[CPEO-MEF] Spring Valley Excavation to Focus on 2 Sites

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Spring Valley Excavation to Focus on 2 Sites
Army Scans Show Presence of Metal In WWI Test Area

By Debbi Wilgoren
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 8, 2002; Page B03

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans a complete excavation of the land 
around two houses in the District's Spring Valley neighborhood beginning 
next week, the latest step in its cleanup of possible World War I 
munitions and contaminants near American University in Northwest 
Washington.

Army officials held a media briefing yesterday to introduce the bevy of 
trucks and specialized equipment that are to descend on the 5000 block 
of Sedgwick Street on Monday and remain there for at least two to four 
weeks -- longer if a significant cache of munitions or other hazardous 
waste is discovered.

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