[CPEO-MEF] Push on for Camp Bonneville

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Washington
OREGON LIVE
Push on for Camp Bonneville
05/09/03
FOSTER CHURCH

VANCOUVER -- An infusion of U.S. Army money may be flowing toward Clark
County, earmarked to clean up Camp Bonneville.

The site, which is controlled by the Army, is contaminated by unexploded
munitions and toxic substances leaching into groundwater. The camp was
used for training from 1909-96.

Cleanup estimates have ranged from $30 million to $100 million. It could
be less or more, depending on the level of cleanup that the Washington
Department of Ecology requires.

Planning to use the 3,840-acre site north of Camas for a park, the
county proposes to take over cleanup responsibilities from the Army, and
ownership transfer could occur as early as October.

Ecology Department officials are cautious, however.

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