Information Source for the Community

The Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Staff provides the community with a communications channel for the chemical weapons destruction project at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).

Speakers are available to local groups and organizations to share information on completion of chemical weapons destruction and closure activities.  

What Resources Are Available?

The outreach office serves as a public information repository of technical documents and reports regarding the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP). A variety of materials are available, including brochures, exhibits, photographs and videos

Speakers are available to local groups and organizations to share information on completion of chemical weapons destruction and closure activities.  

Partnerships and Public Involvement

The BGCAPP team joined with the community, multiple organizations, agencies and companies to safely destroy the chemical weapons stockpile. The following is a summary of key BGCAPP partners.

Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP)
BGCAPP is a state-of-the-art, full-scale pilot facility that safely destroyed the Blue Grass chemical weapons stockpile.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Siobhan Adkins	Senior Outreach Specialist	(859) 626-8944	siobhan.adkins@iem.com

Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD)
BGAD is a 15,000-acre facility that safeguards a ready supply of conventional munitions and provides chemical defense equipment and Special Operations support to the Department of Defense.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
William Ritter	Public Affairs Officer	(859) 779-6941	william.d.ritter3.civ@army.mil

Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA)
BGCA is responsible for the safe storage of the chemical weapons stockpile at BGAD. It is a tenant organization at the depot, reporting to the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Jana Carroll	Public Affairs Specialist	(859) 779-6298	jana.f.carroll.civ@army.mil

Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass (BPBG)
BPBG is the systems contractor selected by the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) to design, build, test, operate and close BGCAPP.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Mark York	Communications Manager	(859) 625-1291	mhyork@bechtel.us

Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC)
The CAC, a governor-appointed committee, provides a public forum for exchanging information about the completion of chemical weapons destruction and closure activities.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Craig Williams	Chair	(859) 986-7565	craig@cwwg.org

Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board (CDCAB)
The CDCAB is an independent subcommittee of the CAC, consisting of a diverse group of community leaders.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Reagan Taylor	Co-Chair, Madison County Judge-Executive	(859) 624-4700	reagan.taylor@madisoncountyky.us
Craig Williams	Co-Chair	(859) 986-7565	craig@cwwg.org

Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KDEP)
KDEP’s mission is to protect and enhance Kentucky’s environment. The department oversees the environmental permitting process for BGCAPP.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
April Webb	Hazardous Waste Branch Manager	(502) 782-6470	april.webb@ky.gov

Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP)
Madison County CSEPP is charged with protecting the residents of Madison County in the unlikely event of a chemical incident at BGAD. It operates the county’s alert and warning system and provides training and public education about what to do in an emergency. CSEPP at the national level is administered jointly by the U.S. Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Jill Williams	Madison County Deputy Judge Executive	(859) 624-4700	Jill.Williams@madisoncountyky.us
David Davis	Kentucky CSEPP Public Information Officer	(502) 607-1049	david.davis@ky-em.org

Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA)
PEO ACWA is the Department of Defense program which was responsible for destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile at BGAD in Kentucky and at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado and will now oversee closure. PEO ACWA is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Name	Title	Office Phone	Email
Kathy DeWeese	Chief of Public Affairs	(410) 306-4024	katherine.b.deweese.civ@army.mil