Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 2007 APR View/Print

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

2007 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
A040165
Year 1 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2007 (1st Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base

A.2

Name of your parent company:

United States Air Force

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mr. Donald (Buck) Abrams
Title:	Environmental Flight Chief
Phone:	9197225168
Fax:	9197225179
Email:	donald.abrams@seymourjohnson.af.mil

A.4

Facility location:

Facility Address

Street Address:	1510 Wright Brothers Ave.
Address Cont:
City:	Seymour Johnson AFB
State:	NC
Zip Code:	27531

Mailing Address

Street Address:	1095 Peterson Avenue
Address Cont:
City:	Seymour Johnson AFB
State:	NC
Zip Code:	27531

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.seymourjohnson.af.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:

The 4 FW is tasked in four core mission areas: aircraft operations, aircraft maintenance, mission support and medical services. Day-to-day operations at the base involve aircrew ground, flight, and simulator training; mission planning and intelligence support; airfield, airspace, and air traffic management; and bomb range management and scheduling. Aircraft maintenance supports these operations by fueling, servicing, arming, launching and recovering airplanes; inspecting, repairing, and overhauling aircraft components; and maintaining armament, engines, and support equipment. The mission is supported with the provision and maintenance of communications systems; life-cycle facilities management to include planning, design, construction, maintenance and demolition; contract and financial management; personnel management, education and training; security operations; logistics support including equipment and parts, supply, storage and issue; transportation and vehicle maintenance; and community services and recreation. The base community has access to complete medical care including family and specialized care, pharmacy, dental services, and public health support.

A.8.b

Provide the size and general description of your site:

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, a 3,216 acre site in Wayne County, NC is the home of the 4th Fighter Wing (4 FW) and the 916th Air Refueling Wing (916 ARW). The base is in the southeastern city limits of Goldsboro, N.C. Residential areas neighbor the base on the north while agricultural land uses and open space are adjacent to the base on the east and south. Stoney Creek establishes the western base boundary. The 4 FW is the host wing and flies the multi-role, all-weather F-15E Strike Eagle. The wing provides worldwide deployable aircraft and personnel capable of executing combat missions in support of the Aerospace Expeditionary Force. In addition to the main base, the 4 FW manages the 46,000-acre Bomb Range in Dare County, NC and the Fort Fisher Recreation Area in Kure Beach, NC. The 4 FW also provides logistical support to the 916 ARW, a tenant wing operating and maintaining the KC-135R Stratotanker.

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?

B.2

Note: On this facility's Application or a previous Annual Performance Report, they reported having an independent assessment of their EMS in calendar year 2007. Since they are required to have an independent assessment every three years to remain a member of the Performance Track program, they will next report their independent assessment in calendar year 2010.

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?	March 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Policy, Planning, 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?	June 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Clean Air Act (CAA) Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Regulations

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. Charles G. Duke, Colonel, USAF

Title: ESOH Council Chairman

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?

June 2007

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Goal 1: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's first goal is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	The base maximized the use of Direct Digital Control technology to regulate temperatures for 110+ facilities. Combined with load shed in all Military Family Housing units, these practices have consistently reduced the base's electric usage and natural gas consumption. The base is in the process of replacing 129 metal halide and sodium vapor parking and street lamps with energy efficient inductive lighting. The base continues to replace high bay hangar lighting with efficient T5 lamps.
C.1.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Electric and natural gas meters located across the base are read monthly and compared with readings provided by utility companies. Propane and fuel oil data are based on known purchases.
C.1.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	243,821	243,581			MMBtus Specify:
Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources					Specify:
Total Electricity Purchased	243,821.00	243,581.00			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. SERC Virginia/Carolina
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	243,821.00	243,581.00			MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Coal					Specify:
Natural Gas	125,795	118,568			MMBtus Specify:
Crude Oil					Specify:
Fuel Oil	3,716	3,150			MMBtus Specify:
Diesel					Specify:
Propane/LPG	3,187	2,801			MMBtus 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	132,698.00	124,519.00			MMBtus

C.1.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	9,021.38	9,012.50			n/a	MMBtus
Total Non-Renewable Energy Use	367,497.62	359,087.50			n/a	MMBtus
Total Energy Use	376,519.00	368,100.00			n/a	MMBtus
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	44,288.70	43,803.59			n/a	MTCO2E
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags						MTCO2E
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	44,288.70	43,803.59			n/a	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.0
Total Energy Use	376,519.00	368,100.00			357,000.00	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	44,288.70	43,803.59			41,402.21	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Base Population

