Issues/Concerns/Successes Georgia Environmental Protection Division June 20, 2007 Amy Potter Unit Coordinator DoD Remediation Unit

Marine Corps Logistics Base Dobbins Air Reserve Base Lockheed Martin Air Force Plant No. 6 Fort Gillem & Fort McPherson Fort Gordon Moody Air Force Base Fort Benning Robins Air Force Base Naval Submarine Base - Kings Bay Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield Military Presence in the State of Georgia

Issue #1: BRAC 2005

Marine Corps Logistics Base Dobbins Air Reserve Base Moody Air Force Base Fort Benning Robins Air Force Base Naval Submarine Base - Kings Bay Savannah International Airport Air Guard Station Gaining Installations BRAC 2005

Fort Gillem Fort McPherson Naval Air Station Peachtree Leases U.S. Army Reserve Center Columbus ClosingInstallations BRAC 2005 Marine Corps Inspector/Instructor Naval Supply Corps School Athens

Of the seven closing installations, no substantive environmental restoration oversight is anticipated at five: Marine Corps Inspector/Instructor, Naval Supply Corps School Athens, Naval Air Station, Peachtree Leases and U.S. Army Reserve Center Columbus. What is the Impact of BRAC 2005 on Georgia’s DSMOA Program?

Of the seven closing installations, only two require substantive environmental restoration oversight by Georgia: Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson. What is the Impact of BRAC 2005 on Georgia’s DSMOA Program?

Fort Gillem Reviewed Environmental Condition of Property Land Reuse Plan has been approved Completing Delineation in Several Areas Working with Army to get Acceptable Background Finding and closing out old USTs

Fort McPherson Completing delineation especially at pesticide mixing areas & ranges Finding and closing out old USTs Completing remediation of old USTs Land reuse plan has not yet been approved ECP has been completed and reviewed

Issue/Concern #2: MNA Concern that MNA is being applied as a sole remedy where is not effective or appropriate because: Timeframe to clean up is too long; or Concentrations of contaminants are too high; or Microbes that destroy contaminants are not present; or No sampling has begun to provide lines of evidence.

MNA (continued) MNA is being applied without considering more active remedial strategies that will clean the site up faster or cost less money. Example: AF project: resulted in cost savings of millions that could be applied to more contaminated areas. Several installations have determined that MNA is ineffective, & are accelerating the process by adding nutrients or microbes to speed up the process. Example: Army project: UST site where actual reductions were less than anticipated. Added ORC to groundwater to reduce clean up time.

Issue/Concern #3: FUDS 228 FUDS identified in GA; Approximately 5 per year are investigated It all comes down to $$ Priority – Have no idea what actual dangers/contaminants are present until site is investigated. Limited sampling conducted.

Success Camp Wheeler mm mortar rounds and 10 grenade fuses found and destroyed... But there is still work to do.

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