NEWS RELEASE
2006-7 MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION
(MMR), Cape Cod, Mass. — Officials of the
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) announced today that an Interim
Record of Decision (IROD) has been signed by
AFCEE and the Environmental Protection Agency for the Chemical Spill 19 (CS-19) groundwater plume. The interim decision calls for monitoring
of the CS-19 groundwater contamination. The contaminant of concern in the CS-19 groundwater plume is
hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, otherwise known as Royal Dutch Explosives (RDX). The plume is within the boundaries of the
Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR). This
interim decision will be protective of human health until a final cleanup plan is
developed. A feasibility study will be prepared by the Impact Area
Groundwater Study Program on the groundwater contamination in the Central Impact Area of
which CS-19 is a part. A final remedy for the
groundwater contamination in the Central Impact Area, including the CS-19 groundwater
plume, will be presented for public comment at a later date by the Army.
Copies of the Final CS-19 IROD will be available at the main libraries in Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, and Mashpee, at the Installation Restoration Program Office and on the AFCEE’s MMR website: www.mmr.org
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