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FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITE INSTALLATION ID: GA49799F481800

NAS ATLANTA

atlanta, Georgia

Cost So Far

$3.19M

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

Expected Additional Cost

$1.86M

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

Completion Date

2021

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

The Atlanta Naval Air Station was located in the city of Atlanta in Dekalb County, Georgia. The site is located on what was part of Camp Gordon, a World War I Army training base. see more » The Atlanta Naval Air Station was located in the city of Atlanta in Dekalb County, Georgia. The site is located on what was part of Camp Gordon, a World War I Army training base. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) « see less

2 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.

2 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: 02HTRW

I04GA093902 - HAZARDOUS, TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Contaminated Ground Water

Cost

$1.48M

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Sep 2020

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2027

Contaminated Areas

Groundwater: High Risk

Contamination has been found down gradient. Free product has been found in the groundwater and contamination is present in a potable water supply. Human residents in the region are potentially impacted by the presence of contamination in a potable water supply.

Contaminants: Benzo[a]pyrene 390.0 ug/L Benzo[b]fluoranthene 970.0 ug/L Naphthalene 1600.0 ug/L Benzene 9400.0 ug/L Xylenes 178700.0 ug/L

Soil: High Risk

Benzene from soil is migrating to potable groundwater. On-site workers could be exposed to benzene is the soil.

Contaminants: Lead 40.0 mg/kg Benzene 340.0 mg/kg

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Site ID: 00CON/HTRW

I04GA093900 CONTAINERIZED HAZARDOUS, TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Contaminated Ground Water

Cost

$1.11M

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Oct 2019

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 »