[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, REUSE: Camp Bonneville (WA) cleanup plan

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Washington State Department of Ecology
News Release 10-200
August 11, 2010


Ecology posts Camp Bonneville cleanup plan online

OLYMPIA - The final cleanup plan for munitions and explosives at the 
Camp Bonneville military reservation is now available online.

Camp Bonneville takes in almost 4,000 acres of forested land about five 
miles northeast of Vancouver city limits in Clark County. The Department 
of Defense owned Camp Bonneville from 1910 to 1995 and used it for 
firing range practice and training.

Later investigations found contaminated groundwater and soil 
contaminated with unexploded ordnance, explosive compounds, lead, and 
other pollutants.

Ecology developed the cleanup plan with Clark County's input. The plan 
reflects what needs to be done so county residents can safely use the 
property. The plan covers the area where munitions and explosives could 
be found, as well as the portion designated for future county park 
development.

Work to remove munitions and to clean up other contamination stalled in 
September 2009 because of uncertainty over the amount the U.S. Army 
would pay for a project that is far more extensive than initially estimated.

Clark County intends to negotiate a new funding agreement with the Army 
and hire a contractor to continue the cleanup. The county recently took 
steps to end its relationship with the previous contractor, Bonneville 
Conservation, Restoration and Renewal Team. Ecology expects cleanup work 
to resume next year as soon as weather permits.

"Ecology remains committed to a complete cleanup at Camp Bonneville," 
said Barry Rogowski, Ecology's Camp Bonneville cleanup manager. "We 
continue to work well with Clark County, and we will make sure the 
county's residents end up with a safe property for public use."

Once the property is cleaned up to state standards, Clark County plans 
to redevelop the area as a park and habitat conservation area.

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For the original press release, see
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2010news/2010-200.html
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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