Re: [CPEO-MEF] Nansemond "Ordnance depot [VA] cleanup continues"

On May 1, 2019, at 12:27 AM, Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> wrote:

Ordnance depot cleanup continues

By Alex Perry
Suffolk News Herald (VA)
April 26, 2019

The ongoing cleanup of an old North Suffolk ordnance depot is moving closer to completion, paving the way for exciting new developments on the scenic, waterfront property.

The former Nansemond Ordnance Depot is 975 acres of waterfront property at the end of College Drive. The military stored ammunition on the land during World Wars I and II, and it was used as a disposal area for bulk explosives, small arms ammunition and scrap metal.

Since 1988, removal activities have been conducted at the site. The Restoration Advisory Board met for its quarterly meeting on March 7 to discuss the as-then latest cleanup progress. This board consists of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel, property owners, local residents and local, state and federal regulators.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2019/04/26/ordnance-depot-cleanup-continues/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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Lenny Siegel

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Center for Public Environmental Oversight

a project of the Pacific Studies Center

P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042

Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918

<lsiegel@cpeo.org>

http://www.cpeo.org