ABL Riverside Landfill Pre-Feasibility Study Screening,
Case StudyCase StudyAllegany Ballistics LaboratoryR k t C t W t Vi i iViequesRocket Center, West Virginia
Site OneSteve Glennie PM CH2M Hill
ViequesRestoration Advisory Board MeetingVieques Environmental RestorationSteve Glennie – PM, CH2M Hill
Michael Helbling – RPM, NAVFAC MDLANT
Vieques Environmental Restoration Program Update
April 2011
ABL Riverside Landfill Pre-Feasibility Study Screening,
Case StudyCase StudyAllegany Ballistics LaboratoryR k t C t W t Vi i iRocket Center, West Virginia
Site OneSteve Glennie PM CH2M Hill
Expanded Site Inspection (ESI)Steve Glennie – PM, CH2M Hill
Michael Helbling – RPM, NAVFAC MDLANTUXO 15UXO 15
F Vi N l T i i RFormer Vieques Naval Training RangeVieques, Puerto Rico
Former VNTR
SIAEMA ECALIA
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FIGURE 1 Former VNTR Site Location MapUXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
ES08311005252506PA F1-Former VNTR Site Location Map.ai mstuart
Former Vieques Naval Training Range (VNTR)Approximate Site Locations
SIA - Surface Impact AreaLIA - Live Impact AreaECA - Eastern ConservationEMA - Eastern Manuever Area
Note:US Gelogical 7.5 Minute Quadranglemap of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico.Map updated 1982
PI - Photo-identified
Legend
UXO 15
PI-13
PI-9
Physical Setting and Historical Information
• Includes Photo-Identified (PI) sites 9 and 13I f ti di th it hi t i• Information regarding the site histories comes from interviews and aerial photographsphotographs
• PI 9– Potentially used for munitions storage and
disposal
PI 13• PI 13– Potentially used as a firing point from which
rocket related ordnance was launched to the Live
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rocket-related ordnance was launched to the Live Impact Area (LIA) and Surface Impact Area (SIA)
Site Use• PI 9
– Unlikely to have been used for munitionsUnlikely to have been used for munitions disposal and long-term storage
– Likely used as staging area for transporting munitions to the Eastern Maneuver area
– Debris present is likely the result of inadvertent and/or minor discarding of empty casingsand/or minor discarding of empty casings
• PI 13Unlikely to have been used as a firing point due– Unlikely to have been used as a firing point due to site location relative to public areas and Camp Garcia
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Findings to Date• No unexploded ordnance found on UXO 15
– 5 debris piles consisting mainly of metallic debris5 debris piles consisting mainly of metallic debris, munitions debris, wood, concrete, miscellaneous trashS l th i l t d f iti l t d– Several other isolated areas of non-munitions-related scrap metal and munitions debris
– Several munitions debris (empty casings) just offshore that have been incorporated into the reef
– One small arms item (50-caliber projectile)
A i l t t id tifi d t• Aerial magnetometer survey identified two magnetic anomaly areas within PI 9 and PI 13Sit i it h f d id f fi i
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• Site visits have found no evidence of a firing point at PI 13
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Pile AWood pilings and debris
Pile ESmall Arms
Lighthouse
P u e r t oM o s q u i t o
P u e r t oF e r r o
PI-9
PI-13
PI-9
Pile Bdebrissmall pileratchetspark plugtrash
Pile Cmetal debrispacking strapsammo can lid55 gal drumrecoilless rifle cartridges concrete
Pile Dmetal debrispacking strapsdrum bottomsmetal palletrubber spacerssmall caliber shells 223scable paint can lids
Figure 4Debris Piles
UXO 15 - Expanded Site Inspection Sampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
/0 850 1,700425
Feet
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!( Debris Pile and Proposed Soil Sample Location
!( Small Arms Pile and Proposed Sediment Sample Location
PI SIte
UXO Site
2007 Aerial Photo
ES08311005252506PA Figure 6 and 7.ai mstuart
Figure 7 “Pile B” Trash
Figure 6 “Pile A” Wood pilings and debris
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
ES08311005252506PA Figure 6 and 7.ai mstuart
Figure 7 “Pile B” Trash
Figure 6 “Pile A” Wood pilings and debris
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
ES08311005252506PA Figure 8 and 9.ai mstuart
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
Figure 9 “Pile C” Recoilless rifle cartridge and metal straps
Figure 8 “Pile C” Empty 55 gallon drum and metal straps
ES08311005252506PA Figure 8 and 9.ai mstuart
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
Figure 9 “Pile C” Recoilless rifle cartridge and metal straps
Figure 8 “Pile C” Empty 55 gallon drum and metal straps
Figure 11 “Pile D” Small caliber empty shells with metal straps
Figure 10 “Pile D” Metal straps
ES08311005252506PA Figure 10 and 11.ai mstuart
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
Figure 11 “Pile D” Small caliber empty shells with metal straps
Figure 10 “Pile D” Metal straps
ES08311005252506PA Figure 10 and 11.ai mstuart
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
Figure 12 “Pile E”
ES08311005252506PA Figure 12.ai mstuart
UXO 15 - Expanded Site InspectionSampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
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Figure 2Location of Transect Items
UXO 15 - Expanded Site Inspection Sampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
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Legend#* Non-Munitions-Related Scrap Metal#* Munitions DebrisXW Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard
TransectPI SIteUXO Site
2007 Aerial Photo
Note:Number next to item indicates the quantity of Item.
P u e r t oM o s q u i t o
P u e r t oF e r r o
PI-9
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Figure 3Aerial and Hand Held Magnetometer Survey Results
UXO 15 - Expanded Site Inspection Sampling and Analysis PlanVieques, Puerto Rico
0 700 1,400350Feet
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LegendMagnetometer Response from "Mag and Flag"
LowMediumHighPI SIteElevated Anomaly Density Area (EADA)Area of Digital Geophysical Mapping
Aerial Magnetometer Survey Total Magnetic Field
2007 Aerial Photo
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Study Approach• Remove the debris piles and isolated munitions
debris (potential sources of contamination)debris (potential sources of contamination)• Collect soil samples beneath the debris piles to
determine if contaminant releases have occurred• Perform digital geophysical mapping (DGM) in
the magnetic anomaly areas to determine if there g yare subsurface objects present
• Excavate subsurface objects to determine if there are munitions or explosives of concern (MEC) present
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• Remove any man-made objects and collect additional soil samples if MEC is identified
QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
7 Source: USA E i t l 2010