Enhanced Preliminary Assessment Report: Westport Army Housing Units, Westport, Connecticut
Abstract
The Westport military housing facility presents no imminent or substantial threat to human health or the environment. There is no evidence to suggest that hazardous or toxic constituents have ever been released from this property. No immediate remedial actions, therefore, are warranted for the site. Although these housing units were originally developed in conjunction with a Nike missile battery, available documentation and circumstantial evidence indicate that the housing property was wholly independent of the battery's operational activities. No Nike-related wastes were delivered to this property for management or disposal. Furthermore, since this property was independent of the Nike missile operations with respect to all necessary utilities, there is no possibility of migration of Nike-related wastes along buried utility lines. Nevertheless, two potential environmental impacts from this property have been identified and should ultimately be addressed. One environmental concern involves the putatively substandard waste-disposal systems that service each housing unit. The property could ultimately adversely affect the environment if these on-site subsurface sewage systems remain in service without being brought up to State of Connecticut waste-disposal standards, especially in light of the inadequate surface-water drainage on the property. A second concern involves the above-ground fuel-oil storage tanks. (edc)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA215651
Entities
Organizations
- Argonne National Laboratory