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SUBJECT: Proce.ccion and Enhancement: of Environsantal 

 Quality 



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5. POLICY. 



a. The Army will comply fully with both the requirements and the 

 spirit of Executive Order 11507, subject: Prevention, Control and Abatement 

 of Air and Water Pollution at Federal Facilities, and with the Natioiial 

 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as implemented by Executive Order 11514, 

 subject: Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality. 



b. Pollution of the environment by installations, facilities, equipment, 

 vehicles, and other property owned and/or operated by the Army will be cur- 

 tailed. Continued efforts will be made to conserve or protect the natural 

 environment and to improve or enhance the changed environment when it is 

 altered by Army activities. 



c. Resources for the control and abatement of environmental pollution 

 will be allocated first to those programs which provide the most significant, 

 tangible results with the earliest payoff. Toward this end, cost and 

 effectiveness measures v/ill be developed for each resource programing pro- 

 posal, and alternatives will be cotisidered to insure priority treatment for 

 only the most cost-effective proposals. Effort will be allocated in the 

 following order of priority: 



(1) To correct situations whicli constitute a-cirect hazard to the health 

 of man. 



(2) To conserve economic resources. 



(3) To improve the recreational and aesthetic value of the environment. 



d. Maximum effort will be given to incorporating environmental pollution 

 preventive measures in the basic design for weapon systems, military materiel, 

 tests and e>:ercises, and projects for rehabilitation or modification of 

 existing structures and new construction. 



6. RESPONSIBILITIES. ' ■ .. 

 a. DCSLOG; 



(1) Exercise primary Army Staff responsibility for coordinating 

 environmental preservation and improvement activities within the Army. 



(2) Establish a central point of contact for the coordination of 

 environmental control and abatement actions (Suspense: 18 September 19 70), 



(3) Conduct, on a continuing basis and .in coordination with appropriate 

 Staff agencies, a compreh.ensive review of Department of the Army statutory 

 authority, administrative regulations, policies, and procedures - including 

 those relating to loans, grants, contracts, leases, licenses, or permits-- 



