[CPEO-MEF] DOD & California sign encroachment agreement

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Naval Base Point Loma Hosts REC Training


By JO2 Adrian Melendez
Navy Compass
November 12, 2004

SAN DIEGO - The annual DoD Regional Environmental Coordinator (REC) 
Training Symposium was held Nov. 2-4 at the Admiral Kidd club on Naval 
Base Point Loma (NBPL) Fleet Anti-warfare Training Center.

The event is a chance for RECs from each state to get together and 
discuss important environmental issue that effect military installations 
and state resources.

"It has been eight short years since the DoD REC program was created," 
said Capt. Anthony Gonzales, NBPL commanding officer. "I think we can 
all be proud of the tremendous growth and positive results already 
achieved in this short time."

This year's main subject at the symposium was the continuing 
encroachment of habitat and the growth of cities around military bases.

"Expanded development and urban growth is an increasing challenge to the 
viability of ranges and installations, and is an impediment to some of 
the readiness missions that you folks (military) are very much involved 
in on a daily basis," said Mike Chrisman, California's secretary for 
resources.

One important event that took place during the symposium was the signing 
of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Chrisman and Alex Beehler, 
assistant deputy under secretary of defense (environment, safety and 
occupational health).

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For the entire article, see
http://www.navycompass.com/news/newsview.asp?c=131635

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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