Re: [CPEO-MEF] U.S. Navy to clean eight areas in Vieques

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

I generally avoid commenting on inaccuracies in articles that we post,
but the errors in this one could be extremely confusing.

The Naval Ammunition Support Detachment covered the western third of the
Puerto Rican island of Vieques until the beginning of May, 2001, when
the Navy transferred the property. It was not a target range. The live
impact area was in the eastern portion of the island. The west side does
contain a former ordnance disposal area, but its environmental problems
pale in comparison to the Vieques range, which the Navy closed earlier
this year.

Lenny

CPEO Moderator wrote:
> 
> Puerto Rico
> PUERTO RICO WOW!
> U.S. Navy to clean eight areas in Vieques
> Tuesday, December 2nd, 2003.
> 
> SAN JUAN (AP) - The U.S. Navy will clean up only eight of the 17 areas
> west of Vieques which were used until May as a target range.
> 
> In a report filed with the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) of Puerto
> Rico and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Navy claimed the
> other nine areas do not require cleanup.
> 
> "Based on a conservative potential risk analysis for the human heath in
> each of the nine areas, there is no risk above acceptable limits, for
> further investigation or repair action,” the report read.
> 
> Among the nine areas to be cleaned up are two garbage dumps, one used
> water treatment plant, and one parking lot.
> 
> The land on the west coast of Vieques, used as a target range by the
> Navy for over 60 years, was turned over to the Department of Interior
> last May and is currently administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
> Service.
> 
> http://www.puertoricowow.com/html/general-detail.asp?amaspHidden_listActive=true&amaspField_newshd=U.S.%20Navy%20to%20clean%20eight%20areas%20in%20Vieques%20&amaspHidden_newshd_dataType=string
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