From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:23:35 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Mass. National Guard settles with EPA" at Camp Edwards |
Mass. National Guard settles with EPA BY MICHAEL P. TREMOGLIE Legal Newsline September 13, 2012BOSTON - The Massachusetts National Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency have resolved allegations of violations of operations and maintenance requirements for three firing ranges at Camp Edwards, Mass., Military Reservation. Camp Edwards is a 22,000-acre property that has been used for military training activities since 1935. The base is located over an aquifer that is the sole source of drinking water for residents of Cape Cod, said the EPA, which announced the settlement Sept. 6. The Army and Air Force have environmental cleanup programs for the soil and groundwater contamination that have resulted from activities on site. The U.S. Air Force is addressing contamination from the Otis Air Force Base primarily in the southern portion of MMR under the Federal Superfund Program. The U.S. Army is addressing contamination at Camp Edwards in the northern portion of MMR as required by EPA under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act. ... For the entire article, seehttp://www.legalnewsline.com/news/237286-mass.-national-guard-settles- with-epa -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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