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US Army Corps of Engineers HUNTSVILLE ENGINEERING ANO SUPPORT CENTER Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites Ordnance and Explosives Chemical Warf are Materials ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT VOLUME I (FINDINGS-SECTION 2 OF 2) WATER ISLAND (FORT SEGARRA) U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PROJECT No. I02VI097701 MARCH2002 Prepared by US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ST. LOUIS DISTRICT 200.le I02VI097701 01.02 0003 I llllll Ill lllll llll lllllll llll lllll llll 1111111110011111111111111111111~ 111~111111111111111111 ii 11~11111111111 ~111111 (SECTION 2 OF 2) FORMER FORT SEGARRA Project Number - I02VI097701 FINAL - 11 MARCH 2002 I02VI097701_01.02_0007_a -FORMER FORT SEGARRA -PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN -JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT -U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JAX-040901-002 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Program Former Ft. Segarra Project Water Island, st. Thomas, us Virgin Islands Project No. I02VI097701 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. Work Scope B. Work Breakdown Structure C. Organizational Responsibilities and Authorities D. Responsibilities Assignment Matrix E. Schedule F. Budget and Cost Estimates G. Resource Allocation Plan H. Local Cooperation Plan I. Acquisition Plan J. Real Estate Plan K. Total Quality Plan L. Value Engineering Plan M. Safety Plan N. Security Plan o. Cultural Resource Plan P. Environmental Plan Q. Management Control Plan R. Reporting Requirements S. Change Control Plan T. Property Management Plan U. Annex A (Work Breakdown Structure) V. Annex B (Responsibilities Assignment Matrix) W. Annex C (Current Project Schedule) iii PAGE NO. JAX-040901-002 -PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN -1. WORK SCOPE. -A. -Background. In June 1963, the US Army initiated a program with the express purpose of excessing us Government property (no longer beIng used for defense related purposes) owned by the Department of Defense. Recipient of the property at the former Ft. Segarra is the US Department of Interior. The Comprehensice Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), originally enacted in 1980, was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 and mandated that property containing hazardous and toxic wastes or ordnance was the responsibility of the entity contributing to the contamination. Even though DOD no longer has title to the properly, CERCLA and SARA define the US Government as a potential responsible party, provided that the US Army was determned to be at least partially the source of the contamination. Under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites (DERP-FUDS), the former Fort Segarra has been identified as as site requiring OEW clean-up support. USAHND was assigned the Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) and Design Center for Explosive Ordnance (EXO) on 5 Apr 90. EXO has now been designated has Ordance an Explosive Waste (OEW). All work at the former Fort Segarra will be performed in accordance with the Management Plan for Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Mandtory Center of Expertise and Design Center (CEHND 1105-3-9). Insert role of USACMDA. Insert role of Center for Disease -Control -(CDC), National Environmental Health Center (NEHC). Insert role of Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU) The Commander, South Atlantic Division (CESAD) has determined that Jacksonville District (CESAJ) will be responsible for Project Management for the project. In this regard, CESAJ will correlate the requirements of all responsible organizations and develop the FFS Project Management Plan. A comprehensive network of all program activities to be performed by CEHND, USACMDA, CESAJ, TEU, NEHA, and others. primary responsibility for matters relating to Public Affairs will be CESAJ. In addition, the CESAJ Antilles Area Offive in San Juan, Puerto Rico will be the primary point of contact for any matters involving the coordination and input of the local governmental agencies in st. Thomas, USVI. 1 JAX-040901-002 B. Site History and Description. (1) The former Fort Segarra is located on Water Island. Water Island is located in the st. Thomas Bay, between the East and West Greggerie Channels, south of the city fo Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The former Fort Segarra site has historically been stated as being approximately 500 acres which was acquired from the East Asiatic Company/West Indian Company through condemnation in June 1944. Water Island was acquired for a coastal defense installation known as Fort Segarra. The Department of the Army (DA) was constructing the coastal defense installation when World War II ended and construction was halted. (2) The Army's Chemical Corps moved its San Jose Project (tropical test site) from Panama to the Virgin Islands in 1948. Between 1948 and 1949, the Chemical Corps upgraded the previously constructed facilities. A review of lists of approved test plans shows that early tests on Water Island focused primarily on blister (mustard) and choking (chlorine, phosgene, and cyanogen chloride) agents, and that later tests were planned to shift to captured German munitions and nerve agents. In 1949, the US Army Technical Escort unit (TEU) brought unidentified chemical munitions to the Virgin Islands. By late 1949, the Chemical Corps was dissatisfied with the virgin Islands and decided to shift operations to Dugway Providing Ground, UT even though chemical testing was ongoing. In 1950, the Virgin Islands project was terminated and chemical munitions removed by TEU. The items removed were E46 chemical bombs (modified 115 lb. M70 bombs filled with nerve agent GA or possibly GB) and E52 bombs (modified T3E1 125 lb. bombs filled with GA or possibly GB) . (3) The following sites are known or thought to have been used for ordnance and chemical weapons testing activities: -(a) Test Area 1. This area is located on the northwest shore of Water Island on Ruyter Bay, just north of Carolina Point. The area is currently occupied by a home and small parking garage. Two ammunition bunkers are located nearby. (b) Test Area 2. This area is located on the north side of Providence Point adjacent to Phillips Landing. The Test Area was dredged out several years ago in preparation for a small harbor, but was subsequently filled in again. (c) Test Area 3. This area is located at the point of Druif Bay, and is just east of the Water Island Hotel beach area. It has been reported that this area was excavated for fill in 1981 and subsequently refilled with soil from another location on the island. JAX-040901-002 (d) Test Area 4. This area is located to the south and southwest of the Flamingo Bay Harbor. The site straddles the road from the deep-water dock. The area north of the road is relatively clear of debris however, the area south of the road is the island junk yard with about 50 abandoned vehicles. (e) Test Area 5. This area is located south and southeast of the Flamingo Bay Harbor and is south of the road from the deep-water dock. This area was used to accumulate and burn debris from Hurricane Hugo in 1989. There is a substantial aount of metallic debris on the ground. (f) Test Area 6. This area is located on the eastern shore of the southern part of the island, due east of Flamingo Bat. This site has been extensively developed along the ridge line, and the lower parts of the site are along a rocky shore. (g) Test Area 7. This area is located on the north part of the island and extends from the point of Sprat Bay northeast to East Grefferie Channel. The northern part of the Test Area is covered with a pond of red-colored water. {h) Test Area 8. This area is now covered by the Water Island Hotel. The hotel has not been repaired or occupied since its destruction by Hurricane Hugo. (i) Flamingo Bay Landfill and Warehouse Area. A metal warehouse was constructed by the Water Island Hotel near the deep-water dock for storage of vehicles and materials. The warehouse was constructed on an area filled in for this purpose. The are south of the warehoused was the site where chemical bombs were discovered in 1966. The bombs were discovered while a dragline was removing "Elephant Muck." After this discovery, the site was filled in and covered with borrowed soil to a depth of about three feet. Debris, abandoned vehicles, and scrap now cover the site. [The DOI, as owner, may be liable for the costs of removing the scrap and debris from this site (and other sites) prior to commencing OEW remediation. USAEHD provided DOI with an estimate of $145,000 to remove this debris.) (j) In addition to the Test Areas and the landfill site, salt water tidal pools around Water Island are a primary potential target for dumping of OEW and chemical agent filled ordnance. (4) The Army turned over Water Island to the Department of the Interior (DOI) by an indefinite revocable permit. The DOI assigned the permit to the St. Thomas Development Authority (STOA) in 1951. The STOA then leased Water Island to Water Island, Inc., a local development corporation. On 11 Jul 1952, Public Law 511 (82nd Congress) authorized the transfer of Water Island from the DA to the DOI. On 10 Dec 1952, the DOI executed a new lease to the Water Island, Inc., which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort with many subleases. This lease expired on 31 December 1992. The Island is currently the site of a large tourist resort hotel and is also inhabited by about 300 people during the winter season. Many cruise ships call in St. Thomas with many docking near Water Island. (5) In 1966, during the construction of the Flamingo Bay warehouse, a crew employed by the lessee, Water Island, Inc., uncovered several large objects that resembled bombs. An EOD team rom Roosevelt Roads Naval Base(San Juan, Puerto Rico) identified the objects as M-70/M-78 series chemical ordnance bombs. The EOD team indicated that this site had been used by the Army as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to excavate in this area again. The lessee notified the DOI of the problem but no further investigations have been performed. No known injuries or other problems have occurred at this site. The site is on the southwest part of the Island near Flamingo Bay along the seashore and is known locally as the Flamingo Bay Landfill. It is an unstable area subject to storms and high tides. 4 c. Status Update. (1) In October 1985, the DOI sent a memo to Mr. Lewis D. Walker (DA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) requesting that the Army determine if Water Island was ever used for chemical warfare testing or similar activities. No correspondence can be found of Mr. Walker's reply, but subsequent to this DOI memo, Fort Segarra was added to the FUDS Inventory for a future Preliminary Assessment (PA). (2) In the spring of 1989, Congressional Delegate Ron de Lugo of the Virgin Islands and Chairman of the House Interior Subcommittee on Insular and Internation Affairs, introduced legislation (HR 1345) which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer title of Water Island to the Government of the Virgin Islands. Status of this legislation is unknown in January 1993. If this legislation were not to pass, the DOI, at the expiration of the lease (Dec 1992), will be required under current law to declare Water Island excess to its needs and turn over the Island to General Services Administration (GSA) for disposal pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 use 471). (3) In the summer of 1989, Jacksonville District (CESAJ) commenced work on the Fort Segarra Inventory Project Report (INPR) . The draft INPR was completed by CESAJ in Dec 1989. The final INPR was completed in June 1990, and forwarded by CEHND to HQUSACE for approval. On 20 Aug 1990, HQUSACE approved the INPR and authorized CEHND to proceed (subject to availability of funds) with the removal action. On 24 Oct 90, CESAJ informed DOI of the approval of the INPR and the fact that the corps would be commencing cleanup operations in the near future. (4) CEHND personnel met with TEU and Department of the Army (DA) on 19-20 Dec 90, concerning their need for TEU assistance at Fort Segarra. LTC Doc Bishop, Director of the CWM Program at the DA, indicated that the TEU unable , at this time, to provide transport and storage services for any CWM recovered at Fort Segarra. The reasons for this are very complex. Recently within DA and AMC, the policy seems to have shifted to calling recovered CWM a hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) under EPA regulations. This policy shift creates many complex problems. First, by calling CWM an HTW item, CWM must be transported by an EPA licensed transporter and manifested as HTW. The TEU is not an EPA licensed transporter and private contractors are not allowed by Army regulations to transport CWM. Simply put, this means that any CWM recovered in the future must remain on-site where discovered. Second, there are only seven installations in the CONUS that are authorized to store CWM. However, the commanders of these seven installations refuse to accept any CWM manifested as HTW as this would violate their EPA Part B permits concerning the storage of HTW generated from off their installations. Third, the EPA would be the lead agency, not DOD, concerning the statutes governing transport and storage of CWM-HTW. DOD would no longer control the CWM whih is contrary to Army regulations. Fourth, LTC Bishop stated that the above seven installations have nearly reached their physical capacity to store recovered CWM even though AR-50-6 says they must accept the CWM. These installations will remain at or near capacity until such time as the Chemical Demilitarization Program reduces the CONUS unitary stockpile. Finally, Johnston Island (JI) can no longer accept CWM for storage and demilitarization from any areas of the world other than the Pacific Basin. This is a result of the "Venatu Agreement" where President Bush agreed with the Government of the Solomon Islands not to accept at JI any CWM found outside the Pacific Basin. The first three issued create "administrative gridlock" since the requirements of the Army's CWM program and the EPA's HTW statutes cannot be met concurrently. (5) On 9 Jan, 1991, CEHND formally requested in writing, with a 28 Feb 91 suspense date, Commander Army Material Command (AMCCOM) and TEU support to cleanup Fort Segarra. AMCCOM was provided all of the pertinent background information and the reasons for the urgency. (6) CEHND and CESAJ briefed the Virgin Islands Governor, Alexander Farrelly, on 21 Mar 91, concerning the status of the Fort Segarra (Water Island) project and the U.S. Government's plans for eventual remediation of the site, as necessary. An overview of the CEHND Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Program was also presented. Governor Farrelly requested that a search of military records be performed on all Formerly Used Defense Sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (7) On 12 April 1991, CEHND, contracted with Ebasco, Inc. to perform an Archives Search of Fort Segarra and all other FUDS located within the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Archives Search Report was completed on 3 Jul 91. The history of Fort Segarra and the nature of the testing conducted there are contained in the Archives Search Report. The report provided a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) of 1 for the Flamingo Bay Landfill area. Based on the RAC 1 scoring, CEHND awarded a contract to install a fence around the Flamingo Bay Landfill. 6 (8) On 18 Jul 91, CEHND and HQUSACE, briefed Congressional Delegate Ron DeLugo on the status of the Water Island project. The findings of the recently completed Archives Search of the Former Fort Segarra and other FUDS in the U,S. Virgin Islands were discussed. The primary concern emphasized by CEHND was the RAC 1 (Flamingo Bay Landfill) site on Water Island. (9) On 14 Aug 91, the Governor was briefed by CEHND and CESAJ on the results of the Archives Search. A press release was issued to the public advising of the issuance of the Archives Report. Later that day representatives from CEHND and CESAJ held a public meeting on Water Island and briefed the residents on the Report. They were also informed on the plans to fence the Flamingo Bay Landfill area and to complete topographic surveying of Water Island. (10) The contract to fence the Flamingo Bay Landfill and to perform topographic surveying was awarded on 14 Aug 91. The contract was awarded to Ebasco, Inc., the same firm that performed the Archives Search. Installation of the fence was completed on 4 Oct 91, and topographic surveys were completed on 14 Nov 91. The Flamingo Bay Landfill and Test Areas 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were mapped at a scale of one inch equals 30 feet (1"=30'). In addition, the entire Water Island was planimetrically mapped at a scale of one inch equal 200 feet (1"=2000 (11) Another contract was awarded to Ebasco, Inc. on 27 Sep 91, to prepare concept ordnance remediation work plans. The final concept work plans were completed on 16 Mar 92. Ultimately, these work plans will be provided to the remediation contractor to finalize. (12) The Governor's Press Secretary, Mr.James O'Bryan, was briefed by CEHND and CESAJ on 4 Dec 91 regarding the status of Water Island project. On the same day a meeting was held with the residents of Water Island. For the benefit of the island residents that were not at the 14 Aug 91 meeting Archives Search Report was discussed. Status of CEHND remediation contracting action was discussed. The public was given an opportunity to obtain copies of the recently completed topo and planimetric maps. (13) On 3 Feb 92, CESAJ briefed the CESAJ Commander, COL Salt, on the history and status of the Water Island project { 14) Insert CEHND and CESAJ July 1992 trip to Water Island for pre-proposal site visit with MTA, Inc. Meetings with Mr. James O'Brien, DOI representative Mr, Robert Bunn, and local officials. 7 2. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS). The WBS is furnished at Annex A. 3. ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITY. A. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS): 100 Department of the Army 9DA) 200 US Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters (HQUSACE) 300 US Army Engineering Division, Huntsville (CEHND) 310 Commander (CEHND-DE) 320 Deputy commander Programs and Technical Management (CEHND-DC) 330 Assistant Division Commander (CEHND-AD-M) 340 Directorate of Programs and Project Management (CEHND-PM) 350 Directorate of Engineering (CEHND-ED) 351 Systems Engineering Division (CEHND-ED-SY) 352 Design Engineering Division (CEHND-ED-CS/ CEHND-ED-ME) 353 Cost Engineering Division (CEHND-ED-ES) 360 Directorate of Resource Management (CEHND-RM) 370 Directorate of Contracting (CEHND-CT) 380 Office of Counsel (CEHND-OC) 390 Public Affairs Off ice (CEHND-PA) 400 U.S. Army Engineering Division, South Atlantic (CESAD) 410 Commander (CESAD- ) 420 Directorate of Programs and Project Management (CESAO-PM) 500 U.S. Army Engineer District, Jacksonville (CESAJ) 510 Commander (CESAJ-DE) 520 Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management (CESAJ-DP) 521 Individual Project Manager (CESAJ-DP-I) 530 Deputy District Engineer Antilles Area Off ice (CESAJ-DS) 540 Public Affairs Off ice (CESAJ-PA) 560 Chief, Planning Division (CESAJ-PD) 561 Chief, Environmental Branch (CESAJ-PD-E) 562 (CESAJ-PD-EE) 563 (CESAJ-PO- ) 564 (CESAJ-PO- ) 570 Chief, Construction Operations Division (CESAJ-CO) 580 Chief, Contracts Division (CESAJ-CT) 590 Chief, Safety Office (CESAJ-SO) 600 U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMDA) 610 Non-Program Stockpile Program Manager (USACMDA ) 700 us Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU) 9 B. Responsibilities: DA HQUSACE CEHND CE SAD ·cESAJ USACMDA EPA CDC TEU Definition of required work Top-level funding and scheduling for DERP-FUDS Detailed scheduling, budgeting and cost control Progress and financial reporting Execution and review of required work CO and COR designtation contractor selection/award Work plans and field work Ordnance QA Assist in project QA oversight OEW report Coordinate with HTW plans Coordination and rview of required work and coordination of HTW interface overall Project Management Coordination and review of required work On-site participation in execution (COR) Project QA oversight Budget and cost control Progress and financial reporting Historical data Obtaining Rights-of-Entry Media interaction Environmental review Coordinate with HTW plans on-site participation in execution Coordination and review of required work Regulators Coordination 10 c. Authorities: DA HQUSACE CEHND CESAJ USACMDA TEU Approve/provide funding Approve/provide funding for FUDS Define scope of work Approve work, budget, and schedule Allocate resources to perform work Contracting Officer On-site project management CWM regulations 4. RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENT MATRIX. Assignment Matric is furnished at Annex B. The Responsibility 5. SCHEDULE. A. Period of Performance. TBD. B. current Project Schedule. furnished at Annex c. 11 Current Project Schedule is 6. BUDGET AND COST ESTIMATE A. Program Budget. The Program Budget is generated through funding Work Plans that are established for the overall DERP-FUDS program related to OEW. Funds of $ are expected to be dedicated to Fort Segarra for the remainder of FY-92. These funds will be used for site investigations. ) (B) CEHND. (a) FUDS Contract Funds (To Date $379,000) (b) FUDS Contract Funds (Remainder of FY-92 - $_ (c FUDS Contract Funds (FY93 - $ (d) FUDS Contract Funds (FY94 - $ Organizational Cost Estimates. CEHND. (a) FUDS In-House Labor (To Date $ (b) FUDS In-House Labor (Remainder of FY-92 - $_ ( c) FUDS In-House Labor (FY93 - $ (d) FUDS In-House Labor (FY94 - $ ) (2) CESAD{CESAJ: (a) FUDS In-House Labor (To Date $~~~~~ (b) FUDS In-House Labor (Remainder of FY-92 - $_ (c) FUDS In-House Labor (FY93 - $~~~~~~ 3) USACMDA: (a) In-House Assistance (To Date $~~~~~~- - (b) In-House Assistance (Remainder of FY93 - $_ 4 TEU. (a) ·FUDS In-House Assistance (To Date $ ) (b) FUDS In-House Assistance (Remainder of FY92 - $. 12 7. RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN. The following in-house resources will be required to support this project: Engineering Directorate: Civil/Structures Division: Site Development Branch Geotechnical Branch Environmental Protection & Utilities Branch cost Engineering Division: Cost Engineering Branch Service Branch Systems Engineering Division: Analysis Branch System Safety Section Program & Project Management Directorate: Ordnance & Technical Programs Division A-E Contracts Division Resource Management Directorate: Program Budget Division Finance and Accounting Division Contracting Directorate: Environmental Acquisition Division Public Affairs Off ice 13 8. LOCAL COOPERATION PLAN. Rights-of-Entry and site clearance activities will be coordinated through CESAJ with property owners and federal, state, and local regulators. CESAJ will develop necessary plans and coordinate with CEHND for approval. Plans may include Local Cooperation Agreement (LCA) package in accordance with ER-1165-2-131. 9. ACQUISITION PLAN. A Project Definition. The project has been adequately definitized by the previous Archives Search. B. Interim Removal Actions. Contracting action is underway to obtain a remediation contractor. This contractor will perform sweeps of areas with the lowest potential for chemical contamination. As part of the sweeps, the contractor will obtain and analyze soil, sediment, and water samples for HTW and chemical agent. C. Studies. An Environmental Assessment (EA) may be required prior to commencing full-scale remediation on Water Island. D. Removal Actions. TBD. 14 REAL ESTATE PLAN. No real estate will be required. On 3 Jan 91, CEHND received from CESAJ the Rights-of-Entry (ROE) to enter DOI and lessee property to perform site investigation and clean-up work. The ROE was to expire on 14 Sep 1991 but was re-executed by CESAJ on 20 Aug 91 with a new expiration date of August 1993. TOTAL QUALITY PLAN. Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) plans have been developed and will continue to be developed insite work plans. CEHND is responsible for OEW QA. The contractor is responsible for QC. 12. VALUE ENGINEERING (VE) PLAN. The VE program will be administered by CEHND VE Office (CEHND- ED-SY). For the most part, this will consist of evalaution of removal action efficiency. SAFETY PLAN Site Specific Health and Safety Plans (SSHSP) are developed for this project by the contractors performing the work. CEHND Safety Office (CEHND-ED-SY) approval of the plans is necessary before commencement of investigation or removal activities. Contractor and corps personnel must follow the requirements of Corps of Engineers manual EM 385-1-1. 14. SECURITY PLAN Since this project contains properties owned or leased by various entities, security (safety related) will be provided as called for in work plans with CESAJ providing coordination. 15. CULTURAL RESOURCE PLAN. A Cultural Resource Plan may be required. If so, CESAJ will be responsible for preparing the plan. This plan may be required due to the existence of two pre-Columbian sites, the ruins of two plantations dating from the 17th century (one on Carolina Point and one on Sprat Bay), at least two 19th century shipwrecks, and World War II military fortifications. None of the sites have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. However, the Territorial Archaeologist points out that three sites have not yet been systematically excavated, and that the Elephant Bay site may be of considerable importance. 15 16. ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN. A. Environmental Assessments CEA) EA's, if necessary, will be performed by CESAJ and coordinated with CEHND with resulting Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), if nay, also being coordinated through USAEDSA. The rumored existence on Water Island of two endangered species (the leatherback turtle and the brown tree boa) must be further investigated. B. Environmental Permits. Environmental Permits are not necessary for CERCLA actions. CEHND is responsible for resolving any permit issued with the Territorial and Federal regulators. MANAGEMENT CONTROL PLAN. Life Cycle Project Management (LCPM) procedures will be used in the management of this OEW project. They will be integrated nto and used for OEW where imminent safety hazards exist. CEHND is the Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) for OEW. CEHND is responsible for planning, design, and removal of OEW. CESAJ will serve as the Project Manager and provide Contracting Officer Representative (COR) support with on-site control of removal contracts. CEHND is responsible for monitoring ordnance efforts. TEU is responsible for CWM removal and safety. USACMDA is responsible for the destruction CWM. REPORTING REQUIREMENT Quality Assurance Report (QAR) - Daily Log of OEW Removal (CEHND), Fact Sheets (CEHND and CESAJ), Weekly Progress Reports (Contractor), Weekly/ Monthly cost Reports (Contractor), and the LCPM Reporting System (LRS), ER 5-2-1, will be used for project control. CHANGE CONTROL PLAN. Work will be performed in accordance with Approved Work Plans with any deviation to be approved by CEHND. 16 20. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN (PMP). For CPFF and T&M contracts, the Contractor will be required to prepared a detailed PMP describing the equipment to be employed to perform all necessary operations. The PMP shall describe and quantify both field equipment (such as site trailer, track hoes, back hoes, trucks, bulldozers, front-end loaders, chainsaws, magnometers, etc.) and office equipment (such as computer, printer, FAX, copier, 2-way radios, camcorder, telephones, etc.) and consumable supplies (both office and field) intended to be used. The Contractor will be required to describe in the PMP the source and rental/acquisition costs for all field and office equipment and consumable supplies. Three quotes must be obtained and provided in the PMP for each piece of field and off ice equipment and the PMP must indicate that the vendor with the lowest price quote was used for rental/acquisition. The Contractor will indicate in the PMP when rental costs exceed acquisition costs for a particular piece of equipment over the life of the project. In these instances, the Contracting Officer may direct the Contractor to purchase that equipment. After Contracting Officer approval of the Work Plans/Property Management Plan, additional field/office equipment and consumable supplies in excess of $100 (aggregate total) may not be rented/acquired without Contracting Officer approval. At the conclusion of all work at Fort Segarra, all consumable supplies (such as shovels, chainsaws, trimmers, chains, lumber, office supplies, etc.) will be turned over to the nearest Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) for ultimate disposal. 17 ANNEX A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 18 ANNEX B RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNMENT MATRIX I Local I 1=======1-----------1-----1---------1-------- -------- -----1----- POLICY I A I R A c I A x I I s x I I c I - --------------------1-----1---------1-------- ---------1--------1-----1----- 1-------1 - PROGRAMMING I A I A x I c x x x ' - N I c I c I --------------------1----- --------- -------- ---------1--------1-----1 1-------1 ARCHIVES SEARCHES N s l A x I R I R I R I c I c I --------------------1-----1---------1--------1---------1--------1-----1 1-------1 - REAL ESTATE I I N I - N I c I c I -c x I N I I N I RIGHTS OF ENTRY I I I I I I ' I I --------------------1-----1---------1--------1---------1--------1-----1----- 1-------1 - SCOPING ASSESSMENTS/ I N I c I HQUSACE I CEHND I CESAJ I TEU I EPA c N s AX M i R R I c INVESTIGATIONS I - --------------------1-----1----------t--------t---------1-------~t-----1----- 1-------1 EA/EIS I N s R A I s I R c I c I 1=======1-----------I----- --------- -------- --------- SCHEDULES I N c A x c I c I _ _ _ --------------------1-----t---------1-------- ---------1-------- ------ 1 -------1 - - WORK PLANS I N s A x M RI c c R R I c I 1-- C R c I c c 1=======1-----------1----- --------- -------- --------- ---------1-----1- SAFETY PLANS I N s A x M RI -N I s I C R R c 1=======1-----------1----- --------- ------------------ --------1-----1- REMOVAL ACTIONS I A I c I s X M c s s c 19 'A e>;11pproval C • c-dlnittlon - - ' - -. - - II • llonltor ,, N ........ -l lcable I• l9Yf., ·s·~ - -ir • "lueutloft - - An .,.,Mw.t of proer-tic •teriel. cancmpts, or other ~r• requir_,ts /I r.qul..-t to ..,.ticl,.te .92'"• .. 0£ _1.-~)'"-t• ~"""""' !Mwl-t ~.i-.-~kt~ioia -Ice _,Id-""-' lncluclod In the pr°'r-lc •t ... 1.1.. . " J. r..,lr- to.edvlae - ,.ri:l-q<. In -:fuloi:ti-'Mhlc:ll will Inc,.._ the "911• ef the pN>treA/ pfoject. llot AA>liC8ble. Y>iT-'.::l ·; · ' A ....,1..- ·~ • ..,,.,. the "°"' of othere ..,.. provide -. _.uy wltjM>ut cont!.,._ irwol-t In the ... l...,..nt ~ for tlle mterfal 11o1,. rwl..i. 11 • ..,1....,. to prpvlde ~i 1'Sllols.ll..clll&a. :or-ollwr- acttw..,,.nfl!tjliif1~ln . ~ .... ,_il"Jlr"D!'-llPiih requMt. . - - An -1-t of ,._.1bHlty io _.,.., oon nec• .. ry ectl- ~r..i~ .,.....,. · .-1"*'; -l• for ttii!• ~lon-1 ::-, · ' ·· '" ·· · "'· 20 05-11-1994 04: 44PM FR0'1 HSV OCW MCX TO 79042323920 L SITE NAME: PROJECT FACT SHEET FOR.MER.LY USED DEFENSE SITES (FUDS) 09 May 94 Former Fort Segarra SITE HUMBER: I02VI097700 LOCATION: Water Island Virgin Islands of the United States PROJECT NUMBER: I02VI09770l CATEGORY: -CWM 2. POC'S: PROJECT MANAGER: Bridgers, Robert CESAJ-DP-I 904-232-3085 DIVISION POC: Ernst, Sharon CESAD-PM 404-331-2495 TECHNICAL MANAGER: Fitzpatrick, Roger A. CEHND-PM-OT 205-955-1297 PUBLIC AFFAIRS (AREA OFFICE): Jimenez, Elsa CESAJ-DS 809-729-6876 HEADQUARTERS POC: Coppola, James CEMP-RF 202-504-4992 -PROPERTY OWNER: Bunn, Robert Department of Interior Territorial Affairs 809-774-1190 WATER ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION Auer, John (President) 8 Water Island St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 809-774-2017 3. SITE DESCRIPTION: The former Fort Segarra is located on Water Island, the fourth largest of the US Virgin Islands. The former fort site comprises the entire island of approximately 500 acres. a. Geological Conditions: These islands were formed during the Cretaceous by volcanic action on the northern margin o! the Caribbean plate. The island is characterized by steep, rocky slopes and a highly indented coastline with numerous narrow bays and beaches. A pronounced central ridgeline runs the length of the island from northeast to southwest, with elevations reaching 290 feet. b. Hydroloqic Conditions: There are no permanent streams; fresh surface water occurs only intermittently in runoff channels. Salt water is present in brackish ponds near the coast. Shallow wells dating from the eighteenth century tapped the limited, Ja_x-0 tfD 70/-00'3 ~1,,0 & P.02 05-11-1994 04:4SPM FROM HSV DEW MO< 79042323920 . p. 03 potable, unpalatable ground water as a source for resupply of sailing ships, giving the island its name. Permanent settlements used catchment and cistern systems for fresh water, as are used today. c. Meteorologic Conditions: The prevailing maritime tropical conditions maintain the average daily temperature within the eighties (Fahrenheit) throughout the year. Rainfall averages 44 inches per year with the first seven months appreciably drier than the others. Typically, February and March are the driest with September and October the wettest months. Evaporation rates are high and droughts are common: conditions of mild to moderate drought are typical. Easterly trade winds provide constant breezes averaging 5-15 mph daily. Hurricanes occur about once every decade. Tidal variation averages 10-11 inches with severe tidal flooding/storm surges up to 12 feet occuring about once every 30 years. One high maqni tude storm with extensive damage can be expected each century. d. Population: The island is currently populated by several hundred residents. Separated from the mainland by about 2000 feet of open water, Water Island is a major feature defining the modern port of St. Thomas. Approaches to the harbor, including to the major docking facilities at Crown Bay, occur on both sides of the island through East Gregarie and West Greqarie channels. In 1862, a channel was cut through Hassel Island linking Crown Bay and St. Thomas Harbor, faci1itating movement throughout the harbor area, and reducing siltation in the port. Contact with the mainland, both in the past and present, is accomplished by boat. Since the demise of the hotel during hurricane Hugo, 1982, there is very little visitation of the island by other than residents, since if bas no commercial facilities. The northwest shore provides protected anchorage for numerous pleasure craft in all seasons. e. Archeoloqical: There are 11 recorded archeological sites on the island, 8 of which have been proposed for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. None of these coincide with portions of the site identified for our investigations. f. Ecological: There are three Federally and two Territorially Listed endangered species confirmed to be on the Island. There are two additional Federally Listed species could potentially be on the Island, but have not been observed. There are also three identified poisonous plants and five varieties of cactus on the Island. (1) Endangered Species: (a) Federal: 1) Observed: .a)Green Sea Turtle (Chel.onia Mydas] b)Hawksbill Turtle [Eretmochelys Imbricata] 05-11-1994 04=46PM FROM HSV CEW M::X TO 79042323920 c)Brown Pelican [Pelecanus Occidentalis] 2) Potential: a)Virain Island Tree Boa [Epicrates MonensisJ b)St.Thomas Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum 'lbomasi.anum] (b) Territorial (Observed): 1) White-cheeked Pintails 2) Malpighia Wooburyana (2) Endangering Species: 1) Poisonous: a) Pencil Bush [Euphobia Tirucalli] b) Dumb Cane [Diefenbachia] c) Manchioneel Tree [Hippomanae Mancinella] 2) Perforation: 5 varieties of cactus 4. SITE IUSTORY: a. THE FORT: The United States military departments have maintained a predence in the U.S. Virgin Islands since they were purchased from Denmark in 1917. In 1944, the U.S. Army installed coastal artillery as a portion of the harbor defense facilities for Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. Coastal artillery gun emplacements were condtructed to defend the Port of Charlotte Amalie and the Submarine Base, and a number of observation posts were established on St. Thomas. The main defensive battery was located with the artillery headquarters on Water Island. The facilities on the island were designated Fort Seqarra in honor of U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Anfel Segarra. Approximately 33 structures were constructed before the end of the war canceled the need for the installation before it became operational. Upon termination, no armaments had been installed and no ammunition delivered. b. THE CHEMICAL CORPS: (1) THE PROJECT: During World War II, the U.S. Army initiated a project to determine the effectiveness of chemical munitions and defenses in junale terrain, and the effects on chemical munitions in storaae in tropical climates. This project was initiated in 1943 on the Panamanian Island of San Jose and was named the San Jose Project. The project continued with success after the end of world War II until December 1947, when negotiations fot extenaion of the lease on San Jose Island from Panama failed. By the end of January 1948, the San Jose Project had been completely withdrawn from San Jose Island and was temporarily quartered in the Panama Canal Zone. By May 1948, the P.04 05-11-1994 04:47PM FR01 HSV c::ew MCX TO 79042323920 facilities on St. Thomas, which were formerly known as the Submarine Base and Fort Segarra, were taken over for use in continuing the tropical testing of chemical weapons systems. P.05 (2) THE MOVE: Toxic chemicals and CW munitions were towed over on two 500 ton ocean-going barges arriving at St. Thomas on 21 May 1948. The explosives arrived on 27 May. Quarters, administration, shops, and laboratory were set up on St. Thomas at the former Submarine Base. Approximately 2, 095 acres consisting of the entire west end of St. Thomas and the Cays to the west were condemned and siezed for test sites and down wind exclusion zone. The only test reports relating to testing on St. Thomas indicate only non-persistent choking agent was used there. Eight test areas were designated on Water Island, but due to the need to revise test plans for the new loaction and obtain Chief, U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service approval, only four of the test areas were used. The headquarters buildinas and surroundina area of the incompleted Fort Segarra were adapted as the toxic storage yard. Serveillance tests of stored munitions were continued after relocation from San Jose Island, however, extensive testing of persisnent or lethal agents appears to have been frustrated by shortages of time, equipment, funds, and/or approval. (3) THE TERMINATION: The San Jose Project continued to operate until May 1950, when the project was canceled. By September 1950, all testing was concluded and the project closed. All remaining requirements for testing were transferred to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. Disposition of inventory was directed to Dugway, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, or disposal. Sea dumping was an accepted disposal practice at the time and particullarly convenient at this location. The Virgin Islands Basin between St. Thomas and St. Croix has depths of 4,500 meters; immediately north of St. Thomas is the Puerto Rican Trench, the deepest area in the Atlantic, with depths to 9, 710 meters. All Leases were terminated and the properties which were owned in fee by the U.S. Army were declared excess and transferred to the Department of Interior for use or disposal. c. THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR: In 1950, the Army granted a permit to use the island to the Department of Interior (DOI) • In 1952, permanent control of the Island was transferred to the DOI which subsequently leased the Island to Water Island, Incorporated for development as a resort area. In 1965, Water Island, Inc. sold its rights in the lease to Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club, which retained the master lease when it expired on 31 December 1972. It was subsequently renewed for another 20 year term. Upon approach of the expiration date without hope of renewal, the master lease holder terminated the lease on 28 December 1992. The master lease holder had extensively subdivided and sublet the property. Numerous homes have been constructed or created by conversion of military buildings. Under the master lease, Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club constructed an approximately 100 room hotel on Rainbow Point, north of Flamigo Bay. The structure was substantial.ly damaged by Hugo in 1982. Attempts to reconstruct were thwarted by 05-11-1994 04:4SPM FRCl1 HSV DEW MCX TO 79042323920 disagreement of applicability of code and permit authority. The structure and support facilities have since deteriorated to ruin. The DOI and master lease holder are under litigation to resolve the current relationship and that of sublettors. d. THE INCIDENT: In 1985, a representative of the master lease holder related the following to the DOI: In 1966, during the construction of a warehouse, a crew employed by Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club, uncovered several large objects that resembled bombs. An EOD team from Roosevelt Roads Naval Base identified the objects as M-70/M-78 series chemical ordnance ~Jllbs. The EOD team indicated that this site had been used by the Army as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to excavate in this area again. No known injuries or other problems have occured at this site. The site of this find is on the southwest part of the island near Flamingo Bay along the seashore. The Terri tori al Affairs desk reported the incident through DOI headquarters to the Department of Defense. e. THE CORPS: An Archive Search was completed in July 91 (EBASCO $98,032). Topographic Mapping (RD) and isolation of the area where objects were found by fencing CIA) was accomplished in October 91 CEBASCO $232, 349). Evaluation and recommendation "Draft Work Plan" was completed March 92 (EBASCO $52.197). The original intent to proceed with emergency removal has been overtaken by events. On 30 September 92, a contract was awarded for RI/FS (sba} and DO issued for data review. land classification, non intrusive RI Work Plans and costing (MTA $80,000). The draft Work Plans and supporting documents were submitted 7 December 92. A conference of reviewers from USACMDA, USTEU, CESAD, CESAJ. and CEHND met with MTA on 14-15 January 93. New requirements concerning CWM safety, evaluation of RI environmental impact, and areas to be investigated were identified. The SOW for Work Plans was revised in August and September with a new Work Plan submitted on 10 Dec 93. Extensive revision took place in Jan 94, resubmission in Feb and Mar 94 with final approval on 11 Mar 94. The contractor mobilized on 14 Mar 94 to execute the initial non-intrusive phase of investigation . . 