Review and Command Assessment of the Installation Restoration Program
Abstract
In the last 30 years or more, the Army has been engaged in manufacturing and various other operations at a number of installations throughout the United States. As a result of these operations, the installations have become contaminated with various chemical, biological, and radiological materials. The contaminates were deposited in disposal basins, Burial pits, test sites, impact ranges, production facilities, demilitarization areas, and storage yards. Although some of these areas were contaminated unintentionally through accidental spills or munitions deteriorating in storage, most of the contamination stemmed from intended and legitimate operations. To date, some 50 DARCOM installations have been initially identified as possibly having serious contamination problems. The army realized, of course, that a program to restore these installations to a point where they would be suitable for public use would be a technically complex and costly undertaking. The technology base was shallow and in many areas the state-of-the-art would have to be advanced. Estimates of cost and time were substantial. As a result of the technical complexity, high cost, political visibility, and involvement of a wide range of federal agencies, in August 1975 this effort was placed under project management control.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 30, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA473853
Entities
People
- Sampson H. Bass Jr.