* 9 carbine ranges, 300 x 225 ft. each
* 1 carbine range, 600 x 225 ft.
* 5 pistol ranges, 150 x 150 ft. each
* 2 live-fire fully ballistic multi-level shoot houses, 4,600 sq ft each
* 15 live-fire fully ballistic single-level shoot houses, 20 x 60 each
* 2 mile tactical driving track with gasoline storage tank
* 350 foot diameter EVOC skid pad
* 400 foot diameter helipad
* 33,000 square foot urban simulation training area composed of shipping crates stacked to simulate city buildings on paved streets
* 1 training tower, 5 level, 40 x 20 ft., 800 sq. ft. total
* 1 training tower, 6 level, 24 x 48 ft., 1,152 sq. ft. total
* 4 ship simulators, 3 levels, indoor-outdoor, made of stacked shipping containers
* 1 Armory building for storage of guns and ammunition, 18,000 sq. ft.
* 2 Dormitory buildings, 18,000 sq. ft. each
* 2 classroom buildings, 18,000 sq. ft. each
* 1 Defensive training building, 10,000 sq. ft.
* 1 Dining hall, 10,000 sq. ft.
* 1 Facility maintenance building, 18,000 sq. ft.
* Various other buildings totaling 13,280 sq. ft.
For DPLU Major Use Permit Requests:
San Diego Union Tribune Articles
Letters to the Editor
Covert Canyon
Filner wants Blackwater Looked Into
Blackwater Critics Call for Ban of Bases
Comment Period Extended
Author to Speak Regarding Blackwater
Helicopter Crash in Baghagdad
Other Articles
Blackwater Protest with news footage for viewing.
Opposition against Blackwater plan mounts in San Diego County LA TIMES
Military Contractor wants to build mercenary camp
Keeping Track
NEWS CHANNELS, VIDEO, AUDIO
Blackwater West
Visit the Blackwater web site area's below:
Press Releases
View Blackwater Tactical Weekly Archives
Global Stablization Statement
Potrero Training Facility
County Proposal Documents
Some condensed for easier printing and less environmental footprint.
San Diego County Departments
San Diego County Environmental Strategic Plan 2007-08
1. Develop and implement habitat resource programs.
2. Develop and implement land use planning strategies to balance
housing, open space preservation, parks and recreation nfrastructure and the economic development needs
of County residents, taxpayers and businesses.
3. Protect, sustain and restore the quality of water, air and habitat in the County.
4. Reduce risks to the environment through education, outreach,
regulation, intergovernmental collaboration, and leveraging public
and private resources.
