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21st Annual Conference
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Living with Lead:Environmental Management of Active Small Arms Ranges
Harley O’Hagan, NZ Defence Force
Penny Kneebone, Tonkin & Taylor Ltd
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• New Zealand Defence Force (Army, Navy, Air Force) – Joint Logistics & Support Organisation (JLSO)
• Property Group – Environmental Services (8 civilian staff)
• NZDF’s issues – 87,000ha estate – Sustainable land management – Services for Camps/Bases (water, waste, heat, etc) – Statutory planning – Consents & compliance – Environmental education
• Contaminated sites
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Small arms ranges
• Hand held firearms• Lead, copper, zinc, nickel,
antimony• Ongoing source of contamination
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Typical layout
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PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAMWORK TECHNOLOGY LEADING CHANGE OUR PEOPLE COMMUNICATION INNOVATION
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PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAMWORK TECHNOLOGY LEADING CHANGE OUR PEOPLE COMMUNICATION INNOVATION
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Contamination at Ranges
• Typical metal concentrations in stop butt sand (mg/kg)
Metal
Stop butt
concentrationsBackground
(ANZECC 1992)
Commercial (NEPM 1999)
Lead 2,000-30,000 <2-200 1,500
Copper 30-10,000 1-190 5,000
Zinc 60-1,000 2-180 35,000
Antimony 10-1,000 4-44 -
Nickel 10-20 2-400 3,000
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NZDF’s small arms ranges
• 29 ranges• Coastal to central plateau• Various types, environmental
settings
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Approach to management
• Range similarities: overarching guideline
• Differences: individual, site-specific plans
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Guideline document
• Review international best practice• Overview environmental issues and management practices
• Risk• Containment
dust
Leaching to groundwater
Transport in groundwater to wells or surface water
Erosion to surface water & sediment
aquatic organisms in surface water &
sediment
range users, maintenance workers
Vegetation, grazing animals
nearby residents
Ingestion & contact
STOP BUTT
GROUNDWATER
RANGE FLOOR
SURFACE WATER
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Containment
• Stop butts• Operational controls
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Erosion control
• Maintaining stable slopes• Minimising divots• Vegetated riparian buffer strips• Particle size distribution
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Stormwater and drainage
• Cut off drains• Sedimentation basins
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Source control
• Screening for safety• Small particles prone
to leaching and transport
• Best to contain source, rather than treat it
• On-site disposal in engineered cells
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Site specific plans
• Practical, user friendly, easy to read, minimise paperwork
• Non-scientific language• Photographs and pictures• Clear, prescriptive instructions• Use existing maintenance
systems• Consultation with users
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Home Valley Range upgrade
• Waiouru Stream• Safety concerns• Frost heave • High intensity use
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Solutions implemented
• Stop butts for containment• Free draining• Stormwater diversion• Collecting under-drainage• Capped stockpile• Culverting
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Conclusions
• Ongoing source of metals contamination
• Proactive approach - internal management Guidelines
• Stakeholder consultation• Integrate with existing
maintenance• Contain contamination,
minimise amount of material generated
• Environmentally sustainable design simplifies effective management of contamination
21st Annual Conference