed as required in the OEBGD, Chapter 3. Bottle water will be tested on a regular bases to ensure that it meets the drinking water standards.

C. WASTEWATER.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for wastewater and performance standards applied to DoD owned and operated equipment is contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 4.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards: None

3. Site Specific Procedures:

a. All discharges to surface waters or coastal waters must be approved in writing by USCENTCOM (CCJ4/7-E). Currently, no such discharges are approved.

Activities applying for permission to discharge to surface waters or coastal waters will submit a sampling plan and monitoring schedule to ensure compliance with the OEBGD and FGS. Sampling plan and monitoring schedules have to be approved prior to discharge of wastewater.

b. Wastewater from aircraft, vehicle wash racks and maintenance facilities will be recycled to the fullest extent possible, and the water reused to minimize water use and dependency on HN water treatment facilities.

c. Wastewater from kitchens and other non-industrial uses (gray water) will be recycled where practical and monitored as required.

D. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for the storage and handling of hazardous materials (HM) are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 5.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards:

a. Required Plans. See Appendix H.

b. Records of inventory, analysis, identification, transportation, employee training, and disposal will be kept by the facility for at least five years.

3. Site Specific Procedures:

a. All handlers of HM will be trained in general hazardous materials handling practices, spill response and be provided Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all HM handled. All MSDS will be in English and in the host nation's native language where applicable.

b. HM will be stored only in appropriate storage areas, in accordance with DoD Instruction 4145.19-R-1, and all other applicable federal, DoD and HN standards and regulations.

c. Users of HM will participate in hazardous minimization programs, including chemical substitution, first in / first out, and removing historically unused chemicals from the inventory.

d. Installations will develop a written hazardous minimization plan. As a minimum the plan will require the Installation’s EQCC to review the efforts of the logistics, maintenance and environmental sections to reduce hazardous materials on the installation.

e. Transporters of HM will comply with the regulations as listed above and in the OEBGD. All shipping papers will be kept for a minimum of three years.

E. HAZARDOUS WASTE.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for the storage and handling of hazardous wastes (HW) are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 6.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards:

a. Required Plans. See Appendix I.

b. Reporting Requirements by Generators. See Appendix I.

c. Transporter Requirements. See Appendix I.

3. Site Specific Procedures:

a. All personnel that will handle or could be exposed to HW will be trained in hazardous waste operations in accordance with C6.3.9, OEBGD. This includes as a minimum handling, labeling and identifications of HW, spill response, spill cleanup, OSHA standards, personnel protective equipment and DOT transportation and packaging requirements. HW handlers will be provided MSDS or hazardous waste profile sheets for all HW handled. All MSDS will be in English and in the host nation's native language where applicable;

b. HW will be stored only in appropriate storage containers;

c. HW will be disposed of in an environmental friendly, safe and sound manner ensuring that any disposal of HW meets any and all requirements of U.S., Kuwaiti and International Laws and regulations, DOD policies and instructions, and Component’s regulations and guidance;

d. Transporters of HW will comply with the regulations as listed above and in the OEBGD. All manifests will be kept for a minimum of five years;

e. All turn in of HW will include at minimum:

(1) DD Form 1348-1, see Appendix J;

(2) An MSDS and / or HW profile sheet;

(3) Generator information (Name, address, POC, unit, DSN, etc.);

(4) Accumulation information (quantity, accumulation start / end dates, etc.); and

(5) Funding information to cover disposal costs.

f. HW will be packaged in UN approved containers and labeled in accordance with the OEBGD, Chapter 6.3.4.1.4

F. SOLID WASTE.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to ensure solid wastes are identified, classified, collected, transported, stored, treated, and disposed of safely and in a manner protective of human health and the environment, are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 7.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None.

3. Site Specific Procedures. .

a. Batteries will be disposed of in accordance with TB 43-0134. Batteries that are considered, as hazardous waste in TB 43-0134 will be disposed of as a hazardous waste.

b. Steel and poly drums containing non-hazardous waste will not be sent to municipal landfills without explicit permission from USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E).

c. Solid waste will not be buried or burned by US Forces, in Kuwait. All solid waste will be disposed of in Kuwaiti approved landfills.

G. MEDICAL WASTE..

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for the management of medical wastes generated by US Forces at medical and dental treatment facilities are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 8.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None

3. Site Specific Procedures:

a. Biological waste and medical sharps generated at Air Force and Army health clinics will be incinerated at proper facilities.

b. Medical waste will be stored, handled, and shipped in appropriate containers, i.e. sharps will be packaged in puncture proof containers, biological waste in biohazard bags.

