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Deseret Chemical Depot

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Deseret Chemical Depot ‘Brief History’ • 1942 Depot constructed as a chemical agent munition storage facility named Deseret Warfare Depot • 1969 Placed under Command and Control of • 1970s Chemical Agent Munition Disposal System (CAMDS) facility constructed on depot to develop disposal methods • 1987 CAMDS put under command and control of Project Manager for Chemical Demilitarization (PMCD) • 1990s Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) constructed to dispose of items being stored • 1996 Depot consolidated with all chemical storage depots and placed under Command and Control of the Chemical & Biological Defense Command located in Maryland (later changed to Soldier & Biological Chemical Command {SBCCOM}) • 2001 CAMDS (OMF Plant) placed under command and control of SBCCOM • SBCCOM/PMCD Merged – Formed Chemical Materials Agency DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot

Salt Lake City Terrain Grantsville -Deseret/Mountainous -Tooele/Rush Valley Complex Tooele 47 miles x 16 miles Army Tooele City Depot Population Centers -48 miles SW of -22 miles S of Tooele -30 miles SE of Grantsville -36 miles N of Lehi -11 miles N of Vernon Rush Valley Political -Tooele County Deseret Chemical - County to Southeast Dugway Depot -Salt Lake County to Northeast Vernon Lehi (Utah County) -State Government in Salt Lake City DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot

ADMIN AREA

CHEMICAL STORAGE

TOCDF

OMF INERT/HW (CAMDS) STORAGE

19,364 Acres DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA DESERET CHEMICAL DEPOT Deseret Chemical Depot DEPOT SPIRIT "Pride In Safety"

MISSION Safe, Secure, and Environmentally Responsible Storage and Destruction of Our Stockpile Reduce Risks and Prepare for Any Emergency. Lives Depend on Us!

Take Care of Our Workforce as We Transition from Storage, Pilot Testing and Destruction to a Future Use

VALUES VISION Safety Our First Priority

Dedicated to Mission Accomplishment Successful Elimination of Our Chemical Stewards of the Environment Weapon Stockpile Teamwork with Open Communication Maintaining Trust and Assuring Safety of Caring for People Our Workers, Regulators and Neighbors DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER COMMANDER COL Peter C. Cooper CHEMICAL STOCKPILE TOCDF Deseret ChemicalASSISTANT Depot TO THE INSTALLATION COMMANDER DEFENSE FORCE SUPPORT Harold K. Oliver XO OFFICE PROTOCOL/MASTER SCHEDULER

PLANT CHEMICAL OPERATIONS OPERATION OPERATIONS SUPPORT DIRECTORATE DIRECTORATE DIRECTORATE Plants Storage Lab Support Maintenance Internal Movement’s A/B Monitoring COMMAND SPECIAL Control Room Protective equipment STAFF Surety Office EEO Office Public Affairs Office Business Transition Office RISK RESOURCE PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORATE DIRECTORATE SCHEDULING DIR Property Maintenance Environmental CSEPP EOC Supply Equipment Safety Treaty Budget

ENGINEERING LAW ENFORCEMENT AMMO SURVEILLANCE DIRECTORATE AND SECURITY AND Elec/Therm/Chem Mech/Fac/Tech DIRECTORATE INVENTORY DIR Inspection Administrative Support Inventory Operation Support PROJECT MGMT Planning/Library Forms/Pubs

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Deseret Chemical Depot Storage/Transport Chemical Operations • Mission: – Safely store and transport Chemical Agent Munitions.

Director Secretary 3 Supervisors 12 Storage Crew Members 62 Movement Crew Members DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot Storage/Transport Chemical Operations Current Operations & Capabilities –Hazardous Waste Inspections –Mortar Reconfiguration –VX Demilitarization Campaign to include Re-palletization/Sampling –Sampling in support of Demilitarization –Providing assistance to other chemical installations on rotating basis DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot Oquirrh Mountain Facility (OMF) • Mission Plants Operations

– To demonstrate various chemical weapons disposal technologies and techniques, and to dispose of and GA agents remaining in the chemical weapons stockpile in a safe, environmentally sound, and cost effective manner

Director Secretary 3 Supervisors 74 Plant Operations 13 Control Room Operators DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot OMF Plant Operations

• Since in 1979, over 347,000 pounds of chemical agent from over 39,000 individual munitions have been safety disposed of at the OMF

• Current Operations – Lewisite Preparations – Metal Parts Furnace Waste Trail Burn – 4.2” Mortar Reconfiguration DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) • Mission – Destroy the Deseret Chemical Depot Stockpile of Unitary Chemical Weapons While Ensuring Maximum Protection to the Environment, General Public, and Personnel Involved in the Destruction Effort. DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot TOCDF Operational Full Scale Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Facility - 15 Government Personnel - 800 Contractors

- Four Incinerators - Demil Machines to Address - 9 Munition Configurations - 3 Agents - Munitions Destroyed - 100% GB - 17% VX DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot

• Storage Operations – 15,500+ ONC Deliveries (safely) – Maintain Existing Chemical Stockpile Ø Weekly Inspections Ø Leaker Containment Ø Sampling – Continuous Successful CSI, SMR, CASARM, CSEPP, Treaty, ISO Inspections

• OMF – Developed and Tested Baseline Incineration Technology – Developed, Refined and Tested Baseline Demil Machines – Tested Several ACWA and Alternative Technology Processes – Provided Support to TOCDF in Destruction of Stockpile

• TOCDF – Demilitarized Entire Depot GB Stockpile (Agent Ton Containers) – All DCD Rockets, GB & VX, Eliminated (Reducing Risk to Community by 99%) – 17% VX Stockpile Destroyed To Date DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot “Behind the Scenes” • 1655 Member Workforce – 624 DA Civilians – 84 Military – 947 Contractors

• 19,364 Acre Depot – 136 miles roadway (72% paved) – 1.3 million building square footage – 319,300 linear feet power lines – 43,176 linear feet natural gas lines – 16,965 linear feet sewer lines DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot “Behind the Scenes” - Continued

• $194 million Budget

• $246 million in Real Property

• $38 million Inventory

• 7,300 Tons of Chemical Munitions

• 3,096 Various Chemical Munitions/Magazines Inspections per year DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot “Behind the Scenes” - Continued • DAAMS per day – Collect 1,590 – Analyze 1,350

• Challenge 211 Detectors per day

• 700 Gas Masks Inspected per month

• 3,200 Pieces of PPE Inspected per month

• 40,000 Pieces Cotton Clothing Laundered per month DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 Ops Chem TOCDF Closure Complete Depot Closure Complete DCD Storage Closure Complete TOCDF End VX Campaign OMF Closure Complete TOCDF End Mustard & Cease OMF Closure Begins Caretaker Staff Long Term Monitoring - 2032 DRAFT DELIBERATIVE DOCUMENT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY - DO NOT RELEASE UNDER FOIA

Deseret Chemical Depot

The missions of Deseret Chemical Depot have been successful for over 50 years because the workers are experts and they take pride in the work they do.

A small location in a desert valley

That makes a world of difference