Department of Defense Program
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- Introduction | Applicable Regulation | Additional Resources | Contacts | Databases | Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI)
Introduction
To address the cleanup of federal facilities where releases of pollutants have occurred, the Lahontan Regional Water Board partners with the Department of Defense (DoD) through the use of the Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement Cooperative Agreement (DSMOA CA). The DSMOA CA allows for the expeditious cleanup at military facilities while ensuring compliance with applicable State laws and regulations.
Lahontan Regional Water Board provides regulatory oversight of cleanup at DoD facilities in the Lahontan regions. Oversight activities include the following:
- Participating in technical work groups with DoD and other state/federal/local environmental agencies to develop mitigation alternatives for contaminated sites.
- Providing oversight for leaking underground storage tank cases.
- Reviewing and commenting on technical reports/studies designed to develop remedial alternatives.
- Achieving public outreach and education through participation in public meetings, e.g., Restoration Advisory Boards.
- Ensuring that cleanup is progressing and that all activities comply with applicable and relative and appropriate requirements.
Applicable Regulation
The Lahontan Regional Water Board's DoD Program functions within the legal framework of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund. The following regulations give the State Water Resources Control Board and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards the authority to oversee the cleanup activities at polluted sites:
- California Water Code, Division 7
- California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 6.7
- Clean Water Act, Section 402: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- Resolution No. 92-49 – Cleanup and Abatement Policies and Procedures
- Resolution 88-63 - Sources of Drinking Water
- Resolution 68-18 - Antidegradation Policy
- Lahontan Region Basin Plan
Additional Resources
- Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP)
DERP is a program implemented to clean up active installations, installations subject to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), and formerly used defense sites (FUDS). - USEPA's Federal Facility Site Information
Access to specific DoD facility information. - Water Board Sites with Containment Zones
Contacts
- Lorien Sanders, Senior EG, (760) 241-4942
- Jeff Brooks, Senior EG, (530) 542-5420
Databases
- Geotracker is a map-based information database that provides online access to environmental data for sites, including DoD sites (open or closed) under the water boards' oversight.
- Envirostor is a similar database for sites under the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) oversight.
Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI)
- Electronic Submittal of Information (ESI)
On January 1, 2005, the Water Board adopted regulations that require ESI of soil, vapor, and groundwater information for leaking underground storage tank (LUST) sites as well as non-UST cleanup sites, including Site Cleanup Program (SCP) sites, military sites (e.g., DoD sites), and land disposal sites.
(Page last updated 8/24/26)
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