Appendix M: Installation Narrative Summaries - denix

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In December 1988, the BRAC Commission recommended
closure of Jefferson Proving Ground and relocation of its
mission to Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The installation
closed on September 30, 1995. The 50,774 acres north of the
firing line, included in the 1995 BRAC program, is known to be
heavily contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO). The
Army plans to retain the site indefinitely for use as a wildlife
sanctuary and other government uses. The sites south of the
firing line, identified during environmental studies, included
landfill and disposal areas, hazardous waste storage areas, fire
training areas, underground storage tanks (USTs), and
buildings with asbestos-containing materials. Contaminants at
the installation include depleted uranium, heavy metals, UXO,
solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), and petroleum hydrocarbons. Interim
remedial actions have included a landfill cap, removal of USTs,
and excavation of contaminated soil. In FY94, the installation
formed a BRAC cleanup team and a Restoration Advisory
Board (RAB). During FY96, the installation issued an updated
community relations plan. The Army procured a technical
assistance for public participation (TAPP) contract to support
the RAB in FY99.
To date, the Army has transferred the Defense Reutilization
and Marketing Office (DRMO) Parcel area, the Airfield Parcel,
the Western Wooded Parcel, the Northeast Parcel, and the
central cantonment area (total of approximately 1,200 acres).
The Army has signed one Record of Decision (ROD). The
cleanup progress at Jefferson Proving Ground for FY02 through
FY05 is detailed below.
In FY02, the installation completed the remedial investigation
(RI) of the area south of the firing line and submitted the final
document to the regulators. The installation forwarded a revised
finding of suitability to transfer (FOST) for the Airfield Area to
Headquarters, Department of the Army for approval and
signature. The Army completed the transfer of the DRMO
Parcel area. The installation completed a draft FOST for the
Northeastern Parcel and made it available for public review.
Additional RI fieldwork at selected sites continued. The
installation completed fieldwork for the last UXO clearance
south of the firing line. The Army initiated an inventory of
closed, transferred, and transferring (CTT) ranges and sites
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with UXO, discarded military munitions or munitions
constituents. The RAB held quarterly meetings and the
community TAPP provider reviewed the draft final RI.
In FY03, the installation completed the feasibility study (FS) for
the area south of the firing line. The Army signed the FOSTs for
the Airfield Area and Northeastern Area. The Army distributed a
draft FOST for the Western Wooded Parcel for public review.
The Army completed the inventory of CTT ranges and sites and
identified 15 Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP)
sites. The community TAPP provider reviewed the draft FS.
In FY04, the Army transferred the Airfield Parcel. The
installation completed the proposed plan for the area south of
the firing line. The installation drafted a ROD for the area south
of the firing line and provided it for public review and comment.
The Army signed a letter of assignment for the transfer of the
Western Wooded Parcel to Jefferson County via the National
Park Service.
In FY05, the installation requested Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) concurrence to begin 5-year site
characterization of the depleted uranium area. Additionally, the
installation completed the ROD and achieved remedy in place
for areas south of the firing line. The installation began the
long-term groundwater monitoring of sites covered under the
ROD.
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Jefferson Proving Ground received a license amendment from
the NRC granting a 5-year period to perform a site
characterization of the depleted uranium area. The Army, NRC,
and a local environmental group discussed concerns about the
depleted uranium area. The installation transferred the
Northeast Parcel. The cost of completing environmental
restoration has changed significantly due to technical issues.
The installation submitted the proposed plan (PP) for
restoration of the Open Burn Unit; however, administrative
issues delayed final approval.
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The Army conducted no MMRP actions at this installation.
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Plan of action items for Jefferson Proving Ground are grouped
below according to program category.
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0 Obtain EPA approval of the Open Burn Unit
restoration PP and begin soil restoration in
FY07.
0 Conduct administrative hearing to address
local environmental issues in FY07.
0 Continue 5-year depleted uranium area site
characterization in FY07-FY08.
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There are no MMRP actions scheduled for FY07 or
FY08.
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