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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS & CASE STUDIES: Assessing Water Sustainability of Army Installations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2010

Elisabeth M. Jenicek ,
Donald F. Fournier ,
Kevin Miller ,
MeLena Hessel ,
Ryan Holmes  and
Marc Kodack
Elisabeth M. Jenicek
Affiliation:
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center, Champaign, Illinois
Donald F. Fournier
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Kevin Miller
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
MeLena Hessel
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ryan Holmes
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Marc Kodack*
Affiliation:
Senior Fellow, Army Environmental Policy Institute, Arlington, Virginia
*
Marc Kodack, Army Environmental Policy Institute, 1550 Crystal Drive, Suite 1301, Arlington, VA 22202-4144; (phone) 703-604-2310; (fax) 703-604-2344; (e-mail) marc.kodack@conus.army.mil
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Abstract

The United States Army is concerned that its installations face multiple resource issues, including water security. Critical water issues include supply, cost, and quality. Strategies are needed to mitigate any adverse affects. To develop these strategies, information was gathered from national watershed screenings and regional water budgets, including supply and demand data from regions containing Army installations. The information was then used to develop installation water-demand projections that look beyond the boundaries of an installation and out 30 years into the future to identify the potential for water scarcity. Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Bliss, Texas–New Mexico, were used as specific examples to illustrate the critical role that water plays in the future of Army installations. Fort Bragg is not likely to have water availability issues out to 2030, because it will be accessing municipal water supplies. Fort Bliss will likely face water availability issues because the aquifer from which it draws its potable water is being used by more and more other parties.

Environmental Practice 12:366–376 (2010)

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Environmental Practice , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 2010 , pp. 366 - 376
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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2010

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