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RELEASE 2002-6 Record of Decision (ROD) Signed for Fuel Spill 2 (FS-2) Area of Contamination MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION, Cape Cod, Mass.—The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with concurrence from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), have signed a Record of Decision (ROD) on the Fuel Spill 2 (FS-2) area of contamination. The ROD specified no further action at the site because all activities associated with the site for both soil and groundwater are complete and investigations show this site does not pose a significant risk to human health and the environment. Copies of the FS-2 ROD will be available at the main libraries in Sandwich, Bourne, Mashpee and Falmouth, and at the US Coast Guard library on the base, as well as at the Installation Restoration Program Office and on the web site at www.mmr.org. There are 80 source areas identified at MMR that may have contributed to soil and groundwater pollution. With the closure of the FS-2 site in 2002, 44 sites will have been closed, 26 are currently being cleaned up, 3 are in long-term monitoring, and 5 sites are scheduled for decisions in 2002. The remaining 2 sites will have decisions in 2003. Responses to comments received during the public comment period can be found in the Responsiveness Summary, which is part of the Record of Decision. A Responsiveness Summary includes written responses to significant comments, criticisms, and/or new data submitted during the public comment period. A copy of the Record of Decision and other documents regarding these sites are available for public review in the main libraries in Falmouth, Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee and the USCG library on MMR, as well as on the MMR program website at www.mmr.org. BACKGROUND: The FS-2 site consists of 5.5 acres of land located at the end of Guenther Road, adjacent to the southern boundary of the Otis Falcon Golf Course. Currently the site exists as flat, unvegetated, unimproved land, traversed by two railway lines that parallel the golf course. The area south of the site is undeveloped land consisting of thick pine, scrub oak, and brush. The site is not currently being used, and access is unrestricted. From 1955 to 1965, the site was used for unloading petroleum products from railroad tank cars and tanker trucks. At that time, an additional railroad spur led to the petroleum unloading facility. It was reported that during peak operation, as many as 15 rail cars and 30 trucks were unloaded each day. In 1965, the unloading facility was taken out of service. The headers and associated underground piping were drained and abandoned in place. Since 1985, several investigations have been conducted to sample and analyze soil and groundwater. A Remedial Investigation (RI) was conducted in 1991, which concluded surface soil at the site was contaminated at levels that could pose unacceptable human health risks. In 1996, approximately 520 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil were excavated and removed from the FS-2 site. AFCEE’s recent (1998-2000) investigations at FS-2 concluded that the soil and groundwater beneath the site do not pose a significant risk to human health and the environment. These findings support the ROD recommendation for no further action at FS-2.
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