Goal 2: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's second goal is to reduce the generation of, and improve the management of, the facility's non-hazardous waste.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	2007 was a rebuilding year for recycling at Seymour Johnson AFB. When the Federal Prison on base closed down in 2006 the existing inmate-run base recycling program came to an abrupt halt. A temporary recycling contract was put in place to collect recyclables, but it was very costly and inadequately advertised. A Qualified Recycling Program (QRP) manager was appointed and trained in 2007. Training for the QRP manager included courses at the USAF ESOH Symposium, at the Air Force Institute of Technology Civil Engineer and Services School, and at the National Recycling Coalition Convention. The installation Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan was updated to fully understand our waste streams and trends in waste disposal. The plan includes 42 specific achievable opportunities for improvement in our solid waste reduction program. Our volume of recyclabes went down from the level in our application. However, total solid waste landfilled went down as well. The reduction in total recyclabes is attributed to the base's continued transition from inmate labor use in scrap metal recycling to contracted support. The best options for recycling scrap metal continue to be investigated. Aside from the reduced scrap metal recycling, the base did experience small increases in recyclables from both military family housing and from main base.
C.2.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Solid waste and recycling data is obtained from weigh tickets as trucks are processed at either the landfill or Material Recovery Facilities. Scrap metal volumes are provided by the contractor as the materials are processed for sale.
C.2.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
Landfill Specify other:	2,820	2,758			Tons Specify other:
Reused/recycled off-site Specify other:	1,114	1,038			Tons Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:

C.2.d

Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Non Hazardous Waste	3,934.00	3,796.00			n/a	Tons Specify other:

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.0
Total Non Hazardous Waste	3,934.00	3,796.00			3,914.00	Tons Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	general base population (living and working)

Goal 3: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's third goal is to increase the facility's land and habitat conservation.

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

In March 2007 the natural resources management team completed the prescribed burn of the "Littlefields" block with a total of 546 acres and 270 acres on the Dare County Bombing Range proper. In addition, 20 acres were cleared of midstory vegetation during 2007. Both of these areas are potential Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) habitat. Also, 42 artificial RCW cavity inserts were installed.

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

A combination of on-the-ground surveys, aerial imagery and analysis, and visual and GPS data collection are used. Data are input to an active GIS. Data is constantly updated and entered.

C.3.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) 65 85 87 acres

Specify other:

C.3.d Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalization is not applicable to this commitment

Goal 4: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's fourth goal is to reduce the facility's procurement of hazardous/toxic components, specifically strontium chromate.

C.4.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Seymour Johnson AFB previously used a strontium-chromate epoxy primer coating when painting F-15E aircraft and for touch up on the KC-135 aircraft. Through the Technical Order approval process, the approved primers for these airframes was modified to include a non-chromate primer. Both the 4th Fighter Wing and 916th Air Refueling Wing have discontinued the procurement of strontium-chromate primer and only used remaining stock in 2007. In the goal Seymour Johnson AFB reports only the weight of the strontium chromate content in the primer and not the total weight of the primer.

C.4.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

All hazardous materials (to include primer coatings) are ordered and tracked through the installation Hazardous Material Pharmacy (HAZMART). The HAZMART maintaines a database of each authorization, order, and material issue. Through this database, Seymour Johnson AFB is able to demonstrate progress toward this performance track goal.

C.4.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) 310 31.4 16 Pounds

Specify other:

C.4.d Normalized progress toward goal.

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

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.06

Normalized Quantity 310 29.62 n/a Pounds

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Aircraft sorties flown

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? No

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

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

Seymour Johnson AFB takes a proactive approach to identify community concerns through various working groups and partnerships. Environmental Flight members are active in the North Carolina State/Military Environmental Issues Working Group allowing an opportunity for interaction with state regulators, resolution of issues before they become problems, and input to new state programs and requirements. The base carefully follows the NEPA process to ensure the public is fully informed of planned actions on the installation. In addition, the Environmental Restoration Program manages the Restoration Advisory Board which includes local and regional elected and appointed officials and technical experts providing advice and monitoring of restoration activities.

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

The Seymour Johnson AFB Public Affairs Office and Legal Office are actively engaged in Environmental Management. The base Public Affairs team and legal advisors attend the annual Air Force ESOH Symposium to keep up to date on Air Force wide environmental topics and to prepare themselves to respond to any environmental issues that may arise. This is an essential tool to ensure we convey credible, clear and accurate information to the community when a complex environmental issue arises. The base is represented on the Wayne County Planning Commission and regularly shares information with the Military Affairs Committee of the local Chamber of Commerce. Noise inquiries are addressed rapidly as well. Noise complaints received from the community are forwarded to the Airspace Manager. Training routes and days are verified and a response to the community is prepared.

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

An annual Earth Day event was held at Seymour Johnson AFB and provided educational information and outreach materials focused on multiple age groups. A unique hands on demonstration of landfill decomposition and recycling was given. Posters and story boards on water and energy conservation, recycling, natural resources/endangered species, household hazardous waste, and stormwater runoff were displayed. The installation also supported a local Earth Day event at the Cliffs of the Neuse Sate Park with over 100 elementary students in attendance, half of which have parents living or working on base. The base Environmental Flight intitiated the Environmental Summer Club at the base Youth Center, sponsoring a weekly program through the summer for middle school age children. The camp included hands on educational activities, demonstrations and field trips designed to inform youngsters about the installation's environmental goals. The Environmental Flight also supported the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce's Government Purchase Card (GPC) trade show where 200 base card holders and 75 vendors were trained on Green Procurement Program (GPP) requirements and the obligation of GPC holders to make compliant purchases. The flight also supported the Wayne Community College GPP trade show sponsored by the NC Military Business Center. Installation representatives manned a booth and sat on a networking panel where 20 local business leaders learned the requirements of federal employees to make green purchases.

