FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITE INSTALLATION ID: MA19799F197400
MOVING TAR MACH GUN RG
edgartown, Massachusetts
Cost So Far
$5.05M
Money already spent on the evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites.
Expected Additional Cost
$828K
The estimated amount of money needed for evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites at this installation.
Completion Date
2016
The date the DOD says cleanup of all sites was completed. Long term monitoring may continue after this date.
The site consisted of 264.30 acres held under a leasehold obtained by the Government in 1943 by purchase and condemnation. The site was designated the Moving Target Machine Gun Range and was used by the Navy for aerial machine gun and rocket... see more » The site consisted of 264.30 acres held under a leasehold obtained by the Government in 1943 by purchase and condemnation. The site was designated the Moving Target Machine Gun Range and was used by the Navy for aerial machine gun and rocket firing practice. The Navy built a concrete bunker on the site during the time of the lease. There is no evidence that the site was under other than DoD control during the period of DoD use. The Government terminated its leasehold on the 264.30 acres between 1946 and 1948. Records indicate that Supplemental Agreements to the Condemnation Proceeding were entered into with nine owners in 1946 for the purpose of terminating the Government's interest in the property, and with the tenth and last owner in 1948. CENED found only one of the Supplemental Agreements; it indicates that the owner accepts transfer of certain improvements that were placed on the land by the Government in lieu of restoration. This Supplemental Agreement did not contain a recapture clause or any other relevant condition.In March 2008 the state police bomb squad detonated a piece of ordnance found at Wasque Point. The recent findings at Wasque Point caused CENAE to relook at the property boundaries. Navy maps from the 1940s identify the area around South Beach, to the east at Wasque Point and as far north as Cape Poge, as "caution area". Wasque Point, where some UXO was found in 2007-2008, is to the east of the area that was leased by the Navy but CENAE believes it should be included in the property boundary. CENAE believes that UXO found at Wasque Point is the result of either overshooting at South Beach, or tidal action that moved the UXO to Wasque Point. Very strong currents exist just off shore at Wasque Point. The FUDS property boundary was then extended east to Wasque Point as a result of additional research conducted in 2008. (Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) « see less
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
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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.
1 Active Site
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: 00OEW
FMR MACHINE GUN AND KATAMA ROCKET RANGES
Multi Use Range
Cost
$996K
Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup
Final Cleanup Action
Sep 2016
This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2045
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 »