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James D. WernerDirector, Air & WasteManagement Division

Cleanup Successes andChallenges

26 October 2007


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Dover AFBERP Acceleration Initiative

Committed cooperation between Air Force,EPA, and State transforms processes andaccelerates program

Achieved Remedy in Place (RIP) milestone atall 59 ERP sites 8 years ahead of DoD goal

Signed 6 Records of Decision for 39 sites in

only 6 months an Air Force recordObtained EPA & State buy-in on 36 intricate

technical documents in just 12 months


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DOVER AFB SUCCESS STORY -ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

PROGRAM (ERP)Accelerated Cleanup Supports the Mission

Dover initiative focuses on restoring land formilitary operations as quickly and costeffectively as possible, while protectinghuman health & the environment

In addition to achieving RIP, met cleanupobjectives and completed response actionsat 27 sites

Opened up 54 acres of formerly restrictedland for use in supporting the bases mission


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CONTAMINANT ISSUES

1. Jet Fuel Contamination Locations:

Y, Z, and AA parking pads and G Taxiway

Control Tower and Buildings 201, 202, & 204

Cleanup:Fuel recovery (mechanical pumping) &biodegradation (injection of fuel-eating microbes)

2. Cl Solvent Contamination inGroundwater

Location: Under approximately of the base

Cleanup: Accelerated anaerobic biodegradation(injection of organic carbon to feed native

microbes)


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Dover AFB EnvironmentalRestoration Success

Construction of groundwater cleanupremedies covering 620 acres ofcontaminant plumes in only 7 months

deployed 7 separate field crewssimultaneously to constructAccelerated Anaerobic Biodegradation

Installed 251 injection wells & injectedover 10 million gallons of organiccarbon biodegradation substrate(soybean oil and lactate)


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Completed cleanup activities at 27 sites(achieved cleanup objectives and/or metcleanup standards) achieving

Response Complete milestones Current status of Dovers 59 cleanup sites:

34 are Response Complete with land usecontrols in place

25 are Remedy in Place with groundwatercleanup ongoing


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ROD Signing at Dover AFB May 2006

USAF, EPA and Delaware DNREC


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Installation of 251 permanent injectionand monitoring wells associated withgroundwater cleanup remedies


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Dover AFB awarded theSecretary of Defense

Environmental RestorationAward in June 2007

Award recognizes the Department of Defenseinstallation with the most outstanding Environmental

Restoration Program (ERP)

Judging criteria focuses on progress in meeting DoDenvironmental cleanup goals, innovative actionstaken to accelerate progress and reduce costs, and

program integration with the military mission.


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C-5 Taxis Over Restoration Site

Constructed under Taxiway


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History

Surf clamming operations occuroff the northeast coast of the United States


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History

Discarded Military Munitions (DMM) removedfrom ocean floor during surf clams harvesting


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SEA WATCH


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SEA WATCH


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SEA WATCH


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SEA WATCH


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Clamshell Stockpile


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Residential Driveway


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75mm CWM Projectile24 Feb 06


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75mm CWM Projectile

28 Feb 06


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Mark II Hand Grenades


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2 of 3 Categories of ChemicalWeapons Being Addressed

1. Treaty-Driven Stockpile Disposal - -

- Nine Sites2. Treaty-Driven Non-Stockpile Work

nearly complete

3. Buried and Sea-DumpedLittle attention


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Buried and Sea-Dumped

Exact location, type and amount uncertain

Location changing

Includes classified, unknown, and operationalrange sites

Safety-driven (NOT Treaty driven)

Treaty applies when recovered Requirements uncertain


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Ocean Dumps

Large quantities, unknown condition

73 identified locations in Atlantic, Pacific, and IndianOceans, Mediterranean Sea, and Mississippi River

Possibly Chesapeake Bay and other unlisted sites No clear requirement for even a plan yet, but

assessment language in FY2007 Defense bill

No funding stream (BRAC, FUDS, or Environmental

Restoration)


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CWM Locations

1964

Chemical

Dump

*CWM

75MM

MEC

Discoveries

CWM

75MM

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Area 615


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Deep Water Disposal Sites(East Coast)


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Visit Cape Henlopen State Park

(Former Ft. Miles)


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Risk management issues

Leave in place or recover?

Store or destroy?

Less toxic weapons (Mustard and Arsenicals) tend to

be more persistent than nerve agent Secondary wastes (especially arsenic)

Fate and Transport research needed for both oceanand land

Integrate technology development with requirementsdevelopment


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Armymultiple offices, changing roles

Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary forEnvironment, Safety, and Occupational Health

Army Environmental Centerprogram manager for

Military Munitions Response Program at ActiveInstallations

US Army Corps of Engineers (feudal organization)FUDS and other sites

Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Product (part of

Chemical Materials Agency)once recovered

Core Group & National Academy of Sciences

Others

Explosive Ordnance Disposal


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Explosive Ordnance DisposalTracking

EPA asked DOD (J.C. King) to trackmunitions EOD incidents

Rule being finalized, but No standard data

sets No standards for tracking reports across

various services

Established as part of DOD munitionssafety regulations


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Proposed Legislation

Sponsored by Sen. Akaka & Rep.Abercrombie (HI)

Requires records review of chemical

weapons dumps & and annual report Amend shipping maps

Conduct research of sites & releases

Authorizes R&D cooperative Agreements


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Known Deep Water Disposal Site(Chemical Warfare Material - 1964)

Munitions (CWM) loaded at EdgewoodArsenal, Maryland

Army loose-dumped 1,700, 75MMprojectiles from single barge rounds

Disposal site located:

About 170 miles off shore At a depth of approximately 9,800feet


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History

Property owners purchase clamshells for use for: Surfacing driveways, parking areas, etc. Landscaping

EOD responses to requests for support of explosives and munitionsemergency Clam processing plants Private property (31) in Delaware and Maryland Dover Air Force Base (DAFB) CWM incident with injuries

(July 2004)

Army DASA(ESOH) tasks North Atlantic Division, Baltimore District to: Work closely with state and federal regulators, the media, and

property owners

Investigate properties Conduct fact finding investigation Provide safety assistance

Documents

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