Annual DERP to Congress MMRP Progress Update

DoD Released the FY 2007 Annual Defense Environmental Report to Congress which details the accomplishments and progress of DoD's environmental programs during FY2007. Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites fall under the Defense Environmental Program and are included in the annual report. This article is the first in a series that will be posted on the UXO News Wire Service (i.e. UXO Blog) about the Annual Report to Congress as it relates to the munitions and UXO industry.

A new appendix to this year's annual report is the "MMRP Comprehensive Plan Update" (Appendix M). The 4-page executive summary style plan presents a summary of the progress made by the DoD Services in meeting the performance goals and metrics of the MMRP as well as providing a top level budget overview. Below are some highlights from Appendix M :

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Military Services Differ on MMRP Approach

As the DoD established metric / goal for the Services (i.e. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines) to complete their Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Preliminary Assessments (PAs) nears, it's an ideal time to look at how each DoD Service has approached this first phase of the program. As it turns out, each DoD Service has taken a different approach in addressing their munitions response (i.e. UXO) sites. A summary the approach taken by each is provided below:

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