issues/concerns/successes georgia environmental protection division june 20, 2007 amy potter unit...
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Issues/Concerns/SuccessesGeorgia Environmental
Protection Division
June 20, 2007
Amy Potter Unit Coordinator
DoD Remediation Unit
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Marine Corps Logistics Base
Dobbins Air Reserve BaseLockheed Martin Air Force Plant No. 6
Fort Gillem & Fort McPherson Fort Gordon
Moody Air Force Base
Fort Benning
Robins Air Force Base
Naval Submarine Base - Kings Bay
Fort Stewart
Hunter Army Airfield
www.gaepd.orgwww.gaepd.org
Military Presence Military Presence in thein the
State of GeorgiaState of Georgia
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Issue #1:
BRAC 2005
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Marine Corps Logistics Base
Dobbins Air Reserve Base
Moody Air Force Base
Fort Benning
Robins Air Force Base
Naval Submarine Base - Kings Bay
Savannah International Airport Air Guard Station
Gaining InstallationsGaining InstallationsBRAC 2005BRAC 2005
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Fort GillemFort McPhersonNaval Air StationPeachtree Leases
U.S. Army Reserve Center Columbus
Closing Closing InstallationsInstallationsBRAC 2005BRAC 2005
Marine CorpsInspector/Instructor Naval Supply Corps
School Athens
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• Of the seven closing installations, no substantive environmental restoration oversight is anticipated at five: Marine Corps Inspector/Instructor, Naval Supply Corps School Athens, Naval Air Station, Peachtree Leases and
U.S. Army Reserve Center Columbus.
What is the Impact of BRAC 2005 on Georgia’s
DSMOA Program?
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• Of the seven closing installations, only two require substantive environmental
restoration oversight by Georgia:Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson.
What is the Impact of BRAC 2005 on Georgia’s
DSMOA Program?
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Fort Gillem• Reviewed
Environmental Condition of Property
• Land Reuse Plan has been approved
•Completing Delineation in Several Areas
•Working with Army to get Acceptable Background
•Finding and closing out old USTs
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Fort McPherson • Completing delineation especially at pesticide mixing areas & ranges
• Finding and closing out old USTs
•Completing remediation of old USTs
•Land reuse plan has not yet been approved
•ECP has been completed and reviewed
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Issue/Concern #2: MNAConcern that MNA is being applied as a sole
remedy where is not effective or appropriate because:
• Timeframe to clean up is too long; or • Concentrations of contaminants are too high;
or• Microbes that destroy contaminants are not
present; or• No sampling has begun to provide lines of
evidence.
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MNA (continued)• MNA is being applied without considering more
active remedial strategies that will clean the site up faster or cost less money.Example: AF project: resulted in cost savings of millions that could be applied to more contaminated areas.
• Several installations have determined that MNA is ineffective, & are accelerating the process by adding nutrients or microbes to speed up the process. Example: Army project: UST site where actual reductions were less than anticipated. Added ORC to groundwater to reduce clean up time.
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Issue/Concern #3: FUDS
• 228 FUDS identified in GA; Approximately 5 per year are investigated
• It all comes down to $$
• Priority – Have no idea what actual dangers/contaminants are present until site is investigated.
• Limited sampling conducted.
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Success Story @ Camp Wheeler
338 60mm mortar rounds and 10 grenade fuses found and destroyed
. . . But there is still work to do.