[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: Pratt Rifle Range (KS) "may be forced to get the lead out"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Former rifle range may be forced to get the lead out

By Gale Rose
Pratt Tribune (KS)
February 20, 2012

Pratt, Kan. - An mound of dirt southeast of the KMMM radio station  
isn't impressive with its overgrown plum bushes and a small cedar  
tree. But the Kansas Army National Guard once used this little berm,  
known as the Pratt Rifle Range, for small arms qualifications and  
annual rifle practice between 1963 and the mid 1980s, said Sharon  
Watson, director of public affairs for the Kansas Adjutant General’s  
Office.

The 1.9 acre Pratt Rifle Range site sits just southeast of the KMMM  
radio station and is hard to recognize because of the overgrown  
vegetation.

Because of the amount of lead in the ammunition, the site is one of  
two in Kansas, the other is the Cottonwood Falls Target Area, being  
inspected for high levels of lead.

Since the Kansas Army National Guard used the site, the Military  
Munitions Response Program is being used for evaluation.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.pratttribune.com/news/x740678651/Former-rifle-range-may-be- 
forced-to-get-the-lead-out

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Lenny Siegel
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