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ARMY INSTALLATION ID: GA421402056500

FORT MCPHERSON

atlanta, Georgia

Cost So Far

$16.6M

Money already spent on the evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites.

Expected Additional Cost

$2.14M

The estimated amount of money needed for evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites at this installation.

Completion Date

2020

The date the DOD says cleanup of all sites was completed. Long term monitoring may continue after this date.

18 Hazardous Sites

Below are the locations of hazardous sites associated with this military installation, according to the DOD. A site’s contamination may affect a much larger area, including public and private lands and the water supplies beneath them.

High Risk

Medium Risk

Low Risk

Risk Not Evaluated or Not Required

Response Complete

We haven't independently confirmed the location of every site. If you notice a site placed at the incorrect location, please contact us.

Not all sites in the DOD data include location information, so there may be sites listed below that are missing from the map. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.

5 Active Sites

Sites where military cleanup actions are still ongoing. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD, which prioritizes the cleanup of sites that pose greatest threat to safety, human health, and the environment.

Site ID: FTMP-06

OLD INCINERATOR ASH DUMPSITE

Surface Disposal Area

Cost

$352K

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Dec 2017

Contaminated Areas

Soil: High Risk

ASH AND DEBRIS WERE EVIDENT AT THE GROUND SURFACE. The excavation was backfilled, landscaped and presently has well maintained grass. THE ASH DISPOSAL AREA IS IN AN AREA THAT IS TO BECOME PART OF THE GOLF COURSE.

Contaminants: Arsenic 16.6 mg/kg Chromium 72.199997 mg/kg Barium 1560.0 mg/kg Lead 4630.0 mg/kg

Groundwater: Medium Risk

LEAD CONCENTRATIONS DOWNGRADIENT OF THE DISPOSAL SITE WERE FOUND TO BE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL. ALL RESIDENCES DOWNGRADIENT OF THE SITE ARE SUPPLIED BY A MUNICIPAL SYSTEM.

Contaminants: Beryllium and compounds 6.699998 ug/L Antimony and compounds 9.0 ug/L Lead 60.0 ug/L Chromium 114.0 ug/L Nickel (Soluble Salts) 189.0 ug/L

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Site ID: FTMP-13

BLDG 209/302 DRY CLEANING FACILITIE

Contaminated Ground Water

Cost

$1.05M

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 2020

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Oct 2050

Contaminated Areas

Groundwater: Low Risk

There is the potential that the contamination may be migrating and the RI will further evaluate. no one is currently using the water and there is very little potential that this will change.

Contaminants: PCE 3.0 ug/L

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Site ID: FTMP-004-R-01

TRAP AND SKEET RANGE

Small Arms Range

Cost

$2,000

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 2016

Site ID: FTMP-14

BURIAL SITE/CREMATORY

Burn Area

Cost

$622K

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 2017

Site ID: FTMP-10

VET. CLINIC/OLD PX GAS STATION

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

$111K

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 1999

13 Inactive Sites

Sites where military cleanup actions are complete, according to the DOD. Note that this status does not necessarily mean the site is no longer hazardous, as many of these sites are put under long-term monitoring or other restrictions.

Site ID: FTMP-001-R-01

ATLANTA NG RIFLE RANGE

Firing Range

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 2008

Site ID: FTMP-002-R-01

ATLANTA NG TARGET RANGE

Firing Range

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 2008

Site ID: FTMP-003-R-01

WACO TARGET RANGE

Small Arms Range

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Jul 2004

Site ID: FTMP-01

BLDG 363 PAINT SHOP

Oil/Water Separator

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Apr 1988

Site ID: FTMP-02

BLDG 41 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Jan 1992

Site ID: FTMP-03

BLDG 346 WASTE OIL TANK

Above Ground Storage Tank

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Jun 1993

Site ID: FTMP-04

BLDG 346 O/W SEPARATOR

Oil/Water Separator

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Apr 1988

Site ID: FTMP-05

BLDG 370 O/W SEPARATOR

Oil/Water Separator

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Apr 1988

Site ID: FTMP-07

BLDG 357 DEH MAINTENANCE

Oil/Water Separator

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Apr 1988

Site ID: FTMP-11

COMMISSARY PARKING LOT

Contaminated Fill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 1996

Site ID: FTMP-16

PESTICIDE FACILITY 1

Pesticide Shop

Cost

$0

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Nov 2014

Site ID: FTMP-09

BUILDING 143 PX STATION

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1999

Site ID: FTMP-08

BLDG 370 WASTE OIL TANK

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Apr 1994

Update (Dec. 5, 2017): We have changed the source of the installation cost data after being notified by the Department of Defense that they erroneously reported their own cost figures on the DERP website. We are now displaying the costs the department says are the most accurate available, from the Pentagon’s DERP database that we received in a FOIA request.

Note: The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.

Data: All data comes from the Defense Environmental Restoration Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and will be released soon at the ProPublica Data Store. Read our methodology »