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Solid Waste Management Unit B-24

Chronology of Actions/Investigations


Year


Month


Action/Results

Action
Performed By

Project
Number

Unknown

Unknown

Four trenches used to dispose of spent ammunition, small spent rockets, and other metal scrap.

CSSA

NA

1993

September

Area visually identified during field survey.

Parsons ES

Order 71

1995

March

EM geophysical survey performed on March 8 and 10; three anomalies found (four disposal trenches).

Parsons ES

Order 67

1997

March-September

UXO recovery work conducted. To remove UXO, material in four trenches was excavated and sifted. Approximately 5,485 cubic yards of soil was sifted and stockpiled onsite.

Parsons ES
UXB

RL33

June

Preliminary soil sample collected to identify contaminants at the site. Analytical results are currently in question due to ITS Laboratory practices.

Parsons ES
UXB
ITS

RL33

Work Plan for B-24 Investigation submitted.

Parsons ES

RL33

1999

January

Addendum to Work Plan for interim measures submitted.

Parsons ES

RL74

April

EPA memorandum indicated analytical results obtained from ITS are not usable.

EPA

NA

November

Submitted work plan for resampling to replace analytical chemistry data generated by ITS Laboratory.

Parsons ES

NA

2000

March

Advanced 5 soil borings and collected 15 soil/rock samples for VOCs, SVOCs, metals and explosives.

Parsons ES
APPL, Inc.
Data Chem

RL33

April

Collected 10 sift samples for VOCs, SVOCs, metals and explosives analysis.

Parsons ES
APPL, Inc.
Data Chem

RL33

Collected 18 sift samples for VOCs, SVOCs, metals and explosives (3 samples) and metals only (15 samples).

Parsons ES
APPL, Inc.
Data Chem

RL83

2001

January

Three additional soil samples collected from stockpiled soils were analyzed for the leachability of contaminants.

Parsons

RL33

2002

May

Final RCRA Facility Investigation Report submitted.

Parsons

NA

2008

June

Collected 14 surface soil samples for arsenic, cadmium, copper, nickel, zinc, barium, chromium, mercury, and lead analysis.

Parsons

DY01

2009

April

Site mowed to allow access for geophysical equipment.  Geophysical survey preformed, numerous anomalies found over entire site.

Parsons

DO11

2010

 

April

Conducted MEC Hazard Assessment to evaluate the relative degree of hazard associated with the current site condition and for use in evaluating potential site closure options.

Parsons

DO50

June

Performed XRF analysis at the site to determine the extent of metals in surface soils. 

Parsons

DO50

December

Performed XRF survey.

Parsons

NA

2011

February

Collected samples from soil overage pile and sifted through overage pile for MEC.

Parsons

NA

March

Moved overage pile to East Pasture berm and collected surface soil samples at site.

Parsons

NA

2012

February

SWMUs B-2, B-8, B-20/21, and B-24 were combined with RMU-1 as part of the active firing range.  These sites will be investigated, remediated, and closed when the firing range is no longer active. USEPA Memorandum dated February 29, 2012.

USEPA

NA