NAVY, NNS2105. DOD Environmental Security Awards announced by DOD Public Affairs

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NNS2105. DOD Environmental Security Awards announced
by DOD Public Affairs

     WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre
congratulated the winners of the Defense Environmental Security Awards for
their outstanding achievements in natural resources conservation, cultural
resources management, environmental quality, pollution prevention,
recycling and environmental cleanup during a Pentagon ceremony April 27.
     Awards were given to installation personnel who excelled in
environmental protection in ways that supported the defense mission and
provided savings to the Department of Defense.
     Navy commands and individuals won in many categories. Sea service award
recipients are listed below:
     Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Md., was presented
the Environmental Quality, Industrial Installation Award for overall program
excellence in managing a variety of environmental quality programs in
support of a 100-year-old facility that included public outreach,
cooperation, training and research. They eliminated wastewater permit
violations and reduced power plant water use by 5.5 million gallons per
year. They recycled half their solid waste -- which led to a $300,000
savings in landfill tipping fees -- and reduced use of volatile organic
compounds by 95 percent.
     Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., won an Honorable Mention for the
Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation Award. 
     Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., won an Honorable Mention for the Natural
Resources Conservation, Small Installation Award. 
     Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J., was presented the
Environmental Cleanup, Installation Award for its successful effort to
clean up the installation, resulting in its removal from the Environmental
Protection Agency's National Priorities List (NPL). In 1987 there were 45
sites on the installation listed for cleanup. By last year, all sites had
a "record of decision," and of the 11 sites requiring action, all have a
remedy in place. By September 1999, the EPA will "de-list" the station
from the NPL. The station's success is due to the implementation of many
innovative technologies, including asphalt recycling for soil,
solar-powered systems, and natural attenuation of contaminated ground
water.
     Lynn E. Andrews of Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Ind., was presented the Natural Resources Conservation, Individual/Team
Award for developing a plan to preserve an endangered species of bat at
his installation. The successful program was but one example of his
resource management skills that allowed more than 6,000 hunters and
fishermen to enjoy the facility's resources with no adverse impact on the
installation's mission effectiveness.
     Paul Bailey of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth,
Texas, was presented the Recycling, Individual/Team Award for his many
efforts to develop an effective and efficient recycling program for his
installation. The continuing expansion of the base brought massive
construction projects and other activities, such as purging old materials
from closed activities, generating millions of pounds of waste. Over
several years, Bailey developed a program that was able to divert and
recycle waste to meet the Department of Defense's new solid waste measure
of merit eight years ahead of schedule.
     Patricia Kelly of Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Wash., was presented
the Environmental Cleanup, Individual/Team Award for her efforts in
spearheading the base's cleanup programs, which included testing
innovative technologies to lower cleanup costs, increasing community
interest and completing cleanup actions for anticipated long-term use.
     Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, Calif., received an
Honorable Mention for the Pollution Prevention, Non-Industrial
Installation Award.
     Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Wash., received an Honorable Mention for
the Recycling, Non-Industrial Installation Award.
     Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., received an Honorable Mention
for the Cultural Resources Management, Installation Award.
     Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., received an Honorable Mention for
the Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation Award.
     Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility,
Hawaii, received an Honorable Mention for the Pollution Prevention,
Industrial Installation Award. 
     Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Ind., received an
Honorable Mention for the Recycling, Industrial Installation Award.
     Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., received an Honorable Mention for the
Cultural Resources Management, Individual/Team Award. 
     Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., received an Honorable Mention
for the Environmental Quality, Individual/Team Award.
     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash., received an Honorable Mention for
the Pollution Prevention, Individual/Team Award.
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