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: FLAMINGO BAY LANDFILL AND WAREHOUSE AREA: SIZE: USE: During the period of Chemeical Corps proprietorship, a salt water pond occupied the center of this site. Interviews of the first civilian residents on the island purport "empties" (demilitarized munition casings) were left in this area by the Army. During Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club's construction of the hotel and support facilities, this pond was mucked out and filled in with any solid material available. A manufactured steel building used as a warehouse and a small packaged sewage treatment plant have been erected on site by the club. The remainder of the area, including the find location, has been used for general open P.06 05-11-1994 -04:50PM -FR01 HSV CEW MO< TO 79042323920 storage/surface disposal. ORDNANCE FOUND: The 1966 find occured during mucking with a dragline at a depth of approximately 12 ft. According to a Club employee present, the location was subsequently filled with stable material to an elevation of approximately 12 ft above grade, rendering the find location 24 ft below the present surface. One resident reported filling an "empty" with concrete for use as a mooring. It is still on site and has been identified as an ANM-79, lOOOlb bomb. Fuse ports contained transport plugs. The casing had been vented by shape charge, a common demilitarization technique used at the time. The most likely fill from archives would have been cyanogene chloride (CK). 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If f- / !V1Pc.!/. lf-o/ ?&d--tl) /J-5 I/ 15 /JU/} /L#z?L-c-_. ;Ja,x- ot/0901- ro <f Area Analysis St. Thomas & Vicinity Virgin Islands b:y Mary D. Sitton, Imagery Analyst The Bionetics Corporation Warrenton, Virginia 22186 Contract No. 68-03-3532 Project Officer Gordon E. Howard, Jr. Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center Environmental Monitoring systems Laboratory Warrenton, Virginia 22186, FTS 557-3110 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS LABORATORY OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89193-3478 I;;_ TS-PIC-91331 July 1991 DISCLAIMER The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author{s) and should not be construed as official Department of the Army positions, policies or decisions unless so designated by other documentation. ii ABSTRACT This report presents an analysis of aerial photography from 1948 to 1958 of three areas on and in the vicinity of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The analysis was performed to support the U.S. Army Toxic & Hazardous Materials Agency (USATHAMA) in the environmental evaluation and identification of potential contamination sources within the study areas. Collateral data from USATHAMA indicates that this area was used on a limited scale from 1948 to 1950 as a tropical field testing center (as part of the San Jose Project) to collect data on the behavior of U.S. Army chemical agents and munitions. The aerial photographic analysis revealed very few potential contamination sources within the three areas. The features annotated and discussed in the report may also indicate test activity. The following potential contamination sources/test activities were observed: open storage areas with containers, excavations and pits, submerged barges, disturbed and/or cleared areas, debris, drums, and mounded material. A field check of the areas was conducted between May 4-7, 1991 to verify activity that may or may not have occurred in potential contamination areas that were observed on the historical photography. Only one photo identified area was determined to be used as a test and disposal area (see analysis section, Photo Area B, for details). The combination of results from the aerial photographic analysis, field work, and review of collateral data revealed very few potential contamination sources. Further investigation and testing (i.e., subsurface) would be necessary to definitely verify any further sources. iii /~ Abstract. . . Introduction. Methodology . . Aerial Photo Site Analysis: CONTENTS Page iii 1 3 September 8, 1948 & January 29, 1954 (Photo Area A). 4 January 29, 1954 (Photo Area B, Sections Bl & B2). . 5 October 28, 1958 (Photo Area B, Sections Bl & B2). . 7 References. . . . . . 8 2A. 2B. 3. 4. Location Map . . . . . Aerial Photos: FIGURES September 8, 1948 (Photo Area A) January 29, 1954 (Photo Area A). January 29, 1954 (Photo Area B, October 28, 1958 (Photo Area B, . . . . . . . . . Sections Bl Sections Bl & B2). & B2). . . 1 2 2 3 4 INTRODUCTION An analysis of aerial photography was performed on three areas on and in the vicinity of st. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The analysis was performed to support the U.S. Army Toxic & Hazardous Materials Agency (USATHAMA) in the environmental evaluation and identification of potential contamination sources in this area. A field check was conducted in May 1991. Results of the aerial photographic analysis and field work are included in the analysis section of this report. Figure 1 shows the area locations (Areas A, Bl and B2), keyed to a photocopy (reduced) mosaic of two U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000-scale topographic maps. Site boundaries or areas used in this analysis were determined from collateral data provided by USATHAMA and do not necessarily denote legal property lines or ownership. Black and white aerial photography of the study areas was obtained for 1948, 1954 and 1958. 1 The 1948 photography only covered Area A. Its large scale (1:6,000) created report quality reproduction problems; therefore, an overlay for 1948 is included over the 1954 photography for Area A. Collateral data from USATHAMA indicates that these areas were used on a limited scale from 1948 to 1950 as a tropical field testing center to collect data on the behavior of U.S. Army chemical agents and munitions. The test program was designated as the San Jose Project and was originally established in 1943 on San Jose Island, 96 kilometers (60 miles) south-southeast of the Panama Canal. Upon expiration of the lease on San Jose Island in 1948, the San Jose Project was relocated to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The project was terminated in 1950. 2 1A complete listing of maps and photography used in this report is provided in the References section. 2Collateral data provided by USATHAMA. This information will be denoted throughout this analysis by an asterisk ( *) • 1 The San Jose Project was transferred to St. Thomas on 14 April 1948. Toxic chemicals were transported on barges and arrived at St. Thomas on 21 May 1948. Explosives arrived on 27 May 1948 and completed the movement of the San Jose Project from the Canal Zone. Activities of the project were reportedly located in three areas on St. Thomas and vicinity. Barracks, administration buildings, shops, etc. were located on the main post, a former U.S. Navy Submarine Base just west of the town of Charlotte Amalie on st. Thomas (see Photo Area B, Section Bl). Secondly, an area of over 2,000 acres comprising the western end of St. Thomas (and possibly a much larger offshore area to the west) was used for test areas (see Photo Area A). Thirdly, the whole of water Island, a former Army cantonment, was used as a test area (see Photo Area B, section B2). A toxic storage yard was reportedly located on Water Island.* No definite evidence of a storage yard was noted on the aerial photography, although containers were noted stored in a cleared area in 1958. The EPA's Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center in Warrenton, Virginia, a branch of the Advanced Monitoring Systems Division of the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada, performed this analysis at the request of USATHAMA, located in Aberdeen, Maryland. This analysis covers the period from 1954 to 1958, and this report was completed in July 1991. 2 METHODOLOGY A search of government and commercial sources was undertaken to obtain the best available aerial photography of the site spanning the desired time frame. The photography and other sources of information used in this report are listed in the References section. The analysis was performed by viewing backlit transparencies of aerial photography through stereoscopes. Stereoscopic viewing creates a perceived three-dimensional effect which, when combined with viewing at various magnifications, enables the analyst to identify signatures associated with different features and environmental conditions. The term "signature" refers to a combination of visible characteristics (such as color, tone, shadow, texture, size, shape, pattern, and association) which permit a specific object or condition to be recognized on aerial photography. Photographic prints were made from those years of aerial photographic coverage that reveal significant information about the site. The analyst's findings are annotated on overlays to prints and/or base maps and described in the accompanying text. Site boundaries or areas used in this analysis were determined from collateral data supplied by USATHAMA and do not necessarily denote legal property lines or ownership. Due to factors inherent in the photographic printing process, prints do not exhibit the level of detail that is visible in the original aerial photography. Therefore, some features identified from the aerial photography may not be clearly discernible, or even visible, on the photographic prints presented in this report. The terms "possible" and "probable" are used to indicate the degree of certainty of signature identification. "Possible" is used when only a few characteristics are discernible or these characteristics are not unique to a signature. "Probable" is used when incrementally more characteristics are discernible. No qualifying terms are used when the characteristics of a signature allow for a definite feature identification. AERIAL PHOTO SITE ANALYSIS SEPTEMBER 8, 1948 & JANUARY 29, 1954 - AREA A (FIGURES 2A & 2B) Area A consists of the majority of the area covered on the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic map for Western St. Thomas; however, the photo enlargement only covers a portion of this area (see Figure 1). Only a small cleared area, possibly a natural feature, was noted on Cockroach Island in 1954. No other significant activity or features were noted within the area not covered by the photo enlargement. Two pits are visible on the 1954 photography at the center of Dutchcap Cay along the top of a ridge. A small trail or access road (not annotated} leads toward the pits. It could not be determined if the pits contained any materials or liquids. No 1948 photography was available for this area. The majority of the features noted on the western tip of st. Thomas in 1948 and 1954 consist of cleared (CA) and disturbed areas (DA). Features such as this could represent testing/training activity or residential/agricultural activity. The buildings (B) which are annotated do not appear residential. Two large gun emplacements, each containing a gun, appear at the east end of the photograph. only the emplacements remain in 1954. A probable storage silo is located southwest of the gun emplacements in both 1948 and 1954. Field work conducted in this area revealed that many of the cleared areas are now revegetated or are residential areas. Some of the areas were inaccessible (private property). One clearing near the center of the Area A was noted as cleared during the 1991 field investigation. This large, circular cleared area is located at the top of a hill and possibly contains fill material. A 360-degree view is seen from the top of this cleared area. A series of FAA towers/structures are located just northwest of this cleared area (these towers were not present on the 1948 or 1954 photography; however, an access road leading to this area was present in both years. 4 JANUARY 29, 1954 - PHOTO AREA B, SECTIONS Bl AND B2 (FIGURE 3) Area Bl covers the area reportedly formerly used as a U.S. Navy Submarine Base. Area B2 covers Water Island. Area Bl - Several storage (S) buildings are present within Area B. An open storage (OS) area of crates and/or containers is also found here. A large pit, apparently empty, is present at the south end of Area B. An extraction (EX) area, possibly containing liquid (LQ), and an empty extraction area are visible southeast of the pit. Area B2 - Approximately 12 poles are located just off the northwest shore of Water Island. The poles are likely for docking and boat protection. A large submerged barge is visible east of the poles. Southwest of the poles, submerged barges and debris are visible along the shoreline. A ship, apparently abandoned, is also present here. Per a conversation with William Couter, Water Island Administrator, this material was removed from the area sometime in the mid-1960's. The barges were reportedly empty. A tower and a building foundation (BF) are located near the center of the island. An access road leads to a disturbed area along the western shoreline. Field check indicates this disturbed area is now Honeymoon Beach, a popular recreation area. The southwest corner of the island contains a low, wet area and possible scattered debris. According to a conversation with William Couter, this area was formerly used as a dump. The low, wet area was filled sometime after 1965 and is now used as a parking area for vehicles and equipment. A disturbed area and a cleared area are visible east of the low wet area. A channel was cut through the disturbed area during the mid-1960's. Reportedly this disturbed area was used as a test area. Field check indicates the cleared area remains and is currently used as a junkyard. A depression is located farther east. Field check indicates this area was used as a borrow pit sometime after 1954. Debris is currently scattered in this area. William Couter indicated this area was used to dispose of residential and 5 commercial debris from all parts of the island as a result of Hurricane Hugo damage. A tower and a pit are visible at the south end of the island. Field check and conversation with William Couter indicates these features represent a pillbox (gun emplacement/defensive position), remnants of Fort Seggaro. 6 OCTOBER 28, 1958 - AREAS Bl AND B2 (FIGURE 4) Area Bl - Storage areas, open storage areas, vehicles (V) and equipment (E) appear within Area Bl. Drums, possible drums and other unidentifiable material are visible within the open storage areas. A stain (ST) or area of wet ground (WG) appears to emanate from a storage building in the central part of Bl. The pit remains to the south and now has vegetation growing within it. The excavations are no longer visible. Area B2 - The poles and the barge noted in 1954 are no longer visible. The submerged barges and debris as well as the abandoned ship remain. The tower and the building foundation also remain; however, the building foundation is now covered with vegetation. A possible submerged barge is visible farther west. Three cleared areas are located near the center of the island. The southern cleared area contains mounded probable earthen material (MM). A possible trench (TR) is noted north of this cleared area. Several cleared areas appear where a disturbed area was noted in 1954 along the western shore. All of these features likely represent residential/recreational development. Probable containers (C) appear where debris was noted in 1954 at the southwest corner of the island. The low, wet area appears ponded at this time. The cleared area east of the ponded area now appears very wet; five probable containers appear here. The disturbed area noted here in 1954 is now a cleared area. An access road (not annotated) leads to a pit within the depression. This may indicate disposal/test activity or the beginning of borrow activity. The tower and pit (pillbox) remain at the south end of the island. 7 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY Date September 8, 1948 January 29, 1954 October 28, 1958 MAPS Source USGS USGS USC&GS4 Agency DIA1 USGS2 Name .REFERENCES Mission Agency Code Frame # 506 1-87 YM 1:159-166; 167-172; 21,22 58L 7338-7341 7348-7368 7456-7464 7301 Western St. Thomas, VI Central st. Thomas, VI St. Thomas, West Indies, ·vI Orig. Scale 1:6,000 1:28,000 1:14,000 ·scale 1:24,000 1:24,000 1:40,000 EPIC Frame # 18723,32969, 32970,33633- 33645 32986-32989; 32669-32699 Date 1982 1982 1922 .1Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Defense 2u.s. Geological survey, u.s. Department of the Interior 3National Ocean Survey, U.S. Department of Commerce "u.s. Coast & Geodetic Survey, U.S. Department of Commerce 8 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SA VAH1'4All DISTIUCT. CDal'S CW IMGIND'.ltS l'.O.IOX.., SA VAJIOIAa. GU>11C14. >141:l-411!t 8 February 1994 MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, South Atlantic Division, ATI'N: CESAD- PD-R (Mauldin) SUBJECT: DERP-FUDS Inventory Project Reports (INPRs) for Site No. I02VI097702, Fort Segarra, Water Island, VI, Site No. I04FL027502, Opalocka Army Air Field, Miami, FL, and Site No. I02Fl002300, Fort Dade, FL 1. We have reviewed the subject Inventory Project Reports (INPRB) and have technical comments as follows. Enclosure 1 contains technical comments for the Fort Segarra INPR. Enclosure 2 contains technical comments for the Opalocka Army Air Field INPR which are outstanding from an initial review. Enclosure 3 coJ)tains technical comments for the Fort Dade INPR which was returned for revision. In addition, the District Office of Counsel has conducted a legal sufficiency review of these three INPRB, as required by current policy (CEMRD-ED-BT memorandum dated 15 July 1993), and concurs with their findings and recommendations. 3. We recommend that you forward these INPRs to HQUSACB with the recoaaendation to approve the projects for further study, subject to the enclosed comments. If you have any questions, contact David Roulo at (912)652-5945. FOR THE COMMANDER: Enc ls CF: CESAJ -PD-EE CEMRD-MD-HA _ FRED KITCHENS, P.E. Deputy District Engineer for Project Management Ja.r- Ot/of 01-tJo h f~ /1J 13 Date: 6 Jan 94 PROJECT REVIEW COMMENTS To: CESAJ-PD-EE From: (Section) CESAS-EN-GH (Reviewer) John Roberts Project: - Fort Segarra Year: DERP-FUDS Project No.:102VI097702 Location: Water Island, Virgin Islands FY-94 Type of Action: (Check Appropriate boxes) Item No. 1 2 3 4 Drawing No. or Par. No. Project Summary Sheet General General Project Planning Sheet, Para. 8 SAO Form 3058-R · u Preliminary 0 Final 0 Concept U Geology and Hydrogeology 181 Hazardous and Toxic Waste 0 Site Development 0 Other _________ _ Comments The first two paragraphs contain spelling and grammatical errors which should be corrected. 0 Soils The proposed HTW and OEW projects should be addressed separately. There are references to the need for a Site Investigation and a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study throughout the INPR. The phase of the HTRW project should be referred to consistently. As stated in this paragraph, the HTRW project cannot be addressed until the OEW/CWM issues are resolved. Actions such as the establishment of a Community Relations Plan and geophysical investigation should be accomplished during the OEW/CWM investigations. Review Action 1 Mar 81 . PREVIOUS EDITION MAY BE USED UNTIL SUPPLY EXAUSTED [/vCL I SITE SURVEY SUMMARY SHEET FOR DERP-FUDS SITE NO. I02VI097700 FORT SEGARRA, WATER ISLAND 16 March 1993 SITE NAME: Fort Segarra LOCATION: St. Thomas and Water Island, Virgin Islands (see site map as attachment 1) SITE HISTORY: The site consisting of approximately 500 acres was acquired in 1944 for use as a coastal defense installation. The Army utilized the property until 1950 when it was turned over to the Department of Interior (DOI) by an indefinite, revocable permit. The DOI, assigned the permit to the St. Thomas Development Authority (STOA) in 1951. The STOA leased Water Island to Water Island, Inc., a local development corporation. On 11 July 1952 Public Law 511 (82nd Congress) authorized the transfer of Water Island from the Army to the DOI. On 10 December 1952 the DOI executed a new lease to Water Island, Inc., which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort, with many subleases. Water Island, Inc., is still the lessee of the DOI. SITE VISIT: Mr. Ivan Acosta, CESAJ-PD-EE conducted a site visit of the former Fort Segarra on 17 December 1992. The areas of concern remain undeveloped and are under investigation by Hunstville Division for the OEW/CWM portion. CATEGORY OF HAZARD: HTW, OEW/CWM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: There are 2 potential projects in the area (one HTW pr.oject, and one OEW/CWM project). a. HTW. Probable hazardous and toxic waste contaminatfon· pf soils and groundwater at a landfill, in the area. A Site Investigation Feasibility Study to characterize the extent of hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) contamination is recommended. c. OEW/CWM. Records indicate that a chemical/ordnance testing existed within the facility. There is evidence that explosive/chemical devices may still remain. This requires investigation beyond the scope of this preliminary assessment. The site is presently under investigation by the Huntsville Division which is the design facility for OEW/CWM. AVAILABLE STUDIES AND REPORTS: PA POC: Ivan Acosta (904 232-1693 is CESAJ district POC. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY Fort Segarra (Water Island) , USVI Site No. I02VI097700 FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The United States of America acquired fee title to Water Island, consisting of approximately 500 acres, more or less, by condemnation action in 1944. Water Island was acquired for an Army coastal defense installation known as Fort Segarra. 2. The Army constructed 53 structures, including barracks, gun emplacements, watch towers, underground bunkers, and other military facilities on Water Island. The Department of the Army's Chemical Warfare Division utilized the island to conduct secret experiments with poison gases until 1950. 3. The Army determined the property was surplus to their needs and turned it over to the Department of the Interior (DOI} by an indefinite, revocable permit in 1950. DOI, assigned the permit to the St. Thomas Development Authority in 1951. The St. Thomas Development Authority leased Water Island to Water Island, Inc., a local development corporation. On 11 July 1952, Public Law 511 (82nd Congress) authorized the transfer of Water Island from the Department of the Army to DOI. On 10 December 1952, DOI executed a new lease to Water Island, Inc., which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort, with many subleases. Water Island, Inc. is still the lessee of DOI . . DETERMINATION Based on the foregoing findings of fact, Fort Segarra (Water Island), USVI, has been determined to be formerly used by the Department of Defense. It is therefore eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program - Formerly Used Defense Sites established under 10 use 2701, et seq. DATE ROGER F. YANKOUPE Brigadier General, USA Commanding '-:;; PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET FOR DERP FUDS HTW PROJECT NO. I02VI097702 FORT SEGARRA, WATER ISLAND, VI SITE NO. I02VI097700 17 March 1993 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is on the former Fort Segarra. There is one suspected site of possible contamination. It is suspected to be former landfill area. The waste disposed of in the area could have contained hazardous and/or toxic material since records are neither specific or complete. The area is shown in attachment 1. PROJECT ELIGIBILITY: The area in question is probably a resu1t of DOD use of the base as the site was built and utilized by the Army. It is estimated that these area was the only disposal area used by the base which had over SJ buildings, was used over 6+ years, and may have housed tenths of hundreds of Army. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: The area is eligible for DERP-FUDS if they pose a hazard. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES: Site investigations comprising of geophysical surveys, soil gas surveys, soil sampling/analysis, confirmatory test pits, and ground water sampling analysis should be performed. 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INSTALLATION NAME: Former Fort Segarra LOCATION: Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands SITE IDENTIFICATION: DERP-FUDS Site No. I02VI097700 PROJECT TYPE: HTW, OEW/CWM PROJECT PHASE: Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) 2. DESIGN DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER: TBD 3. SITE DESCRIPTION: The site in question is an approximately one-acre landfill located near the southwest end of the island, on the south side of Flamingo Bay, and known as the "Flamingo Bay Landfill". The existence of this landfill was discovered in 1966, when dredging uncovered several chemical bombs. After the discovery, the.site was filled in and covered with an additional three feet of soil. Debris, abandoned vehicles, and scrap now cover this area. 4. SITE HISTORY: a. The former Ft. Segarra site was approximately 500 acres in size and was acquired from the East Asiatic/West Indian _ Company through condemnation in 1944. It was intended to be •. developed as a coastal defe~se installation, but construction was halted before completion when World War II ended. b. In 1948, the Army's Chemical Corps moved its project for testing chemical warfare agents in a tropical environment (known as the San Jose Project) from Panama to Water Island. Between 1948 and 1949, the Chemical Corps upgraded the facilities _ previously constructed for Ft. Segarra, and began testing blister and mustard agents. Test plans indicate that later tests were to be conducted on captured German munitions and nerve agents, and a number of unidentified chemical munitions were brought to the island. c. The Chemical Corps became dissatisfied with this site in late 1949 and decided to move operations to Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. In 1950, the property was turned over to the Department of the Interior by an indefinite, revocable permit. The Department of the Interior assigned the permit to the J\fTA, INCORPORATED 2225 Draue Am1ue, Suite 8 Huntiiville, AJabRma 3580~ WATER ISLANn PUBUC MEETrNG 111ursdny, 10 F4"brunry 1994 Contr11ct No. DACA87-92-D-0147, Delivery Order 003 Atttchcd ;s a complete transcription of the Corps of Engineers meeting that took place on Water Islr..nd, U. ~- Virgin Islands, Thur1:day, 10 Febrnary 1994 scheduled for ISOO hours in the afternoon. The mc:.dng wa., called to order at 15!0 houu by John Aver, a resident of Water Island Johm Anr: LTCBenton: May I have your attention for just a minute. I am pleased to present to you l t. Col. (LTC) Benton, who Is certainly well versed at what h() 18 going ~J do her~ today. Thank you. l would like to welcome everyone here this afternoon. I was telli11~ John and 11 few other people a little bit wller, my expectation of !he quantity of people that would be here was definitely down. Everybody hpl saying, irs Thursday afternoon, 1500 hours, no~ay real!y wants to show up. So, Ehl\ J irncnez, who a lot of you know, v ,.-_, r.eally dampened by my expcctatlnm. So, I was joking that If we had W'f. one of these little pools, about how nm:y people \'\lould have be~n here, I \ ould have lost royally, hut I am ple.1~ed. : am very glad that &o many of yr J all dedded to come, b~ause I hopo t> 1! is a subject of interest to you, of r. teresc to the Corps and I know of lntere:;t ;o the government.al officials here tuday. Again, I want to thank you for coming, I espedally appreciate the different centers here •his afternoon and represennt!ves from the territorial government. Also from th Department of Interior, Carol, I appreciate you showing up and all of the r. \idents here on Water lslDnd. Before I start, I'd lilce to take a moment to introduce, some of the member! cf our staff. A few of them are going to talk with us this afternoon, hopefully nt•I too long, and at the end, what I would lilce to do is go through It and then we will have an opportunity for you to ask any questions. you might have. We will 5tay as long as you have questions, and If we don't have the answers, you can expect we will try to get hack with a.n answer expt.ditlou~ly. So, without further ado, let me introduce the people from San Juan. I am !he Deputy District Engineer for the Antllles, I live in San Juan, so I live in the Islands and came over here for the day, but the people out of my office, pre.sent with me today Is Elsa Jimenez, a., many of you know, Is our Public Affairs Spedaliat In San Ju:in. From our headquarters In Jaclcsonville, my district he.adquarters, we have Mr. Robert Bridges, the Project Manager out of Jaclcsonvllle, Florida. Alright, we also have from llunLwille Division, Corp~ of Eniinocr~, who support.' u~ bcca11sc the projoct we are working on i5 of n chemlclll nature, Mr. Ro1ter Fltzi1atrlck. l'nge 1 of 9 Ja_f_-Ol/D1DI- 007 L TC. Henton: Roger Fitzpatriclc.: Wo have SFC Rubinson, whu work& also ln Huntsville. Let me run down t11e li!:I to make ~urc I didn't forget anynne. We also have from thri Technical F.scort Unit, Cpt. Martinez. We have from the U.S. Anny Chemical Materiel De.c:t.ructlon Agency, Mr. Vern Skinner, Mr. Steve Bird, Senior Engineer, an<l Louise Oy.!on, who is Public Affairs. We have from our contractor, MTA, Incorporated, which is based In Huntsvllle, Alabama, who will bt'l working on the first portion of this job. We have two representative&, one of them, Mr. Jack Thomas, had difficulty coming out of the east coast with all the bad weather. Also from MTA, we have Mr. Frank Smith and Gloria Smith, who rs also down here helping. Let me very quickly tell you, early this morning we stopped by and briefed the territorial officials, Mr. O'Bryan, and gave hlm an update on what we were doing this afternoon. I expect that I'll tell some me<ll~ people what we did today. What we plan to do this afternoon, are my quick remark.ct that we have here, tum lt over to Mr. Roger Fitzpatrick: to talk: to you a little bit about th~ overall work plan. We will then talk about what MTA is aoing to be doing. At the conclusion of that, Mr. Thomas from MTA, if he shows up here. he will have a pre.5entation, otherwise we wlll then go Into questions you have and close at that time. As you are aware, this project has been going on for a while, and to a lot of residents, probably the only thing you have seen otJler than people coming down to visit here on the Islands and asking questions, doing some investigations, looking at different things around the Island, Is the construction of that fence over there on the other bay". We are now at the point where we arc getting ready to, at the end of thi' month come In and go into what we call the next step, which is, I would say, probably a more formal site characterization. And in your handouu that we presented to you, It gives you the details, telling ·you what we are basically ttylng to do is CClme in and u~lng magnetometers, we will take down to six inches in depth, take some soil samples that will allClw us to understand what's at some of the different sites u shown on the map. Based upon that infonnation, we wlll then decide what we do next. Theoretically, it will be all the wager, as to a do nothing approach, there h nothing here, there's nothing to be done, there ls risk, to wo have a big tlmt- problem. We arc going to have to do some other type Clf worlc and do something else, we got to do it tomorrow, or we can put off for a while. Tilere Is a whole magnitude o( things that can happen, but this ls a very critical staae thal we are entering Into because this is going to give us more deailed information over wh~t we already have; and 10 that Is ba.c;icafly what we are doing and what wil1 happen here during the next month, and again for, approximately two months at the late.~t. So without further ado, I will turn It over to Roger Pit71>alrlclr1 who will go through and talk to you, give an overview of the work. The Huntsvllle Division of the Corps of Engineers as the Center of Expertise for the Department of Army, b~amc involved In this proj~t In the !lummer of 1991. Jt hM hecn on the books, but there wrui no rea.,on to ~ui;pect anyrhlng ~etlously wrong, until there was a report of two chemical items being found during the Bridging Operations in 1966. That's tl1e area that ws.s fenced off during the Interim removal action, to make sure that no further excavation t.alce placr.. An archive swch wa.~ started Scptemher of 1991, the record$ were searched for Pnge 2 or 9 Ro~cr Flt:tpatrlck: opcratloru provided under the Corps while they were on t11e Island. Au aerlal photograph 11urvey was dono Inter on that year (1991) In the winter and a c:ouple graphic surveys were romplcted, that were Identified at the test area provided at that time. Since that time, a plan has been developed and reviewed, commented on and re-<ieveloped on a method o( Investigating for chemlca.l conditio~. developed in fields that are new, has been done before items that wert' deposed of, in what was then a proper manner. By direct burial, other means of disposing of decontamination of Items, deeply Involved some of the other agencies that have to be coordinated with, has taken this long to come up with .a plan that is acceptable to everyone, In beginning an initial investigation and characterization. At this point, I would have turned it over to Jack Thomas, who WM here in August, some of you met him, who developed the plan for this phase of the investigation. He is more knowledgeable in lt than I am. But I can give you a brief overview o( the plan and we hope he will arrive soon. The areas that we found .sufficient evidence to investigat.o are ahown on the map: The Flamingo Bay and Landfill & Warehouse Area, we tallced about earlier, a fence was put up. We will be look.Ing for magnetometers to locate magnetic anomalies within the warehouse area and back. behind it, to see whether it may have been used for temporary storage during off loading operations of chemical munitions. while the San Jose wa' in effect on the island. The portion that fe fenced ha~ been continually observed but, we really don't expect to find any, but we will go in and try to locate magnetic anomalie.s, to confinn thelr identity. We suspect that the old swabbing materiel that was In there was removed to a depth of about 22 feet deep and replaced with stable materiel, so it could be really nothtni further lef\ from the time they were recorded ln the island. We will loolc at the periphery of that area to Insure that things that might have been missed by those operations, wlll be located. Soil samples wltl be taken in that area although no chemical tests were actually done. The next area we have on our list is the Tamarind Bay area which is just south of the Marina, up the Northwest coast of the l1;Iand. According to the archives and records from the San Jose Project, there were no actlvitie.<1 that took place In that area. But In 1992, when the Corps did an archaeological survey of the Island, it noted some susplcloU! areas where vegetation was stressed. They found a piece from a 1943 quarter master plate in that area Indicating ell.her during the construction of Port Segarra or during chemical corps operations, it may have been used as general dump ground. So we will be loolciog In that area to seek and gather &oil samples to see what contamination has occurred. The next area we will bd look.Ing at ls Area 4, Test Area 4, In which three chemical t~ts were conductrd betwetn Novemhor ancl Decemher of 1949. That'& the area whore mostly Non-DoD debris ls local~, and we wlll be se:ircbing from the lagoon side, tho Flamingo side of the road where the area extended out onto the land where It has since been excavated and removed from Flamingo Bay. A test was conducted In that area. We took soil samples and removed dcbri~, under covor aroM for f\lrther !lllrvcy and certain soil sample.