H. PETROLEUM, OIL AND LUBRICANTS.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to control and abate pollution resulting from the storage, transport, and distribution of petroleum products are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 9.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None.

3. Site Specific Procedures. None

I. NOISE.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to control excessive noise at DoD installations are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 10 - Reserved.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. See Appendix K

3. Site Specific Procedures:

Areas of high ambient noise will be posted with signs and hearing protection provided to employees.

J. PESTICIDES.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria regulating use, application and handling of pesticides and defoliants are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 11. Practices managing pesticides as hazardous material and disposal of pesticides as hazardous waste are covered in Chapter 2, sections D and E of the FGS and Chapter 6 & 7, OEBGD.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None.

3. Site Specific Procedures:

a. Pesticide application will be reviewed annually to ensure application of pesticides consistent with DoD regulation and manufacturers' recommended use; and

b. DoD activities using, mixing, or applying pesticides will submit a pesticide management plan to their component command and make the plan available to the Executing Agent. The plan will address storage, use, training, and disposal procedures.

All pesticide plans will be reviewed and approved by a certified entomologist.

K. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for required plans and programs to ensure proper protection and management of cultural, historic, and prehistoric properties that may be affected by DoD activities is contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 12.

3. Site Specific Procedures. Any historical or cultural resources or items encountered during US operations will be reported through USARCENT (AFRD-EN-E and AFRD-G5) to USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E).

L. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria for required plans and programs to ensure proper protection and management of natural resources and protected species of plants and animals that may be affected by DoD activities is contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 13.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. The list of threatened or endangered species, in Appendix L, should be added to the current list Threatened and Endangered (T&E) Animals in the OEBGD Chapter 13, Table C13.T1. These species should be considered in the development of any environmental statements for proposed projects. Some listed species may be governed by neighboring countries. While not listed by Kuwait, the potential exists for migration into the lands or waters of Kuwait. All regulations and precautions that are given to the natural resources and threatened and endangered species currently in the OEBGD should be extended to these species.

3. Site Specific Procedures. Any endangered species encountered during US operations will be reported through USARCENT (AFRD-EN-E and AFRD-G5) to

USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E).

M. POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to control and abate threats to human health and the environment from the handling, storage, and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 14.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None.

3. Site Specific Procedures. None.

N. ASBESTOS.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to control and abate threats to human health and the environment from the handling, storage, and disposal of asbestos are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 15.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. The importation of asbestos containing materials (ACM) is prohibited.

3. Site Specific Procedures. None.

O. RADON.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to assess and minimize the threat to human health from radon are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 16 - Reserved.

P. LEAD-BASED PAINT

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to assess and inform decision makers of environmental considerations when authorizing or approving major DoD actions or undertakings are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 17.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None.

3. Site Specific Procedures. None.

Q. SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLANNING.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to prevent, control, report, and clean-up spills of POLs and hazardous substances are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 18.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards.

a. U.S. Forces will prepare, maintain an implement a Spill Prevention and

Response Plan (SPRP) for handling hazardous spills at all leased or host nation provided facilities, that are used by U.S Forces for the storage, handling, issuing, packing or turn-in of hazardous materials.

b. SPRP will cover all activities that are controlled by U.S. Forces on leased or host nation provided installations.

3. Site Specific Procedures. The following spills will be reported through USARCENT (AFRD-EN-E) to USCENTCOM (CCJ4-E) within 24 hours of response/containment:

(1) Any spill over 110 gallons;

(2) Any spill of an acutely toxic substance;

(3) Any spill that results in an injury; or

(4) Any spill involving the HN waters or water supply.

R. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

1. Baseline Standards. Criteria to assess and minimize the threat to human health from underground storage tanks are contained in the OEBGD, Chapter 19.

2. Waivered / Modified Standards. None.

3. Site Specific Procedures. None.

S. OTHER CRITERIA

1. Baseline Standards. No other environmental criteria are required for US Forces operating in Kuwait.

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III. APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A

ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

(Chapter and Table references are for the OEBGD.)

ACM - Asbestos Containing Material. Chapter 15. Any material containing more than one percent asbestos by weight.

Action. Chapter 12 and 13. All activities or programs of any kind authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or in part, on DoD controlled installations.

Action Level. Chapter 3. The concentration of a substance in water, which determines appropriate treatment for a water system.

Acute Hazardous Waste. Chapter 6. Those chemicals listed in Table A-3, with a US EPA waste number with the designator "P" or those wastes with (H) following the waste number.

