[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, COAST GUARD: Buxton Beach, NC Investigation

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Coast Guard releases CERCLA investigation findings from former Buxton Beach facilities

By Joy Crist
Island Free Press (NC)
October 7, 2024

The results of the Coast Guard’s year-long investigation at Buxton Beach found no “actionable levels” of contaminants from the Coast Guard’s use of the site. The National Park Service is reviewing these findings. 

On Friday, October 4, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released the findings of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation that was conducted at the site of the former Navy/USCG base along Buxton Beach.

Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland initiated the site investigation in August 2023 to identify any contamination resulting from legacy operations that may have been conducted by the Coast Guard at Old Group Cape Hatteras between 1982 and 2013. For most of this timeframe, the USCG used the Buxton site as a logistical, communication, medical, and supply support center for the four Outer Banks-area Coast Guard stations.


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For the entire article, see
https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/coast-guard-releases-cercla-investigation-findings-from-former-buxton-beach-facilities/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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