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Chapter 3 ⎯ Affected Environmentare available to personnel using Army facilities, and units involved in training at the various facilitiesmay bring military police of their own.Fire services to the installations on Oahu are provided by the Federal Fire Department under the supervisionof Commander, U.S. Naval Station Pearl Harbor. A one-company fire station is at SBMR,and a two-company fire station is at WAAF. Two commercial pumpers and two military field firefightingvehicles are based at the SBMR station, and crash fire rescue and commercial pumperequipment is based at WAAF (Belt Collins 1993). For both fire and police services, there is extensivecoordination with Honolulu City and County fire and police departments. Medical services are providedto SBMR, WAAF, DMR, KTA, and KLOA at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) in Honolulu,which provides a full complement of medical facilities, including medical evacuation by helicopterfrom outlying training areas and ranges.3.1.14.4 Infrastructure and UtilitiesThis section summarizes the existing infrastructure and utilities for water, wastewater, communications,and solid waste management at SBMR, DMR, KTA, and PTA. Trends regarding demand forutilities normally reflect population growth, which is minimal for the ROI. Infrastructure at SBMR,DMR, KTA/ KLOA, and PTA is currently sufficient to meet the needs of the Army.Demand for water has been growing in the Ewa area of Oahu, but the windward side of the islandcurrently has sufficient supplies. Water is supplied to SBMR and DMR through pipelines; whereaswater must be trucked in to KTA, KLOA, and PTA. Utility systems at SBMR, DMR, KTA, and PTAhave been evaluated for adequacy. Many elements in these systems have been identified as requiringupgrades in order to provide the needed service and accommodate existing staff. Wastewater treatmentin Hawaii is done by wastewater treatment plants and by underground injection control.Telecommunication services used at all Army installations include commercial and official lines. VerizonHawaii provides commercial telephone service to the housing areas, mainly from direct buriedlines that are deteriorated. Phone service is provided to the Army from ATT-HITS in duct lines,which were recently installed by the Army. The Army is responsible for repairing and maintaining theofficial lines and for providing underground ducts for the commercial phone lines.Fuel Oil Polishing Company (FOPCO) and Horizon Waste Services collect the solid waste generatedat Army installations on Oahu and transport it directly to a City and County of Honolulu-owned incineratorat Campbell Industrial Park. This facility, known as HPower, generates electric power thatsupplies electricity to approximately 80,000 local residents. The plant diverts 90 percent of the wastestream and produces 10 percent ash that is deposited at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill. Solid refuse isseparated into family housing refuse and industrial (all other buildings) refuse. Waste generated onPTA goes to a landfill (USAG-HI 2004).One recycling center processes recyclable items from industrial work areas, barracks, and familyhousing areas on SBMR, WAAF, and SBER. No recycling pickup services are provided for KTA,DMR, and PTA. The recycling operation at SBMR is at Building 1087B, MacMahon Road, and isoperated by Goodwill Industries, with a staff of five workers (USAG-HI 2004).The Army is investigating opportunities for updating the utilities infrastructure and systems on its installationsin Hawaii. Some of these systems have been in place for approximately 60 years and aredeteriorating with age or are outdated. This process is likely to involve partnerships with privatecompanies and other nonmilitary agencies in developing replacements/alternatives to the portions ofthe infrastructure that are determined to be at risk.February 2008 3–93 2/25th SBCT Final EIS