[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE, REGULATION: Defense IG report on Army Ammunition Plants and Chemical Depots

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cost Increases and Delays Occurred During Closure and Land Transfers  
of Army Ammunition Plants and Chemical Depots Under Base Realignment  
and Closure 2005


Department of Defense Inspector General
DODIG-2013-114
August 6, 2013

Objective

We reviewed the closure and land transfer at four Army ammunition  
plants and two chemical depots closed under Base Realignment and  
Closure (BRAC) 2005. We identified factors contributing to increased  
costs and delays in cleaning up and transferring the land. We also  
determined if changes in requirements or additional laws contributed  
to the increased costs and delays.

Findings

Army BRAC officials experienced increased costs and delays at  
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant (RBAAP), California; Kansas Army  
Ammunition Plant (KSAAP); Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant (LSAAP),  
Texas; Newport Chemical Depot (NECD), Indiana; and Umatilla Chemical  
Depot (UMCD), Oregon, closed under BRAC 2005. Specifically, Army  
officials experienced cost increases ranging from $665,000 to an  
indeterminable dollar value and indeterminable amount of delay  
because...



For the entire summary and a link to the full report, go to
http://www.dodig.mil/pubs/report_summary.cfm?id=5250


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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