[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, VOCs: Disagreement at Cheyenne (WY) Atlas Missile Site No. 4

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State, Army Corps disagree on missile cleanup efforts


by Trevor Brown
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
November 2, 2014

CHEYENNE - The direction of two long-term projects to deal with  
groundwater contamination caused by local 1960s-era missile sites  
could be decided by a pair of upcoming meetings.



Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality officials say they are  
troubled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' approach to cleanup  
efforts at the sites.



Atlas Missile Site No. 3 is located 20 miles east of Cheyenne; Atlas  
Missile Site No. 4 is near Belvoir Ranch west of Cheyenne.



Investigators found trichloroethylene, or TCE, in the groundwater at  
both sites in the 1990s and 2000s. The contamination was caused by  
spilled chemicals used to clean the missile silos. They were once  
operated by crews from F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2014/10/31/news/20local_10-31-14.txt

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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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