JB Cape Cod - MIR
Abstract
The utility infrastructure on JBCC is aged and in need of improvements. The US National Guard Bureau (NGB) maintains ownership responsibility for these utilities through the Mass Air National Guard, 102d Intelligence Wing. Efforts have been underway to divest these utilities. Over the years there have been numerous initiatives to address utility challenges on JBCC. The military missions performed at JBCC are critical to our National Defense Strategy and our Homeland Security strategies. Reliable utility systems are essential for the on-going operations of these missions. Out-dated and vulnerable electric power infrastructure and water/wastewater infrastructure are not sufficiently resilient and place risk on mission readiness. Furthermore, the oversight, management and maintenance demands of these utilities on the 102d Intelligence Wing’s Support Group requires valuable manpower and financial resources that could better serve and support the operational mission sets of the Wing. This project will allow Barnstable County and JBCC to collect appropriate data relative to utility operations and capital needs, identify a series of options, and evaluate the feasibility of each. The project will promote a collaborative engagement between the municipalities and the JBCC leadership to address utility challenges and associated weather vulnerabilities facing all of Cape Cod. The results of this project will serve as a planning document for future action. Barnstable County s has extremely limited revenue and resources to perform this critical regional study without infusions of state and federal funding, and the project will assist JBCC in solving long standing capital and operating cost issues with installation owned utility assets. Collaboration between the county and JBCC can result in better utility reliability, greater capacity and lower costs which can benefit both parties. More specifically, the current water/wastewater resources and infrastructure have value that is available to meet the growing population needs of Cape Cod and/or future growth on JBCC. Use by the local community can assist in defraying capital and operating costs. More Specifically, the water system is permitted for 540k gallons daily per DEP permit. The actual usage is approximately 50% of this permitted maximum. The wastewater treatment plant at JBCC has a maximum allowed output of 750k gallons daily. The actual daily usage/discharge is 100k-180k gallons. Finally, and perhaps most valuable, is the filter bed outflow into the Cape Cod Canal, permitted by Mass DEP for 840k gallons of daily effluent, with a daily usage of 100-180k gallons. These resources that can benefit Cape Cod communities and/or future smart growth on JBCC. The liabilities associated with these utilities pertain to capital improvement needs. The wastewater treatment plant is operationally sound but has capital improvement needs. The water distribution system throughout the base needs significant improvements. It is challenging for the tenants of JBCC to fund these improvement through a traditional capital improvement plan (different agencies, branches of government, limitations on capital funding mechanisms, etc.). Finally, the JBCC electric grid is also in need of capital improvement. The over-arching goals relative to JBCC utilities are as follows: • To divest these utilities in a manner that ensures necessary upgrades are accomplished; costs are reasonable; and costs are equitably allocable to the tenant organizations on JBCC • Maximize the water, wastewater and electric power resources to benefit/meet the emerging needs of upper cape communities • Develop public/private utility partnerships that will promote smart growth and sustainable infrastructure on JBCC • Identify weather/climate related risks to the region and plans to mitigate these risks as they pertain to JBCC infrastructure
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2021
- Source ID
- HQ00052010092
Entities
People
- Phil Burt
Organizations
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense