EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
shall be employed only as a last resort and shall be conducted in an
environmentally safe manner.
(c) Pollution prevention plans shall be prepared, maintained,
and used as a basis for pollution prevention at each Corps project or
facility. Corps operations and activities shall incorporate pollution
prevention practices on a life-cycle basis.
(d)
Corps personnel shall practice pollution prevention.
(2)
The Pollution Prevention Program.
(a) Executive Order (EO) 12856. Signed by the President on 3
August 1993, EO 12856 "Federal Compliance With Right-to-Know Laws and
Pollution Prevention Requirements", sets a goal of fifty percent
reduction in toxic chemical releases by 1999. The Secretary of
Defense issued a directive on 11 August 1994, subject: Comprehensive
Pollution Prevention Strategy, which incorporates the requirements of
several EOs, including EO 12856, as well as recommendations from the
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform). Civil Works
projects and facilities subject to the Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) reporting requirements
must develop and implement pollution prevention program plans as an
ongoing process.
(b) EPCRA. Starting in calendar year 1994, Corps Civil Works
facilities, as do all Federal facilities, are required to comply with
the reporting requirements of EPCRA. The basic philosophy of EPCRA is
to get the community involved with emergency planning by letting them
know what kinds of danger they can be exposed to based on the kinds of
chemicals, the quantities of those chemicals, and the possible effects
of those chemicals on the population during an unforeseen incident.
It requires that detailed information about the nature of hazardous
substances in or near communities be made available to the public. In
addition to informing the public, certain EPCRA reports are submitted
directly to the EPA. Whenever possible, EPA expects the facility to
use information already in existence, such as permit information and
monitoring data already being collected and used by the facility for
compliance with other environmental, health, and safety activities.
(c) EPCRA Reporting. EPCRA contains several different
reporting and planning requirements. Whether a facility must comply
with a particular section of EPCRA, for example: Sections 302, 304,
311, 312, 313, is based on certain thresholds for storage, use,
manufacturing, processing, or release of listed chemicals. Because
each section of EPCRA has discrete thresholds and chemical lists, most
facilities are likely to be subject to one or more sections of EPCRA.
e.
HTRW Site Restoration.
(1) Policy. HTRW considerations at Corps operated and
maintained projects and facilities are generally anticipated to be of
a localized nature. Examples of HTRW situations may include
unanticipated discovery of HTRW sites, contaminated discharges, and
illegal disposal of HTRW materials on project lands. Corps policy is
to work closely with appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies to
address completely its responsibilities for HTRW situations.
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