This environmental compliance assessment manual is based on Department of Defense (DOD) Publication 4715.05-G, Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document, 7 May 2007. It is intended for use by the United States Air Force (AF) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in countries that do not have host-nation-specific Final Governing Standards. It should be used in conjunction with a manual based on service-specific requirements.

In response to the growing number of environmental laws and regulations worldwide, the Air Force adopted an environmental compliance program that identifies compliance problems before they are cited as violations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Beginning in 1984, the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, in cooperation with the Air Force Engineering and Services Center, began research on ECAMP. Federal, Department of Defense (DOD), and Air Force environmental regulations, along with documentation of good management practices and risk-management information, were integrated into a series of checklists that show (1) legal requirements and (2) which specific items or operations to review. Assessment protocols list a point of contact to help assessors review the checklists quickly and effectively. The Worldwide ECAMP incorporates existing checklists from the USEPA and private industry. It also integrates the Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD). published by the DOD in October 1992. Additionally, Worldwide ECAMP includes pertinent information from Air Force Regulations, DOD Directives and Instructions, and cited good management practices for an overall environmental review. The Turkey manual supplements Worldwide ECAMP using existing Turkish laws and regulations, and suggested management practices. The program was tested at Incirlik and Pirinclik Air Force Bases, Turkey in May 1993.

In response to the growing number of environmental laws and regulations worldwide, the U.S. Air Force has adopted an environmental compliance program that identifies compliance problems before they are cited as violations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Beginning in 1984, the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USACERL), in cooperation with the Air Force Engineering and Services Center, began research on the Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ECAMP). ECAMP integrates Federal regulations, Department of Defense (DoD) directives and instructions (including the Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document), Air Force regulations, and documentation of good management practices and risk- management issues into a series of checklists that list legal requirements and specify items or operations to review. Each assessment protocol lists a point of contact to help assessors review the checklists as effectively as possible. The ECAMP German Supplement incorporates German laws and regulations, and was developed for use in conjunction with the Worldwide ECAMP manual. This manual was tested at Rhein-Main and Spangdahlem Air Force Bases, and is updated continually to address changes in German laws and regulations.

The Air Force has adopted a compliance program that identifies problems before they are cited as violations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Beginning in 1984, the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USACERL), in cooperation with the Air Force Engineering and Services Center, began research on the Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ECAMP). The concept was to combine Federal, Department of Defense (DOD), and Air Force environmental regulations with good management practices and risk management issues into a series of checklists that show legal requirements and which specific items or operations to review. Each assessment protocol lists a point of contact to help assessors review the checklists as effectively as possible. The Worldwide Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ECAMP) is based on the Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD), published by the DOD in October 1992. Worldwide ECAMP includes pertinent information from Air Force Instructions, DOD Directives and Instructions, and cited good management practices. The manual is updated continually to address new laws and regulations.

The U.S. Army maintains an environmental compliance program that identifies compliance problems before they are cited as violations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Beginning in 1985, Major Army Commands (MACOMs) were required to conduct comprehensive environmental assessments at all installations on a 4-year cycle. The installations must also conduct a mid-cycle internal assessment. Because each MACOM was developing a separate assessment system, the Army mandated, through Army Regulation 200-1, one unified Army-wide assessment mechanism. The resulting system combines Federal, Department of Defense (DOD), and Army environmental regulations, along with good management practices and risk-management information, into a series of checklists that show legal requirements and which specific items or operations to review. Each assessment protocol lists a point of contact to help assessors review the checklist items as effectively as possible. The Worldwide Environmental Compliance Assessment System (ECAS) manual incorporates existing checklists from USEPA and private industry. It also integrates information from the Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD), published by DOD in October 1992. Additionally, Worldwide ECAS includes pertinent information from Army Regulations, DOD Directives and Instructions, and it cites good management practices for an overall environmental review.