The Military Engineer L No. 66347 Some hazardous materials service members use include different types of batteries like lithium, nickel metal hydride and lead acid vehicle batteries. They also encounter sulfuric acid, hy- drochloric acid, water treatment chem- icals, compressed gases, petroleum, oils and lubricants, and contaminated soil. Sgt. Erdly added that individual units are responsible for the proper storage and disposal of their materials. If they have a spill, they are responsible for cleaning it up, but if they require assis- tance, he will assist them to ensure the spill is cleaned up properly. Its important to clean spills because the material spilled could seep into the ground and into the water table, Sgt. Erdly said. A spill could also cause the ground to catch ?re or explode if some- thing else were spilled in the same area that is not compatible with the originally spilled material. As each unit cleans out its area before heading back to the states, the materi- als they have stored are transported to one of the two hazmat lots aboard the base for proper disposal. There are sev- eral ways to properly dispose of hazmat, though most materials are taken to in- cinerators, local re?neries or land?lls. Sgt. Erdly said the Army unit that is re- placing Combat Logistics Regiment 27 will have a minimal amount of work to do because of the hard work the unit has done to clean up work spaces and dispose of hazardous material. (Contributed by Cpl. M. M. Bravo, USMC, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (FWD)) Army Signs EUL for Solar Plant at Fort Irwin The Army recently signed a memoran- dum of agreement for an enhanced-use lease (EUL) to begin development of a 500-MW solar power plant at Fort Irwin, Calif. The agreement with Clark Energy Group of Arlington, Va., and Acciona Solar Power of Henderson, Nev., will al- low commercial developers to use land at Fort Irwin to construct a solar power plant there between 2013 and 2022. The facility will provide power both to the civilian power grid in California and to Fort Irwin, home of the Armys National Training Center (NTC). Under the EUL, the Army will provide to the developers up to 14,000 acres of land for up to 50 years. The facilities will be in- stalled at ?ve sites—a total of 21-mi2— following selection for suitability by the Army. In return, the Army will receive rent for the land through cash or in- kind services. Construction of the project provides energy security for the Army, according to NTC, because, in the event of a col- lapse of the civilian power grid, power will stay on at Fort Irwin, enabling Army mission continuity. Fort Irwin has a peak power demand of about 35-MW. The remainder of the 500-MW produced by the solar facility can be sold to the civilian power grid. The civilian developers of the property Environment & Energy News 1#$.$$ PO Box 237, Manchester, NH 03105 Safety and Security approved Daylighting 1"$",*0&+,$$,"&+*$." 1&,",***"+**,,"&1!,,*(* 1/($+"&&,"& 0+,1$$,!*- !&, *",0 1-**"&**&1*,!)-#&+ 1 ®"&,((*,-&","+1-(*"* &+-$,"&$*&,*$ Over 50Yearsof Innovation in Daylighting! U.S.Army Reserve Center,Somersworth, NHNaval Air Station, Key West, FL
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