Download or read book The Army's Management of Environmental Quality written by Roy S. Carlson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The United States Army program for environmental quality management was studied. The four management functions of directing, controlling, coordinating and resource management were investigated to determine if adequate policies and procedures existed to provide for air pollution abatement, water pollution abatement and solid waste management. Current Congressional Statutes, Executive Orders, Army Regulations, and Army Circulars were examined to determine if the Army's management policies in environmental quality complied with the directives of Federal Law. It was found that Army Regulations were generally in compliance with the national policies. Two requirements that appear in both Federal legislation and Army Regulations are sufficiently vague so as to allow broad interpretation when considered. These two requirements are that Army installations will practice resource recovery to the maximum extent practicable and that the Army will demonstrate initiative and leadership in preserving and enhancing the environment. Both of these requirements were examined. The Department of the Army Annual Environmental Quality Report for 1973 was examined to determine if the Army achievements in this field met the standards and policies established by Army Regulations and Federal law in air pollution abatement, water pollution abatement and solid waste management. It was found that the Army implementation at Department of Army level was in compliance with these directives. Since it was determined that the installation commander was responsible to interpret the vague requirement to practice resource recovery to the maximum extent practicable, the meaning of practicable in this sense was considered. The army interpretation of practicable was determined to be whether the revenues from recycling are greater than the costs of such operation. This cost effectiveness criteria was examined by a benefit-cost analysis to determine how present recycling programs meet this criteria. The cost-benefit analysis conducted demonstrated that the programs in existence were not cost effective, and for this reason many Army installations do not have such programs. Realizing that there are benefits that are not financial in nature, recommended changes to Federal law and Army Regulations were offered. The intent of these recommendations is to bring about the needed changes to effect a viable countrywide resource recovery program. The implementation of the Army environmental program at Fort Wainwright, Alaska was studied as a case study example to determine if the Army's program was actually being practiced at the Army installation level. Generally, Fort Wainwright was found to be either properly implementing the program or had construction projects under way to meet the program requirements as soon as reasonably possible. Fort Wainwright does not practice resource recovery of domestic refuse because it is not considered cost effective"--Leaves iv-v.