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ARMY INSTALLATION ID: MD321022075800

FORT RITCHIE

cascade, Maryland

Cost So Far

$10.4M

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

Expected Additional Cost

$2.2M

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

Completion Date

2023

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

Hazardous Area

8 acres

7 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.

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: FTRC-01

RESTORATION - B700/MOTOR POOL

Contaminated Ground Water

Cost

$2.1M

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 2016

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2030

Contaminated Areas

Groundwater: Low Risk

TETRACHLOROETHENE (PCE) AND BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS TROCHLOROETHENE (TCE) AND VINYL CHLORIDE (VC) WERE DETECTED IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER. DETECTIONS WERE LIMITED IN LATERAL AND VERTICAL EXTENT TO SITE GEOLOGY AND A HIGH WATER TABLE. EXPOSURE PATHWAY FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE PATHWAY FOR HUMAN HEALTH RISKS WAS DETERMINED TO BE INCOMPLETE. RISK ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE PLUME WAS CONSIDERED NEGLIGABLE DUE TO LOW CONCENTRATIONS AND THEIR LIKELIHOOD TO EVAPORATE WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR.

Contaminants: Vinyl Chloride 8.0 ug/L Trichloroethylene (TCE) 86.0 ug/L PCE 520.0 ug/L

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6 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: FTRC-003-R-01

SMALL ARMS AREA

Small Arms Range

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

May 2003

Site ID: FTRC-002-R-01

IMPACT AREA B

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

May 2003

Site ID: FTRC-001-R-01

IMPACT AREA A

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

$101K

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

May 2003

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Sep 2044

Site ID: FTRC-005-R-01

UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE FILL

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

May 2003

Site ID: FTRC-05

PX GASOLINE TANK LEAK

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Oct 1992

Site ID: FTRC-004-R-01

SECTOR 5

Small Arms Range

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

May 2003

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 »