[CPEO-MEF] Solomons Naval Recreation Center (MD) range

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Navy Sounds All-Clear for Solomons

By Michael Tunison
Washington Post
July 19, 2007

A study of the Solomons Naval Recreation Center, once the site of a 
pistol range and a mortar range, has turned up no unexploded munitions, 
Navy officials say.

The revelation came at a public hearing at the Southern Community Center 
in Lusby, where Naval Facilities Engineering Command officials discussed 
the $1.4 million munitions removal program underway at the Solomons center.

The program, which is funded by the Navy, resulted from a 2001 directive 
by Congress to the Defense Department to identify and prioritize 
munitions sites, evaluate the hazards posed by remaining ordnance and 
organize a response.

The recreation center, which is open to all active and retired members 
of any branch of the military, is the Navy's largest outdoor recreation 
facility. It is also the first Navy site to undergo the initial review 
process since the directive was issued, said Monty Pugh, the program 
manager for installation and restoration at the Patuxent River Naval Air 
Station.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800020.html

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