[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: "Navy works to restore public access to Tinian beach, " Northern Marianas

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy works to restore public access to Tinian beach

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific
February 3, 2021
 

ASAN, Guam (NAVFAC) —Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific and NAVFAC Marianas, in partnership with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government, are working to restore public access to Chiget Beach at the former Tinian Mortar Range.

What was once part of a World War II battlefield, the mortar range was used as a training facility from 1945 to 1994. Following several site visits and assessments over the years, a remedial investigation began in 2015.

“The range falls under the Department of the Navy’s Environmental Restoration Program, as an identified Munitions Response Program site, with the objective to clean up sites impacted by past military usage.” said Gregg Ikehara, NAVFAC Marianas remedial project manager. “All bases in the U.S. have been moving towards the cleanup of both installation restoration and munitions response sites, which include former ranges, disposal areas, old dumpsites, storage areas and maintenance sites to protect human health and the environment from contamination due to past Navy usage, which would make property available for future needs.”

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For the entire release, see
https://mvariety.com/news/navy-works-to-restore-public-access-to-tinian-beach/article_43833938-6552-11eb-ad79-df496262bda5.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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