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Department of Defense Facilities Unit

Department of Defense Facilities Unit . Hazardous Waste M anagement Program of the EPD Land Protection Branch. Primary Responsibilities of the DoD Facilities Unit. RCRA Compliance Monitoring, Enforcement, and Permitting at active military installations

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Department of Defense Facilities Unit

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  1. Department of Defense Facilities Unit Hazardous Waste Management Program of the EPD Land Protection Branch

  2. Primary Responsibilities of the DoD Facilities Unit • RCRA Compliance Monitoring, Enforcement, andPermitting at active military installations • Oversight of investigative and remedial activities at active military installations, closed installations (BRAC), and formerly used defense sites (FUDS) • Oversight of the investigation and remediation of former ranges at active military installations and FUDS, which are contaminated with unexploded ordnance and small arm munitions

  3. Otherresponsibilities • Partnering • Managing DSMOA Grant • NEPA reviews for all military installations (i.e., EA and EIS)

  4. Staff • Mary Brown, Engineer • Will Powell, Engineer • Susan Eason, Engineer • Heather Clark, Geologist • Jessica Turner, Geologist • Jim Ashworth, Geologist • Mo Ghazi, Geologist • Will Steele, Part-time Geologist • Jofay Mackey, Secretary

  5. Sites Summary • 13 active installations • 5 Air Force • 6 Army • 2 Navy • 2 closed (BRAC) sites – both Army • 10 FUDS • 4 MMRP sites • 6 HTRW sites

  6. How are the sites regulated? • 8 sites have RCRA permits • 2 sites are cleaning up under HSRA • 5 sites and the FUDS are cleaning up under CERCLA with DoD as the lead agency • 3 sites are on the NPL

  7. ISSUES Fort Gillem • 1465 acre Army depot, 1941 - 2011 • The City of Forest Park is purchasing 1170 acres of the property for $30 million • 295 acres of the site will remain with the Army as the “Gillem Enclave” under the garrison command of Fort Gordon • 700 acres are being transferred to the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) this month • 470 acres are significantly contaminated and require the governor’s approval before they are transferred to the LRA

  8. Fort Gillem • Regulatory Authority – CERCLA with the Army as the lead agency; 1 site on HSI • Environmental Problems • Buried Waste including a 300-acre landfill • 5 off-site groundwater plumes • Contamination in off-site creeks from the discharge of contaminated groundwater • Potential for vapor intrusion into nearby homes from contaminated groundwater

  9. Fort Gillem Current Activities • Vapor Intrusion Study, including significant community involvement • Installation of off-site wells to delineate groundwater contamination both north and south of the installation • Off-site surface water monitoring • Operating 2 groundwater pump and treat systems at the installation boundary to control off-site migration

  10. ISSUES Performance Based Contracts • Air Force has let 3 significant PBCs in the last two years • Robins AFB • AFP6/Dobbins • Moody AFB • Significantly increased our workload • Previous to contract, we received 180 documents per year • Last year, we received and reviewed 260 documents • This year, we are on track to receive 210 documents

  11. Upcoming PBCs • Gillem Enclave – just issued • Fort Gordon • Hunter Army Airfield Issues with PBCs • Schedules are rigorous • Document Quality • Workload • Require increased oversight by both DoD and EPD

  12. Questions? Amy Potter Unit Coordinator 404-657-8604 amy.potter@dnr.state.ga.us

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