Natural Infrastructure Capabilities (NIC) Work Group Briefing for the Joint Service Environmental Management Conference 13 April 2005

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 2 Outline Background Natural Infrastructure Capability Assessment Natural Infrastructure Valuation Pilot Tests Next Steps

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 3 The NIC Initiative Created by the Installations Capabilities Council in Sep 04 Tasked with analyzing the AF Natural Infrastructure Management and Encroachment Prevention concept for DoD-wide use ICC wanted results within 5 months (~ Feb 05) Comprised of mainly Environmental reps from OSD and Components, both Secretariat and HQs Meet every Monday – on a fast track!

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 4 Natural Infrastructure Cube

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 5 NIC Assessment Quantitative and qualitative metrics to measure the capacity and capability of air, land and water components to meet operational requirements Airspace Surface Land Access Air Shed Emissions Availability Water Supply Water Discharge Availability Seaspace Access

WHAT’S BEING MEASURED? Joint Service Environmental Management Conference

WHAT DATA IS NEEDED? Joint Service Environmental Management Conference Accident Potential Zones and Noise Contours Land Use Constraint Areas – Wetlands, CERCLA/RCRA Sites, ESQD Arcs, etc.

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 8 NIC Assessment Process 4. Compare resource requirements with resource availability for each resource category: Airspace Airshed Emissions Availability Surface Land Access Water Supply Surface Water Areas Water Discharge Availability Sea Space Access Resource Logs & Annual Reports Geospatial Data Studies and Planning Documents Emerging and Legacy Data Systems Required/Available x 100 = % Or Allotted/Available x 100 = % 1. Determine Operational Requirements 2. Determine Corresponding Resource Requirements 3. Determine Resource Availability Resource Capability Ratings:* RO3 = Major Opportunities RO2 = Significant Opportunities RO1 = Some Opportunities RR = Minor Opportunities or Deficiencies RD1 = Some Deficiencies RD2 = Significant Deficiencies RD3 = Major Deficiencies *RO = Resource Opportunity *RR = Resource Ready *RD = Resource Deficiency Permits

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 9 Natural Infrastructure Valuation Forests Shrubland Grassland Farmland Wetland Open Fresh and Marine Water Mineral Bearing Strata Air shed Emissions Availability Water Supply Wastewater Discharge Availability Values provided by natural infrastructure assets

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 10 Natural Infrastructure Valuation Process Total Natural Infrastructure Asset Value Resource Characteristics: Acreage or other amount, location, condition, other attributes (e.g., airspace, sea space, maneuver area) Resource Characteristics: Acreage or other amount, location, condition, other attributes (e.g., airspace, sea space, maneuver area) Goods: Water, Minerals, Crops, Timber, Fish/Game, Grazing, Habitat, Training Goods: Water, Minerals, Crops, Timber, Fish/Game, Grazing, Habitat, Training Appraise: Comparable Sales, Income Stream, Replacement Cost Training Value Appraise: Comparable Sales, Income Stream, Replacement Cost Training Value Asset Value (military, community/ecological, market) Asset Value (military, community/ecological, market) Step1: Inventory and characterize the assets present Step 2: Determine the goods represented by the assets Step 3: Gather relevant data on value of goods Step 4: Appraise value. Enter the value estimates into a framework that allows aggregation of all factors Facilitate Informed Decision Making

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 11 Initial Air Force RCM Applications Base Closure Executive Group (BCEG) –Supported AF beddown scenario development drills Barksdale AFB –Used RCM information to increase base share of oil/gas/timber rights Seymour Johnson AFB –Used RCM to work MTR encroachment Cannon AFB –Used RCM to define aquifer availability Beale/Shaw AFBs –Used RCM to address receiving water body issues

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 12 DoD Natural Infrastructure Capability Vision DoD Installations And Ranges Are Available When And Where Needed, With The Capabilities And Capacities Necessary To Support The Current And Future Warfighter Mission Statement Provide, Manage, And Sustain, In An Environmentally Sound And Legally Compliant Manner, Natural Infrastructure At Installations And Ranges To Support Joint And Service-Specific Readiness And Operations

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 13 Lessons Learned (so far) ARMY Surface land measures being revised to better capture and portray range and training capabilities and limitations NAVY Revising surface and sea space measures to account for variety of operational areas/needs at Navy ranges and operational areas AIR FORCE Revising off-site compatibility measures by attempting to establish degrees of compatibility instead of ‘yes/no’ ALL Updating frequency spectrum measures to better capture the data to assess encroachment issue

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 14 Next Steps Pilots –Finalize AF, Army, and Navy pilots –Conduct USMC, DLA, Joint-Service, and Overseas Pilots –Evaluate pilot results Develop a consistent NIC framework, including –Common measures, definitions, assumptions Develop methodology for aggregating results to support decision making Assess financial constructs to support sound investment strategies Develop implementation policy and procedures Coordinate with DoD Sustainable Ranges IPT, led by ODUSD(R)

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 15 Questions?