WEST BURN PADS - SOUTH OF THE ROAD

 

SITE DESCRIPTION 

Interviews indicate that the area south of the West Burn Pads MRS was an additional burning area in the early 1940s and, possibly, the 1950s. Hereafter it will be referred to as the West Burn Pads Area South of the Road MRS. The area was not identified in the Final CTT Range/Site Inventory Report (e2M 2003). It is located in the northeast corner of IAAAP and is believed to be an extension of the West Burn Pads MRS. The area did not undergo any remedial actions during the focused FS at the West Burn Pads MRS (USACE 2003).

The West Burn Pads Area South of the Road MRS appears on a number of historical maps with no indication that munitions or debris were burned there; however, investigative sampling data identified explosive and metals contamination at the site. The number of suspect acres identified during the HRS is 10.58.

Geophysical survey and intrusive investigation has been completed as part of the RI.

CLEANUP STRATEGY

Per the agreements made in the December 2006 dispute resolution, the US Army has agreed to complete RIs at all MMRP sites at IAAAP. The RI began in April 2008. The MRS Prioritization Protocol score for this site was updated during the RI in FY10.

Continued RI/FS work and LUCs are expected. 

STATUS

MRSPP SCORE: No known or suspected hazard

CONTAMINANTS: Explosives, Metals, Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC), Munitions Constituents (MC)

MEDIA OF CONCERN: Groundwater, Soil

COMPLETED MMRP PHASE: PA/SI

CURRENT MMRP PHASE: RI/FS

FUTURE MMRP PHASE: RD, RA(C), LTM