[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, FUDS: Ft. Hancock (NJ) investigation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army Corps scans Fort Hancock for munitions
Study looks for unexploded ordnance on Sandy Hook

BY ANDREW DAVISON
Atlanticville
January 13, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will conduct a remedial 
investigation and feasibility study to determine if a significant number 
of unexploded munitions remains around Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook.

Gregory Goepfert, USACE project manager, explained the upcoming study at 
a public information meeting on Jan. 6.

"Recently, Congress has had the interest to return to some of these 
sites that have been used for ordnance and investigate them fully to 
ensure that there are no hazards apparent to public use of these 
properties," Goepfert said.

Fort Hancock was the U.S. Army's first official ordnance proving ground, 
Goepfert said.

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For the entire article, see
http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2011-01-13/Front_Page/Army_Corps_scans_Fort_Hancock_for_munitions.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
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