Acutely Hazardous Substance. Chapter 6. See Acute Hazardous Waste.

Adverse Effect. Chapters 12 and 13. Changes that diminish the quality or significant value of natural resources. For biological resources, adverse effects include overall population fitness. For archeological or cultural resources, adverse effects include changes that diminish the quality or significant value of properties.

Archeological Resource. Chapter 12. Any material remains of prehistoric or historic human life or activities. Such resources include, but are not limited to: pottery, basketry, bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, pit houses, rock paintings, rock carvings, intaglios, graves, human skeletal materials, or any portion of any of the foregoing items.

Asbestos. Chapter 15. A generic term used to describe six distinctive varieties of fibrous mineral silicates, including chrysolite, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthrophylite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any other of these materials that have been chemically treated and/or altered.

Auditing. Chapter 1. The process of conducting a systematic, documented, periodic audit of installations to determine their overall environmental compliance status. This auditing process does not address specific actions related to installation closures or the determination or conduct of remedial, or cleanup, actions to correct past environmental problems.

BOD5 - Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Chapter 4. The five-day measure of the

A-2 pollutant parameter.

CBOD5 - Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Chapter 4. The five-day measure of the pollutant parameter.

CO - Carbon Monoxide. Chapter 2.

COD - Chemical Oxygen Demand. Chapter 4. The measure of the pollutant parameter.

Conservation. Chapter 13. The wise management and use of natural resources to provide the best public benefits for present and future generations.

Conventional Pollutants. Chapter 4. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total suspended solids (TSS), oil and grease, fecal coliforms and pH.

Criteria. Chapter 1. Particular substantive provisions of the baseline guidance document that are used by the Executive Agent to develop final governing standards for a country.

Cultural Mitigation. Chapter 12. Specific steps designed to lessen the adverse effects of a DoD action on a cultural or archeological resource, including:

a. Limiting the magnitude of the action;

b. Relocating the action in whole or in part;

c. Repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the effected property; or

d. Recovering and recording data from cultural properties that may be destroyed or substantially altered.

Cultural Resources Program. Chapter 12. The identification, evaluation, documentation, curation, acquisition, protection, rehabilitation, restoration, management, stabilization, maintenance, recording, and reconstruction of cultural resources and any combination of the foregoing.

Cultural Property or Resource. Chapter 12. The physical remains of any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object significant in world, national or local history, architecture, archeology, engineering, or culture to include any church, mosque, or religious site. The term includes artifacts, records, and remains that are related to such a district, site, building, structure, or object.

CWS - Community Water System. Chapter 3. A public water system having at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents, or which regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year. Compare with Public water system.

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DPW – Director of Public Works.

Detailed radon testing. Chapter 16. A comprehensive testing program for radon.

Direct Discharge. Chapter 4. Any "discharge of pollutants" other than an indirect discharge.

Discharge of a Pollutant. Chapter 4. Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to waters of host nation from any "point source."

Disposal. Chapter 6. The utilization of those methods of treatment and / or containment technologies to effectively mitigate the hazards to human health or the environment of the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of a hazardous waste into, or on any land or water in a manner that, without application of such methods, such hazardous wastes or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwater.

DLA - Defense Logistics Agency. Chapter 1.

DoD - Department of Defense. Chapter 1.

DoD Hazardous Waste Generator. Chapter 6. In the DoD, a generator is considered to be the installation or activity on an installation, which produces a regulated hazardous waste.

DoD Installation – For the purpose of this FGS, the term DoD installations or installation will also include leased, joint use and similar facilities to the extent that U.S. Forces control the instrumentality or operation that a criterion seeks to regulate.

DPW - Director of Public Works.

DRMS-I - Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service - International. Chapter 1.

DWTP - Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant. Chapter 4.

Effluent Limitation. Chapter 4. Any restriction imposed on quantities, discharge rates, and concentrations of pollutants that are ultimately discharged from point sources into waters of the host nation.

Endangered Species. Chapter 13. Any species of flora or fauna, listed in Tables 13-1, 13-2, or Annex L of this FGS or designated by the Host Nation, whose continued existence is, or is likely to be, threatened and is therefore subject to special protection from destruction or adverse modification of associated habitat.

EO - Executive Order. Chapter 1.

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Executing Agent (for Kuwait). USARCENT. Chapter 1.

Executive Agent (for USCENTCOM). USCENTCOM. Chapter 1.

Existing. Chapter 1. Any facilities, source or project in use or under construction before 1 October 1994, unless it is subsequently substantially modified.