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.

Open House, Meetings, Community Advisory Panel, Environmental Fairs, Events, Web Site
URL: http://seymourerp.org

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 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 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. Steven L. Kwast, Colonel, USAF
Title:	Commander
Facility Name:	Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Facility Street Address:	1510 Wright Brothers Ave. Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531
Mailing Address:	1510 Wright Brothers Ave. Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531
Performance Track ID#:	A040165

Goal 3: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's third goal is to increase the facility's land and habitat conservation.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	In March 2007 the natural resources management team completed the prescribed burn of the "Littlefields" block with a total of 546 acres and 270 acres on the Dare County Bombing Range proper. In addition, 20 acres were cleared of midstory vegetation during 2007. Both of these areas are potential Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) habitat. Also, 42 artificial RCW cavity inserts were installed.
C.3.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	A combination of on-the-ground surveys, aerial imagery and analysis, and visual and GPS data collection are used. Data are input to an active GIS. Data is constantly updated and entered.
C.3.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Goal 4: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's fourth goal is to reduce the facility's procurement of hazardous/toxic components, specifically strontium chromate.
C.4.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Seymour Johnson AFB previously used a strontium-chromate epoxy primer coating when painting F-15E aircraft and for touch up on the KC-135 aircraft. Through the Technical Order approval process, the approved primers for these airframes was modified to include a non-chromate primer. Both the 4th Fighter Wing and 916th Air Refueling Wing have discontinued the procurement of strontium-chromate primer and only used remaining stock in 2007. In the goal Seymour Johnson AFB reports only the weight of the strontium chromate content in the primer and not the total weight of the primer.
C.4.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	All hazardous materials (to include primer coatings) are ordered and tracked through the installation Hazardous Material Pharmacy (HAZMART). The HAZMART maintaines a database of each authorization, order, and material issue. Through this database, Seymour Johnson AFB is able to demonstrate progress toward this performance track goal.
C.4.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

D.1.a	Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.
	Seymour Johnson AFB takes a proactive approach to identify community concerns through various working groups and partnerships. Environmental Flight members are active in the North Carolina State/Military Environmental Issues Working Group allowing an opportunity for interaction with state regulators, resolution of issues before they become problems, and input to new state programs and requirements. The base carefully follows the NEPA process to ensure the public is fully informed of planned actions on the installation. In addition, the Environmental Restoration Program manages the Restoration Advisory Board which includes local and regional elected and appointed officials and technical experts providing advice and monitoring of restoration activities.
D.1.b	If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?
	The Seymour Johnson AFB Public Affairs Office and Legal Office are actively engaged in Environmental Management. The base Public Affairs team and legal advisors attend the annual Air Force ESOH Symposium to keep up to date on Air Force wide environmental topics and to prepare themselves to respond to any environmental issues that may arise. This is an essential tool to ensure we convey credible, clear and accurate information to the community when a complex environmental issue arises. The base is represented on the Wayne County Planning Commission and regularly shares information with the Military Affairs Committee of the local Chamber of Commerce. Noise inquiries are addressed rapidly as well. Noise complaints received from the community are forwarded to the Airspace Manager. Training routes and days are verified and a response to the community is prepared.
D.1.c	Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.
	An annual Earth Day event was held at Seymour Johnson AFB and provided educational information and outreach materials focused on multiple age groups. A unique hands on demonstration of landfill decomposition and recycling was given. Posters and story boards on water and energy conservation, recycling, natural resources/endangered species, household hazardous waste, and stormwater runoff were displayed. The installation also supported a local Earth Day event at the Cliffs of the Neuse Sate Park with over 100 elementary students in attendance, half of which have parents living or working on base. The base Environmental Flight intitiated the Environmental Summer Club at the base Youth Center, sponsoring a weekly program through the summer for middle school age children. The camp included hands on educational activities, demonstrations and field trips designed to inform youngsters about the installation's environmental goals. The Environmental Flight also supported the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce's Government Purchase Card (GPC) trade show where 200 base card holders and 75 vendors were trained on Green Procurement Program (GPP) requirements and the obligation of GPC holders to make compliant purchases. The flight also supported the Wayne Community College GPP trade show sponsored by the NC Military Business Center. Installation representatives manned a booth and sat on a networking panel where 20 local business leaders learned the requirements of federal employees to make green purchases.
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.
	Open House, Meetings, Community Advisory Panel, Environmental Fairs, Events, Web Site
	URL: http://seymourerp.org

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