~. The next area we will investigate le Test Area 5, and that's the area against the mountain where I think there used to be a high type asphalt plant in operation. It is fairly clear of any debris or vegetation, we will cover that entlrely by magnetometer surveys ro look About 4 feet and by surface soil sample..i;. It Is :a.lito the area we inl<!nd to prepare for relocated dohris tJ1at has to Roger Fitzpatrick: Warren A. Pord: LTC Benton: Warren A. Pord: Roger Fitzpatrick: Warren A. Pord: Roger Fitzpatrick: Warren A. Pord: be moved in order for us to do work In other area!, ospeclally In Area 4. Tho next area that will bo lnves!iiated Is Test Area 6. TI1ere were two chemical test\ conducted in that area. I think that wlll be east of the intersection of the paved road at the east ond of Flamingo Bay. Other than the test that was done on the surface, there is no other activity in that area that we know of, so there will be baslcaJly a test of soil samplos and some magnetometry work In the ditch that we dug during the investigation in that area. The last area we have for investigation is the Test Area Number 8 the Hotel location. This ls the east end of the parking lot of the hotd. Two chemical tests were conducted In that area on the surface, and some magnetometry work to try and locate the remnants of the test i!Belf. That will complete our operations. All during the testing and sampling, a technical escort unit will be in support providing real-time monitoring of low level of agent and agent brealcdown. That Js basically what the work plan will be. Are there any questions? QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD When you first proposed to ... Will you state your name when you have a question? We want to malce sure we lcnow who you are. State you name please. My name ls Warren Pord, lam a sub-lessee to this island. When you first came here to tell us that you were going to investigate the dump there, we pointed out that there were probably anywhere from aix to 20 feet deep worth of vehicles, smashed up and squashed down and everything else. The Initial response we got from you people was that you were going to remove that stuff from the island. If I read correctly, what you give us today and what you have said, you don't plan to take it out of here rather dig It up and just put lt some place else, It that correcl? Actually, we don't really intend to do any excavation anywhere excepc for identification and exploration. That wlll take plac~ In the next pha.'le. Those items that were put in the landfill, that are JdentJfied as later than tho era in which we ace c()ncemed with, (the operations in 1949 of the chemical corps), we will probably not go any deeper than that. Does the magnetometer tell you the age of a piece steel? No, however; durini our activities In about September, when we identify areas we need to excavate, we will probably do some Identification in that area. I mean the whole purpose of this thing was to see if there were some buried munitions here, is that corret."t? Page 4 or 9 ~ L/ 'O ;(,, Roger Fittpatrkk:: That's right. Warren A. Pord: If it is buried under six feet of buses, bow are you going to tell? LTC Benton: What you will do, you're looking for what is of an unsafe nature, we will do a maanetometer sweep, and the work we will do in the next two months. will be work that will allow us to characterize them. We might have anomaly hits or magnetic finds that you find aground which are of such a large size, which is not, could not be any way, shape or form that will violate the risk of that flnd, that could not be anything related to chemical warfare, tMt materiel or bomb. Warren A. Pord: I guess the concern we have here is that you go around the island digging sruff up and just leave it? Now Its underground, it's not the be8t looking place in the world, but it loolcs a lot better than if you guys dig it up and just take it to some other location and leave it. L TC Benton; Let me clarify. Guaranteed, the next two months, there is nothing being dug dipper than six inches. We are ~ing soil samples, we are not going down any deeper. Warren A. Pord: Okay. LTC Benton: This process will allow us to determine what is down there and then determine whether or not we will have to do further digging. That's what I said, there could be a total no action, nothiag more will be done, all the way up to what you are envisioning and in so doing, well, what I am telling you, what I am telling you today is what is going on, it could all the way be that we would be digging up and that we would have to handle whatever ls found down there in an appropriate manner, but at this point and time, what we are talking about today is not, does not encompass doing that, what might be done is removal of things on the surface so that we can properly characterize with the best available instruments that we have what's underneath. Warren A. Pord: Sudden change in plan. LTC Benton; That ia still different, we are still probably going to1get to that point, what we are doin.a is a greater characterization of what's there, so that we don't have to go in and do some deep excavation, if it has nothing to do with chemical warfare and materiel. So this is still along the proce&s of further defining the site and what is there. Roger Fitzpatrick: lt Is somewhat a change in what we were considering in August. I think we discussed with you at that time we were hoping to receive funds from the Department of Interior for active disposal of the debris on the surface that we knew we would have to move in order to conduct our worlc. That funding, although it was appropriated, DOI had a conflict, they have to conduct a.n environment.al baseline assessment, in order to eventually get rid of the property on their records and that's where the fundjng went to. At tho current time we Roger Fitzpatrick: don't have funding from them to actively dispose of that debris which was not created by the Department of Defense. We are worlcing with Department of Defense funds and we'll move it just as much as we have to, to do our work. Bruce Robertson: The contaminants are rlght on the surface, When the Department of the Defense or Army built the attachment, which is asbestos, or that is all decomposing and now as {or anything else being removed, I am not worried about, do you contemplate any asbestos SO years old now that's an attachment? LTC Benton: If asbestus is found, that is considered hazardous and toxic waste, l would have to handle it properly. Bruce Robertson: Yea, but I don't see it on your .. LTC Benton: Okay, again, the expectation again is that we would not be removlni anything other than what is necessary to do the site characterization. What happens in September, if I have to ao In and do some deeper things, part of my plan is how I handle asb~to&, if I have to talce it out and remove it. Thi$ Is in the area, which site area are you talking about? Bruce Robertson: The one right at the top of the hotel L TC Benton: Area 57 Bruce Robenson: Yes. LTC Denton: Yes sir. Walter Phillips: I was the original developer of Water Island. We arrived here right after tJ1e chemical warfare left in September, 1950. We arrived here In January 19.SI four months later and there were a lot people around that were very familiar with the situation. We were told it was no poison gas over here. In the 43 years that we · have been here, we have not found any poison gas, now; we did find r;ome empties over there which bad gashes ln them and I don't know what happened to them, the young man who was in charge here was a naval officer and he wa., familiar with poison gas. I think he just took them put to sta and just dumped thorn. But there was a dump over there that had, not a Jot, but a certain number of empties. Everyone of which had a gash In It. Now, thero was one, a gre.at big one thero that we took and filled with concrete and used it as a mooring for a floating doc~. But we never saw any poison gas, but, I don't think you are going to find anything because It Isn't anything here and never has been anything here. Now there are people over there in St. Thomas who were members of lhi$ Corps of Army Engine~rs that did the work here, and they tell us that they rully were not able to do their experiments because the reason thlg site was chosen wu that the wind is, the prevailing wind out of the northeast would carry the fumes off to sea, but the winds kept shifting around to the southeast carrying the fumes bal!k to St. Thomas, so they never really were able to complete their experiments. They did very little here and they left very few empties. l'age 6 or 9 Waller Phillips: LTC Benton: Walter Phillips: LTC Benton: Dick Webber: LTC Benton: Dick Webber: LTC Benton: Dick Webber: LTC Benton: Dick Webbec: LTC Denton: Dick Webber: LTC Benton: Now, you pooplc have put up a chain length fence over there, but the joke Is you haven't Included the place whore the poison gas empties dump was. It's not even included in where you put it. I think all of those area.~, Mr. Phillips, are noted in the archives search and those are the areas that they will be looking at this time. And I am very hopeful that we will find nothing Mr. Phillips ... l am sure you will not find anything, because there has never boon anything here. Any further questions? State you name for the uport ple;ue? After thl11 initial testing, I guess the next two months, and you find something what is your overall, what Is the time frame for this? We state in here late 1994, to go into the next phase. My expectation is, if I have a minor amount of excavation, that will need to be t.alcen care of, that we will hope to be able to try to do something in the very late summer or early fall, that will be my goal. Of 1994 or 951 1994, this year. We have a lot of interest, a lot of desire to maJce some progress on this site. It ha.~ been hanging a.round Loo long. I mean bluntly, it has been dragging on and it is tim" to get the, either all the ghost back in the closet or get it taken care of, if there is a major problem, l wlll not at all try to delude you that it will not take some time, probably a Jot of research and definitely a lot of coordination with agencies that you see represented here today, to be able to han<lle if there were some chemic:ll-mi.mit!o:-...; cut,_t.'oere that ta.5 to ~re;uoved. I think that is one-third of the overall time frame for the operation. I, all I can tell you is I have a plan that has us planning and working to try and get this worked on now, this next step, ao that we can be able to come b~ck and in September, like I say, I.ate summer, early fall to move into the next step. You know how those things work. When you coordinate with many agencies, there are all types of ways that things could be delayed, in such that, but we will keep the resident:; assodation knowledgeable of what happens. Right now we have to find out more to find out what my next step is, honestly, !hat Is what these next two months are. Any other questions? Well, I'll tell you what, my dwdy didn't t~c.:h :t fool, when I was growing up if you don't have question~. J don't .~land ~f' 1 '-f> I (p L TC Detiton: up hero. l will be happy to answer and those with us today, will be happy to remain here for a while and answer any and all of your questions you have, if there are questions you want to address individually with us, we will be more than happy to try to answer them. I will tell you Mr. Jack Thomas, frC1m the contractor will be doing the work, MTA, lncorpornted will, as well as the weather allows and lhe boats, and everything else get out of his way, he will be over here this afternoon and, I think it will be well to meet with some of you all so that you can know who that man is and who he has that will be doing work over here and the expectation is that at the end of the month will start mobilizing them during the weelc of 28 February over here to do this work. l again thank. you very much· for taking the time out of your, I am not going to say busy schedulo, some of ya'll have a great schedule. I wish I had a schedule like that. Senator Virdin Brown: The literature makes some reference to aetlvily on the western end of St. LTC Denton: Bruce Robertson: LTC Benton: Bruce Robertson: LTC Benton: Thomas. I wanted to know If you have other details that would Indicate anything did happen on the western end of St. Thomas? Subject to my having to go baclc and review this, I remembered viewing, when - I scanned through that, my uodeutanding is that all wiu fairly well discharged and confirmed that nothing occurred there. They had land, but no testing or anything ever actually did occur, so the risk there was almost beyond being able to measure. There ai:ain, I am not aware of no plans to do anything over there or even anything in the investigation. Now again, Hke al ways, if there i& more information, we are always willing to 1i3ten and find out more information, so that we have the be.st lc.nowledge, I mean, we are engineers, we want to get all the knowledge you bring, ~o we can solve the problems. You have any more questions? Just one more, the Department of Interior of course ha., to propose an offer for our lot, hopefully a contract to sell it. Apparently, that's all beine held up pending this work. At what are they expecting a certification from you that tbis whole contamination or problem is okay for purchase? I thi11k you are talking about things many steps above me, l am only a Lt. Col.· ah, my, let me give you my blunt, trip. I Informed the DOI what we are doing, l informed the territorial government. Anything I .am doing at this st.age and time does not, as far as I know have any relationship to it. Now, I am not a fool, I realb:e that the DOI cannot tum over land that has some tainted records with them, so, but, how they handle it, there are many different people, that is why they have lawyers out there are, ihere ways to do things in differtnt manners. But I... You don't, you sign off, and say let them bav~ their land. Well, at this point and time, no, my signature block is not on any document that I know of, or is being contemplatw at this time that l have t0 sign off that this place is ~afe. Now, who knows, maybe someone will tell me that tornorrow, but at thii: time and pJace, no one hM even, no one has ever discu.!lsed that with me. P11gc 8 or 9 ~f7Jlb LTC Benton: Okay, those things aro being done at the WB.!lhlnaton J~vel, that'& beyond me, well beyond me. Any other que.qtions? Alright, thanks :igain, appreciate It. Water Island Resident: Thank ;you. Meetiog adjourned at 1540 Hours A TI ACHMENTS: 1. Agenda 2. Copy of the Information Bulletin 3. 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TIME ~~ ~~~~kt~~~lo~~~-+· ~--~'"-~-l~ __ c_~~~~~--~--4~--------~~~ (p3 ~(/) ~~ ~~s.~~ i1 ~~ ~Li '~ ~q lt.~ 'D bf ~~~~~--i.--~~~~~l--~~~--1 - .JfYf ·-. p, \4~ - Ww~ -Pt1Lil«. AiM ~IL LISTING FOR Robert Bridgers, DP-I July~4 ===================================================~==============~-------- F'ROM: TO: SUBJECT: COPY: Richard: Mail - - 11:24pm LTC July 7, 1994 Stephen R Benton, Richard E Bonner Fort Segarra Plans Terrence c Salt, COL Robert C Bridgers James W Woodey Hal K Alguire, MAJ Neal R Thibault, CPT Yamil Castillo Stephen R Benton, LTC MAIL IS - Private We need to talk about the apparent inconsistency between the directed action in Mr. Cary Jones' draft letter to SAD. The guiclance in paragraph 4 is to do "screening excavations to remove scrap and other non-ordnance material ... however, only to the extent that no CWM is recovered." In the concluding paragraph it says, "Our best course of action is to press on with our plans to excavate ordnance as soon as possible after Jan 95, and be ready to execute when CWM storage/disposal support from a receiving installation becomes available." What I don't understand is why we want to excavate to remove non-CWM material. I thought anything non-CWM was okay sitting buried in the ground as it was no danger to anyone and was outside our purpose. Now, if it's an anomaly (I assumed that's defined as something that could be CWM material/ordnance) we need to investigate as we desire to get all the CWM stuff gone. But this implies then the possibility any investigation of an anomaly could expose CWM material, or otherwise it wouldn't be an anomaly. If an investigated anomaly turns out to be non-CWM we have no difficulty handling with normal processes. BUT, if the investigated anomaly turns out to be CWM, THEN we cover back up and secure indefinitely or as someone suggested to me we don't tell anyone and hope no one discovers USACE knows there is CWM in the ground at a recently dug site? This last scenario (and we need to be ready for it to happen or this has all been a shadow game) then trips chemical surety storage of an unknown duration on the USVI which I believe is outside the stated intent in Mr. Jones last draft paragraph. It also will be very hard to sell to the local residents and USVI Government. Unknown/possible things in the ground are easier to accept than a known item in the ground with no definite plan on how to handle. The days of telling locals "trust me" are no longer accepted. This is coupled with the local's perception that we have yet to complete our recent tasks where we've left hazardous (yes, used oil, batteries, etc.) materials behind after working and become similar to others who just leave trash behind. They expect more from the Corps. SttK-0¥0101- uot j~\ i ~/~a MAIL LISTING POR Robert Bridgers, DP-I July a, 1994 ========-----~--~-------- 1 suggest we do excavations to investigate anomolies when we're ready to handle discovered CWM material, not prior. Thus the review of plans can focus on this activity, not another interim ctep fraught with problems. 2 Proiect Background The following is a brief Site History and Description: a. The FFS is located on Water Island which is located in the St. Thomas Bay, between the East and West Gregerie Channels, south of the city Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas, US Virgin Islands {see Appendix A). The FFS site has historically been stated as being approximately 500 acres which was acquired from the East Asiatic Company/West Indies Company through condemnation in June 1944. Water Island was acquired for a coastal defense installation known as Fort Segarra. The Department of the Army {DA) was constructing the coastal defense installation when World War II ended and construction was halted. b. The Army's Chemical Corps moved its San Jose Project (tropical test site) from Panama to the Virgin Islands in 1948. Between 1948 and 1949, the Chemical Corps upgraded the previously constructed facilities. A review of lists of approved test plans shows that early tests on Water Island focused primarily on blister {mustard) and choking {chlorine, phosgene, and cyanogen chloride) agents, and that later tests were planned to shift to captured German munitions and nerve agents. In 1949, the TEU brought unidentified chemical munitions to the Virgin Islands. By late 1949, the Chemical Corps was dissatisfied with the Virgin Islands location and decided to shift operations to Dugway Proving Ground, UT even though chemical testing was ongoing. In 1950, the Virgin Islands project was terminated and chemical munitions removed by TEU. The items removed were E46 chemical bombs {modified 115 lb. M70 bombs filled with nerve agent GA) and E52 bombs {modified TJEl 125 lb. bombs filled with GA) . In June 1950, the U.S. Army initiated a program to dispose of (excess) U.S. Government property no longer being used for defense related purposes by the Department of Defense. Recipient of the FFS site and the property at Water Island was the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI). Even though DOD no longer has title to the property, CERCLA and SARA define the US Government as a potential responsible party, provided that the U.S. Army was determined to be at least partially the source of the contamination. A total of eight sites on Water Island were known or thought to have been used for ordnance and chemical weapons testing activities: However, Records and personnel interviews with individuals involved in the testing indicate testing occurred only at Area 4,5,6, and 8). These areas were selected for non-intrusive investigations (4) Test Area 4. This area is located to the south and southwest of the Flamingo Bay Harbor. The site straddles the road from the deep-water dock. The area north of the road is relatively clear of debris. However, the area south of the road is the island junk yard with about 50 abandoned vehicles. (5) Test Area 5. This area is located south and southeast of the Flamingo Bay Harbor and is south of the road from the deep-water dock. This area was used to accumulate and burn debris from Hurricane Hugo in 1989. There is a substantial amount of metallic debris on the ground. (8) Test Area 8. This area is now covered by the Water Island Hotel. The hotel has not been repaired or occupied since its destruction by Hurricane Hugo. (9) Flamingo Bay Landfill and Warehouse Area. A metal warehouse was constructed by the Water Island Hotel near the deep-water dock for storage of vehicles and materials. The warehouse was constructed on an area filled in for this purpose. The area south of the warehouse was the site where chemical bombs were discovered in 1966. The bombs were discovered while a dragline was removing unsuitable "Elephant Muck" material. After this discovery, the site was filled in and covered with borrowed soil to a depth of about three feet. Debris, abandoned vehicles, and scrap now cover the site. d. The Army turned over Water Island to the Department of the Interior (DOI) by an indefinite revocable permit. The DOI assigned the permit to the st. Thomas Development Authority (STOA) in 1951. The STOA then leased water Island to Water Island, Inc., a local development corporation. On 11 Jul 1952, Public Law 511 (82nd Congress) authorized the transfer of Water Island from the DA to the DOI. on 10 Dec 1952, the DOI executed a new lease to the Water Island, Inc., which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort with many subleases. This lease expired on 31 December 1992. The Island is currently the site of a large tourist resort hotel (destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989) and is also inhabited by about 300 people during the winter season. Many cruise ships call in st. Thomas with many docking near Water Island. e. In 1966, during the construction of the Flamingo Bay warehouse, a crew employed by the lessee, Water Island, Inc., uncovered several large objects that resembled bombs. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Roosevelt Roads Naval Base (Ceiba, Puerto Rico) identified the objects as M-70/M-78 series chemical ordnance bombs. The EOD team indicated that this site had been used by the Army as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to excavate in this area again. The lessee notified the DOI of the problem but no further investigations have been performed. No known injuries or other problems have occurred at this site. The site is on the southwest part of the Island near Flamingo Bay along the seashore and is known locally as the Flamingo Bay Landfill. It is an unstable area subject to storms and high tides. Status Update. a. In October 1985, the DOI sent a memo to Mr. Lewis D. Walker (DA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) requesting that the Army determine if Water Island was ever used for chemical warfare testing or similar activities. No correspondence can be found of Mr. Walker's reply, but subsequent to this DOI memo, Fort Segarra was added to the FUDS Inventory for a future Preliminary Assessment (PA). b. In the spring of 1989, Congressional Delegate Ron de Lugo of the Virgin Islands and Chairman of the House Interior Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs, introduced legislation (HR 1345) which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer title of Water Island to the Government of the Virgin Islands. Status of this legislation is unknown in December 1993. c. In the summer of 1989, Jacksonville District (CESAJ) commenced work on the Fort Segarra Inventory Project Report (INPR). The final INPR was completed in June 1990, and forwarded by CEHND to HQUSACE for approval. On 20 Aug 1990, HQUSACE approved the INPR and authorized CEHND to proceed (subject to availability of funds) with the investigations and any removal actions required. On 24 Oct 90, CESAJ informed DOI of the approval of the INPR and the fact that the Corps would be commencing cleanup operations in the near future. d. CEHND personnel met with TEU and Department of the Army (DA) on 19-20 Dec 90, concerning their need for TEU assistance at Fort Segarra. LTC Doc Bishop, Director of the CWM Program at the DA, indicated that the TEU was unable, at that time, to provide transport and storage services for any CWM recovered at FFS. (TEU has now indicated it will provide support). Recently within DA and the Army Materiel Command (AMC), the policy seems to have shifted to calling recovered CWM a hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) under EPA regulations. This policy shift creates many complex problems: (1) Since CWM is a hazardous waste, it must be transported by a licensed HTW transporter. This transporter must also have an EPA ID number. TEU is not licensed to transport hazardous --···---·---------- waste. Further difficulties arise from the fact that commercial carriers cannot transport CWM. (2) There are only seven installations in the Continental United States (CONUS) that are authorized to store CWM. However, the commanders of these seven installations are unable to accept any CWM manifested as HTW as this would violate Part B of their installation RCRA permits concerning the storage of HTW. (3) The DOD would be the lead agency for the control of the CWM but all actions would be subject to EPA, State, and local regulations. (4) The above seven installations have nearly reached their physical capacity to store recovered CWM even though AR-50-6 says they must accept the CWM. These installations will remain at or near capacity until such time as the Chemical Demilitarization Program reduces the CONUS military stockpile. (5) Finally, Johnston Island (JI) can no longer accept CWM for storage and demilitarization from any areas of the world other than the Pacific Basin. This is a result of the "Venatu Agreement" where President Bush agreed with the Government of the Solomon Islands not to accept at JI any CWM found outside the Pacific Basin. On 9 Jan, 1991, CEHND formally requested in writing, Commander Army Materiel Command (AMC) and TEU support to cleanup at FFS. AMC was provided all of the pertinent background information and the reasons for the urgency. CEHND and CESAJ briefed Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Alexander Farrelly, on 21 Mar 91, concerning the status of the FFS (Water Island) project and the U.S. Government's plans for eventual remediation of the site, as necessary. An overview of the CEHND Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Program was also presented. Governor Farrelly requested that a search of military records be performed on all Formerly Used Defense Sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands. g. on 12 April 1991, CEHND, contracted with Ebasco, Inc. to perform an Archives Search of Fort Segarra and all other FUDS located within the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Archives Search Report was completed on 3 Jul 91. The history of Fort Segarra and the nature of the testing conducted there are contained in the Archives Search Report. The report provided a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) of 1 for the Flamingo Bay landfill area. Based on the RAC 1 scoring, CEHND determined that an Interim Remedial Action project to install a fence around the Flamingo Bay landfill site was necessary. h. On 18 Jul 91, CEHND and HQUSACE, briefed Congressional Delegate Ron de Lugo on the status of the Water Island project. The findings of the recently completed Archives Search of the FFS and other FUDS in the U,S. Virgin Islands were discussed. The primary concern emphasized by CEHND was the RAC 1 (Flamingo Bay Landfill) site on Water Island. i. On 14 Aug 91, the Governor was briefed by CEHND and CESAJ on the results of the Archives Search. A press release was issued to the public advising of the issuance of the Archives Report. Later that day representatives from CEHND and CESAJ held a public meeting on Water Island and briefed the residents on the report. They were also informed of the plans to fence the Flamingo Bay Landfill area and to complete topographic surveying of Water Island. j. A contract to fence the Flamingo Bay landfill site and to perform topographic surveying was awarded Ebasco, Inc., on 14 Aug 91. Installation of the fence was completed on 4 Oct 91, and topographic surveys were completed on 14 Nov 91. The Flamingo Bay Landfill site and test areas 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were mapped at a scale of one inch equals 30 feet (1"=30'). In addition, the entire Water Island was planimetrically mapped at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet (1"=200'). k. Another contract was awarded to Ebasco, Inc. on 27 Sep 91, to prepare concept ordnance remediation work plans. The final concept work plans were completed on 16 Mar 92. These plans will be provided to the remediation contractor for incorporation into the final plans for the FFS project. 1. The Governor's Press Secretary, Mr. James O'Bryan, was briefed by CEHND and CESAJ on 4 Dec 91 regarding the status of Water Island project. On the same day a meeting was held with the residents of Water Island. For the benefit of the island residents that were not at the 14 Aug 91 meeting, the Archives Search Report was discussed. The status of CEHND remediation contracting action was also discussed. The residents were given an opportunity to obtain copies of the recently completed topographic and planimetric maps. m. On 3 Feb 92, CEHND briefed the CESAJ Commander, COL Salt, on the history and status of the Water Island project. n. On 1 June 1992 a memorandum from General D. Reimer, Vice Chief of staff of the Army, to the Chief of Engineers and others, declared the Fort Segarra and the Raritan Arsenal projects as CWM pilot projects with high priority in the DA. o. In June 1992, CESAJ, CEHND and MTA, Inc. visited Water Island for the contractor's pre-proposal site visit. Brief meetings were held with Mr. James O'Bryan, Mr. Bob Bunn, DOI territorial representative, and several local officials. p. In August 1992, the new Non-Stockpile Program Manager from USACMDA visited all former CWM test areas on Water Island. Again brief meetings were held with the Governor's staff (Mr. O'Bryan), DOI representative, and DPNR. Staff personnel from CEHND, USACMDA, CESAJ, CESAD, and HQUSACE accompanied the new Non -Stockpile Program Manager. q. On 26 August 1992 Project Management for the FFS project was assigned to CESAJ by the Commander, CESAD. r. In September and October 1992, the National Park service conducted cultural resources field investigations on Water Island. Twelve historic and archeological sites were identified during this extensive study. Some of the 12 identified sites are located in or near areas that may be investigated for the presence of chemical warfare material (CWM) as part of this project. s. On 30 October 1992, the first FFS project coordination meeting was held at the Jacksonville District office. Representatives from CEHND, USACMDA, CESAD and CESAJ briefed Col Salt on status of project and roles and responsibilities of each organization. t. A follow-up project scoping meeting was held in Atlanta, GA on 11-12 Nov 92. Representatives from CEHND, USACMDA, and TEU provided a forum for the CESAJ Project Manager to initiate the development of the PMP. u. on 14-15 January 1993, a meeting was held in Huntsville, AL with all parties to discuss comments on the DRAFT plans for non-intrusive site characterization activities by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc •• v. April 1993, USACMDA Report to Congress includes the FFS location as a site containing potential CWM. This information is briefed to the Governor, USVI by the Deputy District Commander for the Antilles, LTC Benton. w. 10 August 1993, project coordination meeting held in Jacksonville, FL. Purpose of meeting was to identify actions necessary to initiate intrusive activities in Sep 94 as directed by AEC, BG Brown. x. 9 September 1993. Workplan revised and distributed by CEHND to USACE, CMDA, and TEU. Plan identifies non-intrusive site characterization activities to be conducted in early 1994. 5 • Project Description The proposed project activities will concentrate on the areas where chemical warfare material (CWM) testing exercises are su~ted to have been conducted in -----------------------~- H & 'bi;;;. the late 1940's and early 1950's. These areas have been identified through initial archives searches. Other areas suspected of containing conventional OEW will also be investigated. Interim Removal Actions for OEW have been initiated to address areas which present an imminent and substantial danger to the public. The CEHND approach to the OEW problem is based on removing the imminent and substantial danger to the public. An Interim Removal (Remedial) Action (IRA) was performed at the Flamingo Bay landfill site by fencing the one acre (approx.) area. This action was initiated at this area since it was given a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) 1, based on the finding of ordnance during the 1966 construction in the area. 8. Scope of Work a. The current strategy will include the non-intrusive site characterization activities at selected areas where CWM testing is suspected to have been conducted. This non-intrusive work will include a combination of the following types of activities: (1) shallow soil samples (2) magnetometer surveys (3) ground penetrating radar surveys (4) vegetation surveys (5) shallow groundwater samples b. The removal/relocation of significant non-Department of Defense (DOD) debris will be required prior to conducting the site characteri7.ation activities. Since much of the debris is abandoned motor vehicles it will be necessary to address hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) issues. c. Complete details of these plans will be provided by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc., in Draft and Final form prior to start of any on-site activity. After the plans are approved by CEHND, CESAJ, USACMDA, and TEU, they will be fully coordinated with all interested Federal and local agencies as well as the general public. d. Full compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended, will be completed prior to start of any non-intrusive or intrusive activity on a particular site. All field investigations, including, but not limited to soil samples (shallow or deep), water samples (shallow or deep), and clearing of vegetation, will be fully evaluated by CESAJ and CEHND to determine the impacts of the proposed actions on the environmental or cultural resources of any particular area to be investigated. This information will then be coordinated by CESAJ with appropriate Federal and territorial agencies. e. The results of this non-intrusive activity will determine the need for additional site characteri7.ation studies to include more intrusive work to verify subsurface anomalies that could be CWM or OEW. No intrusive activity will be allowed until all required plans have been reviewed by the appropriate Federal, territorial agencies and authorities. f. Environmental Mitigation: The proposed actions during the site characterix.ation phases should not require any mitigation plan. However, future remediation plans, if necessary, will be closely evaluated and will provide for environmental mitigation where necessary. g. Cultural Resource Work: Given the potential for adverse effects to the significant cultural resources on Water Island, a cultural resources mitigation plan will be required for site investigations in areas that have been identified as containing significant cultural or archeological resources. .Each area to be investigated for CWM will be evaluated regarding the identification of cultural resources and the need for a mitigation plan will be determined before starting any non-intrusive (or intrusive) site characterix.ation activities or required remedial actions. h. The following work plans will require approval by CEHND and CESAJ prior to start of any work by the CEHND contractor, M'T A, Inc.: (1) Site Specific Work Plan (SSWP) (2) Site Safety Health Plan (SSHP) (3) Quality Control (QC) Plan (4) Chemical Data Acquisition Plan (CDAP) (5) Sampling, Analyzing, and Relocating of Non-DOD Debris Plan (6) Property Management Plan (7) Defense Reut:ili7.ation Marketing Office (DRMO) Turn-in Plan (8) Hurricane Preparedness, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) #4 (9) Emergency Response Plan i. USACMDA, TEU, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Environmental Health Center (NEHC), will monitor the development of the work plans and provide recommendations to CEHND regarding the approval of such plans. j. CESAJ will assume the lead in developing the environmental documentation and agency coordination necessary to meet NEPA and cultural resources requirements. Depending on the findings of the site characterix.ation activities, additional environmental coordination and documentation may be required if any OEW or CWM material is located. k. USACE, on behalf of DOD, shall be designated as the generator, and shall be responsible for the manifesting of the CWM. USACMDA shall be responsible for the storage, transportation, and/or treatment/disposal of any CWM material recovered. 9. REAL ESTATE REQUlREMENTS No permanent real estate interest will be required. On 3 Jan 91, CEHND received from CESAJ the Rights-of-Entry (ROE) to enter DOI and lessee property to perform site investigation and clean-up work. The ROE has been renewed and the expiration date extended again until February 1996 in order to complete the investigations and required remedial actions where necessary. The Interim Holding Facility as well as any treatment/disposal may necessitate the leasing or rental of property in order to establish these facilities. 10. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION The environmental restoration process is normally a four step process. The first step is a research into past operations. This is accomplished through a Preliminary Assessment (PA) which involves a records search and inspection to identify areas/sites of potential CWM contamination. The second step in the process is a RI/FS leading to the documentation of decisions reached during these investigations/studies. This step involves a field investigation to determine the extent and nature of contamination and an evaluation of remedial alternatives leading to the selection of an alternative in the Record of Decision (ROD). The third step in this process consists of RD and RA. These activities address the remediation of the CWM areas. They can include removing CWM from the site for treatment or disposal; containing the CWM on site; or treating the CWM on site. Remedial actions are the final cleanup actions taken after the documented decision is issued. The final phase is the site closeout phase. During this phase which may be accomplished after any of the other three phases if appropriate, the decision is documented, Federal, State and local authorities are informed of the decision, and public notice of the closeout is accomplished. 