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| Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) |
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The Army Corps of Engineers is the executing agency for the Department of Defense and is responsible for cleaning up properties that were formerly owned, leased, possessed, or operated by the Department of Defense. These properties are known as Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS). The FUDS program is significant, with over 9,000 properties identified for potential inclusion in the program. Information about the origin and extent of contamination, property transfer issues, past and present property ownership, and program policies must be evaluated before DoD considers a property eligible for Defense Environment Restoration Account (DERA) funding under the FUDS program. Environmental cleanup procedures at FUDS follow federal and state regulatory guidelines. |
A former Air Force base in the Southwestern United States is being cleaned up by the U.S. Army Corps under the formerly used defense site (FUDS) program. The site was acquired by the Army for a basic training school in 1942. The base was deactivated and transferred to GSA in July 1967. In August 1991, Trichloroethylene (TCE) was found in 12 private wells located east of the former base boundaries. CEC established and facilitates a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Army Corps on this project and provides public affairs services. Services have included community interviews, a community relations plan, facilitation and administrative support of RAB meetings, media relations support, and exhibit displays for public meetings.
A former munitions depot in Virginia is being cleaned up by the U.S. Army Corps under the formerly used defense site (FUDS) program. The 975-acre site was used by the Department of Defense from 1917 to 1960 to store and ship munitions overseas. The site was excessed by the government and transferred to private use in 1960. Restoration efforts at the site began in 1987 by the Corps when TNT was discovered near the entrance to a local Community College. In 1999, the site was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List (NPL) to be addressed under the Superfund program. CEC established, facilitates, and provides administrative support for a Restoration Advisory Board for the project. CEC also prepares project newsletters, community relations plans, exhibit displays and assists with media relations efforts.
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