Existing Source. Chapter 4. A source that discharges pollutants that was in operation, or under construction, prior to 1 October 1994.

FCC - Fuel Combustion Control. Chapter 2.

FGS - Final Governing Standards. Chapter 1. Country specific substantive provisions, typically technical limitations on effluent, discharges, etc., or a specific management practice, with which installations must comply.

Generation. Chapter 7. The act or process of producing solid waste.

Hardness. Chapter 3. Quantity of calcium and magnesium present in drinking water.

Hazardous Material. Chapter 5. Any material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or environment if improperly handled, stored, issued, transported, labeled, or disposed because it displays a characteristic listed in Table 5-1 or the material is listed in Appendix A, Table A-3. Munitions are excluded.

Hazardous Material Shipment. Chapter 5. Any movement of hazardous material in a DoD land vehicle either from an installation to a final destination off the installation, or from a point of origin off the installation to a final destination on the installation, in excess of any of the following quantities:

a. For hazardous material identified as a result of inclusion in Table A-3, any quantity in excess of the reportable quantity listed in Table A-3;

b. For other liquid or semi-liquid hazardous material, in excess of 416 liters (110 gallons);

c. For other solid hazardous material, in excess of 225 Kg (500 pounds); or

d. For combinations of liquid, semi-liquid and solid hazardous materials, in excess of 340 Kg (750 pounds).

Hazardous Substance. Chapter 18. Any substance having the potential to do serious harm to human health or the environment if spilled or released in reportable quantity. A listing of these substances and corresponding reportable quantity is contained in Table A- 3, Appendix A. The term does not include:

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a. Petroleum, including crude POL or any fraction thereof, which is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as a hazardous substance above; or

b. Natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas).

Hazardous Waste Facility. Chapter 6. Any building, operation, structure, industrial or maintenance process, that produces a waste stream containing a listed or characteristic waste.

Hazardous Waste Generation. Chapter 6. Any act or process that produces hazardous waste (HW) as defined in this document.

HM - Hazardous Material. Chapter 5.

HN - Host Nation. Chapter 1. Host Nation for this document refers to the State of Kuwait.

H2S - Hydrogen Sulfide. Chapter 2.

HW - Hazardous Waste. Chapter 6. A discarded material that may be solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gas and either exhibits a characteristic of a hazardous waste in Appendix A, Section A.1, or is listed as a hazardous waste in Table A-3.

Indirect Discharge. Chapter 4. An introduction of pollutants in process wastewater to a domestic wastewater treatment plant (DWTP).

Industrial Solid Waste. Chapter 7. The solid waste generated by industrial processes and manufacturing.

IWTP - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant. Chapter 4.

JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chapter 1.

Kg - Kilograms. Chapter 2.

Land Disposal. Chapter 6. Placement in or on the land, including, but not limited to, land treatment, facilities, surface impoundments, underground injection wells, salt dome formations, salt bed formations, underground mines or caves.

Maximum Daily Discharge Limitation. Chapter 4. The highest allowable daily discharge.

MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level. Chapter 3. The maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water that is delivered to the free flowing outlet of the ultimate user of a public water system except for turbidity for which the maximum permissible level is

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Measurements:

a. BTU - British Thermal Unit - the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a specified temperature (as 39° F)

b. dscm - dry standard cubic meters.

c. f/cc - fiber per cubic centimeter

d. µg/j - micrograms per joule

e. µg/m3 - micrograms per cubic meter

f. mg/L - milligrams per liter

g. mg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meter

h. mm Hg - millimeters of Mercury

i. MBTU - million BTU

j. ng/j - nanograms per joule

k. pCi/L - picoCuries per liter

l. pH - term used in expressing both acidity and alkalinity on a scale from 0 to 14 with 7 representing neutrality. Numbers less than 7 represent increasing acidity and those greater than 7 represent increasing alkalinity.

m. ppm - parts per million

n. psi - pounds per square inch

MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheets. Chapter 5.

Municipal Solid Waste. Chapter 7. Normally, residential and commercial solid waste generated within a community, not including yard waste.

New. Chapter 1. Any facility, source or project with a construction start date on, or after, 1 October 1994.

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New Source. Chapter 4. A source that discharges pollutants built or significantly modified on or after 1 October 1994.

New UST. Chapter 19. Any UST installed on or after 1 October 1994.

NDIR - Non-Dispersive Infrared. Chapter 2.

Non-Tactical Vehicles. Chapter 2. Commercially available vehicles that are adapted to military use.

