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Important Guidance and Resources on Environmental Management of Outdoor Shooting Ranges

  • EPA's Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges

  • Pwp Presentation by Ed Guster, EPA Region 2, at DOI's 2003 Conference on the Environment

  • Environmental Management at Operating Outdoor Small Arms Firing Ranges (Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council - February 2005) Assists range operators in developing, using, and monitoring environmental management plans at active outdoor small arms firing ranges.   PDF

  • National Shooting Sports Foundation's Environmental Aspects in the Construction and Management of Outdoor Shooting Ranges  PDF

  • Memorandum of Between EPA, Izaak Walton League, and the Shooting Sports Industry - February 2003 Alliance to promote lead management on privately-operated shooting ranges   PDF

    Range Redevelopment Case Study - Grand Canyon National Park

  • ACOE Firing Range Design/Build Contract  PDF

    OSHA /Health Info on Lead and Shooting Ranges

  • OSHA/Industry Shooting Range Safety for Lead Alliance

  • OSHA National Emphasis Program on Lead Press release

  • OSHA Directive for Inspectors on Lead Program Emphasis

  • OSHA Lead issues summary

  • CDC Lead Hazard Factsheet

    DOD Guidance and Information

  • Small Arms Range Technology - US Army Environmental Center

  • Range Environmental Management Compliance emphasizes developing range environmental management strategies, developing model plans for range management, and identifying compliance and technology requirements to meet range sustainability objectives.

  • DOD's Tri-Service Ecological Risk Assessment Workgroup - 2004 newsletter mostly devoted to articles on risk associated with shooting ranges   PDF

  • Prevention of Lead Migration and Erosion from Small Arms Ranges - 1998 U.S. Army Environmental Center   PDF

    Other Sources

  • Inform, Inc. Analysis of Lead-free Ammo Options

  • List of Lead Reclaimers - Ohio

    State Websites on Shooting Range Stewardship

  • State of Florida - Lead Management at Florida Shooting Ranges
  • State of Michigan - Shooting Range Stewardship Initiative
  • State of Massachusetts - Lead Shot Initiative  PDF