[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Barnstable County Officials Support EPA Opposition to Joint Base [Cape Cod, MA] Gun Range"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Barnstable County Officials Support EPA Opposition to Joint Base Gun Range

By Grady Culhane
CapeCod.com
May 11, 2023

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – Barnstable County officials are supporting the draft determination from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would deny federal funding to a proposed machine gun range for Joint Base Cape Cod. 

The EPA report indicates the project could be a hazard to public health, as it could contaminate the region’s sole source aquifer. 

“Groundwater in the area of Joint Base Cape Cod provides approximately 3 million gallons of drinking water per day to 12 Community public water supply systems in the towns of Sandwich, Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee and also the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe,” said Bethany Traverse, Health Communications Coordinator for the county.

While army officials said the range would only utilize copper bullets, chemicals from propellant and other components can add up over years and lead to contamination and health impacts, according to county officials.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/barnstable-county-supports-epa-findings-opposing-joint-base-gun-range/

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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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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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