NO2 - Nitrogen Dioxide. Chapter 2.

NOx - Family of Nitrous Gases Chapter 2.

NPWS - Non-Public Water System. Chapter 3.

NTNC -Non-Transient, Non-Community System. Chapter 3.

ODS - Ozone-Depleting Substances. Chapter 2. Those substances listed in Table 2-1.

OEBGD - Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document.

Oil. Chapter 18. POL of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel POL, sludge, POL refuse and POL mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.

OSD - Office of the Secretary of Defense. Chapter 1.

PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl. Chapter 14.

Pest. Chapter 11. Arthropods, birds, rodents, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, algae, snails, marine borers, snakes, weeds, undesirable vegetation, and other organisms (except for microorganisms that cause human or animal disease) that adversely affect the well being of humans or animals, attack real property, supplies, equipment or vegetation, or are otherwise undesirable.

Pesticide. Chapter 11. Any substance or mixture of substances used to destroy pests, control their activity, or prevent them from causing damage. Includes pesticides, herbicides, nematocides, chemical defoliants, rodenticides, fungicides, among others.

Pesticide Handling. Chapter 11. Operations involving contact or potential contact with pesticides, including loading, unloading, transferring, mixing, and applying pesticides, filling or cleaning pest management equipment, preparing pesticide waste for disposal, and pesticide spill response.

Pesticide Waste. Chapter 11. Materials that are subject to pesticide disposal restrictions

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a. Any pesticide that has been suspended, does not meet specifications, contaminated, improperly mixed, or otherwise unusable, whether concentrated or diluted;

b. Used spill cleanup material; or

c. Any containers, equipment, or material that are contaminated with pesticides;

empty pesticide containers that have been triple rinsed are not considered hazardous waste, but are normal solid waste.

Pest Management Personnel. Chapter 11. Personnel involved with activities that monitor or mitigate pest problems, including personnel that manage a pest management program, carry out pest control work (which includes selecting, mixing or applying pesticides), monitor pest populations, coordinate various activities that prevent or mitigate pest problems. This includes active duty, civilian (US and local nationals) and contract workers directly involved with the program; it does not include persons whose contact with pesticides is limited to transporting, loading and unloading closed containers.

Point Source. Chapter 4. Any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including, but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, or rolling stock; but not including vessels, aircraft or any conveyance that merely collects natural surface flows of precipitation.

POL - Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants. Chapters 9, 18 and 19. Includes, but is not limited to, petroleum and petroleum-based substances comprised of complex blends of hydrocarbons derived from crude oil through processes of separation, conversion, upgrading and finishing; such as motor fuels, residual fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents and used oils.

POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works. Chapter 3.

Policy. Chapter 1. A broad statement of a goal or theme that should be incorporated into requirements.

Pollutant. Chapter 4. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: dredged spoil;

solidwaste; incinerator residue; filter backwash; sewage; garbage; sewage sludge;

munitions; chemical wastes; biological materials; radioactive materials; heat; wrecked or discarded equipment; rock; sand; cellar dirt; and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water.

Potable Water. Chapter 3. Water that has been examined and treated to meet the established standards.

PPE - Personal Protective Equipment. Chapter 6. Items designed to be worn by

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Preservation. Chapter 12. The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity, and material of a building or structure, and the existing form and vegetative cover of a site. It may include initial stabilization work where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance of the historic building materials.

Process Wastewater. Chapter 4. Any water which during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with, or results from the production or use of, any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, by-product, or waste product.

Property. Chapter 12. A site, building, object, structure, or a collection of such items.

Protection. Chapter 12. The act or process of applying measures designed to affect the physical condition of a property by safeguarding it from deterioration, loss, attack or alteration, or to cover or shield the property from danger or injury. In the case of buildings and structures, such treatment is generally temporary and anticipates future historic preservation treatment; in the case of archaeological sites, the protective measure may be temporary or permanent.

PWS - Public Water System. Chapter 3. A system for providing piped water to the public for human consumption, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days of the year.

This term includes both "community water systems" which serve year-round residents and "non-community systems" along with any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such systems, and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control that are used primarily in connection with such systems. A non-community system is used by intermittent users or travelers and is sub-classified into a non-transient, non-community (NTNC) system and a transient, non-community (TNC) system. A NTNC system could be a school or factory with its own water supply where the same people drink the water throughout the year, but not 24-hours a day. A TNC system example is a motel with its own well.

Radon. Chapter 16. A naturally occurring, odorless, colorless, inert radioactive gas that is formed from the radioactive decay of uranium.

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