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October 31, 2019
Transition Brigade Soldier Belvoir Warrior earns water conservation award flourishes at DoD Warrior Games
go to the next one, the NO-DES truck sets up hoses between two hydrants, with filters on the truck, so you’re not discharging anything. It flushes the lines without having to dump your arms are not your legs By Mary Therese Griffin millions and cause millions of gallons of water on the –it’s all arms and upper body. I’m Army Warrior Care and Transition street every year,” said Carter. pretty much limited from the chest One of the most immediate benefits was hard, but once I got fitted in gt. 1st Class Jay Martin, a up. It’s when American Water installed smart water the bike, I realized I have to get in trumpet player in the Army’s meters, which can and monitor in practhere keepwater going,usage because Old Guard Fife and Drum intervals, 15-minute and send the data by tice makes perfect,” said Martin. Corps, openly admits he was never cellular networks. first meter He After won athe bronze medalwas for his really athletic. “I was not athleticCarter installed, said employees werecycling startled. classification in hand for until my mid-forties and I “We started noticed there was at a building thatDepartwas Team Army this year’s racing BMX bicycles, believe using it anorexorbitant of water in the ment ofamount Defense Warrior Games not,” said Martin. middle of theinnight, when the building wasn’t Tampa. Martin knew about the Biking was his new hobby in use.unThe constant flow alerted DPW to a now games before his accident but til an accident Jan. 6, 2018, at pipe an that broken hadhe been leaking water under realized could participate. He exindoor bike park. Martinthe knew imfoundation. plains why he believes the Warrior mediately on impact that his legs are important. Nash saidGames more than 20 existing meters were not going to be the same. After “Just like sports important have been retrofitted with smart are meters, and, Photoimmediate courtesy of American Water surgery he learned he for kids with developing personality instead of estimating water usage based on From left: Marvin Bowman, American Water; Jason Nash, American Water; Fred Carter, DPW; andagain. would never walk growth, sports at this point U.S Army photo by PFC Dominique Dixon building size,and DPW can now accurately track for Dan O’Brien, DPW in Washington D.C. Tuesday, to receive the 2019 Federal Energy and Water As he transitioned through the injured or handicapped individuSgt. 1st Class Jay Martin participates in the cycling event June 23 in and bill how many gallons of water each Management Award. Warrior Transition Battalion at partner als is the same kind of thing . . . it Tampa, during the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games, an installation uses. to give shapes development and helps you adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured Service mem- Fort Belvoir, he decided notDPW Deputy Director Chris Landgraf said Fred Carter, Fort Belvoir’s of Public By Paul up onDirector biking and used it inthese his adapbers andLara veterans. Approximately 300 athletes representing teams measures have put Belvoir well ahead of said scrubbing thetive water mains of Belvoir Eagle reconditioning. from U.S. and Allied military forces compete in a Works, variety of athletic the Army’s See Warrior Games, page A5 a newcycling system: is different, be- targets. ort Belvoir Directorate of Public Works and growth is now managed with competitions. “Hand “We are seven years ahead of the curve Neutral Output - Discharge Elimination its privatized utility partner, American for meeting the Army’s directive for reducing System, or NO-DES. Belvoir was the first to Water, received a Federal Energy water consumption,” said Landgraf. “They use this cutting-edge technique in Virginia. and Water Management Award for water continue to do things to minimize discharges, “Instead of typical flushing, where you see conservation Tuesday, at a ceremony hosted by we’re not discharging chlorinated water someone open a fire hydrant for 30 minutes to Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. straight onto the ground, and we’re repurge biological buildup in the lines until it’s This decrease was the result of three bachelor’s degrees to clear, seniorand NCOs working with military the material. nice and then shut it back offeach and of thecapturing different programs:along no-discharge Credentialing, withhydrant who attended the Sergeants Ma- centers of excellence to provide flushing; hand-held water changes to promotion jor Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. technical skill training equitable to quality analyzers; and using WASHINGTON NATS PLAY BALL WITH BELVOIR YOUTH smart water meters. boards, helps ensure the Dailey said the Army will provide academic skills. Soldiers with some college credit or “We thought we need to build on Belvoir gets its water best are promoted and professional credentialing for each that more, because 60 percent of the supply from Fairfax County, level of NCO training. Army is combat arms, so what tanretained which delivers water “The expectation is we give some- gible technical skills do they leave disinfected with chloramines, thing back for that service,” Dailey with?” he said. By JoeisLacdan which chlorine and said at an Association of the U.S. Army News Service ammonia mixed together. Army breakfast in Washington, Skilled labor required The ammonia binds to Photo by Luc Dunn, AUSA D.C. “Not just be able to say that Dailey cited that 80 percent of he Army could add to its the chlorine, and keeps Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel record for retention disinfecting a longernumbers by you served and sacrificed, but (get- American jobs require skilled labor, Dailey speaks about retention more incentive for ting) tangible results. That’s what and that Soldiers can become pro- and academic credentialing at the periodproviding of time, according to Soldiers to stay on duty, the ser- we owe to the American people–is a ductive members of the work force AUSA Institute of Land Warfare Jason Nash, general manager better product, to be more produc- after leaving the Army. vice’s top enlisted leader said. of American Water. breakfast in Arlington, June 26. “There is a great opportunity The Army has been testing a pilot tive in their hometowns.” Using a portable water Dailey said the Army has been for many of our Soldiers to fulfill late those to civilian-sector skills, program for academic quality analyzer, Nashcredentialing said at Fort Hood, Texas, and plans to working out the finer points of the the ranks of those skilled labor re- which we had not done.” American Water can check extend the program to several ma- program to ensure higher quality quirements in our hometowns of for conditions that precede Last year, with the help of Conjor installations by the end of 2019, training for Service members and America, and they have the tangible gress and the Army Continuing increasing biological growth said Maj. of the Army Daniel deciding how agencies will get pay- skills,” Dailey said. “We just need to Education System, the Army crein theSgt. lines. When small Dailey. Armywater plansisto spread ment. The program will also be make it official. changesThe indicate ated the credentialing assistance “We saw the opportunity to be the program to all installations beginning to change, it can be in available to National Guard and Army Reserve members. able to capitalize on the great skills fiscal yearby 2020. managed flushing smaller See Credentialing, page A8 Dailey said the Army has been our Soldiers have now, and transRecently, the Army provided 110 amounts of water. See A6 for more pictures
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