Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act (CERFA) Report, Former Army Reserve Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Abstract

This report presents the results of the Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act (CERFA) conducted by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) at the former Army Reserve Center, Gaithersburg (ARC), a U.S. Government property selected for closure by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. Under CERFA, Federal agencies are required to identity expeditiously real property that can be immediately reused and redeveloped. Satisfying this objective requires the identification of real property where no hazardous substances or petroleum products, regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), were stored for one year or more, known to have been released, or disposed. ARC is an 18- acre site located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. ARC was used for a variety of activities from 1955-1986. has served as a Nike Missile Control Site, as a communications and electronics research facility, and as an Army Reserve Center. Activities of environmental concern were mainly associated with construction, testing, and maintenance of electronic systems. The site has been vacant since 1986. Former Army Reserve Center, Gaithersburg, CERFA, Base closure, BRAC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA281930

Entities

People

  • G. Hacker
  • Glen Walters
  • L. Ward

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photographs
  • Base Closures
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Drinking Water
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fuel Oils
  • Governments
  • Groundwater
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Research Facilities
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Visual Inspection

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • STEM Education

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics