[CPEO-IRF] CRS Report on base closure cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The Congressional Research Service has compiled a new (November 15,
2005) report on the "Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup" (attached)
at 2005-round base closures. The table on the last page includes the
projected cleanup costs for 22 bases listed for closure, though the
Cannon Air Force Base closure seems to be up in the air.

It is my understanding that the estimates for the three Chemical Depots
on the list: Newport, Umatilla, and Deseret (formerly Toole South) may
significantly understate the environmental cleanup costs at those sites.
Particularly at Deseret, there are large quantities of buried chemical
munitions. Since no decision has been made to retrieve and dispose those
items, that activity is not included in environmental cost estimates.

Lenny
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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