Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 4715.20
March 9, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, August 31, 2018
USD(A&S)
SUBJECT: Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) Management
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Manual:
a. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference (a)) and
the guidance in DoDD 4715.1E (Reference (b)) and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.7 (Reference
(c)), implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance and procedures for
managing DERP.
b. Incorporates and cancels Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and
Environment (DUSD(I&E)) Memorandums (References (d) through (j)), Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security Memorandums (References (k) and (l)), and
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L))
Memorandum (Reference (m)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Manual:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) Environmental restoration when undertaken by a DoD Component within the United
States.
b. Does not apply:
(1) To the civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
