As the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, or PEO ACWA, strides toward fulfilling its mission of chemical weapons destruction in Kentucky and Colorado, local community members will continue to play an important role. Public input and participation have been key components of the program since 1997, when ACWA implemented a public participation process known as the ACWA Dialogue to engage stakeholders. The Dialogue brought together representatives from the Department of Defense, state, tribal and federal government regulators, and diverse citizen interest groups, to work side-by-side with ACWA in selecting chemical weapons destruction technologies. Today, stakeholder input and involvement remain a cornerstone of PEO ACWA. Read on to learn how to access additional information or to get involved.
How can you get involved?
You may call or email outreach office staff in Richmond, Kentucky, and Pueblo, Colorado, with questions and to receive information about the program. Our goal is to inform the public about our chemical destruction projects.
The Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office is open to the public. Meanwhile, the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office is receiving visitors by appointment only. In coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we continue to take precautions to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Per a Department of Defense directive on July 28, 2021, due to substantial or high community transmission rates, all staff and visitors must wear a face mask in both offices, regardless of the person’s vaccination status.
Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office
1000 Commercial Dr., Suite 2
Richmond, Kentucky 40475
(859) 626-8944 or email bgoutreach@iem.com
The outreach office is currently open by appointment only.
Staff is available Monday through Friday by telephone or email.
Closed on federal holidays.
Pueblo Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office
104 W. B Street
Pueblo, Colorado 81003
(719) 546-0400 or email PuebloOutreach@iem.com
The outreach office is currently open to the public.
Staff is available Monday through Friday by telephone or email.
Closed on federal holidays.
Additionally, both the Kentucky and Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commissions, or CACs, conduct public meetings regularly. CACs are governor-appointed commissions that were formed to serve as a bridge between the community and the government by providing a forum for exchanging information about chemical weapons disposal. Their meetings are open to all members of the public who are interested in learning more about chemical weapons destruction efforts in Kentucky and Colorado. For more information on the CACs, along with upcoming meeting dates and locations, visit the Kentucky and Colorado Public Involvement sections of our website. Due to COVID-19 federal guidelines, we are working with state regulatory agencies to continue public participation via electronic resources.
For the latest PEO ACWA update and response to COVID-19 please click here.