[CPEO-MEF] sprawl

[Steve@miltoxproj.org]

Wayne makes the following statement in his response to Lenny's post 
about Luke Air Force Base:

"I have been reading email from this group for more than 5 years and not 
once have I heard any constructive suggestions on how the military
can perform their mission and stay in an area."

I'm assuming that when Wayne says "this group" he means either the list 
serve in general or CPEO.

Here are a few suggestions, intended as thoughts rather than a policy 
proposal.  Please note that these are my own thoughts and not the
positions of the Military Toxics Project.

Some things that might help allow the military to perform its mission 
and stay in an area:
 a.. Don't site facilities and ranges above sole source aquifers.
 b.. Create significant buffer zones around ranges.
 c.. Institute comprehensive on-site and off-site monitoring to quickly 
detect contamination and pollution and immediately share all results 
with surrounding communities.
 d.. Respond quickly and completely to environmental problems.
 e.. Perform serious and complete clearance of UXO before they release 
hazardous substances into the environment.

Steve Taylor
Military Toxics Project

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