FRC Southwest 2007 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010

2007 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

FRC Southwest
A090050
Year 1 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2004 (2nd Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

FRC Southwest

A.2

Name of your parent company:

Naval Air Systems Command

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mr. Daniel Conley
Title:	Environmental Engineer
Phone:	619-545-1982
Fax:	619-545-2236
Email:	daniel.conley@navy.mil

A.4

Facility location:

Facility Address

Street Address:	Naval Air Station, North Island
Address Cont:	P.O. Box 357058
City:	San Diego
State:	CA
Zip Code:	92135

If your facility has multiple street addresses, please list any other addresses for its sites or buildings.

A.5

Facility's website address (if any):

http://www.frcsw.navy.mil

A.6

Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:

More than 1,000

A.7

For the purposes of where your facility would be listed in our Member Directory, please list the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is (are) used to classify business at the facility:

Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Quaternary	Quinary
928110

A.8.a

List the activities, products, or services that take place at your facility:

FRCSW refurbishes aircraft and components for the US Navy and other goverment agencies. FRCSW maintains capability to test, disassemble, repair, manufacture, rebuild and calibrate much of the US Navy's inventory of aircraft and components.

A.8.b

Provide the size and general description of your site:

FRCSW is one of 32 tenants of the North Island Naval Air Station, FRCSW occupies 63 buildings including over 2 million square feet of workspace on 358 acres. The organization employs approximately 4000 civilian and military personnel to complete it's mission.

A.9

Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period?

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a

Is your facility certified to ISO 14001?

Yes

B.2

Performance Track members must have their EMS assessed by an independent party at least once every three years. Please indicate the details of the most recent independent assessment conducted at your facility. If your most recent independent assessment did not cover all EMS elements and business areas, please use the "Add Assessment" button to indicate the additional partial assessments.

Independent EMS Assessment #1

When was this EMS assessment?

November 2007

What protocol was used?

ISO 14001 Standards
Specify:

Who conducted the audit?

Name:	Elizabeth Hamblen
Title:	Vice President Lead Auditor
Organization:	Advanced Waste Management

Which EMS elements were included in the audit?

Implementation, Checking, Management

Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?

Entire Facility

Which business areas were included in the audit?

B.3

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct an internal EMS assessment (partial or complete) every year. Did you conduct one in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Internal EMS Assessment #1

When was this EMS assessment?	October 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Implementation, Checking, Management
Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?	Entire Facility

B.4

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct a regulatory compliance audit every year. Did your facility conduct any audits in calendar year 2007 to verify compliance with regulatory statutes?

Yes

Regulatory Compliance Audit #1

When was this regulatory compliance audit?	October 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Clean Air Act (CAA)

Regulatory Compliance Audit #2

When was this regulatory compliance audit?	April 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Underground Storage Tank (UST) Regulations

Regulatory Compliance Audit #3

When was this regulatory compliance audit?	March 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

B.5

Note: Facility will be asked to report other audits and inspections in their 3rd reporting year.

B.6.a

Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?

Yes

B.6.b

Performance Track members should have a Senior Management Review of their EMS every year. Did this review take place in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Who was the senior manager present at the review?

Name: Mr. Michael A. Kelly

Title: US Navy Captain - Commanding Officer FRCSW

B.6.c

Performance Track members should conduct a systematic identification and/or review of their environmental aspects at least once every two years. When was your last one conducted?

September 2007

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Goal 1: FRC Southwest's first goal is to reduce the facility's toxic air emissions.
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	FRC SW is continually researching and making replacements for toxic materials with less toxic formulations of equal performance. As the field of green chemistry continues to develop and mature FRC SW will strive to emit less and less toxic air pollutants. A key to our Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) reduction plan is the replacement of a Methylene Chloride paint stripping tank with a formulated product containing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ethanolamine and petroleum distillates. Once this substitution is approved and implemented the total FRC SW HAP emissions will be reduced by approximately 60%.
C.1.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	At FRC SW our chemical inventories and material usage is tracked using a pharmacy distribution system that uses the computer software system Hazardous Material Management System (HMMS). This system tracks materials in inventory and usage by checking out and checking in hazardous materials assigned to individuals by weight. Additionally actual usage of air regulated materials including paints, solvents, adhesives, plating solutions and other chemicals are tracked by logging actual usage in the shops and entering that data into the EnviroCom Access database.
C.1.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform.
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Goal	Units
Actual Quantity (per year)	16.7	14.1			14.7	Tons Specify other:

C.1.d

Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.04
Normalized Quantity	16.7	13.56			n/a	Tons Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	FRC SW uses production direct labor hours to track our level of production. This measure is indicative of the amount of work processed in the plant.

