NAWS China Lake - MIR
Abstract
Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake is the Navy’s single largest landholder, totaling more than 1.1 million acres with approximately 95% of that land undisturbed. NAWS China Lake’s mission is to provide quality shore-based infrastructure, base operating support services, and airfield support for a wide-range of joint missions to include RDAT&E, advanced individual/unit level training, and other Fleet support activities. Magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes affected NAWS China Lake and the surrounding communities In July 2019. The earthquake epicenters, and associated thousands of aftershocks were located in and around NAWS China Lake, but in remote areas about 10 miles from main infrastructure highlighted several vulnerabilities to the resilience of the aged and aging energy and water infrastructure distribution systems for the installation, City of Ridgecrest, and the surrounding communities. The City of Ridgecrest intends to have a consultant complete an energy and water resilience study that will identify and analyze vulnerabilities to be addressed by the region. This study is meant to be comprehensive in identifying critical and aging infrastructure; points of failure (energy and water); transportation limitations; need for water importation; flood, wind, heat, extreme weather, drought, and chronically overdrawn water table as natural risks; identify and secure communication risks, and to create an action plan to support the continued mission readiness of NAWS China Lake.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2021
- Source ID
- HQ00052010052
Entities
People
- Meliza Ancheta
Organizations
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense