Fort Sheridan Ordnance Survey (50-Acre Parcel)

Abstract

Fort Sheridan is a former 695-acre U.S. Army installation located approximately 25 miles north of Chicago, on the shore of Lake Michigan. The former fort is bounded by the three communities of Lake Forest, Highland Park, and Highwood. Under Public Law 100-526, the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988, Fort Sheridan was chosen for realignment and partial closure. Approximately 100 acres will be retained for use by the U.S. Army Reserves. The U.S. Navy has also purchased 200 acres in the southern portion for use as a military housing area and a 200 acres historic district is located in the middle of the former installation. An Enhanced Preliminary Assessment was completed in October 1989 by the U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency. This report stated that explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations were carried out at the site until 15 years ago. The report concluded that UXO potentially exists in the area. The United States Army Environmental Center (AEC) Base Closure Division has contracted with IT Corporation (IT) to conduct a survey to locate and identify unexploded ordnance (UXO) on a 50-acre parcel under Delivery order No. 003 to Contract No. DAAAl5-91-D0015. This site is bounded on the north by Janes Ravine, on the south by Hutchinson Ravine, on the west by Haley Army Heliport, and on the east by Lake Michigan. The objective of this UXO survey was to assess the amount of UXO remaining on the Fort Sheridan 50-acre parcel. This was accomplished by locating, identifying, recording, and removing unexploded ordnance, within specific parameters, from the UXO survey area. This Final Technical Report was prepared in accordance with the requirements of Data Item Description DI-S-10241 to Contract No. DAAAl5-91-D-0015 and describes the results of the UXO survey of the 50-acre parcel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA348543

Entities

People

  • Jim Pastorick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Base Closures
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Detection
  • Engineers
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Lake Michigan
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Locators
  • Projectiles
  • Quality Control
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Riverine Ecology