[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, FORMER SITES: Camp Barkeley (TX)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Barkeley not considered at risk for buried chemicals
Study: No chemical risk at Barkeley

By Scott Kirk
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
August 3, 2011

The part of Taylor County that contained Camp Barkeley during World  
War II is not considered at risk for buried chemical warfare  
materiel, or CWM, according to a study by the U.S. Army Corps of  
Engineers.

The completed study is part of the Department of Defense's Munitions  
Response Site Prioritization Protocol of formerly used defense sites.

The project will not be completed until public officials and property  
owners have signed a letter of concurrence with the Army Corps of  
Engineers.

That process is expected to be completed within a year, according to  
the report.

Barkeley was located on 77 acres about 12 miles southwest of Abilene  
and home to more than 60,000 troops during World War II.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/aug/03/barkeley-not-considered- 
at-risk-for-buried/


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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