FullSpectrumEncroach mentPlanning

Full Spectrum Encroachment Planning: 

Full Spectrum Encroachment Planning Fred Pierson Navy East Coast AICUZ/RAICUZ Center of Excellence

NAS JRB Fort Worth TX: 

NAS JRB Fort Worth TX

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1960

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1980

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2006

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Air Installations Compatible Use Zones

Beginnings: 

Beginnings 1972: Noise Control Act 1973: AICUZ program Late 70s: DODI 4165.47 USAF and USN instructions 2002: OPNAVINST 11010.36B

Congressional Record Findings: 

Congressional Record Findings Results of Encroachment Reduced take-off weights Quiet hours Flight track changes Reduction in operations Loss of flying mission

AICUZ Goals: 

AICUZ Goals Protect the health safety and welfare of those living near the air station Ensuring the continuing flight mission of the installation

The AICUZ Study: 

The AICUZ Study AICUZ study in non-binding Defines Noise Zones Accident Potential Zones Provides recommendations to communities for compatible development

Noise Contours: 

Noise Contours Noise Zone 1 < 65 DNL Noise Zone 2 65-75 DNL Noise Zone 3 >75 DNL

Noise Compatibility Matrix: 

Noise Compatibility Matrix

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APZs

APZ Matrix: 

APZ Matrix Land Use Agriculture, Public R-O-W Wholesale, Manufacturing Commercial Retail Single family detached Hospitals, multifamily Transient Lodging Schools, Regional Malls CZ APZ 1 APZ 2

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Range Air Installations Compatible Use Zones

RAICUZ: 

RAICUZ Goal: To protect areas set aside for air-to-ground training with live and/or inert ordnance Patterned After the Navy’s Successful AICUZ Program Joint Navy / Marine Corps INST 3550.1 Aug 1998 (Update in Progress) Range Safety and Noise Analyses for Air-to-Ground Training Ranges Provides Compatible Land Use Recommendations and Strategies

Range Safety Zones (RSZs): 

Range Safety Zones (RSZs) Weapons Safety Footprint Areas (WSFA) define areas associated with weapon impacts.

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RSZ-C RSZ-B RSZ-A

Noise Zones: 

Noise Zones Noise Sources Aircraft Noise Firing Noise Blast Noise Noise Sources are generally Combined to make Noise Contours.

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Typical Land Use Compatibility in Range Safety Zones Residential Classrooms, Libraries, Churches Hospitals, Nursing Homes Office Buildings Commercial, Retail, Manufacturing, Utilities Industrial, Warehouse, Supplies Livestock, Farming, Animal Breeding Agriculture (Except Livestock), Mining, Fishing Recreational, Wilderness Areas Land Use RSZ A RSZ B RSZ C Legend Incompatible Conditionally Compatible Compatible NOTES: 1. Range Safety Zone B is an area of armed overflight. Land uses which have the potential to attract congregations of people are not compatible. For scored targets, no development within 500 ft either side of the run-in line centerline. For tactical targets, further analysis is required. Factors to be considered: labor intensity, structural coverage. 2. Incompatible when the training mission requires low altitude overflight (less than 500 ft). Height of structures is limited to 50 ft. 3. Suggested maximum density in RSZC is less than 1 dwelling per 10 acres. 4. Noise sensitive uses should be avoided. 3 4 4 2 2 1 1

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Encroachment Management Program

Encroachment Management Program: 

Encroachment Management Program PURPOSE: To ensure operational sustainment for all Navy installations, test and training ranges, air and water operating areas, special use airspace, and military training routes. OPNAVINST 11010.40 (March 2007) Defines encroachment and types of encroachment Allows for Encroachment Action Plans (EAP) Allows for Encroachment Partnering

Encroachment: 

Encroachment “Any non-Navy action planned or executed which inhibits, curtails, or possesses the potential to impede the performance of Navy activities.”

Types of Encroachment: 

Types of Encroachment Urban Growth Airborne noise Competition for air space, land, and sea space Frequency spectrum Ordnance –Unexploded OXO/Munitions Threatened and Endangered Species Maritime issues Air Quality Water Quality Competition for scarce resources- i.e., oil, gas and minerals Inter-Agency Coordination Challenges to Military Activities Legislative initiatives

Encroachment Action Plans (EAP): 

Encroachment Action Plans (EAP) Plan identifies, quantifies and creates a plan for mitigating potential Encroachment Challenges EAP is an internal living document Can be used to define and prioritize areas for Encroachment Partnering (EP).

Encroachment Partnering: 

Encroachment Partnering Foundation of the program is an active local command effort to work with local, regional, and State conservators as well as local and State agencies; and community leaders to identify partnering opportunities. EP allows the military to leverage DOD funds to protect the military mission from incompatible development.

Current Program Status: 

Current Program Status AICUZ RAICUZ Encroachment Management Program EAPs 3 Completed 15 Ongoing 1 Awarded EP for FY-07 OSD: $40 M Navy: $8.5 POC: Tony Danesi, NAVFAC HQ

Implementation: 

Implementation Don’t let it sit on the shelf! Release AICUZ/ RAICUZ studies Educate Implement

The ProactiveApproach: 

The Proactive Approach

The Law of Conservation of Military Bases: 

The Law of Conservation of Military Bases

Axiom I: 

Axiom I Military bases do not operate in a vacuum but are subject to the influences of nearby political bodies. These bodies will follow the courses most expedient to their needs. Developers, land owners and special interest groups use their influence with elected officials to achieve their own land use goals

Axiom II: 

Axiom II Applying pressure to change the course of a political body in motion will create friction. The further a body deviates from the prescribed course, the greater the energy required to redirect that body. Postponing involvement in the planning process allows others to develop support and consensus for their positions.

Axiom III: 

Axiom III Urban encroachment will slow when a political body assumes your course is most expedient to its needs. Urban encroachment is an ongoing process, never fully halted; but the process can be slowed Establish the base as valid component of the local infrastructure to be protected such as commercial airports

Establishing an Encroachment Program: 

Establishing an Encroachment Program Mission Duties Personnel Chain of Command Attitude Encroachment Program Some Assembly Required FRAGILE Egos THIS SIDE UP

Mission: 

Mission TO ENSURE Missions are not degraded through encroachment Efforts to limit mission impacts on your neighbors The smooth integration—on and off station—of new missions A close relationship with surrounding communities

Duties: 

Duties Establish working relationships People Planners Politicians Press Pursue encroachment strategies All levels government NGOs Monitor changing dynamics Adjust strategies as necessary

Personnel: 

Personnel Commanding Officer Operations Real Estate Public Affairs Region or Major Command Community Planning Liaison

Community Planning Liaison: 

Community Planning Liaison CPLO must serve as an advisor to CO Chain of Command must be short Bond of Trust Continuity Commanding Officer CPLO

Attitude: 

Attitude Be resourceful Must be willing to go up to the line without crossing it Must be persistent Must recognize there are two sides to every issue Win-Win

Facts of Life: 

Facts of Life No new Bases Future rounds of BRAC possible New weapons and tactics may change training footprint Regulatory concerns will increase More Special Interest Groups Growth around military facilities and training areas will continue

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Fred Pierson Navy East Coast AICUZ/RAICUZ Center of Excellence (757) 322-6450 fred.pierson@navy.mil