[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, FORMER SITES: "Unexploded ordnance found, disposed of in San Pedro Conservation area [AZ]"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Unexploded ordnance found, disposed of in San Pedro Conservation area


Tucson News Now 
February 21, 2014 


TUCSON, AZ  - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently reopened two sites within the San Pedro National Conservation area, which were closed to public use.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found two pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) during the closure of two sites within the San Pedro National Conservation area.  According to a BLM release the areas had been closed since November 2013 for an investigation and study, the sites were formerly used by the U.S. military and located outside Ft. Huachuca.

According to the BLM release the Corps of Engineers tested samples and used equipment to detect anomalies beneath the soil.  The two pieces of unexploded ordnance were detonated in order for them to be safely removed.  A further report of the findings is expected to be released soon.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/24788815/unexploded-ordnance-found-disposed-of-in-san-pedro-conservation-area

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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