From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 4 Mar 2019 22:45:11 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, MUNITIONS: Camp Wellfleet, MA |
Contamination search at former Wellfleet military site nears end By Mary Ann Bragg Cape Cod Times (MA) February 18, 2019 SOUTH WELLFLEET — An investigation into potential contaminants in the ground at the former Camp Wellfleet, from munitions used at the former military base from 1942 to 1961, is nearly complete, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Preliminary sampling indicates no issues with regard to contamination,” Army Corps Project Manager Gina Kaso wrote in a statement emailed to the Times. There is no indication that a second round of sampling is needed, according to Kaso. The investigation of the site occurred last year and a draft version of the investigation report is currently under review by stakeholders such as the state Department of Environmental Protection, according to Army Corps spokesman Timothy Dugan. The Wellfleet Select Board recently gave the Army Corps authorization to access the property for another year. … For the entire article, see https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20190217/contamination-search-at-former-wellfleet-military-site-nears-end -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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