11. ASSUMPTIONS a. Prior to any restoration activity being conducted at an actual or suspected CWM location, preliminary assessments and remedial investigations of the suspected site are required to determine the nature of contamination. The remedial investigations along with the associated survey and sampling work and documentation is the responsibility of the USACE. The characterization efforts will provide information for the development of the overall plan for the remediation of the site. b. The activities associated with the physical removal of CWM from the site, or temporarily storing the CWM on site, are referred to as site operations/remedial activities. The TEU and USACE are responsible for the excavation/removal of the CWM from the excavation site and placing the CWM into specialized containers procured by USACMDA. If the CWM is to be kept in a temporary holding facility, TEU and USA CE will transport the items to the interim holding facility and tum them over to USACMDA who, in conjunction with CESAJ, will maintain and provide security for the interim holding facility site. If the decision is made to destroy the CWM on-site USACMDA will be responsible for all destruction activities. c. If the excavated CWM cannot or should not be treated on-site, transportation of the material to a selected location will become necessary. Prior to transportation, the proper NEPA documentation must be prepared and completed, with a record of decision that identifies transportation as the selected option. Additionally, as recovered CWM are to be treated as hazardous waste, environmental documentation must be received for transportation, storage and destruction of the CWM. USACMDA, with the support of TEU, is responsible for all aspects of the off-site transportation of CWM. USACE will obtain the necessary environmental documentation for transporting the CWM as hazardous waste including manifesting on behalf of DOD. All transportation activities will be completed in accordance with Public Laws 99-121and91-441. d. USACMDA and CBDCOMITEU are involved at FFS because there is known or suspected CWM. e. At FFS, CESAJ has responsibility for overall management of CWM contaminated site remediation. CESAJ and CEHND are accountable to ensure security, emergency response, chemical and explosive safety, environmental compliance, medical support, chemical surety, quality assurance, public affairs, and other activities necessary for the safe and efficient destruction of CWM are effectively coordinated and properly executed. The USACE shall attempt to secure some of these services through agreements with local agencies. However, as the USACE does not have staff to provide all of the necessary technical support, USACMDA and CBDCOMITEU will provide specialized CWM related technical support, as required. f. USACE and USACMDA, through their respective site contractors, will establish a comprehensive Occupational Health Program (OHP) in compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and DA standards to prevent, diagnose, and treat occupational illnesses and injuries sustained in the performance of official duties. The contractor will incorporate all personnel directly supervising, supporting, or conducting NSCM operations into the OHP. g. Contingency Army Medical Department response capability for chemical accidents or incidents will be provided on a resource available basis. The scope and extent of such back-up medical support will be established in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between USACE, USACMDA, and the U.S. Army Health Services Command. h. USACE and USACMDA shall assure that a formal safety and health program is developed and implemented for their respective operations involving CWM that identifies, evaluates, and controls safety and health hazards and provides for emergency response. i. USACMDA will develop a Quality Assurance (QA) Program and establish and maintain the QA Program for operation and maintenance procedures for the treatment, temporary holding, and off-site transportation and the manifesting of CWM. USACMDA will provide QA related contract support. As applicable, USACE and CBDCOM, if in a supporting role to USACMDA will develop a Participant Quality Assurance Program Plan (PQAPP) and associated procedures, in coordination with the USACMDA QA Program Plan. PQAPP's will be submitted to USACMDA for review and acceptance prior to implementation. j. USACMDA will ensure that all chemical treaty compliance activities are conducted in consonance with the Chemical Treaty Convention provisions. k. USACMDA will develop and approve all plans and procedures required for the treatment, temporary holding, and transportation of CWM. Plans will include as a minimum, medical support, safety, industrial hygiene, surety, emergency response, security, and environmental compliance. Plans and procedures will be coordinated with USACE and CBDCOM, as applicable, to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local policies and regulations. a. SPECIFIC USACE RESPONSIBILITIFS. (1) Develop site characterization/remediation plans and submit them to both USACMDA and Chemical and Biological Defense Agency (CBDCOM) for coordination and comment/concurrence as applicable. (2) Develop the statement of work for the site characterization contract soliciting input and concurrence from USACMDA and input from CBDCOM. (3) Award the site characteriution contract, solicit suggested sources from USACMDA. (4) Assume responsibility for conducting public meetings, meeting with regulators, and meeting with local officials, as required. Coordinate public affairs activities with USACMDA on matters associated with CWM. (5) Execute site characteri7.ation work at FUDS locations. (6) Locate a satisfactory site for chemical warfare material storage structures as requested by USACMDA. (7) Conduct archival searches for site specific information and reports on suspected CWM FUDS locations and provide reports to USACMDA and CBDCOM. (8) Develop the risk assessment, with USACMDA support, for recovery of the CWM at the suspected FUDS locations. (9) Provide support for the physical security at FUDS locations. ---------- -------- (10) After coordination and approval of USACMDA, prepare the on-site environmental monitoring plan for site investigation and recovery of CWM. This includes monitoring for agents as well as other chemicals necessary to safely execute those phases at the site. Support USACMDA in developing the environmental requirements during the ll'eatment phase of the operation on-site. ( 11) Develop on-site laboratory requirements and provide the laboratory and necessary equipment for the recovery of the CWM at the suspected FUDS location. (12) Prepare the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study soliciting input from USACMDA and CBDCOM. (13) Develop the medical support, emergency response and safety plans to ensure compliance with the Federal, state and local requirements for recovery and site investigation phases until CWM is turned over to USACMDA. (14) Manage the acquisition of real estate requirements of both USACMDA and CBDCOM. (15) Excavate the site in order to remove the CWM (if selected) . . (16) Package the CWM into protective containers furnished by USACMDA. (17) Remove the CWM containers from the excavation or recovery site and turn them over to USACMDA for destruction or move them to the interim holding facility. (18) Treat any chemical agent contaminated soil or groundwater. · (19) Restore the excavation site after removal of the contaminated material. (20) Initiate actions necessary for the approval of a separate H'IW project under the DERP-FUDS program. The new project will complete any soil or groundwater remediation necessary. Additional testing, and the completion of an Rl/FS, a Record of Decision (ROD), followed by RD/RA may be necessary to accomplish the total remediation of the contaminated area. (21) Document all activities and prepare a written close-out report and Lessons Learned document applicable to other DER.P-FUDS sites. b. USACE Suru><>rt Responsibilities. .:..' , ... ·Level One and Level Two Site Survey Environmental Site Assessment Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Prepared for: U.S. I)epartment of Interior Office of Territorial and International Affairs Washington, D.C. ~)l - OL/-0101- 0 /0 TABLE OF CONTENl'S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iii 1.0 IN"fRODUCilON . . . . . . • . • . . . • • . . . . . • • • • . • • . . . • . . . . • • • . • • • • • . . • 1 ' .• ' _, '. . . · .. ' - - 1'.)V:f:x:· 1.1 Scope of Work •.•...••.••••• · •• • '.;: ~- ••••••.••• ; ••••••••. ." .• :. ! 12 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • • . • • . . . . • • . 3 2.0 srrE DESCRIP'IlON . . _ ..... ~ ~ •.... • .• _. ••. _._._ '. ., •...... ,; ..•..•.• , ..• ,,4 2.1 Site Location . . . • . . • • • • • . . • • . • . . •. • • • . • • • . • • • ., • . • • . • • • . • . • . .. , . • ~ 2.2 Site Description . • . . • • • • ~ • • . • • • • . . • • . • • • • . • . • ;· • . . . • • . . • . . . • • : 4 23 Site Topography .•..•••••••••••.•••••••••••••• _ ••••••.••.••• ; .-_·J.?i" 2.4 Site Geology ..........•..••••••.•••..•.....••...•••..... : :. 6 2.4.1 Soils ••••.•...••••••••.•••• : ••••••.•••••••••••••. ,..., • -~ ,~. 2.42 Groundwater ••.••••.•••.•• ;·;·.~-'.;.· ••.•.••..••••... ~.:· .";'6' 2.5 Subject Site Descriptions ••...• , ....•••••••••.•••.•••••••.•• ·'.· "'! ,7., 2.5.1 Fon Segarra .•~ ••• :. ~' •••••• ::~~~1 ••• ~: •••••••••••••• ·.:. :· •• •r 2.5.Ll Ca~ ..•••••. ·.-'..~-· •••••.•••• , ._. ~ ._ ••.•.• ,. ._,. •. J_. 2.52 San Jose Project Test Areas •• ; ~ • ~ • • . • • • . • • . • . • • . . • . . . . • . . '8. 2.5.3 Master Lease lioklings .•••••......•••...•••••••• •. ;" •.•. , 1~ . . 2.5.3.1 Warehouse •••••.•••..•••.•.••••..•••••. • • • · • · 1ti 2.5.4 Sublease and Sub-sublease ~ •••• ~ ••••••••.••••• r •:>r•; 11 1 . '~-·,{>{ 2.6 Power. Sewage. and Watl!:r •••••••.••••••••••••••••.••••• ~ •• <t"', ..... 3.0 HISI'ORICAL BACKGROUND •••••.•. ~~.'~ •••••..•••..•••.••..• 14 3.1 Archaeological Significanc:e .••••••••••••••••••••••.••••• '" .• •• ,. 1,41: 32 Department of Defeusc ACtivities •••.•.•••..•••..• ._ •.•..•• : ; .•• ·. ts 3.3 Master Lease Holders . • . . • • • . . . • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • . • • • • . • . • • • . • . 18 4.0 srIE INSPBCI10N • • • . • • . • • • • • . • • • • • . • . . • . . • . . • • . . • • . • • • • . . . 20 4.1 Fort Segarra • ~ . . . . . . . . . • . • . • • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . ... . . .. . . . . • . . 21 ·, 4.Ll Catchment . . . . . . • . . . • • • . • • • • • . • • • . • • • . • . • . . • • • • . . . . . . 22 ~ 42 San Jose Project Test Areas.- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 I I I I I 4.3 Master Lease Holdings .........•...•.......•..•..• ~ .•........ 27 4.3.1 Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . 32 4.4 Sublease and Sub-sublease Holdings .........•................... 34 S.O REGULATORY AGENCY REVIEW . . . • . • . • . . . . • . . . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • 35 6.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 38 APPENDICES .APPENDIX A ·Level 1 Swvey: Contaminant Survey Checklist APPENDIX B Photographic Log APPENDIX C Field LogbOok APPP.NDIX·o· Hazardous Waste Data Sheets APPENDlX ·B Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island APPENDp: F · Olemical Munitions Specifications APPENDIX G Figures f19tJRE 1 Site Location Map flOURB 2 Site Plan flGURB 3 Fort Segarra flQURE 4 San Jose Project Test Areas flGtJRE S Sea Cliff Resort Complex APPENDIX H References ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Dynamac Corporation performed a Level 1 and Level 2 Site Survey and Environmental Assessment on Water Island during a two week site reconnaissance from October 26 and to November S, 1993. Prior to conducting the site reconnaissance Dynamac performed a background literature search and records review to gain insight on former land owners and land uses. The site reconnaissance entailed an investigation of the entire island to determine the presence of, or potential for, hazardous substances and/or contamination froDl hazardous substances. A daily field log was maintained to chronicle the events of the investigation and a photojoumal was compiled documenting site conditions and obvious signs of hazardous substances and/or contamination. Efforts were concentrated during the site reconnaissance on areas with the greatest poteqtial to contain hazardous substances and/or contamination. .Specifically, particular attention was centered on the former Fort Segarra, water catchment system. chemical munitions test areas, and master lease holdings (i.e., Sea Cliff Resort complex). This rationale was based on the information gathered during the background literature search and records review. In addition, all sublease and sub-sublease holdings were examined during the site reconnaissance to determine the potential for the existence of hazardous substances and/or contamination. Several potential RCRA hazardous wastes were documented on Water Island during the si.te reconnaissance. The wastes included used motor oil (suspected), PCB containing transformers (suspected), hydraulic fluids, automotive and marine batteries, 'asbestos containing materials, polymer resins, and mineral oil petroleum distillates. In several cases the wastes had discharged or currently are being discharged to the ground surface. Specifically, obvious signs of soil contamination had resulted from the leakage and/or spillage of used motor oil (suspected) from SS-gallon drums, paint and polymer resins from a small scale inanufacturing enterprise, and PCBs from a damaged pole transformer. In addition, the illegal dumping of household and construction refuse is widespread on Water Island. The physical hazards on Water Island were also documented. A chronicle of the physical hazards was not required by the original Scope of Work, but was included as an appropriate concern. The majority of physical hazards on the island are the direct result of Hurricane Hugo. These hazards are evident by the structural damage sustained by the majority of buildings at the Sea Cliff Resort and by individual residences. Fort Segarra also presents several physical hazards. The potential hazards include falls into unsealed hatchways and injuries that could result from gaining access to the underground bunker and tunnel system. lll 1.0 IN1RODUCI10N Under the direction of the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management J (BLM) Dynamac Corporation (Dynamac) performed a Level 1 and Level 2 Site Survey on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Site. The investigation was conducted for the Office of Territorial and International Affairs (OTIA) under the BLM Technical Assistance Contract, Number 1422-N651-C2-3075, Task Order 93-31 OYl. The services_ were provided through an interagency agreement between OTIA and the BLM, which was signed on September 21, 1993. - OTIA maintains administrative jurisdiction over Water Island. ·1 I The sale of Water Island by OTIA is currently pending. To maintain compliance with regulations set forth in 40 CFR 373 and Departmental Manual., Part 602 DM 2 the presence, or potential presence, of hazardous substances on property under review must be determined prior to final disposition. Subsequently, Dynamac performed a Level 1 and Level 2 Site Survey to satisfy these requirements. The site survey was completed in accordance with the guidance established in "Interim Guidance on Land Acquisition". This report presents the findings of the background records search and site survey, and provides documentation of the presence of both hazardous substances and physical hazards that currently exist on the island. However, it is impossible to determine with certainty that the documented materials disclosed in this report represent the entirety of hazardous substances that exist on the island. 1.1 SCOPE OF WORK The Scope of Work for this investigation was governed by the guidance presented in the Departmental Manual Part 602 DM 2. To complete this task and comply with level 1/Level 2 Survey llater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 1 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation I ii departmental PQlicy in a satisfactory manner, the following guidance criteria were Cstablished: .. I i I Conduct a historical review of ownership, land uses, and improvements made to the site over the past fifty yearS, at a minimum; Review histori~ photograph(s) of the subject site to assess the potential for former disposal sites (e.g.. Jandfills, buria1 pits) and verify the location of test areas (i.e., associated with DOD control). determine the destruction or construction of buildings and roads, and. determine land USC changes; C.onduct a record review on the subject site of all applicable local and federal health, cnviromncntal, and natiiral resource agencies; Determine through literature searches and telephone interviews tQe potential for the storage.. creation, or discharge of hazardous substances in the past or present; Conduct an onsite investigation of the subject site to visually identify the presence of any obvious signs of contamination or hazardous substa.Dces.· inclu~g the inspection for asbeat.os-ccmtaining materials (ACMs) and other hazardous materials used in the construction of any structure(s) or uSed in operating equipment located onsite (e.g., transformers, heavy machinery); and . Prepare a written report presenting the find.inp oftbe site swvey and aw:ssmcnt with recommendations, if appropriate. The report would provide details on the types of hazardous substances present onsite, ,..,, &air: 93-Ston ~ Colprat.fcm potential problems associated with each substance, potential for the existence of undisclosed hazardous substances, and provide recommendations, including whether future action is necessaxy. In addition, the document should proYide details on the presence of physical hazards recorded during the onsite investigation. The primaly objective of the project was to determine the potential or actual existcncc of hazardous substances on Water Island A secondary objective was to render an assessment of the potential threat to hwiian health and the environment that such lui:zards Ill'!)' pose. In addition., during the comse of the site reconnaissance a decision was reached to include an assessment of the inherent physical hazards present on Water Island. level 1/level 2 sw-wY " i ... W.ter lal811d, U.S. Yil'llln lel .. p. J ,- 2.5 SUBJECT SITE DESCRIPTIONS 2.5.1 Fort Segarra Fort Segarra is located on Flamingo Point on the southwestern portion of the island. The former fort consists of a series of bunkers and tunnels, an observation platform, and two gun emplacements. The gun emplacements are on the southwestern slope of Flamingo Point overlooking the Canbbean. The emplacements are circular concrete turrets that are approximately 18 feet in diameter and 11.5 feet deep. Both turrets are heavily overgrown with vegetation. as is the surrounding area. Access to the former fort can be gained through three entrances, which are symmetrically located around the fort. The entrances are fitted with double steel doors that are approximately 8 feet high and 3 feet wide. These doors were found rusted open during the site reconnaissance. Currently, the fort is used by the island residents as a hurricane bunker. The location of Fort Segarra is shown in Figure 3. 2.5.1.1 Catchment The catchment is located on the western side of the central ridge, east of Druif Bay. The catchment has a surface area of slightly less than 2 acres and has a corrugated transite surface (asbestos containing material - ACM). Water collected off the catchment surface was stored in a cistern, which is located at the base of the catchment basin. The storage capacity is approximately 350,000 gallons. The catclunent is raised approximately 2.5 feet above the ground surface on a wooden frame constructed of 2 inch by 4 inch timbers. A stone wall completely surrounds the catchment. Several areas within the catchment have either collapsed or have holes in the surface material Where the larger holes are located, bushes and shrubs have taken hold. The location of the catchment is provided in Figure 3. Level 1/level 2 Survey Uater Island. U.S. Virgin Islands p. 7 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation I 2.5.2 San Jose Project Test Areas The San Jose Chemical Munitions Project consisted of 8 test areas. Records on file with the U.S. Army Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center (ERDEC) revealed that Test Areas 1, 2, 3, and 7 were not used during the San Jose Project, although several tests had been planned (Bridges, 1993). The 5 documented chemical munitions tests conducted on Water Island took place in test areas 4, 5, 6, and 8. Figure 4 provides the locations of the former test areas. Test Areas 1 and 7 were located, respectively, in the northwest and northeast portion of the island. The test sites were in relatively level low lying are~. Both sites are densely wooded and overgrown with a lower canopy of vines and shrubs. Test Area 1 extended from the shoreline at Ruyter Cove to approximately 600 feet inland and included the north igloo and a service building. Test Area 7 ~ended from the shoreline at West Gregerie Channel through a saddle on Sprat Point and included the beach area at Sprat Bay. Very little development has occurred in these former test areas. The remaining six test areas were located on the southern half of the island. Test Areas 2 and 3 were located in low lying areas on the western side of the island. Test Area 2 was located adjacent to Phillips Dock on Providence Point and was the smallest of the test sites. The access to the former test area is by a dirt service road. The area is otherwise densely vegetated, with little development. Test Area 3 extended from the shoreline at Druif Bay to approximately 500 feet inland. This area was converted into a beach by Water Island, Inc. and is known as Honeymoon Beach. Several buildings (e.g., bath house, snack bar) were constructed just off the beach to service hotel and resident patrons. These buildings were heavily damaged by Hugo and have not been repaired. The area behind the beach is heavily vegetated except for a rock strewn clearing, which has an area of approximately 0.25 acre. Originally, the clearing was a salt pond which Water Island, Inc. subsequently filled in with rock during the construction of Honeymoon Beach. Level 1/Level 2 survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin !stands p. 8 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation Test Area 4 was located in the southwest end of Water Island, straddling the road that leads to the hotel warehouse. A large portion of Test Area 4 was eJ!:.cavated when Water Island, Inc. opened the canal that leads to Flamingo Bay Marina. Presently, the southern portion of the test area is used as an open dump. The dump contains various type~ of household refuse, construction debris, and several abandoned vehicles. The dump site is heavily overgrown, as is the remainder of the southern portion of the test area. The northern portion of the former test area, between the road and the canal, is cleared and also contains open dump sites. Test Area 5 was located east and adjacent to Test Area 4. The site appeared to have been excavated and graded. The site was predominantly vegetated-'With grasses, with only a few isolated bushes and shrubs. Several portions of the site, however, were bare. The subject site also contained a bum pit that measured approximately 20 feet wide by 100 feet long. The excavation was enclosed by dense vegetation and contained standing water .. The site was littered with various types of construction debris, such as corrugated metal, drums, and wood products. The remnants of a concrete mixer (Le., building foundation) were also ·observed at the former test site. Test Area 6 was located on the southeastern portion of the island. The site extended from the shoreline to the ridgeline. The area is moderately vegetated on the hillside, which terminates at a rocky shoreline. Development has occurred along the ridgeline. Test Area 8 was located in the vicinity where the hotel bar, dining area, and several support buildings were constructed. The area was heavily disturbed during the construction of the hotel. which occurred after the San Jose Project was terminated Analysis of an aerial photograph dated April, 1954 suggests that the entire test area has either been covered with asphalt or buildings (Pond, 1993). Level 1/Level 2 Survey Uater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 9 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation 2.5. 3 Master Lease Holdings For this report, the master lease Holdings are described as the Sea Cliff Resort and associated grounds. This includes the hotel and support buildings, villas, and resort grounds. The hotel consisted of 119 rooms in 13 buildings. In addition, the Sea Cliff Resort provided accommodations in 18 villas, which are located east and adjacent to the hotel. The resort also maintained a marina and pier for the patrons enjoyment. The hotel was heavily damaged by Hurricane Hugo in September, 1989 and has been closed for business since that time. Several portions of the remaining hotel are of suspect structural integrity. Many portions of the hotel do not have a roof and there are areas that have cracked roofing beams and exposed reinforcing bars. The structural integrity of the Sea Cliff Resort is covered in greater detail in the Pritchett. Ball, and Wise report. The marina. adjoining buildings, and pier sustained similar damage by Hurricane Hugo and present an apparent physical hazard. The hotel and surrounding grounds have become densely overgrown with vegetation, since the grounds are no longer maintained. , . 2.5.3.1 Warehouse The hotel warehouse and former landfill are located in the southwestern portion of Water Island, west and adjacent to Test Area 4. The warehouse is flanked on the west by I Flamingo Bay and on the east by the former hotel landfill At its nearest point. Flamingo Bay is approximately 60 feet from the warehouse. While the warehouse roof was heavily damaged during Hurricane Hugo, the roof support beams sustained only moderate structural damage. The interior of the warehouse is completely cluttered with abandoned appliances, I furniture, electrical equipment. and general debris. In addition, a small cistern manufacturing enterprise was observed inside the warehouse. A concrete pad maintenance area is attached to the eastern side of the warehouse. This area contained numerous automotive parts and general debris. • I Level 1/Level 2 survey llater Island. U.S. Virgin Islands p. 10 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation I ' I II II II II II The former landfill is aurently enclosed with an eight foot high chain link fence that appears to be in good condition. Access is normally gained through a gat~ whidt was locked during the site reconnai«ance. However, a breech in the fence line was observed at the far eastern comer. The surface of the landfill is densely vegetated with grasses. A large number of automobiles had been abandoned at the site, as well as miscellaneous debris. The landfill was a trench and fill operation that did not include engineering controls {liners, leachate collection system. etc.) (Phillips, 1993). Records did not indicate if the landfill was ever permitted by a regulatory agency (Smith, 1993). 25.4 Sub/ease and Sub-sublease HolJ:Un&r Sprat Bay is the largest subleased area, which bas been farther subdivided by Sprat Bay Corporation. The sublease encompasses 156.65 acres on .the northern portion of the island Sprat Bay Corporation maintains nine lots and has sub-subleased an additional 65 lots. Included in Sprat Bay are a 40 acre lot which serves as a green belt. a 4.1 acre lot which has been developed as a beach recreation area, and a 5.46 acre lot which Sl,llTOunds the doclc at Ruyter Cove. The beach and recreation area is lociated along Sprat Bay, where test area 7 was located. ·There have been 18 residences constructed on the sub-subleased lots (Pritchett, Ball & 'W15e, 1991). Appnaximatcly two-~ds of the southern end of the island is held by individual subleases. The master lease holder bas subdivided the island, not including the Sprat Bay area, into 128 lots. ranging in size from 0.13 to 3.88 acres (Pritchett, Ball & \VJSe, 1991). There are a total of 91 single-family houses, plus six apartments and one duplex that contain 38 additional residential units. There are also several tracts of land that have not been subdivic:ted. The majority of sublease residences did not contain hazardous substances, other than car batteries. or exlnoit obvious signs Of comanrinsrtion. It should be anticipated, however, that each residence maintains small quantities of common household hazardous chemicals, as well as pesticides (e.g., for termite control). Lewi 1JLMt· t ......,.., .. · · Water lal..S, U.S. Yi1'9in Jal_. ' , .... &&r: 93·316'1 p. n St .q Several houses that were demolished during Hurricane Hugo have yet to be repaired and appear to have been abandoned. For many of these houses, the remnants of the structures are of very questionable structural integrity and potentially represent a physical hazard to anyone entering the premises. 2.6 POWER. SEWAGE. AND WATER Power is supplied to Water Island by the Virgin Island Water and Power Authority (W AP A). A power line runs under East Gregerie Channel from St. Thomas to Water Island supplying power to all the residences. Approximately 57 active and 6 inactive pole transformers were documented on the island during the site reconnaissance. Currently, the island uses single-phase power, although W AP A is currently in the process of completing a study to determine the feasibility of changing to multi-phase power. As part of the study, W AP A intends to complete an inventory of existing pole transformers currently on the island (Brown, 1991). All of the subleased residences located on Water Island use a septic system to dispose of sewage. Generally, the septic systems consist of a tank for settling and bacterial decomposition and a flow field. The former hotel and most of the villas used a package wastewater treatment plant that had a capacity to treat 20,000 gallons per day. The plant bas not been operational since Hurricane Hugo struck the island in September 1989. Neither the villas that used the package water treatment plant nor the hotel have any other means to treat sewage. Currently, sewage from the villas reportedly flows directly into Flamingo Bay (Pritchett, Ball & Wise, 1991). Water Island does not currently maintain a municipal drinking water treatment system. Residents on the island obtain their drinking water by collecting rainwater, which is stored in cisterns. Water may also be obtained by truck from St Thomas if a cistern runs dry. The hotel utilized the catchment basin and a cistern system that held a total capacity Level 1/Level 2 Survey llater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 12 Tas~ Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation of approximately 1,000,000 gallons. There are three different storage tanks for the former hotefs water system. The first reservoir is the original cat.chment d$tern constructed by the OOD and has a capacity of 350,000 gallons; the second reservoir has a capacity of 300,000 gallons and was constructed bf sealing off several rooms of the former Fon Segarra; and the third reservoir bas a capacity of 350,000 gallons and is located beneath the dining and oonvention area of the former hotel A desalination system was purchased between 1978 and 1979, and was stored in the warehouse. The de.qlination system has never been used and is still located in the former warehouse (Pritchett, Ball & WJSC, 1991). Lew[ ULewl 2 ~ T• &der: 93·310Y1 Wtter Jaln, u.s • .,,,..fn lslWlds p. 13 'S ·II'· ~ Corpontlon 4. 0 SITE INSPECflON Dynamac conducted a site reconnaissance on Water Island during a two week period that took place October 26 through November 5, 1993. The inspection entailed a visual reconnaissance of the entire island. Specifically, particular attention was afforded to several areas, including: Fort Segarra and the Catchment; San Jose Project Test Areas; and Water Isle Hotel and Beach Oub master lease holdings (i.e., Sea Oiff Beach Resort grounds and all structures). In addition, visual inspections of all subleased and sub-subleased lots and parcels were performed. The inspections were performed to determine the potential for, or the existence of, hazardous substances and/or physical hazards located at each subject site. Prior to performing the site inspections, Dynamac conducted a historical background review and records search to assist in the identification of areas of potential concern where inspection efforts should be concentrated. Dynamac maintained a field log to chronicle all observations made during the site reconnaissance, as well as a photojoumal to record obvious signs of hazardous substances and/or contamination. The field inspection team qualified obvious signs of hazardous substances by the presence (e.g., 55-gallon drum of waste oil) of a known RCRA and/ or CERCLA hazardous Level 1/Level 2 Survey ~ater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 21 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation waste. The presence of unidentified drummed or containerized substances were qualified as a potential hazardous substance. Spills, stains, stressed vegetation, or barren ground in otherwise vegetated areas were qualified as obvious signs of contamination. In addition, anomalies (e.g., mounds, depressions, cracked ground surfaces, etc.) m the natural environment were recorded and identified as potential areas of concern. 4.1 FORT SEGARRA Fort Segarra is located on Flamingo Point, which is the extreme southwestern point of Water Island. The former fort is composed of a system of tunnels and bunkers that were hollowed out of the ridgeline at an elevation of approximately 235 feet above msl. Access to the underground fort is gained through a combination of three large double steel doorways, two of which open onto gun turrets, and vertical hatchways. Information concerning the history and operations of the former fort and the San Jose Project were reviewed to determine the potential for the existence of hµardous substances at Fort Segarra. Specifically, records were reviewed to determine the potential for !he presence of stockpiled munitions and/ or existence of residual contamination resulting from the San Jose Project. The records search revealed that the potential for the abandonment of explosive munitions at the former fort was nonexistent. According to available records, the artillery pieces intended to defend Roosevelt Roads were never installed. Consequently, explosive munitions for the guns were also never brought to the island. Furthermore, a review of maps and archive material obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) determined that the former fort was not used to stockpile chemical munitions test materials, nor was it located within a test area established during the San Jose Project. A site reconnaissance was conducted at the former fort and surrounding grounds in order to chronicle any obvious signs of contamination and/ or the presence of hazardous Level 1/Level 2 survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 22 task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation substances. In addition, potential physical hazards were duly noted and recorded. Figure 3 provides the location of the fori; catchment, and igloos and associated photographs. Photographs 1 and 2 ponray the area overlying the former fort. As evident, the area is densely vegetated with only a half-bench dirt road providing access to the lookout platform atop the ridge. Stressed vegetation was not evident and bare spots (potential burial sites, ocmhlminated areas) were not observed. In addition, obvious signs of hazardous substances (drums, containers, cylinders) were not observed. The most prominent hazards at the former fort pertain to the physical hazards. Primary ~ include falls into unsealed hatchways arid the existing gun turrets. Photograph 3 depicts one such hazard The photograph portrays an unsealed vertical shaft leading to the underground bunker and tunnel system. This shaft was located adjacent to the lookout platforID- The vertical drop was estimated at approximately 20 feet. Photograph 4 portrays another unsealed hatchway located at the southeastern-most gun wrret. The hatchway was located on the concrete apron midWay between the e~ and the turret. The vertical drop was estimated at approximately 6 feet. Photograph 5 is an entrance to the former fort, which provides access to the bunker and tunnel system.. The PVC piping· leading into the former fort are water lines to the rooms that were walled -off to aeate a cistern for the hotel. ~ to the bunker and tunnel system acate additional hazards, which include falling conaete and f.a.l1s into open power ·conduits. 4.Ll Catchmen! The water catchment was originally CODStrected by the Dcpartmcnt of Defense to collect drinking water for Fort Segarra. The catchment consists of a corrugated transite surface raised on 2 inch by 4 inch timbers, which covers approximately 2 acres. Photograph 6 portrays the 350,000 gallon cistern located at the base of the catchment used to store water. Photographs 7 and 8 portray the surface of the water catchment. Available L-1 fJLevel 2 SUi'W)i Weter Istird, U.S. \>tiilln lal.,. T .. k &'Cler: ri·310Yi D~ COl'pontlon r . -i 1-- ~ ll information indic:a.tcs that the corrugated transitc could contain as much asbestos as 20 - 40 perceDt by volume. Observations were made to determine the condition of the corrugated traDSitc. Sp«ifical!y, the material was cmmrined to determine physical integrity, friability, and containment factors. In general, the physic:al integrity of the surface material was found to be in fairly good repair. However, in several locations the surface panels either bad broken c:omcrs, boles, or collapsed completely under a failed framework. Notwithstanding. the surface material did not exhibit any of the characteristics that define friable. This includes the areas that hid been c:ompremjsed in some manner. Furtbcrmore, it 8ppears that the bonding matrix encapsnlaring the asbestos fibers is a fajr!y stable aDd resilient c:ontainmerrt 4,2 Sd/{IQSE PRO/ECT TESTA.REAS Bipt test areas were established on Water Island during the San Jose Project (See F~ 4). Of the cigbt·tcst ~ .cbemic:al munitions~ disc:barged at only three test sites. The ·c:bcmical munitions included distilled mustard, sesqaimmtmd, aDd 1abmL These agents are fairly persistent in the envifonment. depe,ncting on pH and lllOistme. but generally stabilize after 3 yean of exposure (Appendix D· provides the cheUaical cbaracteristic:s data for eac:b agent). N~ efforts werc couccntrated in. test areas 4, S, 6, and 8 since these areas were~ tbe only subject sites where dlemical mmritions were discbarged. In addition, these areas could contain remnant munitions that were reportedly buried after the completion of a test. Specifically, these former test sites potentially could contain the remnams of tweoty--three B-23 smoke potS, two CK-filled M78 bombs..aDd/or 4.2 inch agent or cxplosWe filled mortar rounds. 1bc disposition of these items was described in Section 3.2. Flglll'C 4 provides the loc:atioDs of the test areas and associated photographs. Generally, Test Arca 4 was heavily overgrown with a low canopy of bushes and ,.. &&': 93-310i1 ... _ lal.and, Jl.S. Ylraln Isl .. I shrubs, with the only open areas occupied by the two open dump sites and the road leading to the warehouse area. Observations made at the former test area did not reveal any physical anomalies associated with burial sites (i.e., depressions, mounds, etc.), signs of stressed vegetation, or barren ground surfaces. Instead, the obvious problem areas are associated with the open dump sites. Photographs 9 and 10 provide some detail as to the volume of refuse deposited at the larger of the two dump sites. Some of the items observed included abandoned cars, a tanker trailer, household appliances, paint cans, gas cans, car batteries, and solvent containers. A reasonable worst-case assumption is that small quantities of hazardous household chemical substances have been deposited at some of these open dump sites. The battery portrayed in Photograph 11 provides evidence that RCRA hazardous waste bas been deposited at this location. However, due to the unregulated deposal of refuse at these sites and the dense vegetation, it is impossible to determine with certainty the extent of hazardous substances that exist at these sites. Test Area 5 appears to have undergone extensive excavation and grading. A review of the aerial photograph taken in 1954 revealed that the area was clear of vegetatiQn at that time. However, the photograph was not detailed enough to determine if the site bad been graded or excavated. Test Area 5 also contained the bum pit excavated by the hotel to dispose of debris generated from Hurricane Hugo. The dimensions of the burn pit measured approximately 20 feet wide by 100 feet long. The pit is surrounded by dense vegetation and appears to contain standing water. Access to the bottom of the pit could not be gained and, consequently, the appearance and condition· of the water could not be assessed. Currently, the subject site is predominantly vegetated by grasses, with isolated patches of bushes, shrubs. and barren ground. Photograph 12 provides an overview of the site. The patches of barren ground exposed outcrops of bedrock and did not appear to be caused by contamination. It is suspected that the absence of vegetation is due to the lack of an ·adequate soil horizon. The.