[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Ft. Detrick Area B (MD) cleanup plan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Fort Detrick, Md., proposes 8-year plan for cleaning up contaminated  
ground water

By Associated Press
Washington Post
September 15, 2011

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Army is proposing an 8-year plan for cleaning  
up groundwater contamination at Fort Detrick in Frederick.

A draft plan submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on  
Sept. 1 lays out steps for investigating and, if necessary,  
remediating pollution that is believed to be coming from decades-old  
waste disposal pits at the Army installation in western Maryland.

The document proposes having a remedy in place by February 2019 and a  
completed response by February 2020. Both EPA and Fort Detrick  
officials stressed on Thursday that the draft document is subject to  
change.

They said the investigation into the nature and extent of the  
contamination would determine what, if any, remedy is needed. The  
investigation would be completed by September 2015 under the timeline.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fort-detrick-md-proposes-8-year- 
plan-for-cleaning-up-contaminated-ground-water/2011/09/15/ 
gIQAxGmNVK_story.html
(You may need to cut and paste the link.)

See also
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm? 
StoryID=126139




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Lenny Siegel
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