Subject: Military Munitions and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

ASTSWMO Risk Mitigation Practices Fact Sheet

Risk mitigation practices (RMP) at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) federal facility sites are critical for addressing environmental contamination efficiently and responsibly. These practices involve measures to mitigate risks posed by hazardous substances while long-term remediation plans are developed and implemented. Some examples discussed include access restrictions, interim land use controls, dig notifications, and public awareness. The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to help regulators identify when RMP should be considered to mitigate environmental impacts and to identify potential existing resources available. This Fact Sheet recommends regulators consider RMP at all federal facility CERCLA sites where such practices will reduce risk, prevent the continued migration of contamination, be cost effective, and help build community trust. The …

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Munitions Response Quality Assurance Project Plan Toolkit (MR QAPP) – Module 2 RA

The IDQTF Munitions Response Subgroup has developed the Munitions Response Quality Assurance Project Plan (MR-QAPP) Toolkit to assist project teams in planning for the characterization and remediation of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) using geophysical methods at Department of Defense (DoD) installations and formerly used defense sites (FUDS) (collectively referred to as Munitions Response Sites (MRS)). The MR-QAPP Toolkit is based on requirements and guidance contained in the Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPP, IDQTF, 2005) and makes use of applicable worksheets contained in the Optimized UFP-QAPP Worksheets (IDQTF, 2012), which have been adapted for this purpose. This Toolkit employs the systematic planning process (SPP) to illustrate scientifically sound approaches to characterizing and remediating MEC at …

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The CSM in the Acquisition Process

Using the CSM as a mechanism for Systematic Project Planning and Acquisition from the RI through RA: best practices and data needs for characterization, and contracting.

Munitions Response Quality Assurance Project Plan Toolkit (MR QAPP) – Module 1 RI/FS

The Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force (IDQTF), Munitions Response Subgroup, has developed the Munitions Response Quality Assurance Project Plan (MR-QAPP) Toolkit to assist project teams in planning for the characterization and remediation of buried munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) at Department of Defense (DoD) installations and formerly used defense sites (FUDS) (collectively referred to as Munitions Response Sites (MRS)). The MR-QAPP Toolkit is based on requirements and guidance contained in the Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans (UFP-QAPP, IDQTF, 2005) and makes use of the Optimized UFP-QAPP Worksheets (IDQTF, 2012). It employs the systematic planning process (SPP) to illustrate scientifically sound approaches to characterizing and remediating MRS in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability …

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