· site contains several scattered piles of construction debris Level 1/level 2 Survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 25 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation including corrugated boards (potential ACMs), corrugated metal roofing material, and several empty rusted and compromised 55-gallon drums. Other debris uicluded a car battery and a gas tank from an automobile. The debris piles are shown in Photographs 13 and 14. In addition, the site contained a large concrete structure that reportedly was erected and used by the hotel to make concrete. The structure is shown in Photograph 15. The only indication of a potentially hazardous substance at Test Area 5 was the car battery. There were no obvious signs of contamination (i.e., stressed vegetation, barren spots, or stains) or environmental anomalies. Test Area 6 consists of steeply sloping terrain that is moderately vegetated by bushes and shrubs. The slope terminates at the shoreline, which is extremely rocky. The former test site is located on the leeward side of the island, which contnbutes to the large volume of debris that was observed scattered along the shoreline. The debris included wood products, gas cans, tires, batteries, netting, and food containers. The batteries were the only obvious signs of potentially hazardous substances recorded at this subject site. There were no obvious signs of contamination (i.e., stressed vegetation, barren spots, or sµins) or environmental anomalies. Test Area 8 was situated in the vicinity where the hotel bar, dining room, and several hotel support buildings are currently located. A review of the April, 1954 aerial photograph revealed that the land features in this particular area have undergone considerable change. The aerial photograph revealed the presence of several buildings, which were surrounded by dense vegetation. According to records on file with ERDEC, these buildings were identified as the maintenance and livestock pens for the San Jose Project Since 1951, when the first lease was issued, the entire area has undergone considerable reworking including clearing, excavation, and construction activities. Consequently, very little remains from the original DOD arrangement. There were no obvious signs of hazardous substances or contamination that could be attnbuted to DOD activities observed during the site reconnaissance. However, this area does contain numerous .sources of hazardous wastes and Level 1/Level Z Survey Uatl!r Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 26 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynarnac Corporation obvious signs of contamination that can be attributed to the boiel operations. These sources will be discussed in greater detail in Sccti0n 4.3. In general, Test Areas 1, 2, 3, and 7 were densely vegetated low lying areas, that iDdudcd sections of the shoreline. To date, very little development bas occurred in these former test areas. Furthermore, a review of the aerial photograph revealed that the terrain and coosystcm (i.e., vegetation) have changed Yery little. The north and south igloos were the only remnants of DOD activities observed in test area 1 during the site reconnaissance. There were no obvious signs of contamination (i.e., stressed vegetation, barren ground, or stains) or environmental anomalies that couJd be attributed to DOD activities. ; Notwithstanding, the entire shoreline within the subject site contained ~?IC type of marine debris. Of the it.ems obseJVcd, several could be c:fusjfjed.as po&eDtial1y hazardous RCRA wastes. The items included solvent containers (e.g., acetone), baueries, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) peroxide (().6 fluid 09DCC bottle), used motor oil (suspected). and paint containers. The shoreline along test area 1 (Ruyter Cove) contained the largest 8JllOUDt of marine debris observed on Water Island. It is suspected that these materials baW: been deposited either through illegal trespm or were washed ashore. Photographs 16 and 17 portray the refuse observed along the shoreline. Material Safety Data Sheets are presented in Appendix D. Test Area 2 was located adjacent to~ dock on Providence Point The area was demeJy vegetated and did not cxlubit any obYious signs of conhlnrination or enviromnental anomalies. Several~ of household refuse were observed at this location, however, which could potentially contain household hazardous waste(s). Test Area 3 was heavily overgrown with cane grass and steel acacias. In the center lof the site was a ().25 acre rock strewn clearing that qnalifir4 as an environmental anomaly; , that is the rodes appeared to be a fill cover. The cleariDg was not discermole in the April. [M( f/lcw( Z bwy Ui"ij Voner lat....s, u.s. v1,..1n laWndl -== r.t &dti': 93-316Yf · ~ ~ Corporation I I ·11 I including corrugated boards (potential ACMs), corrugated metal roofing material, and several empty rusted and compromised 55-gallon drums. Other debris ilicluded a car battery and a gas tank from an automobile. The debris piles are shown in Photographs 13 and 14. In addition, the site contained a large concrete structure that reponedly was erected and used by the hotel to make concrete. The structure is shown in Photograph 15. The only indication of a potentially hazardous substance at Test Area 5 was the car battery. There were no obvious signs of contamination (i.e., stressed vegetation, barren spots, or stains) or environmental anomalies. Test Area 6 consists of steeply sloping terrain that is moderately vegetated by bushes and shrubs. The slope terminates at the shoreline, which is extremely rQCky. The former test site is located on the leeward side of the island, which contnbutes to the large volume of debris that was observed scattered along the shoreline. The debris included wood products, gas cans, tires, batteries, netting, and food containers. The batteries were the only obvious signs of potentially hazardous substances recorded at this subject site. There were no obvious signs of contamination (i.e., stressed vegetation, barren spots, or s~) or environmental anomalies. Test Area 8 was situated in the vicinity where the hotel bar, dining room, and several hotel support buildings are currently located. A review of the April, 1954 aerial photograph revealed that the land features in this particular area have undergone considerable change. The aerial photograph revealed the presence of several buildings, which were surrounded by dense vegetation. According to records on file with ERDEC, these buildings were identified as the maintenance and livestock pens for the San Jose Project. Since 1951, when the first lease was issued, the entire area has undergone considerable reworking including clearing, excavation, and construction activities. Consequently, very little remains from the original DOD arrangement. There were no obvious signs of hazardous substances or contamination that could be attnbuted to DOD activities observed during the site reconnaissance. However, this area does contain numerous.sources of hazardous wastes and Level 1/Level 2 Survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 26 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation I I . 1954 aerial' photograph, but was reportedly a: saltwater pond. It was subsequently determined that the rocks were placed there by Water Island, Inc. during the construction of Honeymoon Beach. (Mr. Couter, 1993) The clearing is shown in Photograph 18. Although there were no obvious signs of hazardous substances observed, several rocks in the clearing were covered by a clear substance that exhibited an oily sheen and texture. The origin and identity could not be determined and could represent potential contamination. Test Area 7 is densely vegetated and has undergone very little development. A portion of Test Area 7 located along Sprat Bay was converted by Sprat Bay, Inc. into a beach and picnic area Immediately behind the picnic area, Sprat Bay Inc. constructed a tennis court. A dirt road provides the only access to this area. There were no obvious signs of hazardous substances or contamination observed at this location. The shoreline within Test Area 7 and along East Gregerie Channel contained a variety of marine debris, including a grounded ship (Amalie Queen). The ship is shown in Photographs 19 and 20. J1ie stem of the ship was submerged in the salt pond while the bow rested on the rocky shoreline. A heavy die5el odor was detected and a diesel sheen was observed float:ipg in the hold of the ship. Other marine debris included beverage and food containers, oil cans, aerosol cans, and biomedical waste (1 syringe). There were no obvious signs of contamination observed that could be attributed to DOD activities. Obvious signs of contamination were restricted to the diesel sheen contained in the hold of the beached ship. 4.3 MASTER LEASE HOLDINGS The Sea Cliff Beach Resort complex is located on the southwestern portion of the island on a point straddled by Druif and Flamingo Bays. As mentioned previously, the majority of buildings at the resort were heavily damaged by Hurricane Hugo and have yet to be repaired. Structural and cosmetic damage are evident and are portrayed in Photographs 21through24. Dense vegetation has overgrown many of the buildings and has encroached upon the roadways and paths. Level 1/Level 2 Survey llater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 28 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac CorPOrat ion I I I The structural damage presents numerous physical hazards. As evident in the photographs, the hazards include injuries caused by unstable structures, falling debris, punctures from exposed nails and broken glass, and trips and falls over general debris. Furthermore, the majority of potentially hazardous substances documented on Water Island were located on hotel grounds; specifically, potentially hazardous substances were observed at the marina, warehouse, and in the vicinity of the electric and plumbing departments. Obvious signs of contamination were also observed at all three locations. ~The buildings that housed the plumbing and electrical departments are located behind the hotel kitchen. The buildings were wooden frame structures that sustained heavy damage during Hurricane Hugo. Although the electrical departmetit was heavily damaged access could not be gained because the door was locked. The immediate area is littered with debris including refrigerators, air conditioners, plumbing supplies, and lighting fixtures. Obvious signs of potential contamination were observed at this subject site during the site reconnaissance. The potential contamination consisted of a spill of suspe~ed paint products, that was located on a concrete pad. The spilled material had solidified and did not appear to be mobile. The spill is shown in Photographs 25 and 26. The spill originated from badly weathered 5-gallon PVC containers and rusted 1-gallon metal containers. It was estimated that approximately 100 paint containers were located at this subject site. The paint cans were stacked against a wall and exposed to the elements, which contributed to their poor condition. The majority of paint containers contained some product. Product identification could not positively be established, however, since the labels were either missing or badly faded. A full 55-gallon bunghole drum was situated adjacent to the paint cans. The integrity of the drum was in good repair and did not exhibit signs of fatigue. The drum was fitted with a valve that did not appear to be completely closed, as a strong solvent-like odor could be detected. It was evident that the contents were being volatilized and released to the air. Level 1/Level 2 Survey llater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 29 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation Although the contents of the drum could not positively be identified (due to a badly faded label), the drum did bear a "flammable liquid" label. The presence of the paint containers and the 55-gallon drum represent potential RCRA and/or CERCLIS hazardous substances. The drum is shown in Photograph 27. Several potential sources of hazardous substances were observed directly behind the hotel kitchen, including four 55-gallon bunghole drums, four above-ground storage tanks (ASTs), a gas cylinder, and a battery. Three of the drums were full of liquid, but only one was labelled. The label identified the contents as Chevron Tractor Hydraulic Fluid. The remaining two drums appeared to contain used motor oil, although this could not be verified. The drums are situated on a asphalt apron but are exposed to the elements and in poor condition. The ground around the drums was heavily stained black by the suspected petroleum product. The drums and stained area are shown in Photograph 28. Two of the ASTs located immediately behind the kitchen were in fair condition and did not exlnbit any signs of leakage. It could not be determined if the ASTs conta,ined any product. A fuel line from the one AST (shown in Photograph 28) led to a generator that was housed in a shed just behind the tank. A battery was observed lying on the floor of the generator shed It is suspected that the AST was used to store diesel fuel for the generator. The second AST was used to store propane. Adjacent to the propane AST was a 310 cubic foot gas cylinder that contained propane (suspected). It could not be determined how much product was contained in the cylinder. The propane AST and gas cylinder are shown in Photograph 29. The third AST was observed on the service road leading to the kitchen area The tank was used to store propane and exhibited some signs of weathering. It could not be determined if the tank contained any product. The tank is shown in Photograph 30. The fourth AST was located along the kitchen service road and adjacent to the generator shed. The tank appeared to be empty and in fair condition. A fuel line that led to the generator shed had been cut, which apparently had caused the remaining product to Level 1/Level 2 Survey Uater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 30 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation I I I ! I I I I leak. A heavy black stain was observed on the service road that extended from the tank for approximately 30 feet downgradienL Furthermore, a distinctive diesel smell was noticed in this area. Based on the observations made at this subject site, it is suspected that the tank was used to store diesel fuel for the generator. Photograph 31 depicts the stained area and the AST. The grounds surrounding the service areas and the main hotel buildings were littered with miscellaneous debris including furniture, air conditioning units, abandoned cars and trucks, household refuse, automobile batteries, gas cylinders, and mechanical equipment (e.g., bulldozer). Some of these items are portrayed in Photographs' 32 and 33. In addition, several pole transformers were observed on the hotel grounds, which appeared to be out of service. However, there were no signs that the integrity of the pole transformers had been compromised or that leakage had occurred. The pole transformers were similar in design to the pole transformer located adjacent to the warehouse. Tue potential exists that the pole transformers could contain PCBs (See Section 4.3.1). The marina area contained several potential sources of hazardous substances, as well as obvious signs of contamination. Three 55-gallon bunghole drums w~re observed adjacent to a concrete walkway and approximately 10 feet from the waters edge. The drums were exposed to the elements and exlnoited obvious signs of advanced fatigrie. Only one drum was labelled; identifying the product as Chevron Delo 100 motor oil SAE 40. The drum was bulging noticeably. A second drum was breached and was discharging suspected used motor oil to the ground, where it was forming a pool. The drums are shown in Photograph 34. A fourth drum was observed at the entrance to the marina service building. Adjacent to the drum was an automobile battery. The drum was full and the label identified the contents as Chevron Delo 400 motor oil SAE (indecipherable). The drum was exposed to the elements and badly rusted. There were, however, no obvious signs that the drum had leaked. A heavy black stain was observed on the floor of the service building. The building L~el 1/Level 2 Survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 31 Taste Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporation contained two gH cylinders (one of which was labelled oxygen), various engine parts, a marine gas can, several full cans of ~cle oil, batteries, and welding Supplies. The 55- gallon drum, battery, and stained Door are portrayed in Photograph 35. Ourently, there are three ASTs located at the marina. One is situated adjacent to the canal, which leads to the marina. while the remaining two arc located between the marina access road and Flamingo Bay. The tank located adjacent to the canal is one of two that were originally installed atop a standard. The tanks were used to store gasoline and diesel fuel. which were dispensed through a pump located approximately 65 feet from the ASTs. It could not be deteimined if the remaining tank CQntafued any prodnc:t. According to the W1H&BC the missing tank bad dcvcloped ~-I~ and wa'si~ently t81cen out of service (Couter, 1993). 'Ik Jcat oa:urrcd some time after Hurricane ~bit the islands. ~ . '. ' - Records were not awilable to doc11ment the amount of~ that badpoteDtially leaked out. The pump and ASf are shown in Photograph 36. The ~ that this area has gross ~ C90tanrination. due to spills oi; leakage is minimal A sufficient amount of time has passed since the tank was last opera.table to allow for '811)' floating product to wlatmu aniJ/or ~ through the sandy soils. ,. . . ~ . ' .... ;_,,;. ' .. ~ -, :-'_- -· .: -. ' .. - - ' . Neve1 st 1 'ess, it k probable that low c:oDCCDlratiqns of hydrocarbon constitoentS are· present . : -. ' .. - . in the SUiface soils. The two ASTs located between the access road and Flam.iugo Bay were used to store propane, which was initially brought by boat. from St. Thomas. This pradice was discontinued at some point by order of the U.S. Coast Gu:a.rd (Cooter, 1993). The ASTs appeared to be in fairly good repair. It could not be determined if the tanks ".°°tained any product. The immediate area did not exhibit any obvious signs of contamination. The ASTs are shown in Photograph n. The grounds surrounding the marina were littered with various debris, auton]pbiles, L-t 11Giwl 2 1urwy 1Mlt oraer: 93-316Y1 p. 32 ,,. ~ and mec~nic:al equipment. In addition. the marina buildings were heaYily damaged and bore a sign wa.nDng against entry. Furthermore. a UST believed to ba\IC been part of the hotel septic system was observed adjacent to the ~ road. 4.3.1 Wtn!towe The warehouse was bcaWy damaged by Hurricane· Hugo. The damage was restricted to the roofing panels, rafters, and perlins, which were bent and twmed. The struaural damage presems a potential physical hazard. Debris litters the interior of the warehouse, as well as the surrounding area. The c:oaients of the warehouse include furniture. appliances, building materials, drums, and mec:h•nkal equipment (ie.. desaHnaticJo unit); In Udition.. a small dstern maDn&ctUring operation was obsenied in the wmeboule. Gas c:ylinden. baUcries, mecbanical equipment. automotive parts (suspcc:tcd ACMs), a pole uausr01wer. and d:rmns were observed in the surrounding area. Finally, a locbd tractor trailer ws perked adjacent to the warehouse, which could potentially contain hazardous materials. PbOtograpb 38 shows the southwestern entrance to the warehouse. • Several potential sources of hazardous substances were observed in the warehouse, automotive service area, and SWtOUDdiJlg grounds. Tbrec empty and one half fall SS-gallon drums were obsened in the warehouse. Wrth the exception of an empty drum identjfi"'Af as Aropol 7241-'IP, the drums were not labelled. The drmn is pictured in Photograph 39. Aropol is an unsaturated polyester resin that is ~ to have been used in the cistcm mam1facturing process. Obrious sips of contamination were also evident inside the wuebouse. Photograph .CO pictures a stain of suspected green paint next to a cistern under construction. ~ drum containing product was not labelled and badly compromised. There were ·DO obvious signs that the drum llad leaked, although it is suspected. The drum was lying Lftic 111.-c t LWY llllt ... lalancl, U.S. Vfl'9in tal..a -= p. SI ~; .q j!j I; I j ' I ii :1 t.l ! perched on its side, which would have facilitated the contents to leak. The drum contained a clear liquid and emitted a slight 'chemical odor. Photograph 41 pictures the compromised drum. The service area adjacent to the warehouse was littered with automotive parts, batteries, an abandoned jeep, and two open-ended 35-gallon drums, which contained some product. The service area had a concrete pad which was visibly stained by ferrous oxide and suspected petroleum products. It is suspected that some of the automotive parts are potential ACM materials (e.g., brake pads). Photograph 42 pictures several badly compromised batteries and a potential ACM automotive part. . One of the open-ended drums was labelled Chevron Polyurea EP Grease-2. The drum is pictured in Photograph 43. The other drum was not labelled, but contained a similar product. Several potentially hazardous substances were observed in the area surrounding the warehouse. The greatest potential hazardous substance was a pole transformer, which was located adjacent to the deep water dock. A records search determined that the traµsformer potentially contains PCBs (Berglund, 1993). The transformer was in good repair and there were no obvious signs that leakage had occurred. The transformer is shown in Photograph 44. Six empty gas cylinders were observed. Two of the six cylinders were identified as oxygen tanks, while the remaining four were not labelled. The cylinders are depicted in Photographs 45 through 47. Photograph 48 shows two empty 55-gallon drums and a large marine battery that were located at the deep water dock. Photograph 49 pictures a decommissioned bomb that was washed up on the beach adjacent to the warehouse. The bomb had been filled with concrete and used by the hotel as a mooring anchor (Phillips, 1993). The dump located on the warehouse access road in former Test Area 4 is the largest illegal dump site that was uncovered during the site reconnaissance. Several potential RCRA hazardous wastes (car batteries) were observed at this subject site. It is suspected Level 1/Level 2 Survey Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 34 Task Order: 93·310Yt Dynamac Corporation I I I I that this area could potentially contain additional small quantities of hazardous substances, but because the area was so densely overgrown it was impossible to determine the extent of the waste piles or the contents. 4.4 SUBLEASE AND SUB-SUBLEASE HOLDINGS In general, the sublease and sub-sublease holdings did not exhibit obvious signs of contamina~on or contain potential sources of hazardous substances, other than suspected small quantities of common household hazardous chemicals and pesticides (e.g., for termite control). · Collectively, the largest potential source of hazardous substances is represented by the volume of used batteries that were observed on the island and along the shoreline. Photographs 50 and 51 depict compromised batteries that were observed on Water Island. In addition. illegal dumping of household refuse has occurred across the island. These illegal dump sites could potentially contain hazardous household chemicals, albeit in . relatively small quantities. The greatest potential threat to human health and the environment was a badly compromised pole transformer located on Lot 13. The transformer was struck by lightning on September 24, 1993 (Pond, 1993). The transformer contained liquid, which had leaked onto the ground surface and killed the surrounding vegetation. The area was qualified as observed contamination. The transformer did not contain legxble identification markings. ·However, the transformer was similar in design and age as one found adjacent to the former warehouse, which was determined to potentially contain PCBs. The transformer, which is shown in Photograph 52, represents a potential RCRA and CERCLlS hazardous substance and an immediate threat to human health and the environment. Level 1/Level 2 Survey llater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 35 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation 5.0 REGUUTORY REVIEW Dynamac contacted several government agencies to determine the regulatory history of Water Island. Agencies contacted include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jackson.ville District, the U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). and the Virgin Islands Department of Environmental Health. Prior to the field inspection portion of the Level I/Level II Site Survey, Dynamac conducted a background study to determine potential hazards that may be associated with the DOD use of Water Island in the late 1940s. Dynamac contacted the U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, and the U.S. Anny Chemical Material Destruction Agency, Non-Stockpile Division. Through these agencies, Dynamac obtained reports that detailed the history of the former Fort Segarra and the San Jose Project on Wat~r Island. The U.S. EPA, Region II office in New York City was contacted to determined if Water Island was listed on CERCLIS or bad at any time been the focus of an EPA investigation (Davila, Golumbek & Rodriguez. 1993). According to the U.S. EPA Region II Office for Federal Facilities, Water Island has not been listed on CERCLIS or been the focus of an EPA investigation. In addition. the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDH) was contacted to determine if there have been any unusual health problems that have been documented on Water Island. According to the VIDH there have been no documented health problems on Water Island (Smith, 1993). The field investigation revealed several instances where federal regulations have potentially been violated on Water Island. Specifically, potential violations of the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Level 1/Level 2 Survey llater· Island, U.S. Virg1n Islands p. 36 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Dynamac Corporat1on Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability · .. Ac\ ~~Cl.A) where observed, respectively, at the marina, open dump sites, and the former hotel service areas (i.e., electricaI and plumbing departments). The. Qean Water Act stipulates that it·is illegal for any person to discharge toxic or non-toxic pollutants from a.point source into watelS of the United States without a permit. An example of a potential violation of this regulation is the 55-gaDon drum of suspected used oil that is leaking in close proximity to surface water at the former Flamingo Bay Marina. A storm surge or rainwater runoff could easily discharge the suspected used motor oil into Flamingo Bay, rcsultiDg in a point source discharge. Furthermore, what appeared to be a sewage outfall was documented leading into Flamingo Baly. The outfall was located behind the warehouse. It did not appear, however, that the outfall was actively discharging sewage at the time the site, .rcconnai5$8nce was conducted. Subtitle D of RCRA establishes guidelines for the operation of solid waste JudfiJJs In 40 CFR Part '1ST, guidelines arc established for "sanitary lanctmls,• and facilities that fail to meet those guidelines are classified as •open dumps,• Wbicb are prohibited. Dumping of , , homcheld and COQ$tl"UCtion refuse is widespread on Water Island and there are several areas on Water Island that c:Quld be classified as open dumps, which is in violation of. 40 CFR Part 'lST. la addi¥on, the <J.wnP, si~ ~e not in compliance with the guidance criteria estllbtisbed in 40 CFR ~-~ for ~c:ii>al Solid Waste Landfills. The CODtinuancc of dumping at these sites would.~olate Part 2S8. 1be removal of the abandoned traDstormcis could potentially be cOnduWd under bo~ RcRA 8nd cERC1A If the transformers -are found to contain PCBs, then it is certain that their dispcm.l WOUld have to be at a RCRA Subtitle ·c facility. CERCl.A W8$ established to provide a iriCcbanism to clean up the historically r~ disposal of hazardous wastes. The former service ai'Ca of the hotel contains several paint arid resins cans that have leaked a black substance. CurreIItly, the composition of LMl 1JL~( 2 Gvey llater lalend, U.S. Vfl'llln lal .. ~ .q p.,, Tmt orcter: 93·3\0Yf ~ Corponttion these cans is unknown. However, if this substance were sampled and found to contain a constituent that is considered CERCLlS hazardous, then CERCLA could potentially be enforced to remediate the problem. Level 1/Level 2 Survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 38 Task Order: 93·310Yl Dynamac Corporation 6.0 CONaUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Several potential RCRA and CBRa.lS hazardous wastes were documented on Water Island during the site investigation. The wastes included used motor oil (suspected), PCB containing transformers (suspected), hydraulic tlui~ automotive and marine batteries, asbestm containing materials. polymer resins, and mineral oil petroleum distillates. In several cases the wastes had discharged or currently are being discharged to the ground surface. Specifically, obvious signs of soil contamination had resulted from the leaJcage and/or spillage of used motor oil (suspected) from the compromised 55-gallon drum observed at the marina, paint and polymer resins from the small scale cistern mam1facturing enterprise operating in the warehouse, pa.int products from compromised containers located at the plumbing and electrical departments, and PCBs from the damaged pole transformer located on Lot 13. In addition, the illegal dumping of household and construction refuse is ~despread on Water Island, which could potentially contain small quantities of h9usehold · ~ous chemicals. Table 1 provides a list of the potentially hazardous substances observed on Water Island There were no apparent sigos of hazardous substances or contamination observed at the former Fort Segarra. As mentioned in Section 4.1, the area is densely vegetated with no apparent environmental anomalies. The greatest potential hazards that exist at the former fort are physical in nature. The documented hazards include falls into open batchways, gun turrets, and power oonchrits, and injuries caused by falling concrete or.other structural components. There were no warning sigDs posted documenting the potential dangers at the former fort. It is recommended that, at a minjnmm, 01lA. request that the USACE post the area with signs warning of these potential hazards. In addition, it is recommended that OTIA request that the USAGE seal the open hatchways and entrances to the former fort. It should be noted that the .island residents use the fort as a hurricane ... AA &&I': ti-31ov1 ~ Corporatian shelter. However, upon inspection and.certification by a structural engineer, the .munitions igloos located in the northwestern part of the islaod a>uJd 6e substituted awl potentially better serve this purpose. The c:atc:hment swfacc was tentatively~ through a records review and durin8 the site reconnaissance as an ACM material. Observations made during the site inspection, bowcvcr, determined &bat the material did not exhibit sigm cbaracteristic of a friable substaOCJ":. Subsequently, the catchment presents a minimal threat as an inhalation hazard. The catdunent does, however, potentially present a threat to the drinking water supply. The magnitude of this potenc.ial threat can only be determined thiougb sampling and analysis. It is recommended that 01lA request that the USACB coliect sediment and water samples from the cisterns located at the base of the catchment, the hotel, and the former fort. Sample collection and analysis would be subjugated &o·the authority and directioo. of the USA.CE under the Formerly Used Defense Site Progxam (FUDS). It is recommended that 01lA request that these samples be included in aay. future investigative work conducted by the USACE. There weie DO apparent signs of hazardous substances or contamination obselWd at the loaner San Jose Project test areas. In general, Test Areas 4, S, 6, and 8 possessed the greatest potential to contain hazardous substances and/or contamination, since these were the only reported sites of actual testing. It is suspected that the absence of obvious signs of contaminaW;m can be attributed to the decontamination practices that were employed by DOD pCrsomiel after each experiment and the length of time elapsed since the termination of the project (i.e., agent decomposition). The chemical and physical characteristics of the chemical agents that were stodcpilcd and tested on Water Island are provided in Appendix D. It is the recommendation of the Bureau ofI..ind Management (BLM) that Test Area 3 be considered for sample collection and analyses. BLM recognizes that DOD testing L.,...( 1/LMl 2 su;;;;y W.ter Island, u.s. vt,..in Isl.,. fiit Oi'der: 03-31bY1 ~ Corporacf.., activities were reportedly precluded from Test Area 3 during the San Jose Project, but is nevertheless concerned about the apparent lack of vegetation in the rock strewn clearing. It is BLM's opinion that the absence of vegetation is potentially caused by something other than the total lack of a soil horizon. BLM concludes that it would be up to the Office of Territorial and International Affairs to assign responsibility for the cost of sample analyses. There is the potential that remnant chemical munitions were buried on the island. Specifically, there is the possibility that the remnants from tests 136, 166, 176, and 179 have been buried at an unknown location on Water Island. In addition. the probability exists that the four bombs rejected from surveillance test 135 were buried as well .. The remnants from the E-23 smoke pot (i.e., 166, 176, and 179) and surveillance tests·(ie., 135) pose the greatest potential for the existence of hazardous substances on the island. Available records indicate that a small percentage of agent may still remain in the smoke pots. The agents used in the smoke pots include distilled mustard, sesquimustard, and tabun. The agent involved in the surveillance test was unstabilized cyanogen chloride, which can polymerize to form cyanuric chloride (USACE. 1993). Cyanuric chloride can have explosive pr,operties. Further investigation should be conducted to ascertain the probability that remnant munitions are still present on Water Island <lJld their location(s). As mentioned above, this work would be. subjugated to the authority and direction of the USACE under the FUDS ·program. Obvious signs of potential hazardous substances and contamination were observed on the hotel grounds; specifically at the electrical and plillnbing departments, marina, and former warehouse. The potentially hazardous substances and contamination present a potential threat to both human health and the environment. Further investigation is required to determine if the substances are RCRA/CERCLlS hazardous and to determine the extent of contamination. Additional investigative work should be conducted to confirm the following: Level 1/level 2 Survey ~ater Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 41 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation I II 11 Constituents of the paint spill and the 55-gallon drum located at the former electrical kd plumbing departments; Contents of the drums located at the marina (i.e., suspected used motor . . oil) and the extent of contamination; Contents of all drums, the transformer, and the constituents of the stained soils located at the former warehouse; and . Contents and the volumes (if any) of all ASTs located on the hotel grounds and the constituents of the stain located adjacent to the kitchen area The spills observed at the electrical and plumbing departments, marina, and warehouse should be investigated further to determine the exact nature of the contamination. This would require, at a minimum, that· samples be collected from the ·spilled material to identify the waste constituents. A further characterization could be completed by collecting soil samples to define the aerial extent of contamination. It is ·recommended that the contents of all containers, drums, ASTs, and the transformers be profiled (analyzed) to determine the contents. The greatest threat to the environment is contnbuted by the drums located at the . marina The contents of the drums were tentatively identified as used motor oil based on the appearance and texture of the liquid. Used motor oil is a RCRA hazardous waste and . can potentially be a CERCUS hazardous waste (e.g., based on metal concentrations). The proximity of the drums to the waters edge could eventually lead to a release to the surface water, causing the degradation of water quality. It could not be determined how the drums came to be located at the marina. However, it is the responstbility of the WIH&BC to have them properly disposed, which should be effected immediately. Should the WIH&BC Level 1/Level 2 Survey \later Island, U.S. Virgin Islands p. 42 Task Order: 93·310Y1 Oynamac Corporation I'~ Table Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands Location Material suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste Deep Water Dock Texaco URSA A label that read, 11 Texaco adjacent to the former Super Plus URSA Super Plus SAE40 Motor warehouse. SAE40 Motor x Oil," was found on an empty Oil. SS-gallon drum that was in good repair. On the deep water dock Diesel Tank. An empty diesel tank was found adjacent to the in good repair. warehouse. Near the deep water Oxygen ~n oxygen cylinder that was dock adjacent to the cylinder. rusted but not breached was warehouse. found with markings that read: S1801, 2-86, EO, 4 89 91. Along the dirt road Aropol 7241 T- A SS-gallon bung-holed drum I that leads to the 15 FDA. that was in good condition was warehouse area adjacent found with no apparent spills to the RAC 1 area. in the area. The label on the I drum read, "Aropol 7241 T-15 FDA. 11 _ In a grassy area at the Pole A transformer was found in a I end of the road that transformer. grassy area near Flamingo Bay. I I leads to the former x When tipped, it was discovered warehouse. that the transformer contained I - a liquid material inside of ' it. ' . - Table 1: Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location A.long Flamingo Bay. I Along Flamingo Bay. ! I Inside the former I warehouse. Material Partially buried metal objects. Various paint supplies. Aropol 7241-T- 15-FDA. Suspected RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste Observations 2 There were 3 rusted metal objects that appeared to be rusted cylinders located along the shore line of Flamingo Bay. There was also an additional unidentified metal object that had a valve. Along the shoreline of Flamingo Bay there is an assortment of painting supplies such as paint cans, X resin containers and a 128 fluid ounce empty container with a label that says acetone. It appears as if some of the resins have spilled onto the ground. Inside the former warehouse, there was an empty 55-gallon bung-holed drum is in good condition. The label on the drum reads, 11Aropol, 7241-T- 15-FDA. II Table 1: Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location Material Suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste Inside the former Miscellaneous One portion of the warehouse warehouse. auto parts. contained many scattered auto parts. There were also large amounts of scattered auto parts located outside of the I former warehouse in the ,. southeast corner. Inside the former Green paint. On the ground in the former warehouse. x warehouse, the dirt was i stained green by what appeared to be paint. Inside the former A clear unknown The metal top of a SS-gallon warehouse. liquid. drum was rusted and partially ~· missing. The integrity of the plastic liner was breached and a clear unknown liquid was soillinq out. Inside the former Mechanical A large piece of mechanical warehouse. equipment. equipment is labelled, I 11 R,everse osmosis system." The intended use of the equipment is believed to be water I purificc:tt_ion. 3 .. - ·- Table 1: Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location Material ~ Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous / Waste Inside the former Hydraulic A metal cylinder was present warehouse. fluid. that contained a liquid ~ suspected of being hydraulic fluid. Fluid with a sheen was dripping out of the casing. J'.. Three metal buckets were '-. adjacent to the cylinder and one of the buckets was filled with an unknown liquid. -·-:- Outside the southeast 4 batteries. There are 3 car batteries and corner of the former 1 truck battery located in warehouse. what appears to be a former x automobile service area. Also present in the area is a shell of a jeep, asbestos brake pads, and various auto carts. Inside the former A holding tank There was a holding tank built warehouse in the that contained 1' into the floor of the former southeast corner. an unknown warehouse. There was a large liquid. amount of an unknown liquid in the tank. -· 4 - - - - - - - Table 1: Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Ialand, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) I Location A former service area located immediately next to the former warehouse. The conc~•to,pa6 ad3acent .to.the former warehouse on the southeast corner. Material Chevron Polyur~a EP Grease 2. TwQ fire extinguishers. Suapected Observation• RCR.A/CBRCLA Hazardous Waste ... ;. An open ended 35-gallon drum was found that. was 2/.3 full of greaae. A label on the drum reads, "Chevron Polyurea BP Grease 2." There •re rust apots on the ~•nks of 2 fir& extinguishers, although the integrity of n•ither tank has been Ootlplromil•d• one,ef:th• extimg1;t.1.8here ... ia ·; latMHed, •carbob Dioxide !land r·:ln lx.ti~i9Mn4 II . · , .. \ - ' '~ ~ '~ ' .. ·' ' . . : ~The...B.ill...Aaaa•ament. Code (RAC) 1 area· located adjacent to road to the former warehouse. ' ~ ••'; '. • :·.