Support Federal Facilities with resilience goals.

Climate Threat(s): U

Overarching Goal(s):

Performance Goal(s):

Activity Timeframe:

Climate Vulnerability

Increased tropospheric ozone; Altered effects on the stratospheric ozone layer; Interactions of sulfur,
nitrogen, and mercury deposition within ecosystems; Vulnerability and uncertainty related to impacts
to water in the Region; Water and energy infrastructure; Use of toxic chemicals; Storage of toxic
chemicals; Exposure to toxic chemicals from demolition/ renovation activities

Action

Description: Federal Facilities Enforcement (FFE) has been difficult to achieve in a

timely manner, and negotiations are protracted. The targeting of federal
facilities located in areas that could be subject to resiliency goals, such
as those located in river valleys or in coastal areas may be able to
support resiliency plans for sea-level rise and worsening flooding, as a
supplement to monetary penalties. Many federal facilities are located in
non-attainment areas where the use of emergency generators in the
summer ozone season may have an increased impact on air quality and
climate health. Chemical storage upgrades provide opportunities in low
lying areas that may be another area for resiliency to combat sea level
rise and worsening flooding.

Metric(s): • Number of inspections/offsite compliance monitoring conducted
• Potential Mitigation Projects undertaken

Project Challenges:

Partnering with federal facilities in a productive manner, working with
and around federal budgets that may not be easily changed.

Co-benefits: EJ

Owner Email: Willard.ErinM
(S&eDa.aov;
Hall.Kristen(a)e
	 oa.gov

New Work? No

Resources Available? Yes

Science Needs

Mapping, satellite flood plain, and additional data to show sea level change, rain events and flooding
history in areas with federal facilities to start to develop a baseline trend data set.

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