Goal 2: FRC Southwest's second goal is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.
This is a challenge goal.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	FRCSW is planning to implement a Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) to install more energy efficient lighting and HVAC equipment. Planning and identification was done in 2007. Implementation is scheduled for 2008. After all work is finished with the UESC the total energy consumption will be reduced by 4%. The increase noted in energy used is related to FRC's Steam usage, which historically has exhibited the least accurate of our metering. Approximately 70% of FRC's Steam usage is actually metered, the remainder is either proportioned from shared meters, or estimated. Prior to FY07, one of FRC's largest steam users (Bldgs 464-468) had been estimated, the metered usage now shows production is somewhat higher but now more accurate allowing us to identify energy saving opportunities.
C.2.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	FRCSW uses utility meters to keep track of consumption in all buildings. NAVFAC Southwest reads these meters monthly and provides the data to FRCSW. Note baseline data was revised on 7/11/2008 to report natural gas use instead of steam and to correct electricity. Baseline energy use was revised from 279.84 MMBtu to 170,720.79 MMBtu.
C.2.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Electricity Purchased
Electricity from Grid/Utility	153,680,790,000	151,573,036,500			Btus Specify:
Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources	0	0			MMBtus Specify:
Total Electricity Purchased	153,680.79	151,573.04			MMBtus
	If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center. WECC California
Steam EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.					Specify:
Total Energy Generated Off-Site	153,680.79	151,573.04			MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Coal	0				Btus Specify:
Natural Gas	17,040	15,464.70			MMBtus Specify:
Crude Oil					Specify:
Fuel Oil					Specify:
Diesel					Specify:
Propane/LPG					Specify:
Gasoline					Specify:
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Biomass					Specify:
Biodiesel					Specify:
Solar					Specify:
Wind					Specify:
Landfill Gas					Specify:
Geothermal					Specify:
Hydroelectric					Specify:
Tire Derived Fuel					Specify:
Other Fuel or Source Specify:					Specify:
Total Energy Generated On-Site	17,040.00	15,464.70			MMBtus

C.2.d Total energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Actual Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Renewable Energy Use	38,266.52	37,741.69			34,439.44	MMBtus
Total Non-Renewable Energy Use	132,454.27	129,296.05			119,201.56	MMBtus
Total Energy Use	170,720.79	167,037.74			153,641.00	MMBtus
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	18,872.94	18,543.12			16,985.13	MTCO2E
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags						MTCO2E
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	18,872.94	18,543.12			16,985.13	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.04
Total Energy Use	170,720.79	160,613.21			n/a	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	18,872.94	17,829.92			n/a	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	FRC SW uses production direct labor hours to track our level of production. This measure is indicative of the amount of work processed in the plant.

Goal 3: FRC Southwest's third goal is to reduce the facility's generation of hazardous waste, specifically containerized hazardous and industrial wastes treated off site. It does not include industrial wastewater that is treated at the NAS North Island Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant.

C.3.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

FRC SW uses consolidation of compatible waste streams to reduce the waste generated at this facility. Further FRC SW participates in a recycling program that reuses spent blast media in cinder blocks used for construction. This program was recently expanded to include all the spent blast media at the facility.
Increases in amount of waste generated are a result of significant remediation projects that have been undertaken to remove and decontaminate over five miles of chemical pipeline at the painting complex and other smaller projects. FRC SW is considering macro consolidation to reduce our waste generated and meet our commitments to Performance Track.

C.3.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

At FRC SW our chemical inventories and material usage is tracked using a pharmacy distribution system that uses the computer software system Hazardous Material Management System (HMMS).

The same computer system is used to generate waste labels for drums, track the residence time and inventory the containers for shipment. The HMMS system generates reports that are used to track our waste disposal trending.

C.3.c Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Waste Management Method Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

2006 2007 2008 2009

Reused/recycled off-site

Specify other:
82,659 113,584 Pounds

Specify other:

Incineration

Specify other:
237,646 147,975 Pounds

Specify other:

Landfill

Specify other:
15,499 43,479 Pounds

Specify other:

Other management

Specify other: Energy Recovery (Fuel Blend)
180,818 267,017 Pounds

Specify other:

Specify other:
Pounds

Specify other:

C.3.d Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Hazardous Waste 258.31 286.03 242.81 Tons

Specify other:

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.04

Total Hazardous Waste 258.31 275.03 n/a Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
FRC SW uses production direct labor hours to track our level of production. This measure is indicative of the amount of work processed in the plant.

Progress Towards Other Significant Aspects of your EMS

In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Goals. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year.

Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? Yes

Environmental Aspect Progress Made This Year (e.g., quantitative or qualitative improvements, activities conducted)

Emergency Response and Preparedness During internal auditing sorties it was discovered that the report form used to investigate spills or releases into secondary containments was inadequate for reporting purposes.
The form was edited and the emergency response coordinator was re-trained on how to effectively document potential reports.

Emergency Response and Preparedness Reviewing the cause of a release of water into the secondary containment due to the overfilling of a process tank in the plating shop, it was identified that the time to fill tanks could be greatly reduced by increasing the diameter of the water pipe. The pipes diameter was increased and the time reduced, resulting in less likelihood of human error caused overfilling.

Internal Communication The automated email notification system used to communicate and resolve ISO audit findings, non-conformances and opportunities for improvement contained terminology that was too generic and was not clear. The document control and record system was revamped to better clarify the message, specifically the subject line to identify who has the next action.

Legal and Other Due to new personal exposure limits of Hexavalent Chrome over $1.2 million was appropriated for the purchase of new equipment, tools and Personal protection equipment to provide protection to the employees and the environment.