·· -, .j ~. ... · · ~ maripe _gas_···-··-~ -· ·----·· ·-·-· .. I tank, . , , , l,f+.:. , , • ..... ,··:. 'l'here is· a fenced area that oontaiile large amount.- ()£ . 4ebri• including an· aluminum can colle.oti.on area, and a ~rinegae tank. Contents of ~·~•~tank are unknown due the ' ' I I /i I ' .. _ • J : J~-o inacc:ie-•ibili.~Y •' . . .. s Table ls Potential Hazardous Substance• on Water taland, U.S. Virgin Ielands <continued) Location The former hotel.dump site located-adjacent to the road to the former warehouse. Adjacen~. to th~ water 'at tA• Pl&mingo Bay Marina. ~~H.{' "' t ~- ,_, i;s Material Miacellaneous debrie. -- - ·- •. . ---- ; l -~ j I suspected Observations ~~~3 Waste x --- ,, x There is a clearing adjacent to the road to the former wareho\iae that· wae ued aa a dump-eit• for th• tormer · hot•l . · · Uicated ill. this area ar~ h0uffb6l4 d6brh; · 8everal abAitdoned ea:ra; . and. an . abandonea tanJcer true.le chat is empty. Hasarda pneent tre paint can•,,~••, c~•, .\U~l;iple o~:r; bat:;ter~ea, ~rin• id . tankli ~ . and .. bot tl•• of •oi vent . There were 3 SS-gallon drums loeated tegether" Tl\ere wu one thil:t wee noticeably bulging and wae ·1abe~led1 •Cb.•v;-on Delo 100 Motor Oil." 'i'ha integrity of bnit of the other drull\8 was · ~t!!•qh~d. and th-re ~a• an oil a\Jl:iitance leaking out ot it. ·The third drum had a clo•ed bung llol,,, was laying on its lide, ·and contained an Ut\JcnoW'r'f" liquid i . II ·11 Table li Potential HasardoUa SUbatancea on Water Ialand, U.S. Virgin Ialande (COntinued) Location Material Suapected RCRA/CBRCLA Observations Hazardous ••te '" . ..,, .. ldjacent to the water AbOve ground Theh j,a an·~·~· G~C>\iti.d ~t the Flamingo Bay •torage tank. Storage Tank 1 ) ,adjacent t.o arina. ' a fuel pulftP -~· ·ei. _P1.-121go · Bay MU-1.M. I.t 3~•r• .. if ' tWQ, ad4J.t;1pnlll'~ .. \fere ! :\ 10d•ted at the imn-tn~ at one I tilfttl. '' '·'"• :rh• ~oX'tller. FlUlingo Bay sntral I The builclin.f that ia idjacent - / "-dna s~rvice Area. ~tteries. , ! to tH• Pla• ngo Bay ~rina was apparently demolhhed in : - .. x Hunicane Hugo. · The service : area· ha• 1catter•d debris that ~ppears to .hAve been pre1tnt l i •ince the hurticane. . . The former Flamingo Bay !Chevron Delo I A label that<reada, •Clievron 'Marina Service Area .. 'too MOtor 011. I D&lo too 11ot6~ 011,• ... found ' x: on a n•9&l.lia ttru• with er · ' I I i 'clO.ed bunt · hole artd a ' : I aU.gbt'l.Y bu1'9ing ·t*;' The " ! : drum w..a in 90od concfl.tldfL Propane. I ~ 'propane t~ are. )*ff.snt Marina. ).'r. ~: ;,: .... -~"!:"~ ..... 1'!'. '"" .. -.. ,..,.._ . -,,,,_.--.X -·- .. "~ ·~~•·1~¥1ii;\~~-.;i;:~1ritg 11~ • Flamingo Bay. ,,,, - • • Table 11 Potential Haz•rdous SUb•tance• on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Ialanda (Contia,ued) Location Teat Area 5. Lot 3. Lot 1. Material Battery. . Paint cans and 1 : rbatteries. Bxxmar 12P30. I I ' . ~ ~~ ! RCRA/CBRCLA Obaervations Hazardous Wa•te Suspected llT!CM'i x x 8 Thia ar.a.waa ueed a• a burn pit after Hurricane,11u90. There is corrugated metal- debrie, 3 elllf.tr.s~-gallon drums, 2 of '1h ch"h•~e·b~~n compromised, cori'u·l~ed i;>oard that could po1sibfy contain asbestos, a car battlry and an empty gasoline tank .from .an automobile. Then is a debtU;~~le;. . ie"ri'ral rusted '-~•int '~•n•, and 2 batteriee looited on this / lot. There are 3 unlabelled 55- gallon druu and a -tth drum with a label that reads, 11Elcxmar i:2P30. • · All 4 dtums are·· turne~ up•ide do,m and are empty. There ia an ad~itional drum that appeared to be u•ed .. a bUrn drum. staining from thia drum was preHnt · · cnf"'tbe" ground. •• •· Table 11 Potential Hazardou• Sub•tances on Water Ieland, U.S. Virgin Ialanda (Continued) 'I Location , Port Segarra. r·r:: .. ii'Lot 13. ·' Lot 11. Phillip's Dock. Material Physical hazarde·. ' '·," :·) ;Potential for ! Plll\'llil!. I ~Acrylate ~Monomer. ! I !Household refuse. Suspected· Observations RCRA/CBRCLA H&zardQua Waste I . ··- I I ! g ·X There are no apparent chem1c~l hazards at the foriiier Fort segatia. ·tiowevet, thi:r;~.are several physical halaraa·auch as a vertical ·~~ft,~§~d. to accees the· undargro~c2'bunk•r and a hole (appi-~#mt.t• depth .ia 4 'feet) in a··f>bOHy·Ht 'are.•~ · · ·· - · !' badly compromi.819d pole. tran•former i.a re1ting · oh the gn!Nm!... It appaats aa if fl'\l·i:d b.Q leaked· out ·-ea- there ia 4eaa'yw,9etation •urr®nding it. . '; . Thie' lot contains' !t1 t!'(!Ptf.~~-­ gallon drum with a· tided laf>el 1that reads, 111.Ceylate'' ·. ''' IMOhOftle!' • II • ' .. i'l'he"re.is a pile of ·ho\&Hhold refuee at the end of a dirt roaq ac;Jj a cent to .PhiU.i.p/ .a . cock. • Table ls Pot~ntial Hatardous SUbstances on Water Island, u.s. Virgin Islands lContinued) Location Material Suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Haste Lot 75. Former gun This lot contains what appear emplacements. to be 2 former gun emplacements (without guns) that contain household refuse. Lot 77. B_a~t,tf!!ry. x '!'hj,_'1 lot contain.e an abandon ad ~-.:.- i~- ,,.~-~~:--~~.-~:.Q;>;'..(!.._ •• "".~~·":..::;;:·_ •• ;!<, •· ·~!'!'A' 1"'",.:)".'" .. t'n~~ ... ~"'I!.;#'' .,,,.. .car: ·1m9 c:~ batten-. i 1; · - I I ' ., ~S~!r Jerry cans._. I ;~~is .il ab.9,ndoned Jeep·' . ' Fl' .th~t is filled with jerry . l -- . .. --- ---·~-·--- ---·-----~--"'-- -------~~.- (cane. ;Lot 54. ~atteries. lThia, ~ot~ eo~iria a battery. i I In •!Sdi'"_j.on, there are 3 x a~~ ,ob)ecta adjacent to 1! I the lthoreHne that .are I I l\ ! believ:ed to be batteries. H l ':Pc:>T-r gun I Therd la ,what ap~ra. tQ,~. a 11Lot 57. I ~JN•=-~~~----·--·-·. --· 1= a~enlent and gun emplacement similar to the - ' -.... ·jbu lding ,one found In lot 75 ·· foo guns : \debris. are 1)1'8.flent) . There :is· aleo a roof: located in. the bwSh'.With ; ,, . , .. no apparent house nea-rbV·. .. Table 1: Potential Hasardou• Sub•tanaH on Water Ialand, U.S. Virgin Ieland8 (Continued) Location Material Su•peoted RCRA/CBRCLA Observations Hazardoua Waste Hotel. lbal1doned ·a.tr 'l'here are several abandoned conditioners. window-type air conditioheTs located in.the for111er hotel uea. Hotel. Batteriea. J i Xn a f orlll8r •ervice area of ,. ' ' the hotel there are batteries, \ ___ ____. --' oil etalned pavement, freon-22 ' tanke, .and • tank that is j ! x eaiptr with the follotfing mark ng•1 , .. ~ :: 310 cu. o. DOT BAL JW 131-12 . -- . -·-·· . . - .......... -----·~·-····-· -- 464724 HQt41l. unkn~' ,+,!quid. IJ)aide the foxner gene;irator building was a 5-gallon bucket . ... -- - ..... !i11ed with an unknown liauid. ----- • Table l: Potential Hazardous Stibatances on ~ter Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) LOcation Hotel. JI \Hotel. i Material Paint cans. Miscellaneous plumbing and electrical equipment. Suspected Observations RCRA/CBRCLA Hazardous Wute_,_ --·' x There are· aeveralli!J~~~i~p: , buckete sotne of itHic;~-:J~~' tull With an unJtiiC;wn!llcl'!ita':' 1-tiete ia also a full·s~1..gilion:~al1um with a valve inona of its bilng holes. 'the'drum.has a lab~l that reads: •tl•mmable 11.qqid. " There are allo : H'.Ver;l paint·cal\& in thie area,.·. A blac;k 8~atanae that app•.~a·ts t;o have leak. ed . from tbe". nt . cans is p.reeent: on · ehif ~. :Und. . . , . . Table 1: Potential Ha1ardou• Substance• on WJter Ialand, U.S. Virgin I•landa (Continued) Location 1 Hotel. Hotel. , I I ! l Material Chevron Tractor Hydraulic Pluid. Propane. Suapected Observations R.CRA/CBRCLA Hazardous 11a•te x In a portion of the hotel aervice area, adjacent to the pl.11-Wng and •l~Clll'' ·· 'd ~rtment ia an area that ~&Ul• 2 pt'Opane tahka, pne ·prepan6 MT; 2 add1Uonal ASTa of'i.ariltl\own content• ~d_4 ss- P.11~~ ~ruu! ·'<th~re .i• • , . f*tr'Ol'W.m ·odor aurrounc1ing· · one bf the . ' M~• and heavy atainihg·on the SR'. <>und. . 3 of. the . s~df. •Uon ~ ar~_f~l i~ n9 one b~ng on it• d4e.•. , the one. laying On ih aide hH a label :m h ~- 2:-e•_ de. , 11CJl,ein:on hactor . aullc tluid. • . Taer;e is .· · · n1iio· on the ground "' 9'\lttoUn.ditlg the 4 druata • Adjacent to the accea1 road to the former h_,tel kitchen is an MT that contdned prop,ne, although it 18 unknown if the AST ie ore..m:lv full. •• table 1: Potential Hazardou1 Sub1tancea on Water I1land, U.S. Virgin Ialanda (Continued) tiocation Material SU1pected RCRA/CBRCLA Obaervationa Hazardoua Waite North Igloo. Household In the middle ot the access refuse. road to t~e north igloo ii a dump truck that is.now filled with household traah. Sprat Point. Abandoned ship. Along the eastern ahoreline of sprat Point, a ship called the ~".t.·~ ·:;;r. • ~· ;;i.~ ll,.."';S~ ,~';\IS"'l:t.~C:"Zl.·;-..r._•.:i., ... • AulJ.• Quett~· haa. .,..bed "Oft ~-:-.:.·.~~~~-·· ·.:ii:::1111.-· .~-: o.,~ aMi'e~ 'l'h1e. 'h\.il l ia flooded I I I and there i• a die11el sheen i ·'' on .. l'J.J .the w.-ter in the h~ll. .. . . .... !I . liiattet-Y: · p~so~ . \,Limestone 'Bay. ·-·•- --~·-·w• • --~ . .. 1A comp~aed battery and a " l"· • .. .. - ----- .. -·--·-- . ---- x ~~aed gH can are I._ : : ·; -, . I ·- ' ~ " \ loca~tid approximately'25 feet ,_, - I 'from the water. 1"(•/ - +---- - .. ........ -- .. :.t;ot 87.--. -·--. ---- suapected l A 2.5' x 3' corrugated piece ,1 a1beato1 of tar paper that is suspected I! conteining ol oontalning aabeatos is .,<" ··.;•' matui•l '"' " ~.- ;: t .. !~-~--·--------- -- --- . - - .. - .. Wastewater. There la a white outflow pip$ i1 • . ! with·a foamy effluent believed ti t to be' •white water.• ~~,.2~?~ - !Paint cana. i 1T~~ ,_re •~ral paint. cane ' . x l~t,~{: in a •Md, the - ..,-- integr 'ty of some of the cans . has been breached . l4 Table 1: Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location Material Suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste / : Lot 227. Paint cans. Several paint cans, an empty gas can, and several plastic x containers that are full of an unknown liquid are present on i this property. Lot 242. Several paint There are several propane cans. x tanks, an oxygen tank, and several paint cans present on this property. Lot 278. General There is a pile of general household household debris on this debris. property. Elephant Bay. Unknown object There is an unknown metal and unknown object located along the liquid. shoreline that contains an ' unknown liquid. .... .... 15 -···-...--~ .......... _. .. _ ~d, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location Material Suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste Elephant Bay. MEK Peroxide. There is a large amount of debris along the shoreline of Elephant Bay including destroyed inflatable boats, outboard motors, a jet ski, x paint cans, gasoline cans, a SS-gallon drum with a label that reads, "Exxmar 12TP30," and a 4 ounce bottle with a label that reads, "MEK Peroxide." Lot 108. Paints. A shed adjacent to the house x contains 8 marine engines, weed killer, bleach, gas cans, paints, and resins. Plot A. Paint. The garage adjacent to the house contains paint, power x steering fluid, enamel, acrylic polymer sealant and a gas can. .I Lot 102. A battery. This lot contains a battery and an empty SS-gallon drum x with a label that reads, "Aropol 7241T-15 FDA Resin Solution." -- -· - • • Table 1: Potential Hazardou• SUbatances on Water I•land, U.S. Virgin Ialana (continued) LOcation LOt that is labelled bY a q119stion mark in a . trr.Acrle. " .. Lot 110. LOt that is labelled by an "X" inside a circle. -·_...._...--··----····~··~ -·- Lot 111. LOt 247. . ; ·r.oc 235. c·~· ; . ···:·:.·~.···:·~.: . - .. i l Material ·suspected ObHrvationa RCRA/CllltCM Hazardous Waste 1 Guoline. ' 1. r Paint. x l 1 Paint cans. x Material 1 suspected of containing 'i· asbestos. · ! x Batteries. ! l I x '!S!J;f;gillon '~,.. "'" ·~ "ir-~ .,,,.,,...,,.,- -.,,,,,.,, · drums. ! Hrr:;f!1.-.. 1.--,r; ' I. ~ ;yv\C• ;; .;...,.,Uf ".>la.'iHt "~>. 'there aria 4 (3 full.and 1 empty) gasblin• c~ns_present ad1acentto the driveway . ~~i~t cans, 2 ruate~ ~ire extihguisner• and rOQfing •hingle• that NY contain aab6atoa are located adjacent ~o the bouae. 'l'hert are j 3' x 4' corrugated panel• and r09fing shingles _ ~~e8ent. Both t~e panels and toe ehinglee are suepeoted of .............. .:, ~ ... ~ _ _. ubeatoa. h"(!~~l batterie.f!!, ••~eral gaa can•~ c pt.int,: ,-•~h~. t~inner, and·an iabandoned.outbOatd ilotor are·oreeent.' · < < ,, • • ...... ,' .. ·- ;; 'rultted refrigerator, 2 empty SS-gallon drums, an abandoned backhoe and a small cement lld.xer: are present . Table 1: Potential Hazardous Substances on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location Material Suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste I I Various construction material ! Lot 252. DELVAC 1230 I SAE-30 Motor and an empty 55-gallon drum Oil. x with a label that reads, "DELVAC 1230 SAE-30 Motor Oil, II are present on this site. Lot 269. Propane. A propane tank with a line x running into the house on the P!Operty is present. ' Lot 267. ThoroSeal A 5-gallon bucket with a label Cementious that reads, "ThoroSeal Water Seal Cementious Water Seal Coating. Coating," is located on the I site. I Lot 82. An AST. An AST that is rusted but not breached is present. The i contents are unknown. i \ Lot 36. Gas cans. Several gas cans, an oxygen cyli~der, a marine outboard I engine, a compressor, and a l can with the label, "HAV. ATF Mercon DEXRON-II MP," are present in a garage area adjacent to the house . .. - .. - 18 Table 11 Potential Hazardous SUbatances on Wate.r .. Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Continued) Location Material suspected Observations RCRA/CERCLA Hazardous Waste Hotel. An AST. At the base of the elevator adjacent to the water is an ' AST of unknown contents. • II I Chris Berglund. Program Director, General Electric Information Center, telephone conversation with David Maaball. Staff Enaineec, Dynamac Corporaticm,. November 12. 1993. Subject: Cont.ents of General Electric Transfo~ D4Z2577 S9P. James Brown, Line Department. Vugin Island Water and Power Authority, telephone co.nversation with David .Marsball, Staff F.ngineer, Dynamac CorporatiOD, November 30, 1993. Subject: Power Supply on Water IslaDd. · Block, Frank and George T. Davis, Suryey of Pccontagtjgation Methods Related to Field .Decoptamjpation of Vehicles and Materiel (Abridwl), U.S. Armament Research and Development Command, Chemical System Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. October, 1978. Robert Bridges, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engin~ Jacksonville District, telephone conversation with Phil Werner, Project Manager, Dynamac Corporation. October 20, 1993. Subject: Acquisition of DOD Records on Water Island. Bill c.outer, Representative. Water Island, Inc., personal interview with Phil Werner, Project Man.ager, Dynamac Corporation, November 2, 1993. Subject: Water Island Juan Davila, Program Manager, U.S. :Bnvironmental Protection Agency. Region II. telephone conversation with David MaISball, Staff Engineer, Dynamac Corporation, December 12. 1993. Subject: CBR.CLIS on Water Island. Domielly, Thomas, Geology of SL Thomas and SL John, Vugin Islands, Dissertation presented to the faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. May, 1959. Joel Golombek. Compliance Section, U.S. F.mironmcntal Protection Agency, Region II. telephone conversation with David Marshall. Staff Engineer, Dynamac Corporation. December 3, 1993. Subject: CERCLIS on Water ~ Walter Phillips, Resident, Water Island. personal interview with Phil Werner, Project Manager, Dynamac Corporation. October 1.8, 1993. Subject: Water &land. · Warren Pond, Resident, Water Island, personal interview with Phil Werner, Project Manager, Dynamac CorpOration, October 25, 1993. Subject: Water Island. Pritchett. Bail&: W°JSC, Inc., Water Island Appraisals, Volume I and Vil October, 1991 Richardson, Carol A., Water Island History Outline. November 1993. Carmen Rodriguez, Engineer, U.S. F.nvironmental Protection Agency. Hazardous Waste Branc:b, Region II - Puerto Rico, telephone conversation with David Marshall. Staff Engineer, Dynamac Corporation, December 7, 1993. Subject: Hazardous Waste I .andfills iu. tbe U.S. Vqin Islands and Puerto Rico. Loma Smith, Director. Department of Environmental Health, St. Thomas, Vugin Islands. telephone c:omersation with "David Marshall. Staff l?nginttr, Dynamac Corporation. Deccmbcr 30, 1993. Subjcc:t: Health Records for Watl'lr Ishmd. Soil Conservation Service (SCS). U.S. Department of Agriailtme. 1969. U.S. Army, Memorandum from Tcdmic:al Command Subject: Plan for Dis-&tablishment of the San Jose Project. May 12, 1950. U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency (USACMDA). Non-Stoctpile Cllemical Materiel Program, Suryey and AnaMjs Rc,port. November, J.9;93. ratorium backers square off at hearing I .L Terrilorill Aaocialion ... reapec:lively, led off Che 11y in a pablic bearing lay on St 'J1lomM on two am bills before Che Sellale : ud Environmental Pro-· 'omllUllee. . md rad from a report pre- ecanomic ocmlUltanla who "dmyiag buildin& permilB 1lllll1IClion would dccilllale .traction indaatry• in the Vugin Jaluda. Although neither bill prohibits the COllllruction of aiogle- or two- family housing or of bousing under the 1990 Atlonlable lbWng Act, Newland uid the bills would -· the cad of affordable bouaiDg in die Virgin IsWida and pul Che -Virgin lslanda info tbe poeilioll of suppolt- ing the miemployed." She said denylna developers their developmcnl would in the lotlg nm bllrt the worbt and the home- owner. Bat. Helen GjeaaDig. speaking OD bellllf of the Coalitioa for Plannod Development, pointed out that onder the bill sopported by the cmlition, .in additio'n lo affordable homiD&. .U Hurricane H118D recoo- lllndiou and renovalioo, both rai- deatial .ad amunen:ia1, would lltill be allowed. Newland said the bill would alieute "good corporate citi7.cns." Gjeuing said the Coalition would m:ommcnd lhe bill be amended ID also allow camtructioo of~ for new ooo-po11oting industry and e:q>alllion of existing commercial stnx:tmea. The Coalition, which Gjess.ing said bu colleclcd 800 sigoaturea in favor of a moralorium,. ii made up of four groups: Downslreet Pcop!C, ~MORATORIUM, ,..e 2 Bombs on Water Island? Army Corps of Engineers: Gas threat 'immediate hazard' By TRICIA CAMBRON Dally ...... S1aft A U.S. Army cbemical-weapooa lesl Ille on Water Island bu bee.n claaified a "substamial ud immedialc hazard,• the U.S. Army corps of E.ngineen reported Wecbaday. The cOlpa ~ lo fence the site 10 lessen the bazanl, said Walter Peno, direclar of the recent investigation. ' The report ii the result of a corps probe into whether an ~ DUlllba of lll1llWd-gas and cbokiog-ps bombs used iu a 19408 Army pro;ect may have bc:ea left. in the Virgin lslandl. °""l"- ,,,_by STEVE /llOCKSTE1N the llahts: v.1. Water and Power Authority operations nage Weanesday's St. Thomas electricity crisis by phone as .Jnill.3..in WAPA's.cootr.ol.mom. Sae !dnOt naoa.9. Of 21 testing sites checked by corps officials, liir only one showing any signs of potential danger is r,tie s6utb I( ,. J .\ \ shore of Water lsland' s F1am.iDgo Bay. j IM" __ Peno said J;M_j,[£__Navv mdd have_ buried ty,mhw lrft ..o · Dally_,,,_ by STEW! ROCICSTEIN I the lights: · V.L Weier' and Powel' Authority Operations anage WeCfraday's St. Thorn'8 el8cb1clly crlals by phone as , Unit 13 1n WM'A's co111ro1 room. See story, page 3. Ice negotiates J)lea bargain ~ dmpa of documelli bad and mllk- l falle --Clltl lo die pe:nmeat fti•dnlpped. Tiie. !fiiec ~ bid boen. linDd for ' trial tlaat wu to stan Wednesday -- Tiie laltelive apement al9o lllipulales · II aa ~ illlo. lbe 1986 dealb Dmvis Rb'• lomdl IMbmd. Jim Rice, DO( alf9clrd. . . "11lia apeemeat in no way confen Umuanily (OD Davis 'llicQ) willa lwpec:t lo the~ of dial ill\ . . • :o.vld N.iUmu, chief wi~AHIJoey for St. Croix; llaid in all Ails- 12 letter oadining lbe plea lgleemDDr ID 'I1lmllon McX.lviD, tbe federal public defender reprclellliDg Dav.ls Rif;o. .. ~ .ad Mcltelvin told visiting tJ .S. Diltriet hldge Aue E..Tbompleia S..·DA'VISJUCE, ,..1 on ·water l_slarid? • 'l. - Army Corps of Engineers: Gas threat 'immediate hazard'.- ~ sr- , · ·~---"---~- ___ ,__ .... _. --·--.. ~~ , : .J1wa·;~;49§111r•Brt~--~::Y·' 2 Virgin Islands n. o.ly Naws. Thlnday. August 1s. 1•1 WATER ISLAND: Army may have left poison gas (CCllldllaed "- p1111 1) lboee bombs. · Peno laid die dllcovery of an U.S. Army recorda lndiclle lbll ~ number of bombs in in 1947 1wo baraea con1alnln1 1966 at Plamlnao Pond coaplccl untnown quantitiea and l)'pea of with the face that It wu a conve- munlliolll wen bfou&bt to Water hlaad from San Joao bland In niml bole la die pvund II die rea- Panama. In· September 1949, ::..:.:ie.i:~ of record& Indicate "- boxcar" of The aroa 11 refened to u the cluaifled toxic chemical muaidaal Pllminco Bay nni-.e md 11"1111 WU tralllfenod from Maryland to damp In the COrpl. repon OD 111 the San Joec Project In St. Tbomu. lnveatlpdoa. llei:ord1 of 1bipment of the Perro said corp• official1 munldolll oat ot St. 1bomll • die IWll'Cbed 1m11or111 police _., end of die project ue lkadly. Oae Federal Blll'ea• of 1D¥est11ation lhlpmalt ol mareriall toot plKe In records and years of new1paper May 19SO aboard the USNI' Col. files Jooltln1 for reports of any WUU1111 J. O'Brien. The qu..itiel. bombl beina ancovered In the Vlr- and types ol nnmltlolll lhipped ue aln hland1. Perro said no other DOI ftCDl'ded. reporu of a cbemlcal-weapons find The bomm for which there are · 'WU dilc:overed. no di1poaal record• include an · •The laclt of Illy report ot findina undeUmllned DMlllber of 12S-poaad bombs over the years a1 any other c:bemlcal bomm contalnina btilftl' 'War Wmd 1oar1oo 11 lbe primary or mustard au •hipped 10 Waior reuoa for determlain& that thole bland by bGp oa May 21, 1941; •-Ate.Pmvaaid. 34 '00-po.nd and 1even 1,000- After extemlve study of local pound and 111 lllldeurmlDed _.,. and fedc:nl an:hlvea and viaiu to of 11'-pouad bombt, c:ontalnlna . 1he three te11ia1 1ite1 - Water choldlll pa. or cyanopn cblorlde, Jalud, Sub 8- 111111 Ibo W• Bnd alao teated on Willer Jalmd. ol St. Tbomu, the director of the SIDQe April, Ibo Hullllvillo, AIL- lnveati1ation save .hil report buoc1 ec:.pa or EnP-t bu bea1 ·· Wednaday: llylna IO find OUI wh81 ~ ID Tbe Corpl ~ <:.luaifiod tbe DAVIS RICE: Cops a plea (Coatlnued fnim p-ae 1) that th,. , .......... : .. - • · i\.-,t.ll It· [),ni-, Rice's pll'-1 h,11 g.1in \I \ t .I \~(I Plamin10 Bay aile, south of tbe metal warehollle, u a "wblWltial llld immecllllee hazmd" and funbor llated that "lhcrc II a reasonable poulbillly that severe bulrdl do ~ oa w ... Jaland." Howewr. hno llk1, hncina the - 1l'Ollld leleat the bazlld. Tbe ab wW eYeDllllllly bo exca- vllecl, hno llid. The corps' lnveadption II pat of tbe t>efenao Bnvlronmental RllllOndcJG Propn bopn in 1986 at 7,100 1ite1 acro11 tbe United S11te1 where weapon• teatin1 i1 1tnown to have been c:ondDcled. or llae 7,100 lltcs, about 1,100 have been claulficd u potcDtially clln- 1-. Perro rcfllaed to lpeCUlate OD bow dlliprOl9 the bombl would be if 'ilry n ltlll on w.- bland and if Ibey Wllte dDloalled. He aald the corp1 u1ume1 a "wor11-cue ICCllario" -that all bomba me "live" - la matioD 10 111y •lllllskma debria, but lidded lhe bombs woald have to be "dia- tarbed, • lifted, dropped or dug up, foreumple. He 1dvl1ed if anyone comes acro11 111ytbin1 that looks Hite a bomb to "blclt away immediately" IDd notify the police. lleport1 of bow many bombs were found at Planiln10 Bay In 1966 and what - done wilh lbeai - coaflk:dlla, Perro said.. Navy records 11y "1everal" bomba -- fCJUDd, all but ~ bad been vmted (wu empty of cbeml- cal exploaivoa), aod that one wu blown up without "noticeable relcue of any chemlcal." Byewitnrm, oa die Olber band, have dcacribed flndlns IWO bombs, 18 to 24 Inches in diameter, and about ' feet loq. Including flna, !be ccxpt repon 11y1. The eyewlmeaie. aald Navy per- IOlllllll did DOI ddoule the bomm oa lite bat IOOk Ibo two bombs with them and 8dvlaed that oo fllrther exca\'ltion would be performed 11 lhe lite, the repon A)'I. Peno laid h11 iavestl1ation of Water bland la UJIJ'Olated to tbe expiration of tbe lease in 1992 bctlreen the federal 1ovemment and • privlle muter leaebolder. V .L Detepte to Coaareaa llon de Luao bu a bill in tbe U.S. Houac of Ropnimlldvw llllltin& 10 11'1111- fer lbe ~ Wiiier Ialand to lbe Vir11D hland1 when 1ba1 lease apirea. MORATORIUM: Hearing series Water Island transfers will begin Daily News Staff The federal government and the V.I. government have reached an agn:cmeut to case transfer of Water Island to the territory, Inlttior Secretary Bruce Babltitt announced Thursday. In a caemony at the lgteri- or Departmott in Washing- ton, D.C., Babbitt and Gov. Roy L Schm::ider signed an agreement diat will transfer ~lo the V.l govern- ment of certain parcels of the small island in SL Thomas Hamor. "After sc•eral years of delay, this apcmcnl begins the process fw the tr.msfcr of Water Island,.Babbitt said. Phase I of the agreement will transfer about 50 acres, designated as the hotel sire, and associaad properties, including a atchmcat basin, deep-Waler dock. public ferry dock, a beach and public roads. The ma! NIU phases of the agrcemCllt, yet to be aimplet- ed, will settle up land deals made with residents ;md busi- nesses 011 the island. Under the agreement announcai Tlmsday, Interior will fund up .., $3.3 million for demolition and cleanup of the hotel facililics, removal of hazardoas materials and repair of the ckl:p-waJer dodc damaged duriug Hurricane Hugo. The VJ. gCJl'emment will repair the ferry dock. remove storm debris aai the remains from the de•olition and cleanup of the bDtel. JA1 - 04-oC/OI- O I :J.,. / ~ ,.,~ (lc,c,e K ·q,,,~ 0~'(11" A-'v ~( ,,------------'l~ } 1tf' ~ ~~ J J, · The Daily News, Wednesday, April 15, 1992 't/t...f[ '> 111-•r ~ The Oaily News of the Virgin Islands _, Dr Founded Aug. 1, 1930, by J. Antonio Jarvi• and Ariel Melchior Sr. EditoriaJs represent the views of the editorial board. Members aie: ARJEL M£LOllOR JR. Publish4er & Editor RONAU> E. Dll.IMAN General Manager 1r ao PENNY FIUDIZIIC Executive Editor Water Island boost Negotiations for the integration of Water Island with the local government has taken a more positive tum with the co- operative efforts of chairmen of the congressional commiuees who will handle the matter. V.I. Delegate to Congress Ron de Lugo and Sen. I. Bennett Johnston have urged Secretary of Interior Manuel Lujan Jr. to negotiate agreements for the sale of lots to the existing tenants on the approximately 500-acre island and to submit recom: mendations to them by the end of this year. The island, in 1952, was leased !Jy the Interior Department to a private firm for the purpose of developing tourism. But instead,. the lease, which has been criticized as poorly drawn and administered, has been a· source of controversy for some time. And within the last decade, DCg9tiations have been taking place to remove federal·awnership.irom the island. Johnston, the Senate Encigy and Natural Resources Com- mittee chairman, and de Lugo, the House Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs chairman, have been at odds on how best 10 resolve the situation. In the meantime, renewal · of the lease between Interior and the currenl leaseholder is due in December. Even though the master leaseholder has expressed a lack of interest in renewing the lease, scores of sub-lessees who owned their homes but leased the land- on which they were built would be affected by the final determination of the future of the island. Also there were financial considerations built into the original lease that have been a· matter of contention between the local and the federal governments as to whom would stand the burden. Consequently, Johnston introduced a bill which would have placed the island on the auction block with the federal government as sole arbiter. At the same time de Lugo sought to have the local government be a part of any negoti· a1ions affecting the ultimate transfer of the island lo the ter- ritorial government Neither hill received full congressional approval. And maybe that was for the better since conflicting legislation would exacerbate a situation that already had been creating unnecessary ill-will among residents. , . The leeway given to Lujan by both lawmakers to develop procedural mauers in consultation with the governor may be just what is needed to effect a smooth transfer of the island. Hopefully, it is the first step in obtaining ·a mutually agreeable document that will be fair and equitable to all parties concerned, especially residents of the territory. :Jay-OJ/.D901- 013 .. Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL VERSION2.0 8 DECEMBER 1993 [f:!.'!:l) JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ~ tl,(-04o9Dl-O!t/- t f Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN DEFENSE ~O~~~TION PROGRAM FORMERLY USED DBFBNSB SITES Ordnance and Bmlosiye Waste COB!l) Program Formtz Ft. Segura Project Water Island, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Project No. I02VI097701 SUBMffTBD: Robert c. Bridgers Project Manager CBSAJ-DP-I RBVIBWBD: CBSAJ-DS .. CESAJ-DP CESAJ-PD CPSAJ-BN ~~ . CBSAJ-OC ci' CESAJ-RB '{~illi-4.if! USA CB APPROVED: Deputy District Fiiginru, Project Manager Concur: ~ ~ . . u~. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division U~. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division U '...~ Anny Chemlcal J.Uicricl Destruction Agency u:s. Army Ttt.!nrical B.tcort Unit JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT PAGE Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS . SECTION I - INTRODUCTION · 1. Purpose 2. Project Authority 3. Project Background (Site History and Description) 4. Status Update 5. Project Description 6. Project Management 7. Individual Project Manager SECTION II - SCOPE OF WORK · 8. General Scope of Work (Detailed Description) 9. Real Estate Requirements 10. Project Implementation 11. Assumptions Page No. SECTION ill - WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 12. General Work Breakdown Structure 1 1-2 3-5 5-9 9 9-10 10-11 11-13 13 13 14-15 16 SECTION N - ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBILITIES, AUTHORITY 13. Organization Breakdown Structure 14. Project Team SECTION V - RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENT MATRIX 15. General Responsibilities 16. Project Team Responsibilities 17. Responsibility Assignment SECTION VI - PROJECT SCHEDULE 18. Project Schedule 19. Project Milestones JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT 16-19 20 21-27 27 28 28 28 PAGE ii Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANA.GEMJ!'NT PLAN SECTION vn - BUDGET Afn>· cost ESl'lMATB 20. ~ Cost Estimate 21. Cost Bmmate Changes 22. Project Funding SECI'IONVIII - IMPLBMEWI'AnON ~ 23. Resource Allocation Plan 24. Project Cooperation Plan 25. Aequisi.tion Plan 26. Real &tale Plan 27. Total Quality Plan 28. Value Engineering Plan 29. s.fety Plan 30. Security Pll!l 31 .. Cuttunl ·Raouroes P1an 32. :Environmental Plan 33. Operation and Maintenance Plan 34. Management Control P2an 35~ . Reporting Requircmrnts 36. :Change Control Plan 37. ProPerty Management Plan 38. Project Issues A. Project Map B. Responsibility Assignment Matrix C. Project Schedule and Network Diagram D. List of Milescones E. •;PrOjeet ·cast &timate F. Fundirig Requirements G. Community Relations Plan H. DqJt of Army l.ettec of Priority I. · Proje'Ct Issues . J. Acronyms ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT • 28- 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 34 PAGE iii Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN SECTION I - JNTRODUCTJON 1. Purpose This Project Management Plan (PMP) was developed for the Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) project at the Fonner Fort Segarra (FPS) site on Wata Island, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. 'Ibis PMP will address the Site Investigation (SI), Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/PS), Remedial Design (RD), and Remedial Action (RA) (OEW Removal) phases of the approved project. The PMP will identify the responsibilities of the Jacksonville District (CESAJ), Huntsville Division (CE.HND), U.S. Army Technical &cort Unit (TBU), and the U.S. Army Chemical Mataia1 DesU:uction Agency (USACMDA). The USACMDA Program Managez for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel was anignM the Fort Segarra project, with TEU in execution support, as the result of the Cbcmical Warfare Materiel (CWM) considerations at the project site. On 26 August 1992 the South Atlantic Division Commander aqjgned the Former Fort Sqarra - Fonnerly Used Defmse (FUD) site to the Jacbonville District. The District .Bn&inecr uaigncd the project to the Deputy District Fngincer for Project Management. The Project Management Branch is responsible to manage the project in accordance with the Life Cycle Project Management principles and regulations. The Jacbonville District Project Manager (CF.sAJ-DP-1) will organi7.C and oversee the activities of the elements involved from the Jacksonville District. He will also coordinate with CEHND, USACMDA, and TEU on their activities to ensure all efforts are directed at accomplishing the site investigation and any remediation iequUeC.in 1.11.expedient manner. The project manager will sezve as the primary point of contact with local officials and for inteJ:ageocy coordination. The PMP is not intended to be all inclusive nor to anticipate or include all possible changes to the project during its continuing development. Rathtt, it is a dynamic document that will require change and updating as the project progreues through to its completion. The Jacksonville District is preparing a revised Inventory ProjCct Repo~.(INPR) addressing Huardous and Toxic Waste (H'1W) issues for the FPS site •. The PMP may be revised to include project activities in support of any HlW proj~ that may develop. 2. Proiect Authori7,ation Authoriz.ation of this project is rontai~ in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formtrly Used Defense SiteS (DERP-FUDS). As the result of the DERP-FUDS legislation, USACB was tasked with the management of the environmental cleanup of all FUDS locations, to include overall program responsi"bility for Hazardous and Toxic Waste (HTW) management. Wrthin the USACE, the Huntsville Division (CEHND) is tasked to support the responsible USACE Geographical District at all ~ ~ JACKSONVIlLE DISTRICT . Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN sites where ordnance and explosive waste are involved. This also includes sites where chemical warfare material (CWM) was utilized. Specialized HTW Districts are given the responsibility of conventional hazardous waste cleanup for these sites. Under the DERP program the FFS has been identified as a site requiring OEW investigation and clean-up support. Huntsville Division (CEHND) was assigned the Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) and Design Center for Explosive Ordnance (EXO) on 5 Apr 90. EXO has now been labeled as Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW). All work at the FFS will be performed in accordance with the Management Plan for Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Mandatory Center of Expertise and Design Center (CEHND 1105- 3-9) and the Life Cycle Project Management (LCPM) regulations for DERP-FUDS contained in ER-5 dated 30 September 1992. The Department of Defense (DOD), in a letter signed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on 13 March 1991, designated the Secretary of the Army as the Defense Executive Agent for the destruction of all DOD chemical warfare-related material. Within the Department of the Army (DA), the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, Logistics and Environment) (ASA (I,L&E)) is responsible for chemical material destruction. The USACMDA was established to carry out that mission for the ASA (I,L&E). Within USACMDA, the Program Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Material (PM-NSCM) is responsible for identifying recovered chemical munitions, assessing sites with possible buried chemical weapons; coordinating the transportation of recovered weapons to sites where they can be destroyed; and destruction of all non-stockpile materials contaminated with chemical agents. Currently, non-stockpile materials include chemical agent contaminated containers, chemical warfare production plants, chemical warfare wastes from past disposal operations, buried and range recovered munitions, reclamation and destruction of chemically contaminated structures and associated equipment. Currently this PMP, only addresses buried/recovered munitions and CWM wastes from past disposal operations at .the FFS site. The PMP for the FFS project will be revised as necessary to incorporate the findings of the updated INPR which will address the HTW considerations resulting from the DOD activity at the FFS. Within the U.S. Army Chemical Biological Defense Command (CBDCOM), the Technical Escort Unit (TEU) is responsible for emergency destruction of chemical ammunition, and support for transportation of chemical warfare material, as required by USACMDA. