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The History of Pollution:
The Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) was established
for military use in 1935. Up until the 1980s, awareness of the
environmental impacts of local disposal and spills of fuels,
oils, and other hazardous materials to the drinking water was
low nation-wide. Since the 1980s, programs have been created and
followed to prevent pollution of the environment. But the
pollution of the past is still being cleaned up.
The Installation Restoration Program (IRP) was established on
the MMR in 1982 to address environmental impacts of past
activities on the MMR. Through the IRP, former oil and hazardous
materials disposal activities and releases are evaluated and
addressed. The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence has managed the IRP at the MMR since
1996.
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Highlights
of 2001
- Operated and maintained 12 activated carbon plume
cleanup systems
- Cleaned 4.2 billion gallons of water for a total of
11.4 billion gallons since 1993
- Removed and transported over 23,000 tons of
contaminated soils from the MMR
- Signed $5.2 million agreement with the Town of
Falmouth for water supply improvements
- Performed innovative treatment to reduce phosphorus
in Ashumet Pond
- Reduced the size of the Storm Drain 5 and Fuel Spill
12 groundwater plumes
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What the IRP Does at the MMR:
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Cleans up pollution to protect the public, plants and animals
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Involves the community in cleanup decisions
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Works with regulatory agencies to determine how pollution is
cleaned up
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Fuel
Spill 12 Plume
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Storm
Drain 5 Plume
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For an overview
map of all the plumes and treatment systems on MMR, go to the plumes
section of this Web site.
Contact
for More Information
Mr. Doug Karson
Community Involvement Specialist
HQ AFCEE/MMR
322 East Inner Road
Otis ANGB Base, MA 02542-5028
Phone: (508) 968-4678 x 2 Fax: (508) 968-4673
Toll free: 1-866-GO-AFCEE (1-866-482-3233)
e-mail: doug.karson@mmr.brooks.af.mil
Visit our web site at:
http://www.mmr.org
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