FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITE INSTALLATION ID: MA19799F906100
BOMB AREA WEEPECKET IS
gosnold, Massachusetts
Cost So Far
$168K
Money already spent on the evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites.
Expected Additional Cost
$5.77M
The estimated amount of money needed for evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites at this installation.
Expected Completion Date
2032
The date by which the DOD estimates cleanup of all sites will be complete. Long term monitoring may continue after this date.
The former U.S. Navy Bombing Practice Area was located on the Weepecket Islands, in Gosnold, MA. CENED believes the United States purchased leasehold in the three Weepecket Islands in the early 1940s from the Naushon Island Forbes Land Trust. The... see more » The former U.S. Navy Bombing Practice Area was located on the Weepecket Islands, in Gosnold, MA. CENED believes the United States purchased leasehold in the three Weepecket Islands in the early 1940s from the Naushon Island Forbes Land Trust. The acreage is not known; however according to World War II records for the First Naval District, the southernmost islet to the northeast of the largest Weepecket Island was used as the center point of a 250-yard bombing radius for practice bombing. The area of the target islet is estimated to be 0.1 acre. CENED believes that the site was not under other than DOD control during the period of DOD use. CENED believes that sometime in the 1950s or 1960s the lease was terminated. The language of the lease document is not known. The Weepecket Islands are currently owned by the Forbes Naushon Island Land Trust. (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: 01OEW
WEEPECKET BOMB, STRAFING & ROCKET RANGE
Multi Use Range
Cost
$5.77M
Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup
Final Cleanup Action
Sep 2032
This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2065
Contaminated Areas
Soil: Low Risk
Contaminants: 3-Nitrotoluene (m-Nitrotoluene) 0.11 mg/kg Barium 6.7 mg/kg Copper 11.4 mg/kg Zinc 17.7 mg/kg Lead 26.3 mg/kg Aluminum 2390.0 mg/kg Iron 5350.0 mg/kg
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 »