Military Environmental Remediation is an important part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This mission area includes a wide range of cleanup programs, including support for other Department of Defense (DoD) agencies (Air Force, BRAC, Navy, and Marines) as well as several USACE-managed programs, including Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program, Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP), and the Restoration of Abandoned Mines Sites (RAMS).
Descriptions of the programs managed by USACE, as well as the Army BRAC program, are included below.
FUDS - The Albuquerque District manages remedial investigations and activities at various former military sites in New Mexico and surrounding states as part of the Department of Defense's Formerly Used Defense Sites program. Click to learn more about the FUDS program and some of Albuquerque’s District's FUDS projects in the region.
NALEMP - In recognition of the need to address tribal concerns in the DoD environmental programs, Congress has, since 1993, inserted a provision in the DoD Appropriations Act requiring the DoD to devote funds annually to mitigate environmental impacts to Indian lands and Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)-conveyed properties.
BRAC - USACE environmental cleanup programs focus on reducing risk and protecting human health and the environment in a timely and cost-effective manner. USACE manages, designs and executes a full range of cleanup and protection activities, supporting the Army with the Base Realignment and Closure Act program. USACE is striving to restore ecosystem structure and processes, manage our land, resources and construction activities in a sustainable manner, and support cleanup and protection activities efficiently and effectively, all while leaving the smallest footprint behind.