NEWS RELEASE
2004-11 Massachusetts
Military Reservation (MMR), Cape Cod, Mass. — Officials from the Air Force Center
for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) recently announced that cleanup actions for 6 source
area sites have been completed. These cleanup actions are documented in a recently
released report entitled, Removal Action Report for Priority 2 and 3 Source Area Sites.
Mr. Jon Davis, Program Manager of the Installation Restoration Program stated,
“Cleaning up source areas on-base is very important to the success of our overall
cleanup program. When these areas are cleaned up they are no longer a threat to the
groundwater or ecological recpetors.” The United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
have concurred with the AFCEE, that cleanup actions have been completed. The sites are located on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Cleanup actions at these sites included excavating contaminated soil and transporting it off-Cape to approved disposal facilities. Depending on the chemical concentrations in the excavated soil, they were disposed of as hazardous waste, land-filled or recycled. When clean, most excavations were filled with clean material and seeded. The cleanup actions described in this report were completed between December 2000 and May 2002 by one of AFCEE’s prime contractors, Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC). This report also discusses results of testing conducted for two additional fuel spill source area sites and concludes that no cleanup actions were needed. Copies of this report can be found at the Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich public libraries, and on the MMR website, www.mmr.org. For more information, please contact Mr. Douglas Karson, AFCEE/MMR Community Involvement Specialist, at (508) 968-4678, extension 2; Fax (508) 968-4673; or E-mail doug.karson@mmr.brooks.af.mil. To learn more about the cleanup program visit our website at www.mmr.org BACKGROUND: During the 1980s, preliminary assessments were completed involving records searches, interviews and review of available soil and groundwater data on MMR. 73 areas were identified as having the potential for contamination release to the environment. Of the 73, 41 were recommended for further investigation and were divided into three groups, Priority 1, 2 and 3 with 1 having the highest potential for release of contaminants to the environment, and included sites located near potential receptors or the base boundaries. Priority 2 and 3 sites posed a lesser risk. Location, characteristics of contaminants and age of the site were among the factors considered in the ranking system. .
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