DOD INSTRUCTION 4715.15
E
NVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SYSTEMS
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics
Effective: April 17, 2017
Change 1 Effective: October 25, 2017
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the DoD Issuances Website at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
Cleared for public release. This instruction is available on the Directives
Division Website at http://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 4715.15, “Environmental Quality Systems,” December
11, 2006
Approved by: James A. MacStravic, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Change 1 Approved by: Judy Dahlgren, Director for Administration, for the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01, the February 10, 2003 Deputy
Secretary of Defense Memorandum, and the guidance in DoD Directive 4715.1E, this issuance:
• Establishes policy to incorporate environmental quality systems into DoD activities and programs
involving the collection, management, and use of environmental data.
• Assigns responsibilities for the DoD Environmental Data Quality Workgroup (EDQW).
• Authorizes the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP).
• Assigns responsibilities for the management and implementation of the DoD Advanced Geophysical
Classification Accreditation Program (DAGCAP).