Water Conservation The water conservation plan was re-written to continue efforts to reduce water usage. The new draft includes contemporary technology that will be implemented in the future.

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

D.1.a Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.

On a quarterly basis a community Regional Action Board (RAB) meeting is held with members of the local community to discuss the current environmental issues at FRC SW and any potential impact they could have on the area.
FRC SW also has a full time Public Affairs Office that facilitates communications with the local and metropolitan communities. Activities in the past year have included our public internet site, news releases, and hosting television news segments at the facility to allow the community to view our operations.

D.1.b If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?

The local community via the RAB meetings and Public Affairs Office has expressed concern over truck routes through the community in the past. In response we have established set truck routes for routine deliveries and coordinated with the community to schedule times and routes for special projects.

D.1.c Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.

FRC SW exhibits at the San Diego Earth Day Festival (metropolitan) and the Coronado Flower Show (local) annually.

D.2 Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.

Meetings, Community Advisory Panel, Environmental Fairs, Events, Web Site
URL: http://www.frcsw.navy.mil/frcsw/index.html

OMB No. 2010-0032
SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not yet in a position to accept electronic signatures and therefore requests a faxed, signed copy of the Section E page. Please complete Section E online, then print Section E using the link on the Overview page. Section E should be signed by the senior manager of your facility and faxed it to the Performance Track Information Center at (617) 354-0463.
On behalf of FRC Southwest, I certify that: I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as specified in the National Enviromental Performance Track Program Guide. This facility, to the best of my knowledge, continues to meet all program criteria; I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this Annual Performance Report. The information contained in this report is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete; My facility has an environmental management system (EMS), as defined in the Performance Track EMS criteria, including systems to maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements, in place at the facility, and the EMS will be maintained for the duration of the facility's participation in the program; My facility has conducted an objective assessment of its compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements; and the facility has corrected all identified instances of potential or actual noncompliance; and Based on the foregoing compliance assessments and subsequent corrective actions (if any were necessary), my facility is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, currently in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements. I agree that EPA's decision whether to accept participants into or remove them from the National Environment Performance Track is wholly discretionary, and I waive any right that may exist under any law to challenge EPA's acceptance or removal decision. I am the senior manager with responsibility for the facility and am fully authorized to execute this statement on behalf of the corporation or other legal entity whose facility is part of the National Environmental Performance Track program.
Signature/Date:	______________________________________________________
Name:	Mr. Captain Michael A. Kelly
Title:	Commanding Officer, FRC SW
Facility Name:	FRC Southwest
Facility Street Address:	Naval Air Station, North Island P.O. Box 357058 San Diego, CA 92135
Mailing Address:	,
Performance Track ID#:	A090050

Goal 3: FRC Southwest's third goal is to reduce the facility's generation of hazardous waste, specifically containerized hazardous and industrial wastes treated off site. It does not include industrial wastewater that is treated at the NAS North Island Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	FRC SW uses consolidation of compatible waste streams to reduce the waste generated at this facility. Further FRC SW participates in a recycling program that reuses spent blast media in cinder blocks used for construction. This program was recently expanded to include all the spent blast media at the facility. Increases in amount of waste generated are a result of significant remediation projects that have been undertaken to remove and decontaminate over five miles of chemical pipeline at the painting complex and other smaller projects. FRC SW is considering macro consolidation to reduce our waste generated and meet our commitments to Performance Track.
C.3.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	At FRC SW our chemical inventories and material usage is tracked using a pharmacy distribution system that uses the computer software system Hazardous Material Management System (HMMS). The same computer system is used to generate waste labels for drums, track the residence time and inventory the containers for shipment. The HMMS system generates reports that are used to track our waste disposal trending.
C.3.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
Waste Management Method	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Waste Management Method	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Reused/recycled off-site Specify other:	82,659	113,584			Pounds Specify other:
Incineration Specify other:	237,646	147,975			Pounds Specify other:
Landfill Specify other:	15,499	43,479			Pounds Specify other:
Other management Specify other: Energy Recovery (Fuel Blend)	180,818	267,017			Pounds Specify other:
Specify other:					Pounds Specify other:

Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Hazardous Waste	258.31	286.03			242.81	Tons Specify other:

D.1.a	Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.
	On a quarterly basis a community Regional Action Board (RAB) meeting is held with members of the local community to discuss the current environmental issues at FRC SW and any potential impact they could have on the area. FRC SW also has a full time Public Affairs Office that facilitates communications with the local and metropolitan communities. Activities in the past year have included our public internet site, news releases, and hosting television news segments at the facility to allow the community to view our operations.
D.1.b	If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?
	The local community via the RAB meetings and Public Affairs Office has expressed concern over truck routes through the community in the past. In response we have established set truck routes for routine deliveries and coordinated with the community to schedule times and routes for special projects.
D.1.c	Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.
	FRC SW exhibits at the San Diego Earth Day Festival (metropolitan) and the Coronado Flower Show (local) annually.
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.
	Meetings, Community Advisory Panel, Environmental Fairs, Events, Web Site
	URL: http://www.frcsw.navy.mil/frcsw/index.html

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT