Military Munitions Response Program
Abstract
The Installation Restoration Program (IRP) has been the Army's primary cleanup program within the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) since the 1980s. Historically, IRP focused on cleaning up sites contaminated with hazardous substances that posed toxicological risks. This changed in 2001 with the establishment of a new Army cleanup program that targeted military munitions. The Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) was formalized in September 2001 when the Department of Defense (DoD) published new management guidance for DERP. A new program category under DERP, MMRP addresses environmental health and safety hazards associated with unexploded ordnance (UXO), discarded military munitions (DMM), and munitions constituents on current and former military sites as a complement to the highly successful IRP. In December 2003, the Army fulfilled its first MMRP requirement -- an inventory of its former training ranges and munitions sites to identify sites eligible for MMRP. In fulfilling its obligations under MMRP, the Army's first priority is the protection of human health, safety, and the environment. The Army went beyond the letter of the requirement and expanded its data gathering efforts to account for additional pertinent information. As a result, the Army not only expedited the program's decision-making process -- with human health and safety the top priority -- but also put itself ahead of schedule and established a precedent for MMRP success.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA496220
Entities
People
- Margaret Schnebly
- Mark Albe