Japan Environmental Governing Standards

1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Japan Environmental Governing Standards April 2016 ISSUED BY HEADQUARTERS, FORCES Japan April 2016 Japan Environmental Governing Standards Executive Summary i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) has appointed COMUSFJ as the DoD Lead Environmental Component (LEC) in Japan . One responsibility of the DoD LEC is to develop and maintain the Final Governing Standards (FGS) for their Area of Responsibility. The FGS for Japan are known as the Japan Environmental Governing Standards (JEGS). The JEGS were developed in accordance with DoD Instruction ( Environmental Compliance at Installations Outside the United States ), the Status of Forces Agreement, and other applicable international agreements.

2 The JEGS are based upon the format and Standards of DoD , Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD). Service Components will need to develop instructions for their own management practices. The completion of the JEGS was the result of teamwork by USFJ Service Components, installations, and other pertinent organizations within USFJ s Area of Responsibility. The JEGS is the primary source for Environmental guidance and Standards for US Forces in Japan . The 2016 JEGS are an update of the 2012 JEGS which were published in December of the same year. The changes were made based on applicable japanese criteria that was adequately defined and generally in effect and enforced against host government and private sector activities, and that provided greater protection to the environment than described in the OEBGD.

3 The JEGS does not address Environmental contamination or abatement Standards , as these issues are fully covered under DoD Instruction ( Remediation of Environmental Contamination outside the United States ). Service Components shall consult the USFJ Command Engineer, on behalf of the DoD LEC, on matters regarding determinations of substantial impact to human health and safety. Other than as provided in Chapter 8, Medical Waste Management, the JEGS does not address management or disposal of radioactive waste. These matters are addressed in DoD ( Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program ) and service component directives.

4 Japan Environmental Governing Standards April 2016 ii Executive Summary LIST OF UPDATES/REVALIDATIONS CHANGE NUMBER DATE POSTED BY First Issue 31-Jan-1995 Sunny Sea Second Issue 31-May-1996 Sunny Sea Third Issue 31-Jan-1997 Sunny Sea Fourth Issue 31-Oct-2001 Robert Starks Version 14-Jun-2002 Martin Westman Fifth Issue 26-Jul-2004 Justin Lancaster Sixth Issue 07-Sep-2006 Justin Lancaster Seventh Issue 11-Sep-2008 Hector Jamilli Eighth Issue 30-Nov-2010 Joseph Cook Ninth Issue 17-Dec-2012 Sean Barron Tenth Issue 21-Apr- 2016 Sean Barron April 2016 Japan Environmental Governing Standards Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Executive Summary.

5 I Table of Contents .. iii C1. Chapter 1 Overview .. 1 Purpose .. 1 Applicability .. 1 Exemptions .. 1 2 Additional Information .. 3 Permits and 3 Lead Environmental Component .. 4 C2. Chapter 2 Air Emissions .. 5 Scope .. 5 5 Criteria .. 7 C3. Chapter 3 Drinking Water .. 23 Scope .. 23 23 Criteria .. 25 C4. Chapter 4 Wastewater .. 53 Scope .. 53 53 Criteria .. 56 C5. Chapter 5 Hazardous Material .. 107 Scope .. 107 107 Criteria .. 108 C6. Chapter 6 Hazardous Waste .. 113 Scope .. 113 113 Criteria .. 115 Japan Environmental Governing Standards April 2016 iv Table of Contents C7.

6 Chapter 7 Solid Waste .. 133 Scope .. 133 133 Criteria .. 136 C8. Chapter 8 Medical Waste Management .. 145 Scope .. 145 145 Criteria .. 146 C9. Chapter 9 Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants .. 151 Scope .. 151 151 Criteria .. 152 C10. Chapter 10 Reserved .. 155 C11. Chapter 11 Pesticides .. 157 Scope .. 157 157 Criteria .. 158 C12. Chapter 12 Historic and Cultural Resources .. 161 Scope .. 161 161 Criteria .. 162 C13. Chapter 13 Natural Resources and Endangered Species .. 165 Scope .. 165 165 Criteria .. 166 C14. Chapter 14 Polychlorinated Biphenyls .. 179 Scope.

7 179 179 Criteria .. 180 C15. Chapter 15 Asbestos .. 187 Scope .. 187 187 Criteria .. 188 April 2016 Japan Environmental Governing Standards Table of Contents v C16. Chapter 16 Reserved .. 191 C17. Chapter 17 Lead-Based 193 Scope .. 193 193 Criteria .. 195 C18. Chapter 18 Spill Prevention and Response Planning .. 197 Scope .. 197 197 Criteria .. 198 C19. Chapter 19 Underground Storage 203 Scope .. 203 203 Criteria .. 204 AP1. Appendix 1 .. 207 Characteristics of H azardous Waste .. 207 Lists of H azardous Wastes .. 209 AP2. Appendix 2 Determination of Worst Case Discharge Planning Volume.

8 267 Japan Environmental Governing Standards April 2016 vi Table of Contents April 2016 Japan Environmental Governing Standards Chapter 1, Overview 1 C1. CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW PURPOSE The primary purpose of these Final Governing Standards (FGS) is to provide Environmental compliance criteria and management practices to be used by United States ( ) Department of Defense (DoD) installations in Japan . This document implements DoD Instruction , Environmental Compliance at Installations Outside the United States, dated 1 November 2013, and is based upon DoD , Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD), dated 1 May 2007.

9 These FGS were developed by comparing and adopting the more protective criteria of the OEBGD, applicable Government of Japan (GoJ) national and prefectural Environmental laws and regulations, and applicable international agreements. These FGS are consistent with the applicable provisions of Article IV of the Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States of America and Japan , Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan , also known as the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Japan . APPLICABILITY These JEGS apply to actions of the DoD Components at all installations located within Japan .

10 DoD activities and installations may issue supplementary criteria more protective of the environment than required by these FGS, provided they first obtain written concurrence from the DoD Lead Environmental Component. Requests for more protective criteria shall be evaluated based on their potential impact upon other activities and installations, and upon their relationship with GoJ authorities. DoD activities and installations shall clearly identify variances from these FGS in all requests for resources. DoD Components shall not enter into agreements with GoJ authorities at any level that establishes a criterion for compliance different than provided in these FGS without the prior written approval of the DoD Lead Environmental Component.