[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, FUEL: "Corps releases Final Summary Report of Findings at the former Buxton Naval Facility, " NC

[Lenny Siegel]

Corps releases Final Summary Report of Findings at the former Buxton Naval Facility

By Joy Crist
Island Free Presss (NC)
May 20, 2024


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District recently released its Final Summary Report of Findings at the Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Site.

The report details the investigations made by the USACE from September 2023 to February 2024 after significant erosion caused by offshore hurricanes revealed remnants of the former 1956-2010 military base, as well as a new issue of occasional petroleum smells in the immediate area.

The 685-page report covers the five site visits the USACE made since these issues were first reported, which occurred in September, October, November, December, and February, but it does not include any recent developments after February 15-16, such as a May pipe removal or the public meeting that was co-hosted by the USACE and the Dare County Board of Commissioners on May 14 to connect with the public on the ongoing issues.

Last week, the USACE removed a pipe that was around 2-3 inches in diameter and 70-80 feet long, which was thought to be a potential source of petroleum, per observations from the National Park Service in early 2024

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For the entire article and a link to the report, see
https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/corps-releases-summary-report-of-findings-at-the-former-buxton-naval-facility/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel at cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)