Enhanced preliminary assessment of Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Final report, Dec 91-Apr 92
An Enhanced Preliminary Assessment was conducted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, which is located approximately 40 miles west of Boston in Worcester and Middlesex Counties. Fort Devens contains 9,280 acres, consisting of Main, North, and South Post Areas. Activities at Fort Devens include administration, training, ammunition storage, maintenance, housing, and support. Sensitive environments at Fort Devens include wetlands, habitat areas for endangered species, endangered plants, and historically and archeologically significant areas. Fort Devens is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), and its functions are to command, train, and provide logistical support for nondivisional troop units. Based on information obtained during and subsequent to a site visit (16 through 19 September 1991), 68 types of Areas Requiring Environmental Evaluation (AREEs) were identified and grouped by the following categories: Incinerators; Landfill Disposal Areas; Wastewater Treatment Plant; Storage Areas; Waste Handling Areas; Spills and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Areas; and Facility-wide AREEs. This report presents a summary of findings for each AREE and recommendations for further action.
- Research Organization:
- Weston (Roy F.), Inc., West Chester, PA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7277597
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-252086/4/XAB; CNN: DAAA15-90-D-0009
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
HABITAT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INCINERATORS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LEAKS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MILITARY FACILITIES
MONITORING
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SAMPLING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SITE SURVEYS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WETLANDS