2010 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 14:22:50 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] FUDS: Watertown Arsenal (MA)
 
Soil tests to begin at Watertown arsenal site

By Sarah Thomas
Boston Globe (MA)
May 4, 2010

The US Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin soil tests today to determine the extent of contamination on nearly 12 acres that were once part of the former Watertown Arsenal.

The soil tests are an essential step in the cleanup process that would eventually see the property at Arsenal Street and Greenough Boulevard used for sightseeing.

The location was originally owned by the state before being leased by the Department of Defense prior to World War II as part of the former Watertown Arsenal, which manufactured and stored munitions for the war effort.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/watertown/2010/05/soil_tests_to_begin_at_waterto.html

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