2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 23:13:03 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] FUDS: Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
 
Army to investigate spread of chemicals at Watertown site

By Christine Laubenstein
GateHouse News Service/Daily News Transcript (MA)
October 31, 2008

WATERTOWN -

The Army Corps of Engineers hopes to conduct another round of soil testing at the contaminated General Services Administration site on Arsenal Street this spring and remove polluted soil next fall.

They want to learn how far carcinogenic chemicals have spread.

The federal agency, which owns the site, is accepting written comments on its proposed sampling plans through Wednesday, Nov. 19.

The site, which was once used by the U.S. Army to burn depleted uranium and store various metals, is eligible for funding through its Formerly Used Defense sites status program.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/regional/x1197768824/Army-to-investigate-spread-of-chemicals-at-Watertown-site

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