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 3. Project Baclqmmnd In June 1950, the U.S. Army initiated a program to dispose of (ex~) U.S. Government property no longer be.ing used for defense related purposes by the Department of Defense. Recipient of the FFS site and the property at Water Island was the U.S. Departmalt of Interior (DOI). The Comprehensive Fnvironmental Response, Compensation and Llability Act (CBRCLA), originally enacted in 1980, was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthori7.ation Act (SARA) of 1986 and mandated that property containing haz.ardous and toxic wastes or ordnance was the responsibility of the entity contributing to the contamination. Even though DOD no longer has title to the property, CBRCLA and SARA define the US Govmunent 88 a potential responst"ble party. provided that the U.S. Army was determined to be at least partially the source of the contamination. The following is a brief Site History and Deacription: a. The PPS is located on Water laland which is located in the Sl 1b.omaa Bay, between the Past and West Oregerie Channels, 90Uth of the city Charlotte Amalie, Sl Thomas, US Vugin Islands (see Appendix A). The PPS site has historically been stated as being approximately 500 acres which was acquired from the East Asiatic Company/West Indies Company through condemnation in June 1944. Water Island was acquired for a coastal defense installation known 88 Port Segarra. The Department of the Army (DA) was constructing the coastal defense installation when World War n ended and construction was halmd. b. The Army's Chemical Corps moved its San Jose Project (UOpical test site) from Panama to the Vugin Islands in 1948. Between 1948 and 1949, the Cbcmical Corps upgraded the previously constnJcted facflitie.!. A review of lists of approved test p1ans shows that early tests on Water Island focused primarily on blister (mustard) and choking (chlorine, phosgene, and cyanogen chloride) agents, and that later tests were planned to Uift to captured German munitions and nerve agents. In 1949, the TEU brought unidentified chemical munitions to the Vugin Islands. By late 1949, the Chemical CoipS was dissatisfied with the Virgin Islands location and decided to shift operations to Dugway Proving Ground, UT even though chemical testing was ongoing. In 1950, the VlI'gin Islands project was terminated and chemical munitions removed by TBU. The items removed were E46 chemical bombs (modified l lS lb. M70 bombs filled with nerve agent GA) and F.52 bombs (modified T3El 125 lb. bombs filled with GA). lf.T"r.ll ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGFMENT PIAN c. The following sites are known or thought to have been used for ordnance and chemical waapons testing activities: (Note: Records and personnel interviews with individuals involved in the testing indicate te3ting occuaed only at Area 4,S,6, and 8). (1) Test Area 1. This area is located on the northwest shore of Wat« Island on Ruyter Bay, just north of Carolina Point. The area is currently occupied by a home and small parking garage. Two ammunition bunkers are located nearby. (2) Test Area 2. This area is located on the north side of Providence Point adjacent to Phillips Unding. 'lbc Test Area was dtedged out several years ago in preparation for a small harbor, but was subsequently filled in again. (3) Test Area 3. This area is located at the point of Druif Bay, and is just east of the Water Island Hotel beach area. It has been~ that this area was excavated for fill in 1981 and subsequently refilled with IOil from another location on the island. (4) Test As.ea 4. Thia area is located to the south and southwest of the Flamingo Bay Harbor. 1be site straddla the road from the deep-water dock. The area north of the road is rc1ativcly clear of debris. Howevec, the area south of the road is the island junk yard with about 50 abandoned vehicles. (5) Test Area 5. Thia area is located south and southeast of the Flamingo Bay Harbor and is IOUth of tbe road from the ~water ·dock. 'Ibis area was used to ac:cUmulate and bum· debris from HUrricane Hugo in 1989. There is a substantial amount of mef3Uic debris on the ground.·· (6) Test Area 6. This area is located on. the eastern shore of the southern part of the island, due east of.Flamingo Bay. 1'bia site bas been extensively devdoped along the ridge line, and the 1owc:c paits ·of the site are along a rocky shOie • . (7) .tc;st ·Area 7. This area is located .on the north part of the island and extends from ·thC Point.of Sprlt Bay nortbe8St to &st Gregerie Channel. The northern part of the Test Area is covered with a pond of red-colored water. (8) Test Area 8. This area is now covered by the Wat« Island Hold. The hotel has not been repaired or occupied since its destruction by Hur.rlcane Hugo. (9) Flamingo Bay landfill and Warehouse Alea. A metal warehouse was constructed by the Water Island Hotel near the deep-water dock for storage of vehicles and JACKSONVU..LE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA .PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN materials. The warehouse was constructed on an area filled in for this purpose. The area south of the warehouse was the site where chemical bombs were discovered in 1966. The bombs were discovered while a dragline was removing unsuitable "Elephant Muck" material. After this discovery, the site was filled in and covered with borrowed soil to a depth of about three feet. Debris, abandoned vehicles, and scrap now cover the site. (10) In addition to the Test Areas and the landfill site, salt water tidal pools around Water Island are a primary potential target for dumping of OEW and chemical agent filled ordnance. d. The Army turned over Water Island to the Department of the Interior (DOI) by an indefinite revocable permit. The DOI assigned the permit to the St. Thomas Development Authority (STOA) in 1951. The STDA then leased Water Island to Water Island, Inc., a local development corporation. On 11Jul1952, Public Law 511 (82nd Congress) authorized the transfer of Water Island from the DA to the DOI. On 10 Dec 1952, the DOI executed a new lease to the Water Island, Inc., which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort With many subleases. This lease expired on 31 December 1992. The Island is currently the site of a large tourist resort hotel (destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989) and is also inhabited by about 300 people during the winter season. Many cruise ships call in St. Thomas with many docking near Water Island. e. In 1966, during the construction of the Flamingo Bay warehouse, a crew employed by the lessee, Water Island, Inc., uncovered several large objects that resembled bombs. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Roosevelt Roads Naval Base (Ceiba, Puerto Rico) identified the objects as M-70/M-78 series chemical ordnance bombs. The EOD team indicated that this site had been used by the Army as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to excavate in this area again. The lessee notified the DOI of the problem but no further investigations have been performed. No known injuries or other problems hav_e occurred at this site. The site is on the southwest part of the Island near Flamingo Bay along the seashore and is known locally as the Flamingo Bay Landfill. It is an unstable area subject to storms and high tides. 4. Status Update. a. In October 1985, the DOI sent a memo to Mr. Lewis D. Walker (DA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) requesting that the Army determine if Water Island was ever used for chemical warfare testing or similar activities. No correspondence can be found of Mr. Walker's reply, but subsequent to this JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN DOI memo, Fort Segarra was added to the PUDS Inventory for a future Preliminary Assessment (PA). . .. b. In the spring of 1989, Congressional Delegate Ron de Lugo of the Virgin Islands and Chainnan of the llou3e Interior Subcommittee on Insular and lntemational Affairs~ introduced legislation (BR 1345) which would autbome the Seaelary of the Interior to transfer title of Water Island to the Government of the Virgin Islands. Status of this legislation is unknown in December 1993. c. In the summer of 1989, Jacbonville District (CF.SAJ) co~ work on the Fort Segarra Inventory Project Report (JNPR). The final INPR was completed in June 1990, and forwarded by CEBND to HQUSACB for approval. On 20 Aug 1990, HQUSACB approved the INPR and audlodzed CFBND to proceed (subject to availability of funda) with the investigations and any removal actions required. On 24 Oct 90, CFSAJ informed DOI of the approval of the INPR and the fact that the Corps would be commencing cleanup opera!ions in the near futlire. . d. CBRND penonne1 met with TBU and Department of the Army (DA) on 19-20 Dec 90, conccming their need far TBU assistance at Port Stpna. LTC Doc Bishop, DirecCor of the CWM Program at the DA, ~ that the TBU was unable, at that time, to pmYide transport and stonge semces· for any CWM teCOVm!d at FFS~. (IBU bas now indicated it will provide support). Reeently within DA and the Army Materiel Command (AMC), the policy seems to bav~ shifted to calling IeCOVeted. CWM; a hazardous and toxic wd (HTW) under BPA ~~· TbiJ policy Shift cnme. numy ~problems: :;', '(1) ·Since CWM is a ha7J!rd0\ls waste, it must be. transpoirted by a lioeosed RTW tnnspc>tter. "Ibis transporter must ilso have an EPA ID number., TJm is not licaised to txaDlport hazardous waste. Further difficultiea arise from the fad that conuneRal carricn cannot transport CWM. (2) There are only seven installations in the Continaltal United States (CONUS) that are autbori7.ed to store CWM. However, the commanclen of these sevm instaJJatims are onBble tO accept any CWM numifcsted as HlW as this would vioJatc Part B of their insiaBatien :ttcRA· permits conceming the storage of HTW. · ·(3) The DOD would be the lead agency for the control of the CWM but all actions womd be subject to EPA, State, and local regulations. (4) The above seven installations have nearly reached their physical capacity to store ~ CWM even though AR-S0-6 ay.s they mun accept the CWM. Tbcac installations will remain at or near capacity until such time as the Chemical Demilitarization Program itdUCes" the CONUS military stoclcpilc. (S) Finan)', Johnston Island· (JI) can no longer accept CWM for storage and dCmilitarization from any areas of the world other than the Pacific Basin. This is a result of lf.ffll ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN the •venatu Agreement• where President Bush agreed with the Government of the Solomon Islands not to accept at n any CWM found outside the Pacific Basin. e. On 9 Jan, 1991, CBHND formally requested in writing, Commandec Army Mataiel Command (AMC) and TBU support to cleanup at FPS. AMC was provided all of the pertinent background information and the reasons for the urgmcy. f. CEHND and CESAJ briefed Governor of the U.S. Vrrgin Islands, Alexander Farrelly, on 21 Mar 91, concerning the status of the FPS (Water Island) project and the U.S. Govmunent's plans for eve.ntua1 mnediatioo of the site, u necessary. An overview of the CEBND Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OBW) Program was also presented. Governor Farrdly requested that a search of military records be performed on all Fonneriy Used Defense Sites in the U.S. Vugin Islands. g. On 12 Aprll 1991, CBHND, contraded with Bbasco, Inc. to perform an Arehives Search of Fort Segarra and all other FUDS located within the U.S. Vugin Islands. 'lbc - Archives Search Report was comp1'ted on 3 Jul 91. The history of Fort Segarra and the nature of the testing cond\Jctcd there are contained in the Archives Search Report. The tq70rt provided a Risk Assenment. Code (RAC) of 1 for the P.lamlnJo Bay landfill area. Based on the RAC 1 saning, CBHND determined that an Intmm Remf'Afial Action project to install ·a fence around the Flamingo Bay landfill site was riecessary. h. On 18 Jul 91, CEBND aud HQUSA~ brld'ed Congreuiooal Delegate Ron de Lugo on the status of the Water l&1aad project. The findings of the ieceatly completed Archives Search of tile PPS 8ncf other PUDS in the U,S. Vugin Tslancts were discussed. The primary concern emphasized by CEHND WU the RAC 1 (Flamingo Bay I andfill) site Oil Water Island. i. On 14 Au' 91, the Governor was briefed by CEHND and ~AJ oo the results of the Archives Search~ A press Idease was issued to the public advi$Dg of the issuance of the Archives RepOrt. Later that day repiesentatives from CBBND and CESAJ held a public meeting on Water Island and briefed the residents on the n:port. They were also informed of the plans. to fence the FWningo Bay Landfill area and to complete topogmphic surveying of Water Island. j. A contract to fence the Flamingo Bay landfill site and to.perform topographic surveying was awarded Ebasco, Inc., on 14 Aug 91. Inst.a11aDon of the fence was coxnplctcd on 4 Oct 91, and topographic surveys were completed on 14 Nov 91. The Flamingo Bay Landfill site and test areas 2, 4, S, 6, and 7 were mapped at a scale of one inch equals 30 ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT . Former FORT SEGARRA . PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN feet (l" =30'). In addition, the entire Water Island was planirnetrically mapped at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet {l" =200'). k. Another contract was awarded to Ebasco, Inc. on 27 Sep 91, to prepare-eoncept - ordnance remediation work plans. The final concept work plans were completed on 16 Mar 92. These plans will be provided to the remediation contractor for incorporation into the final plans for the FFS project. 1. The Governor's Press Secretary, Mr. James O'Bryan, was briefed by CEHND and CESAJ on 4 Dec 91 regarding the status of Water Island project. On the same day a meeting was held with the residents of Water Island. For the benefit of the island residents that were not at the 14 Aug 91 meeting, the Archives Search Report was discussed. The status of CEHND remediation contracting action was also discussed. The residents were given an opportunity to obtain copies of the recently completed topographic and planimetric maps. m. On 3 Feb 92, CEHND briefed the CESAJ Commander, COL Salt, on the history and status of the Water Island project. n. On 1June1992 a memorandum from General D. Reimer, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, to the Chief of Engineers and others, declared the Fort Segarra and the Raritan Arsenal projects as CWM pilot projects with high priority in the DA. o. In June 1992, CESAJ, CEHND and MTA, Inc. visited Water Island for the contractor's pre-proposal site visit. Brief meetings were held with Mr. James O'Bryan, Mr. Bob Bunn, DOI territorial representative, and several local officials. p. In August 1992, the new Non-Stockpile Program Manager from USACMDA visited all former CWM test areas on Water Island. Again brief meetings were held with the Governor's staff (Mr. O'Bryan), DOI representative, and DPNR. Staff personnel from CEHND, USACMDA, CESAJ, CESAD, and HQUSACE accompanied the new Non - Stockpile Program Manager. q. On 26 August 1992 Project Management for the FPS project was assigned to CESAJ by the Commander, CESAD. r. In September and October 1992, the National Park Service conducted cultural resources field investigations on Water Island. Twelve historic and archeological sites were identified during this extensive study. Some of the 12 identified sites are located in or near JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN areas that may be investigated for the presence of chemical warfare material (CWM) as part of this project. s. On 30 October 1992, the first FFS project coordination meeting was held- at the Jacksonville District office. Representatives from CEHND, USACMDA, CESAD and CESAJ briefed Col Salt on status of project and roles and responsibilities of each organization. t. A follow-up project scoping meeting was held in Atlanta, GA on 11-12 Nov 92. Representatives from CEHND, USACMDA, and 1EU provided a forum for the CESAJ Project Manager to initiate the development of the PMP. u. On 14-15 January 1993, a meeting was held in Huntsville, AL with all parties to discuss comments on the DRAFT plans for non-intrusive site characterization activities by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc .. v. April 1993, USACMDA Report to Congress includes the FFS location as a site containing potential CWM. This information is briefed to the Governor, USVI by the Deputy District Commander for the Antilles, LTC Benton. w. 10 August 1993, project coordination meeting held in Jacksonville, FL. Purpose of meeting was to identify actions necessary to initiate intrusive activities in Sep 94 as directed by ABC, BG Brown. x. 9 September 1993. Workplan revised and distributed by CEBND to USACE, CMDA, and TEU. Plan identifies non-intrusive site characterization activities to be conducted in early 1994. 5. Project Description The proposed project activities will concentrate on the areas where chemical warfare material (CWM) testing exercises are sumected to have been conducted in the late 1940's and early 1950's. These areas have been identified through initial archives searches. Other areas suspected of containing conventional OEW will also be investigated. Interim Removal Actions for OEW have been initiated to address areas which present an imminent and substantial danger to the public. The CEHND approach to the OEW problem is based on removing the imminent and substantial danger to the public. An Interim Removal (Remedial) Action (IRA) was performed at the Flamingo Bay landfill site by fencing the one acre (approx.) area. This action was initiated at this area since it was given a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) 1, based on the finding of ordnance during the 1966 construction in the area. . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN · 6. Project Management The Commander, South Atlantic Division (CESAD) has tasked the Jacksonville District (CESAJ) with the responsibility of Project Management for the project. In this regard, CESAJ will correlate the requirements of all responsible organizations and develop the FFS Project Management Plan (PMP). A comprehensive network-of atl program activities to be performed by CEHND, USACMDA, CF.SAJ, TEU, and others has been developed by CESAJ and is included as an Appendix C to the PMP. Primary responsibility for matters relating to Public Affairs will be CESAJ. In addition, the CESAJ Antilles Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico will be the primary point of contact for any matters involving the coordination and input of the local and federal governmental agencies in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands {USVI). The Corps of Engineers will act as the lead agency for the project initiating such actions as necessary in coordination with the supporting agencies to carry the project through remedial action (RA) (removal). As such, the Corps of Engineers is primarily responsible for the completion of the (RI/FS), the preparation of design documents, and the advertisement, award, and supervision and administration of the RA contracts for all items except those designated as the responsibility of supporting agency. The responsible Authorized Contracting Officer (ACO) and their contractor will be responsible for obtaining all permits required for any phase of the project. The supporting agencies may negotiate with the Corps of Engineers and provide funding for any actions required as a part of other contractual arrangements. These items of work will be within the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding between USACMDA, USACE, and USACBDCOM. 7. Individual Project Manager Within the Corps of Engineers, project planning, engineering, design, and implementation is being managed under the Life Cycle Project Management concept. An Individual Project Manager (IPM) oversees the project through completion of Remedial Action (Removal). The IPM' s role in the project implementation is to: a. Develop project schedules, budget, and funding requests based on inputs from other Corps of Engineers elements and the supporting agencies. b. Serve as primary point of contact between the supporting agencies and the Corps of Engineers. · c. Ensure that project development continues on schedule within available funding. IF.ffll ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN d. Ensure that changes or refinements to the proposed plan or schedules are fully coordinated with higher headquarters within the Corps of Engineers and with the supporting agencies. e. Ensure that various project products meet the specified objectives and needs of both the Corps of Engineers and the supporting agencies. f. Ensure that project funding for subsequent stages is requested and programmed in accordance with the overall project schedule. g. Report to the Deputy District Engineer for Project Management (DDE(PM)), the District's Project Review Board, and the supporting agencies on the status of the project. h. Make adjustments as necessary to this document to keep it current and reflective of the project as it progresses through the various stages. -SECTION II - SCOPE OF WORK 8. Scope of Work a. The current strategy will include the non-intrusive site characterization activities at selected areas where CWM testing is suspected to have been conducted. This non-intrusive work will include a combination of the following types of activities: (1) shallow soil samples (2) magnetometer surveys (3) ground penetrating radar surveys (4) vegetation surveys (5) shallow groundwater samples b. The removal/relocation of significant non-Department of Defense (DOD) debris will be required prior to conducting the site characterization activities. Since much of the debris is abandoned motor vehicles it will be necessary to address hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) issues. c. Complete details of these plans will be provided by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc., in Draft and Final form prior to start of any on-site activity. After the plans are approved by CEHND, CESAJ, USACMDA, and TEU, they will be fully coordinated with all interested Federal and local agencies as well as the general public. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN d. Full compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NBPA), as amended, will be completed prior to start of any non-intrusive or intrusive activity on a particular site. All field invdigatioos, including, but not limited to soil samples (shallow or deep), water samples (shallow or deep);-and clPJ1riag of vegetation. will be fully evaluatM by CESAJ and CEBND to determine the impacts of the propoaed actiooa on the environmeatal or cultmal resources of any particular area to be investigated. 'Ibis information will then be coordinated by CESAJ with appropriate Federal and tenitorial agencies. e. The IeSU1ts of tbia non-intrusive activity will determine the need for additional site cbaracterizatio studies to include more intrusive work to verify subsurface anomalies that could be CWM or OBW. No intrusive activity will be allowed until all teqUired plans have been reviewed by the appropriate Federal, tenitorial agencies and authorities. f. Environmental Mitigation: The proposed actions during the site charact.crizati phases should .a.ot 2qUire any mKigation .plan. However, future mnediation plans, if nccesmy, Will be closely evaluated and will provide for enviroomerital mitigation where necessary. g. Cultural ~ Wodc Given the pntential -for adverae effects to the significant cultural resources on w~ Ialand, a cultural n:sources mitigation plan will be required for site investigations in m:as that have been identified as containing significant cultuml or archeological resources. F.ach area to be investigated for CWM will be evaluated regarding the idmtification of cultural ICSOll1'c:e& and the need for a mitigation plan will be determined before starting any non-intrusive (or intrusive) site dwacaization activities or miuited remedial actions. b. The following work p1am will .requim approval by CEHND and CESAJ prior to start of any work by the CBlfND coo.tracem, M'I'A, Inc.: ~ ~ . (1) Site Specifie Work P1an ($SWP) (2) Site Safety &alth Plan (SSBP) (3) QualitY Control (QC). Plan (4) Cbemia.1 Daia Acquisition Plan (CDAP) (S) Sampling, Analyzing, and Relocating of Non-DOD Debris Plan (6) Property Management Plan ,(J) Dcfemc Reutiliation Marketing.Office (DRMO)· Tum-in Plan .. (8) Hurricane ~ Standard Operating Proc;:edure (SOP) #4 (9) F.mel'gency Response Plan JACKSONVILLE DJSTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN i. USACMDA, TEU, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Environmental Health Center (NEHC), will monitor the development of the work plans and provide recommendations to CEHND regarding the approval of such plans. j. CESAJ will assume the lead in developing the environmental documentation and agency coordination necessary to meet NEPA and cultural resources requirements. Depending on the findings of the site characteriz.ation activities, additional environmental coordination and documentation may be required if any OEW or CWM material is located. k. USACE, on behalf of DOD, shall be designated as the generator, and shall be responsible for the manifesting of the CWM. USACMDA shall be responsible for the storage, transportation, and/or treatment/disposal of any CWM material recovered. 9. REAL ESTATE REQUIREMENTS No permanent real estate interest will be required. On 3 Jan 91, CEHND received- from CESAJ the Rights-of-Entry (ROE) to enter DOI and lessee property to perform site investigation and clean-up work. The ROE has been renewed and the expiration date extended again until February 1996 in order to complete the investigations and required remedial actions where necessary. The Interim Holding Facility as well as any treatment/disposal may necessitate the leasing or rental of property in order to establish these facilities. 10. PRQJECT IMPLEMENTATION The environmental restoration process is normally a four step process. The first step is a research into past operations. This is accomplished through a Preliminary Assessment (PA) which involves a records search and inspection to identify areas/sites of potential CWM contamination. The second step in the process is a RI/FS leading to the docurl}entation of decisions reached during these investigations/studies. This step involves a field investigation to determine the extent and nature of contamination and an evaluation of remedial alternatives leading to the selection of an alternative in the Record of Decision (ROD). The third step in this process consists of RD and RA. These activities address the remediation of the CWM areas. They can include removing CWM from the site for treatment or disposal; containing the CWM on site; or treating the CWM on site. Remedial actions are the final cleanup actions taken after the documented decision is issued. The final phase is the site closeout phase. During this phase which may be accomplished after any of the other three phases if appropriate, the decision is documented, Federal, State and local authorities are informed of the decision, and public notice of the closeout is accomplished . . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGAR.RA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PIAN 11. ASSUMPJ'IONS L Prior to any restoration activity being conducted at an actual or suspected CWM location, preliminary assessmmts and ICJIM'1fia1 investigatioos of the suspected site are required to detmmine the natme of contamination. The renwlial investigatiom along with the utnciated survey and sampling work and dcw;l•menbltion is the responsibility of the USACS. The dlaraclmization efforts will provide information for the development of the owal1 plan for the remediation of the e. b. The activities BMOCiated with the physical nmava1 of CWM from the site, or temporarily storing the CWM on site, are rekzlcd to as site operatiooslrenwHaJ activities. l'hD 'IBU IDd USACB are msponmDle for the mvation/n:moval of the CWM from the =c:avadoll e aad placing the CWM into tpeciaJiud eootainers p:ocured bJ USACMDA. If the CW .is to ·be bft in a tempmary hnkting facility, TSU and USACB will lmllpOrt the items to the interim holding faaili\y and tum them over to USACMDA who, in coojuncticn with CBSAI, will maintain and provide ICCUl'ity for the interim holding facility die. lf.6e. dleJli aa is made to deatroy the CWM GD-lite USACMDA wiB be responsiblflor all delb:idim actlYities. . . c. If the excavated CWM cannot or should not be tteated on-site, tnmsportation of the 1111terial to a aeleded 1ocatioP will become oece••ry. Prior to tramportatim, the proper NEPA·dooi•mentation must be prepated wl completed, witA a recoal of decilioa that idcntifi• traDlpol'lation as the ae1c cted option. Addffionally, u ~ CWM are to be treated u bazardCNa waste, envhonnwua\ dncumen'8tion mut be recei\lecl for tramportatiml, stuqe and dmtructim of the CWM. USACMDA, with the support of TBU, is iapomihle for all aspects of the off-site tnmportatioo of CWM. USACB will obtain the 04qaary environmental dcw;lunmtatioo for tlalllpCJrting the CWM u bazanlous waste includiq manifesting on behalf of DOD. All transportation activities will be completed in accordance with Public Laws 99-121and91~1. d." UsACMDA and ~MITBU are invol¥ed at FPS because ~is known or auspected CWM. e. At FFS, cmAJ' baa rmpoasihility for ovezall management of CWM conblminatrd site rcmtdiation. CESA.J and CBHND are accountable to emure aecurity, emc:rgency iapome, chmrical and eq>1olive safety, enviRJammtal compliance, medical suppar" chanical smcty, quality assurance, public affain, and otha' activities necessary for the safe and efficient destruction of CWM are effectively coordinated and properly executed. The USACB shall attempt to secure some of these services through agmements with local agencies. However, as the USACE does not have staff to provide all of the neceuary JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN technical support, USACMDA and CBDCOM/TEU will provide specialized CWM related technical support, as required. f. USACE and USACMDA, through their respective site contractors, will establish a comprehensive Occupational Health Program (OHP) in compliance with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and DA standards to prevent, diagnose, and treat occupational illnesses and injuries sustained in the performance of official duties. The contractor will incorporate all personnel directly supervising, supporting, or conducting NSCM operations into the OHP. g. Contingency Army Medical Department response capability for chemical accidents or incidents will be provided on a resource available basis. The scope and extent of such back-up medical support will be established in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between USACE, USACMDA, and the U.S. Army Health Services Command. h. USACE and USACMDA shall assure that a formal safety and health program is developed and implemented for their respective operations involving CWM that identifies, evaluates, and controls safety and health hazards and provides for emergency response. i. USACMDA will develop a Quality Assurance (QA) Program and establish and maintain the QA Program for operation and maintenance procedures for the treatment, temporary holding, and off-site transportation and the manifesting of CWM. USACMDA will provide QA related contract support. As applicable, USACE and CBDCOM, if in a supporting role to USACMDA will develop a Participant Quality Assurance Program Plan (PQAPP) and associated procedures, in coordination with the USACMDA QA Program Plan. PQAPP's will be submitted to USACMDA for review and acceptance prior to implementation. j. USACMDA will ensure that all chemical treaty compliance activiti~ are conducted in consonance with the Chemical Treaty Convention provisions. k. USACMDA will develop and approve all plans and procedures required for the treatment, temporary holding, and transportation of CWM. Plans will include as a minimum, medical support, safety, industrial hygiene, surety, emergency response, security, and environmental compliance. Plans and procedures will be coordinated with USACE and CBDCOM, as applicable, to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local policies and regulations. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN SECTION m - WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 12. Geru;ral - Wo.tk Brrakdown Structure The Wo.tk Breakdown Structure (WM)-is a listing of the products and sub-products requilcd to implement the RD and Remedial Action (Removal). A CfY9Y of the wm is included in Appendix B. The major activities to be compJe.ted prior to the start of the intrusive invatigations include the developmeat of the following: Work Plan; Site Secific Safety, Health F.mc:rgency Response Plan (SBBRP); Community ~ (Action) Plan; CWM Tnnsportation Plan; CWM Interim HoJcting Facility Plan; THU Operational (Support) Plan. This plans will be incorporated into the Final Safety and Work Plan and submittr:d to the Office of the Chief of Engineers for approval by the DA Safety Office with concurrence by the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDBSB) prior to start of intrusive actions. 'Ibc TcdlDical Managers will be responaible for providing the cletignated sub-products cm schedule and within allocated budgets. SECTION IV OllGANIZATION, RESPONSIBlLITDS, AND AtJTllOltrt'Y. 13. OrpnjptjnnaJ Brrakdnwn Structure (QDS): The Organization Breakdown Structure (Om) identifies the organiutions within the Colps of 'Bngineen .reSponsiblc for performing work requin:ld for project implementation. Offico titles and symbols of organizations that will participate in the project are listed below: cmAJ-DP DP-A DP-I <:mAJ-CO CO-C CO-CC P.R.OJBCT ..,,,.._. v _. r.m.nn."" t>lVISION ,,.~~~~-~ . Deputy District Engineer for Progmns and Project Management ~ Asvstant DDB(PM) Individual Project Manager CONSTllUC110N DtvrslON Construction Division Construction Blanch Contract Administration JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN CO-CQ Quality Assurance Section co-cs Comtruction Services Section CESAJ-BN-C CONTRA.Ct'ING DIVISION Chief, Contracting Division AB and Construction Branch BNGINBBRING DIVISION COST ENGINEBRING BRANCH DlmGNBRANCH cmM-BN-DC Sprdftcadnns Section BN-DD Drafting Section BN-DL Levees and Waterways Section BN-DM M.ecl>anical Section BN-DS Structures ~ GP.Ol'BCHNICAL BRANCH CBSAJ-BN-0 Geocechnical Branch BN-GS Soils Section ~-~; . OeoJo!gy and Bxpkntion Section PIANNJNO DIVJSION BNVIRONMBNTAL ~ CBSAJ-PD-BB PD-BR PD-:m CBSAJ-RB-A CBSAJ-OC CBSAJ-S0-1 :Environmental Quality Section Environmental Coordination Section Environmental Studies Section REAL ESTATE DIVISION Acquisition Bianch OPFICBOF~ SAFETY OPFICB Industrial Hygienist JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, ANTILLES OFFICE Deputy District Commander for the Antilles ·cESAJ-DS DS-CO DS-CO-S DS-CO-V DS-DP DS-PD DS-RD DS-SO DS-RE DS-PA Antilles Construction Office San Juan Resident Office Vrrgin Islands Resident Office (St. Croix) Programs and Project Management Planning Section Regulatory Section Safety Office Real Estate Section Public Affairs b. U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DIVISION. HUNTSVILLE (CEHND) CEHND-DE Huntsville Division Commander DC Deputy Commander Programs and Technical Management AD-M Assistant Division Commander CBHND-PM PM-OT PM-AE Directorate of Programs and Project Management Ordnance & Technical Programs Division A-E Contracts Division · CEHND-SO Safety and Occupational Health Office CEHND-ED ED-CS ED-SY ED-ME ED-ES CEHND-RM RM-B RM-F Directorate of Engineering Civil-Structures Division: Site Development Branch Geotechnical Branch Environmental Protection & Utilities Branch Systems Engineering Division Analysis Branch Mechanical- Electrical Division Cost Engineering Division Cost Engineering Branch Service Branch Directorate of Resource Management Program Budget Division Finance and Accounting Division JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN CBllND-CT CT-D CEHND-OC CEHND-PA Directorate of Contracting Environmental Acquisition Division Office of Counsel Public Affairs Office c, U.S. ARMY BNGJNBBR DMSION. soum ATLANTIC (CfMU) ~DB Commander, South Atlantic Division CESAD-PM PM-H Dircctorate of Programs and Project Management :Environmental R.estoiation d. HBAJ)QVARTERS. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF BN'fi!NBBRS CBOUSACID CBMP-R Environmental Restoration Prognm (Cl!MP-R) -RF Formerly Used Defense Sites (PODS) Branch e. U.S. ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIAL DPSTR.UCDON AGBNCI (USACMJ)A) USACMDA-PM-NSCM Program Manager Non-SIOCkpilc Chemical Materiel f. U.S. ARMY CHBMJCAL and BIOLOGICAL DEFBNSB COMMAND (CBDCOM): TSU U.S. Army Tedmical Escort Unit h. Ql'ABR FEDERAL AGENCJF,S: DOI U.S. Department of the Interior EPA F.nvironmental Protection Agency, Region Il (New Yodc, NY) FWS U.S. Fish and W'tldlife Service NPS U.S. National Park Service DBHS Department of Health and Human Services i. VJRGIN ISLANDS TERRITORIAL AGENCIES: DPNR Department of Natural Resources VITEMA VI Territorial Emergency Management Agency JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 14. Project Team The following individuals comprise the Former Fort Segarra Project Team: JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT: FUNCTION Robert Bridgers Project Manager LTC Stephen Benton Deputy District Engineer Jim McAdams Study Manager Ivan Acosta Environmental Quality E1mar Kurzbach Environmental Studies Bill Porter Environmental Studies Rona Mazer Janice Adams Elsa Jimenez John Hess Robert Dulaney Carl Overstreet Cindy Turner John Brady Bill Hottinger Y amil Castillo John Rodriguez HUNTSVILLE DIVISION: Environmental Coordination Environmental Coordination Public Affairs Geo technical Geo technical Safety Real Estate Counsel Construction Field Operations Safety Roger Fitzpatrick Project Manager Bob Britton Program Manager Bob Nore Technical Manager Chuck Twing Safety Specialist USACMDA: Chuck Heyman Louise Dyson Leslie Kline MAJ DeWitt CESAD: Sharon Ernst Janice Gelhaus Gary Mauldin HOUSACE: Jim Coppola Program Manager Public Affairs Safety Environmental Project Manager Safety Environmental Program Manager ~JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT OFFICE Prog & Project Mgmt Antilles Office Planning Division Planning Division Planning Division Planning Division Planning Division Planning Division Antilles Office Engineering Division Engineering Division Safety Office Real Estate Division Office of Counsel Con-Ops Division Antilles Office Antilles Office Prog. & Project Mngt. Prog. & Project Mngt. Safety Office Non-Stockpile Public Affairs Office Risk Surety Managmt Div Envir. Monoitoring Div. Prog. & Project Mngt. Safety Office Planning Division FUDS Branch Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN SECTION V - RFSPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENT MATRIX 15. Prqject Responsibilities The purpose of this section is to describe the organizational responsibility for performance of the work activities for the project. It is the intersection of the Organizational Breakdown Structure and the Work Breakdown Structure. a. SPECIFIC USACE RFSPONSmILITIFS. (1) Develop site characterization/remediation plans and submit them to both USACMDA and Chemical and Biological Defense Agency (CBDCOM) for coordination and comment/concurrence as applicable. (2) Develop the statement of work for the site characterization contract soliciting input and concurrence from USACMDA and input from CBDCOM. (3) Award the site characteri7.3.tion contract, solicit suggested sources from USACMDA. (4) Assume responsibility for conducting public meetings, meeting with regulators, and meeting with local officials, as required. Coordinate public affairs activities with USACMDA on matters associated with CWM. (5) Execute site characterization work at FUDS locations. (6) Locate a satisfactory site for chemical warfare material storage structures as requested by USACMDA. (7) Conduct archival searches for site specific information and reports ~n suspected CWM FUDS locations and provide reports to USACMDA and CBDCOM. (8) Develop the risk assessment, with USACMDA support, for recovery of the CWM at the suspected FUDS locations. (9) Provide support for the physical security at FUDS locations. (10) After coordination and approval of USACMDA, prepare the on-site environmental monitoring plan for site investigation and recovery of CWM. This includes monitoring for agents as well as other chemicals necessary to safely execute those phases at JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN the site. Support USACMDA in developing the environmental requirements during the trcatmalt phase of the operation on-site. (11) Develop on-site laboratory rcqullcments and provide die laboratory and necessary equipment for the recovery of the CWM at the suspected FUDS location. (12) Piepare the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study aoliciting input from USACMDA and CBDCOM. (13) Develop the medical support, emergency response and safety plans to ensure compliance with the Fedezal, state and local requimnmts for :mcovay and site investigation phases witil CWM is turned over to USACMDA. (14) Manage the acquisition of~ mtate Mqairements of both USACMDA and CBDCOM. (lS) Bxcavate the site in order to remove the CWM (if sclected). (16) Package the CWM into protective containers furnished by USACMDA. (17) hmove the CWM containen from the excavation or ~ site and tum them over10 USACMDA for destruction or move them to the intP.rim holding facility. (18) Treat any chemical agent contaminatrtl soil or groundwa1er. (19) Rest.me the excavation site after removal of the cootaminated material. (20) Initiate actions necessary for the approval of a lepU8te H1W project unda the DBRP-FUDS program. The new project will compJele any soil· or groundwater mncdiation necesary. Additional testing, and the completion of an IUIFS, a Record of Decision (ROD), followed by RD/RA may be necessary to accomplish the total remediation of the contaminatrd area. (21) Document all activities an4 prepare a writtm cJ.ose.out report and Lessons Learned document applicable to other DBRP-FUDS sites. lf.i".iF.il ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT . Former FORT SEGARRA . PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN b. USACE Support Re~<msibilities. (1) Participate in pre-operational surveys. (2) Assist USACMDA in designing/procuring/installing the protective containers in which to pack excavated CWM. · . (3) Provide support as requested for transporting the CWM to an off-site location. (4) Assist USACMDA, as requested, in developing the risk assessment for the treatment phase of the project. · (5) Support USACMDA in developing on-site laboratory requirements. c. SPECIFIC USACMDA RFSPONSmILITIFS. (1) Identify and develop requirements for an on-site temporary holding facility for recovered CWM. Obtain the necessary Federal/State/Local approval for temporarily holding CWM on-site; and procure and install the necessary structures at the designated site. (2) Develop the on-site environmental monitoring and treatment requirements for operations that involve CWM. Monitor for those chemical agents known or suspected at the site during treatment, temporary holding and, if required, transportation of CWM, assuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and policies. (3) Develop on-site laboratory requirements to support treatment and/or storage of CWM. Provide the laboratory needed to support these activities. (4) Provide real estate requirements to the USACE. (5) Design and procure protective containers in which to place/overpack CWM after excavated or recovery for treatment and/or storage activities. (6) Design and procure equipment to be used to treat (destroy) the excavated/recovered CWM on-site. (7) Oversee and approve the activities to remove the CWM containers from the excavation/recovery site to the interim storage/holding area. (8) Oversee approved USACE activities to treat agent contaminated soil and groundwater on the site. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (9) Assume responsibility for maintenance and security efforts at on-site interim storage/holding area. (10) Conduct pre-opcntional surveys prior to site cbaracterization, excavation, transportation or destruction of CWM on-site. Invite both USACB and CBDCOM to participate. (11) If off-site transportation is sdected, support the development of required NEPA documentation for the method of transportation and cntination of the CWM including manifesting .requirements. Solicit support as required from CBDCOM. (12) Develop procedures for overpacting the CWM conlainers for off-site transp0t1ation; overpaclc CWM for shipping to selected off-site location. (13) Transport the ow:rpacbd CWM to a selected Jocatioo for storage and ultimate destnJction. (14) DeYdop and coonfina1e with the DHBS all plans and documentation relating to storage, treatmea>t, and off-site transportation of CWM. (15) Develop medical support reqummmts and emezgency responae plans for on-site movemmt and treatment (destruction) of CWM, or if aeJ.ccted, off-site transportation of CWM. (16) ·Develop the risk as,,essment for the treatment and off-site transportation, if required, of CWM. (17) Responsible for public affairs support associated with the interim holding, disposal and off-site transport of CWM. d. USACMDA SYPJ)Ort Remonsibilities. (1) Assist the USACE in locating a satisfactory site for CWM temporary holding faci1ities at FUDS locations. (2) Review and concur on USACB developed site plans for the suspected area. (3) Review and concur on the USACE developed statement of work to execute the site characteri7.ation contract, prior to submission through procurement channels. Review ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SF.GARRA PROJECI' MANAGFMENT PLAN and concur on USACE and contractor safety and contingency procedures for agent huards which could be alCOUlltered during site cbanlctcri7.ati. (4) Assist and support USACE in meeting with local regu)ators and community leaders. (5) Assist and support USACB efforts for retrieving archival information and reports on suspected CWM. (6) Provide public affairs support to the USACB as required for site characterization and m:overy of CWM. (1) SUpport and assist the USACB in developing the risk a~ment for intrusive site characterization activities and recmery of CWM. (I) Provide technical input to USACB's Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RJIFS). (9) Review and concur oo USACB developed medical support, eme.rgeocy response, and safety plans to ensure compliance with regu1atory requirements during site inve1tigatinn, CWM r«aveey and pa.clcing intD containers. (10) Comdinate and provide technical guidana: to USACB on activitiea to excavate CWM from the suspected site. (11) Comdinate with and support USACB activities to package the excavated CWM into the protective containers. Approve the configuration of all oveipacks. (12) Support CBDCOM efforts to obtain a permit for off-site transportation of recovam CWM as hazaldous waste including all manifest requiremmts. ;< (13) If tramportation is IClected, assist the selected storage location in obtaining Federal, state, and local pe.rmits for storing the CWM as hazardous waste. (14) Support the USACB in developing enviroomaltal and associated Jaboratmy requirements for the site charact.eri7.ation and retXJVeCY phases of on-site operations. ~ ~ JACKSONVll.LE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMF.NT PLAN e. SPECIFIC U.S. ARMY CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE COMMAND (CBDCOM) RJ!'.BPONSIBJLlTIE8. (1) Review and comment on USACB'a site plans. (2) Review and comment on USACB's Statmient of Work for the site cbaracterization effort. (3) Support the efforts of the USACB in meetings with local regulators and leaders. (4) Support USACB's effort, as requested, to manage the site cbaracterizatio work. (5) Assist in archival documentation scarcbcs for information on suspected site. (6) Pmvide support USACB and USACMDA for disposal or off-site trmsportation of CWM as iequilm. · (7) Support USACMDA and USACB in the devdopmm.t of on-site environmental monitoring and treatment requirements. Provide monitoring support as .required. (8) Provide technical input ID USACB's Remecfial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/PS). (9) Coordinate with and assist the USACB to ensure necessary medical support is available. (10) Assist and support the USACE in developing emcrgmcy preparedness plans and execution as MqUiled. Participate in emergmcy response exercises. (11) Provide the USACB with real estate requirements. (12) Support USACE's efforts at the excavatioo/m:ovecy site as requiicd. (13) Support USACB and USACMDA in maintaining secmity at the on-site storage area, as requested. ~ ~ (14) Participate in pre-operational surveys. (lS) Support the overpacking of the CWM in preparation for transportation. J~CKSONVILLE DJSTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (16) Review and comment oo USACMDA's medical support plan for off-site traasportatioo of CWM. (17) Provide public affairs support to USACE and USACMDA as required. 16. ProJec:t Tfflm Responsibilities a. Pm.iect Manucr The Project Manage.r is responsible for managing the project pammecen (cost, budget, schedule, scope, and quality), as wc11 as dealings and relationships with those involved in the project process (customers, functional elmlCDts, govemmmt and D011-gowmmmt entities). The PM manages the delivery of the project in accordance with the PMP through final remedial action. Although the technicsi.l elements, through the technical 1rum.,s, are ICSpODSiblc for the cootmt and quality of technical products, the PM bas the responsibility and the authority to participate in the development and review of technical issues, when appropriate. b. Ir&fioiral Manger Each functional element is reprmitcd by a tcchnicaJ manage"Z (TM). The TM'a_ working UDder the supervisioo of the functiooal cbi.efa, are responsible for the contait and quality of the k:dmical products. While the TM acrvm on the project managrment t.eam, the majority of his or ~ time is spent oo technical product managemm.t. Specifically, the TM's are ICSpODSible for the following: (1) development of technical products; (2) interlace with PM; (3) coordination with te.chnical disciplines; (4) coordination with technical functions; (S) point of contact for function's supporting contractors; (6) coordination of function •s PMP input; (1) · communication with the supporting agencies technical rep1esentatives; (8) rep1esentation of technical issues at PRB. c. Pmiect Team Members In coordination with the PM and IM, the project team members are responsible for development of schedules and execution of technical products within budget and on schedule. Each team member will serve as the primary contact for ~ ~ JACKSONVIl..LE DISTRICT -POY/ 31 ~ 9t Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN ·activities assigned to their office. Team members are responsible for providing information to the PM and TM that has been coordinated and approved by their respective supervisors. · 11. Resi><>nsibility Assignment Each activity, the office responsible for its execution, and the budgeted cost is defined in Appendix C. SECTION VI - PROJECT SCHEDULE · 18. Project Schedule The project schedule is divided into three parts for ease of use as a management tool. The overall project management schedule identifies all tasks required to implement the project and their associated costs. Two complex tasks, the non-intrusive site characterization and the intrusive site work required to identify any OEW or CWM are difficult to schedule. The semi-time scaled networks will be included as Appendix C. Time analysis is based on receiving appropriate funding for the site characterization activities. 19. Project Milestones A list of the critical milestones for this project will be included as Appendix D. SECTION VIl - BUDGETS AND COST ESTIMATES 20. Project Cost Estimate A detailed project cost estimate will be prepared for this project by USACE. The detailed cost summary sheets will be provided in Appendix E. 21. Cost Estimate Changes Changes to the project baseline estimate will be processed and documented in accordance with Engineer Regulation 5-7-1, Life Cycle Project Management System. The supporting agencies will be kept advised of changes in the project estimate, The project contingency will likewise be managed in accordance with ER 5-7-1. Changes in the project estimate will normally be reflected in adjustments to the project contingency estimate. At such time as insufficient contingency funds remain, a project cost increase request will be prej>ared by the Project Manager and forwarded to higher headquarters for _ review and approval • . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PIAN 22. Prqicct Fupdior The preamtly estimated funding requimnmts for further developma1t and implemrn«arinn of the ~ are shown by Fecknl FiJCal year (FY) in Appmdix F. Supporting agency (USACMDA, TBU, etc.) funding n:quirements have been brola:n down to show the requiled fund& &o provide leCUlity' traDlpOrlatioo, OD-lite temporary storage coofaimor, etc. Nm-Peden! funds are not ttiqUimd for the project. SECl'ION Vlll - IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 23. BWl!Jtce AIIOOltinn Plan The cuaml schedule auumes DO limitations on the human reaourc:cs required fm pniect implementation including clcmgn, supavision and adminillratioa, aod manaaemaat. Compuacra, CADD equipmmt, and ~ materials and supplies are mo available in sufficient supply ID IK'UV'lplish tbe prQjcct without limitations. 24. Mm Qxmrntioo Plan a. Bcgptra•ml! of Local Q!oJxntim Local coopentive agra:ments will be n:quimf with lewnl Jocal agmciea IDd medical auppol't facilities Tbele agreements will be de\'e1oped u specific teqUimnents are identifitd. b. Community Br1eriio"' PJao CSSAJ bu deveJq»ed a Community Relatims Plan (CRP) md u incmpmmcd u Appendix G. 1bia CRP wu bued upon the exbdng public relatioal ltluctme that bu been in place Dee 1be pn:iect baa been approved. 'Ibis plan will be introcluc:ed to the public at a fcxma1 meetina when the nan-intrusive site cbanclaiDtion work p1ana are a1JO mealed foe comments. Coonlination nwJinp will be cooducled u needed to identify and raolve ~ ismes. The primary points of contact foe commmricmon with the public and the media will be the ~ PIQ;ect Management Branch, Programs and Project Management Divilion, and the AntUJa OfJice. Public Affairs Office, San Juan, PR. c. Dmipg of Sqmnting A&CO£Y'• Fundjor Bcmrin;ppJl3 Prior to saart of any activities, the fundin& iequhements for any supporting aaeocy must be identified and available. All funds requiD::d by mpportiDa ageociea to perfoon the ddaiJed activities idmtifiM for the project features will be budgdcd by cmAJ in the Annual Yucal Year and Fwe Year D~­ FUDS Workp)ans. One exception is USACMDA in-houae funding requirements which will be separately budgeted and funded by USACMDA. (USACMDA support contract funding requiremeats will be budgeted by CBSAJ). ~ ~ JACKSONVD.LE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SFA;ARRA 25. AcgukWon Plan 'Ibis project will require the utilimion of architect/engineet" (A-E) finns and the rzvka of comtruction firms. A-B cnatracts wiJl be pmvided through the use of ongoing contracts for the required mvices. Construction contnlds will be provided through the competitive biddin& process with the cootrllCt award going to the lowest capabJe bidder. All acquisitiom will be conclndrcl in accordance with the Pedelal Acquisition R.egulatioos. Also, an oontraclS will be reviewed for applicability of the small and disadvmdaged bnsiness program. 26. Rel !Wrr Plap The only real estate activities antic:iplded are the right-of~try requilements for government contractors to work OD cenaiJl sites. If additional real estate information or investigations are nece1SBry (such as for the locatioo of the intrzim holding facility or oCher' *>nge/dilpoal systems for CWM), they will be idmtffied and requirements prcpmed after the noo-intnJlhe portion of the m cbanlrJr:lintinn activities. 27. Total OgaBty Plan 'Ibis project will be implemmted in accordance with the standanf Huno-.:n- T"l.L..:..:- --.1 T--'--.:tt- ~_. -Gt.. ~· T\t.,.;.... ..__ 'DTnxll .... .,.;; u.Ywuu GUU wnaa;; ~ "t-....1 &SSUiauce .-~ma. ..............., u.. ll!Ulri> pbaa, quality UlarlDCe wDl be maintained through ateosive reviews within the CBBND and CBSAJ, followed by teYiews by USACMDA, TBU, and Colpa' higher autbodty. Prior to awarding my contracts, all applicable quality related codes, llandants, and reguJationa will be identified. Technical processes and procedures necessary to ensure conformance to quality requirements will also be identified and implemented. 28. Yelpc ~ ' bag Pig The VB program will be adminilfered by the HmdsYi1le Diviaian VB Office (CBBND-VB). Thia will be an organi:rM effort to am1yze funcdoa1 of COllltrUCtiol1, equipmeat, and/Ir mpplicl for the pmpoe of .auevJng dlCIC funcdons at the lowat ovemll cost inclnding life cyde COit without W7ificing quality, function, Cl' operation and mainteo•nce capability. The VB program will also include an evalualion of the efficialcy of any removal actions. 29. Safety Plan Site Safety and Health Plans (SSHP) are developed for this project by the cootmctors pedorming the work. CBHND Safety Office (CBRND-SO or CBBND-FD-SY) approval of 1be safety plans ls necemry before plans can be submitted to the Depu1ment of Defense ExpJosive Safety Board (DDED) for approval. 'Ibis plan will be bwa:tded tbmugh HQUSACB, Army Bnvironmmta1 Ceata', DA and 1bm to DDmB. DDESB approval is required prior to c:ommeacema>t of intrusive investiptiom or lelDOYa1 activities. Cootnctor and Corps penonncl must fol1ow the requirements of Cmps of P.ngineen manual BM 38S-1-1. CESAJ penonncl from the. Antilles Office will be iaponsil>Je to monitor the contractor's compliance with the approved SSHP. ~ t=:.:11 JACKSONVILLE DISTIUCT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 30. SECURITY PLAN Since this project contains properties owned or leased by various entities, security (safety related) will be provided as called for in the approved work plans with CESAJ providing coordination. Security requirements for this project are limited to those required to prevent damage to existing property and equipment owned by others and to prevent risks associated with unauthorized access onto a site that may present a health hazard. Areas determined to be extremely hazardous will be fenced and appropriate warning signs posted. USACMDA, in conjunction with CF.SAJ, will be responsible for site security when any CWM is located and identified. CEHND contractor personnel and TEU will be responsible for security when conventional OEW is located. 31. CULTURAL RESOURCE PLAN Twelve historic and archeological sites have been identified during field investigations on Water Island by the National Park Service. Several of the significant sites are located in or near identified CWM test areas. Additional field investigations will be required and a mitigation plan will be required for work in any areas containing historical and archeological sites that will be affected as a result of project implementation. CESAJ will develop the required mitigation plan in consultation with the U.S. Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and the National Park Service (NPS). Mitigation for impacts to cultural resources will be completed prior to initiation of any site characterization activities. 32. ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN A. Environmental Assessments (EA). The EA will be prepared by CESAJ and coordinated with CEHND. The results of the non-intrusive site characterization investigations activities will serve as the basis for further environmental coordination. USACMDA will be responsible to determine the best method to treat, dispose, or transport any CWM found at FFS. Significant cultural resources are located on Water Island and these resources will be addressed in the EA prepared for this project. Also the suspected existence on Water Island of two endangered species (the leatherback turtle and the brown tree boa) must be further investigated. An endangered tree species has also been found on Water Island. An Environmental Assessment of the non-intrusive site characteriz.ation activities will be completed and coordinated with appropriate agencies prior to start of any work on site by the CEHND contractor. B. Environmental Permits. Environmental Permits are not necessary for CERCLA actions. CESAJ will_ be responsible for resolving any permit issues with the Virgin Island Territorial and Federal regulators. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT . Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 33. Operation and Maintenance Plan If USACMDA's plan is approved, to provide an on- site interim holding facility prior to start of more detailed (intrusive) site characterization activities, a Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Plan will be provided by USACMDA. This plan will identify the O&M requirements of such interim holding facility to keep it fully operational and provide a closely monitored, climate controlled environment inside the facility 24 hours a day seven days a week. CESAJ will oversee the contractor's execution of the O&M plan prescribed. 34. MANAGEMENT CONTROL PLAN The Corps of Engineers will act as the lead agency for implementation of the project. The project will be implemented in coordination with USAC.MDA, and TEU, throughout the RI/FS phases, remedial design, remedial action (removal) actions. The supporting agencies will be funded directly by CEMP-RF for the specific project related costs. Within the Corps, the project is being managed under the Life Cycle Project Management (LCPM) system. The Project Manager will oversee the project through completion of remedial action with support from the Construction--Operations Division and the Antilles Office. CEHND is the Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) for OEW and thus is responsible for planning, design, and removal of OEW. CESAJ will serve as the Project Manager for the overall project execution and will provide Contracting Officer Representative (COR) support for on-site control of site investigations and OEW removal contracts. CEHND is responsible for monitoring ordnance removal efforts. TEU is responsible for CWM removal and safety. USAC.MDA is responsible for the ultimate destruction of any CWM found during the project. 35. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS The primary reporting system is the Monthly reports describing the current status of the project schedule. Cost estimates will be prepared by the CESAJ, IPM in accordance with ER 5-7-1. In conjunction with this PMP, the reports represent a summation of the data necessary to: assess the status of the project schedule and cost, and monitor the accomplishment of project objectives. The reports are provided monthly to the Jacksonville District Project Review Board (PRB) and to the South Atlantic Division, Directorate of Programs and Project Management The CF.SAD Project Review Board meets every other month and will likewise report this project to the HQUSACE PRB on a bi-monthly basis. CEHND, USAC.MDA and TEU will also be provided copies of the_ reports. · Other reports that will be utilitized for project control during the execution of the FFS project include: Quality Assurance Report (QAR) - Daily Log of OEW Removal (CEHND), . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Farmer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Project Fact Sheets (CEHND and CESAJ), Weekly Progress Reports (Contractor), Weekly/ Monthly Cost Reports (Contractor). 36. QIANGE CONJ'ROL fLAN 'Ibis document will serve as the baseline for identification of changes in project scope, schedule, and cost. P.rogre.u will be monitored through the use of the reporting forms with the goal of ideatifying changes as soon as possible and forecasting new schedules and/or costs. If changes arc identified, the documentation and approval process prescribed by ER S-7-1 will be ntilimd. A Project Schedule and Cost Change Reque3t (SACCR) Form will be the instrument for docummting and obtaining approval for changes. Work will be performed in accordance with Approved Work Plans with any deviation to be approved by CEHND, CESAJ, USACMDA and TEU. 37. PBOPpTI MANA,GF)dENT PLAN For Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPPP) and Tune and Material (T&M) contracts, the Contractor will be iequired to ~·a detailed property plan describing the equipment to be employed to perform:all necessary operations. 1be plan shall deacribe and quantify both field equipmalt (such as site traila, backhoes, trucb, bnJldottn, front-end .loaders, chainsaws, manometm, etc.) and office equipment (such as computer, printer, FAX, copier, 2-way radios, camcorder, tdephoocs, etc.) and consumable supplies (both office and field) intmded to be used. The Contractor will be n::quircd to dclcribc in the PMP the BOUICC and rmtal/acquiaition costs for all field and office equipmmt and co.n111mahle supplies. 1bRe quoees must be obtained and provided in the Plan for each piece of field and office equipment and the plan must indiade that the vendor with the lowest price quote WU used for rental/acquisition. 1be Coottactor will indicate in the property management plan whm rental costs exceed acquisition costs for a particular piece of equipment over the life of the project. Jn theae instances, the Contmcting Officer may diiect the Contractor to purchase that equipment. After Contracting Officer approval of the Work Plans/Property Managemmt Plan, additional field/office equipment and consumable supplies in excess of $100 (aggregate total) may not be rented/acquired without Contracting Officer approval. All property acquired is the property of the U.S. Government and will be disposed or transferred in accordance with existing DA regulations. At the conclusion of all work at Fort Segarra, all consumable supplies (such as sbovds, chainsaws, trimmers, chains, lumber, office supplies, etc.) will be turned over to the nearest Deimse Reutili7.ation and Marketing Office (DRMO) for ultimate disposal. ~ ~ JACKSONVII.LE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 38. Project Issues Issues that require long term action to resolve and that significantly affect the project, its implementation schedule, or costs as they arise will be included as part of this document as Appendix I . . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX A PROJECT MAP JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT SOIJT ~ ;: -1 I l ~- , .. . , ~~ " ~ t· A R I B B .. E A!N r . • ';JO ')> "/. 7. s t'l t" E A Ro , .. Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN lf.P!F.i1 ~ APPENDIXB RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENT MATRIX JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT --- ------------ Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIXB RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNMENT MA TRIX DA HQVSACE CEWO> CMDA CESAJ TEU CESA l-.1 l) l'OUCY A AC c ex ex ex c c l'ROGllAMMIN(; A AX ex ex ACX ex A c Allcmvllll SEAJl.CHE& .N It AX It ll Jl ll c 1111.U.llSTADll lllGHXS OF ENTllY N N c c ACX c c N ~- ll'iVl!ll11GA'IJONS EA/Bill ICllEOOUIS WOltJCPL.UIS SAJl1!T'f ftAl'lll -.AI.ACTIONS DDICN 01BEll S'IUDIES/PLANS OEW Rlil'OltT SYMBOL A - Approval C = Coordination M =Monitor N a Not Applicable R =Review s - Support X =Execution N ll AD« AllM AC ll ll N s R R SIC R R If c AX AX AC ex Jl A R AXC AXC AC a ll A ll AllC AXC AC ex ll A A ACX AXC AC ex M .N M ACX AXC R ex M N s R R RS c c R R XA. ca AC ex • An approval of piogrammaW: m&Urial, coocepta, or other program requiremeDla A requiremem to participale more or lea continuoa&ly in the ODgoing development activities, """h that input &lld advic• would have beeo includod ia the programmatic materials. c c c c a c l'I c JI. A requirement to adviae and parti.cipalc in thOlle funetiolls which will inerease the value of the program/ project. Not Applicable. A reqllirement to review the work of others and provide comment, generally wilhout continuous involvement in lhe development proc:a.as for the material being reviewed. A requirement to provide D18DpOWOt, tccbnical II-, oc oth« active participation in the development proeeN upon requ-. An asaigimwmi: of rNpOllSIDility to csrry out necesaary actions required to achieve auigned goal.a for that fuJlction. tf.i"r.ll ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT PAGE B-1 Former FORT SEGAllRA PB.OJECT MANAGJ!'Ml!'.NT PLAN APPBNDIXC PROJECT SCHEDULE & NETWORK DIA.GRAM m JACKSONVIU.B DIST.RICI' d•&N •Clf. •.:· I ..... ,,.,i ............. Ft. Segarra CW/rt Remediation I .......... 1 "T8C•NOa Tt.lfte NO'"': o•o•c•• O•••: oeo•o•• !l"'•I 0.,.1 •o:~ •• ·---· 0ew1,llt11 trlJ I.lb Dir Fltll tlllt Ot Ot ~· Ot Ot 01 Ol Ot Ot Ot 01 01 01 IOt Nov 01 Ot Ot le .. ,. OCT oae JAN ..... 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A.NI • DllA l $ 0, I' L-i.!!'!4~~~~-J~J _________ J ' t ... , --r-------~-------------- :.10468lFllW. TEU MTICM. A.NI • 181 1 l S 0 I ' , __ i!~--J~_J_j_glj ________ ~J ·'· .,. Ol~P94 Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECI' MANAGEMENT PLAN APPBNDIXD LIST OF MILFSfONES JACKSONVIU.B DISTRICT >EN PLAN .;': ~ P"GE: .. :PORT: ACTCHECK ACTIVITY CHECK LIST by EARLY START REPORT DATE: 8DEC93 ~OJECT: FTSEGN03 Ft. Segarra CWM Remediation TIME NOW:03DEC93 --·--·----··----·--·-·-----------------------------·--·-·······-------------····················-··································· C T TOTAL REM ORIG A y /FREE ACTIVITY DUR DUR L P PROG DESCRIPTION CODE 1 CODE 2 START FINISH FLOAT ········--····---··-········---------·-························································································---- 005 0 2 c 100 2ND PROJECT COORDINATION MTG CESAJ A:10AUG93 **COMPLETE** 010 0 3 2 c 100 REVISE A/E SCOPE OF I/ORK CEHND A: 11AUG93 **COMPLETE** 020 0 2 c 100 ISSUE A/E CONTRACT MOO, CEHND A: 15AUG93 **COMPLETE** 030 0 2 c 100 SUBMIT REV. NON•INTRU llORKPLAN CEHND . A:03SEP93 **COMPLETE** 050 0 30 2 c 100 REVIEW NON·INTRUS WORKPLAN CEHND CESAJ A:04SEP93 **COMPLETE** 040 135 135 2 0 CONTINUE ENVIRONMENTAL COORDIN CESAJ E:03DEC93 E:20APR94 4 L:07DEC93 L:24APR94 0 060 7 7 2 0 REVISE NON·INTRU WORKPLAN CEHNO E:030EC93 E:090EC93 2 L:05DEC93 L:11DEC93 0 042 120 120 2 0 CONT. DEVELOP TRANSPORT. PLAN CMDA E:03DEC93 E:05APR94 15 L: 18DEC93 L:20APR94 0 044 120· 120 2 0 CONT. DEVEL INTER. HOLDING PL. CMOA E:03DEC93 E:05APR94 15 ~ L:18DEC93 L:20APR94 0 046 135 135 2 0 DEVELOP TEU OPERATIONAL PLAN TEU E:03DEC93 E:20APR94 10 ~ L: 13DEC93 L:30APR94 0 048 60 60 2 0 CONTIN. DEVEL COMMUNITY REL PL CESAJ E:030EC93 E:03FEB94 9 ~ L:12DEC93 L: 12FEB94 0 052 50 50 2 0 ENVIR COORD NON·INTRUSIVE WORK CESAJ E:03DEC93 E:24JAN94 8 L: 11DEC93 L:01FEB94 6 ~ 065 18 18 2 0 DISTR. NON·INTRUSIVE WKPLAN CEHND E: 10DEC93 E:28DEC93 2 L: 120EC93 L:30DEC93 0 ~ 070 20 20 2 0 APPROVE NON·INTRU WORKPLAN CEHND E:290EC93 E:19JAN94 2 ~ L:310EC93 L:21JAN94 0 072 2 0 PUBLIC MTG I NON·INTRUS PLAN CESAJ CEHNO E:20JAN94 E:20JAN94 2 L:22JAN94 L:22JAN94 0 074 10 10 2 0 RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS CEllNO E:21JAN94 E:30JAN94 2 L:23JAN94 L:01FEB94 0 ::s:z================~====:===============z:::===========~====================================~=====s•==~=========================== Legend: ( for Column 1 ) S = Start activity, F = Finish Activity, I = Independent ·.,/). (: )~ \r' .. ... , ••• ···~ PAGE: 2 ... ,, I'"~"'" oPORT: ACTCHECK ACTIVITY CHECK LIST by EARLY START REPORT DATE: 80EC93 lOJECT: FTSEGN03 Ft. Segarra CWM Remediation TIME N0\1:03DEC93 .................. --.. -.. ---.. -.. -.... -........ -.... -................................. --.............. -.. -- .. -...... -. -............ -..................................................................... 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SSHP ANO INTRUSIVE WKPLAN CEHNO E:03MAR94 E:26APR94 2 L:05MAR94 L :28APR94 0 120 2 2 SUBMIT DRAFT NON·INTRUS REPORT CEHNO E:05MAR94 E :0611AR94 53 L:27APR94 L:28APR94 0 130 30 30 2 0 REVIEW ORFT NON·JNTRUS REPORT CEHND CESAJ E:07MAR94 E:05APR94 53 L:29APR94 L:28HAY94 0 ~ 0484 45 45 2 0 DEVEL OFT COMMUNITY ACTION PL CESAJ E:07MAR94 E:20APR94 9 L: 16MAR94 L:29APR94 0 ~ 0422 2 2 2 0 SUBMIT DRAFT TRANSP. PLAN CMOA E:06APR94 E:07APR94 15 L:21APR94 l:22APR94 0 ~ 0442 2 2 2 0 SUBMIT DRAFT INTER. HOLD. PLAN CMDA E:06APR94 E:07APR94 15 L:21APR94 L:22APR94 0 ~ 135 21 21 2 0 REVISE NON·INTRUSIVE REPORT CEllNO E:06APR94 E:26APR94 53 ~ L:Z9MAY94 L: 19JUN94 0 0424 30 30 2 0 REVIEW DRAFT TRANSP. PLAN CESAJ CEHND E:08APR94 E:07MAY94 15 l:23APR94 L:22HAY94 0 ~ 0444 30 30 2 0 REVIEW OFT INTER. HOLDING PLAN CMDA CESAJ E:08APR94 E:07MAY94 15 L:23APR94 L:22HAY94 0 0408 60 60 0 COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMEN CESAJ E:21APR94 E:20JUN94 4 L:25APR94 L:24JUN94 2 0462 2 2 2 0 SUBMIT OFT TEU OPERATIONAL Pl TEU E:21APR94 E:22APR94 10 L:01MAY94 L:02MAY94 0 ===~================================================~==================s:::a:cc::::x========================~==:::::a2::::::::::::: Legend: ( for Column 1 ) S =Start activity, F • Finish Activity, I • Independent :·:·:·. ::~~:;:;~ ,,;,1 PEN PLAN · ... ~- PAGE: 3 EPORT: ACT CHECK ACTIVITY CHECK LIST by EARLY START REPORT DATE: 60EC93 ROJECT: FTSEGN03 Ft. Segarra CllH Remediation TIME N0\1:030EC93 ········-··----···--················-····-···--···--·-···························-················································· C T TOTAL REM ORIG A y /FREE ACTIVITY OUR DUR L P PROG DESCRIPTION COOE 1 CODE 2 START FINISH FLOAT ----------------······················-··----------···························-······························-····················· 0486 2 2 2 0 SUBMIT DFT COMMUNITY ACTION PL CESAJ E:21APR94 E:22APR94 9 L:30APR94 L:01MAY94 0 0464 30 30 2 0 REVIEW OFT TEU OPERATION. PLAN CEHNO CESAJ E:23APR94 E:22MAY94 10 L:03MAY94 L:02JUN94 0 04862 30 30 2 0 REVIEW OFT COMMUNITY ACTION PL CESAJ • CEHNO E:23APR94 E:22MAY94 9 L:02MAY94 L:01JUN94 0 140 2 0 FINAL NON·INTRUSIVE REPORT CEHND E:27APR94 E:01MAY94 53 L:20JUN94 L:24JUN94 51 150 30 30 2 0 REVIEW RA SITE SAFETY llORKPLAN CEHND E:27APR94 E:26MAY94 2 L:29APR94 L:28MAY94 0 0426 30 30 2 0 REVISE TRANSPORTATION PLAN CMDA E:08MAY94 E:07JUN94 15 ~ L:23MAY94 l.:22JUN94 0 0446 30 30 2 0 REVISE INTERIM HOLDING FAC PLA CMOA E:OBMAY94 E:07JUN94 15 ~ L:23MAY94 L:22JUN94 0 ~ 0466 20 20 2 0 REVISE TEU OPERATIONAL PLAN TEU E:23MAY94 E:12JUN94 10 L:03JUN94 L:22JUN94 0 0, 04864 20 20 2 0 REVISE OFT COMMUNITY ACTJON PL CESAJ E:23MAY94 E112JUN94 9 ~ L:02JUN94 L:21JUN94 0 ~ 160 21 21 2 0 REVISE RA SITE SAFETY HEALT Pl CEHND E:27MAY94 E: 17JUN94 2 l.:29MAY94 I.: 19JUN94 0 ~ 0428 2 2 2 0 FINAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN CMOA CESAJ E:08JUN94 E:09JUN94 15 L:23JUN94 L:24JUN94 13 0448 2 2 2 0 FINAL INTER. HOLDING FAC. PLAN CMDA E:08JUN94 E:09JUN94 15 L:23JUN94 L:24JUN94 13 0468 2 2 2 0 FlNAI. TEU OPERATIONAL Pl.AN TEU E:13JUN94 E:14JUN94 10 L:23JUN94 L:24JUN94 8 0488 3 3 2 0 FINAL COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN CESAJ E:13JUN94 E: 15JUN94 9 L:22JUN94 L:24JUN94 7 :::ea:::::z::=:=====s============e===========•=•~s=========•=•••=======:sz::s:::::::z::::z::::::::::z::••==========••===•=====•===== Legend: ( for Column 1 ) s = Start activity, F = Finish Activity, I "' Independent ... 1PEN PLAN EPORT: ACT CHECK •ROJECT: FTSEGN03 ACTIVITY 162 165 167 , 70 180 C T REM ORIG A Y ACTIVITY CHECK LIST by EARLT START Ft. Segarra Cl.!1 Remediation DUR DUR L P PROG DESCRIPTION CODE l FINAL SITE SAFETY HEALTH PLAN CEHND SUBMIT INTRUSIVE RA WORKPLAN CESAJ 85 85 REVIEW INTRUSIVE RA WORKPLAN OA·SO APPROVE RA INTRUSIVE WORKPLAN DA·SO 90 90 START INTRUSIVE REMEDIATION CEHND CODE 2 START E: 18JUN94 l:20JUN94 CEHND E:23JUN94 L:25JUN94 E :Z5JUN94 L :27JUN94 E :20SEP94 l:22SEP94 CESAJ E:25SEP94 L :27SEP94 T :27SEP94 PAGE: REPORT DATE: 60EC93 TIME N0\1:03DEC93 FINISH E:22JUN94 L :24JUN94 E:24JUN94 L :26JUN94 E: 19SEP94 L:21SEP94 E :24SEP94 l :26SEP94 E:27llEC94 l:290EC94 TOTAL /FREE FLOAT ~ • • • • :c"' = s:zaa: 1: :c1::zz:c sz: •a 1: :r.::z a z 2 • z zas =•a:::s a a:c: =•• • zz::z ::s s •= • aa s zs = s :c:c: •• :sas s:aa •• aa •a ass :111 === z: :i: 11ac za1: ss• a:z&z•z :: :z: a11z: az tr.::::::::=• s:a: Legend: ( for Coll.IM 1 ) S = Start activity, F • Finish Activity, I • Independent Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIXE PROJECT COST ESTIMATE JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT F«mer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIXE PROJECT COST FSTJMATE. A. fro&ram Bucl&c;t. The Program Budget is gmcratcd through funding Work Plans that are established for the ovenll DBRP-FUDS program related to OEW. Funds of $ are expected to be dedicated to Fort Scgma for the remainder of FY-93. 'Ibcse funds will be used for site investigations. (1) CBHNQ. (a) FUDS Contract Funds (To Date Jun 93) ($SSS ,240) (b) PODS Contmct FundS (Remainder of FY 93 - S 2Q.OOQ) (c) FUDS Contract Funds (FY 94 - S _ 2.810.000 ) (d) FUDS Contract Funds (FY 9S - S - }_ (B) Orpnjzational Cost Bstimares. IF.i'f:JI ~ (1) CBRNp. (a) FUDS In-House Laboe (To Date $ ) (b) PUDS In-House Labor (Remaindtt of FY-93 - S 30.00Q) (c) FUDS In-House Labor (FY 94 - $ 120.<X>Q) (d) FUDS In-House Labor (FY 9S - $ ) (2) CF$AD/Cf3AJ: (a) FUDS In-House Labor (To Date $ 20.()QQ ) (b) FUDS In-House Labor (Remainder of FY 94 - $ 75.000) (c) FUDS In-House Labor (FY 94 - $ ___ ) (d) FUDS In-House Labor (FY 9S - S. __ -,_;) JACKSO.NVIl.LE DISTRICT PAGEF.r-1 Fcrmer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (3) USACMDA: (a) In-House Assistance (To Date $ __ ___, (b) In-House Assistance (Remainder of FY 93 - $_) (c) In-House Assistance (FY 94 - $_) (d) In-House Assistance ( FY 95 - $_) (4) TEU. ·(a) FUDS In-House Assistance (To Date $ __ ---J (b) FUDS In-House Assistance (Remainder of FY 93 - $_) (c) In-House Assistance ( FY 94 - $_) (d) In-House Assistance ( FY 95 - $_) . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT PAGEE-2 F<Jnner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIXF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Water Island population is comprised mostly of adults (90•) and a few cbildrm (10•). Of the adult population approximately half are over 50 years old. Employment is virtually non-existent in Water Island, with the exception of some persons involved in small construction. Most working adults work in St. Thomas. Approximatdy so" of the adults living on the island are retired. Economic activity is limited to mlla1 of rooms and cottages at two sites and rental of homes mostly during the summer. Prior to 1989, the Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club was operating on the island. Destroyed by the bunicane, it was closed down and the VI Government dmied them permission to rebuild. B. CbtonoJoU of ComJnunAy Iayolmnent Tbe Water Island COIUlUDity Jearned about the project in the mmmc:r of 1991, around the time they .mccived copies of the draft Ardlives Search Report prepared by B>Uco Environmeatal Co., from Huntsville, Alabama Tbe first public information nwo.ting with Water Island xeaidents was held on August 14, 1991 at Water Island Temce. Approximately 4S concmm residmts attmdc:d the evmin& meeting. Corps of BngilWft officials eqtWned to reaidcots the status of tho piqect including findiqa of tbe JeCeDt1:y completed Archives Smdl lttport. Huntsville ~t•ntldvea eitpltrincd the i1DmtdJltc Slepl to be tUm and IDlwerecf questionl from tho public. Copies of the final report were made awilable tD residents. 1be audience expreaed their appreciation for the nwting and efforts to clarify doubts. A commitmmt was made to hq> Water Is1and Civic Assnciatim representatives briefed on the progrea of the work. On August 15, Water Island iesideats read in the local papers about the C'.orps plans for wort at Water Island. A media briefing bad been held on August 14 at Government House. the briefing was also covemd by the local TV station on the evening of August 14. A second public information meeting was hdd in Water Island on Decembez 4, 1991. Nearly 48 concaned residettts •ttenctM this mrering. COipa of F.ngineers rcprmentatives explained the status of the project, the recently completed topographic mapping future step&. to be tami and answered questions from the public. Copies of the maps were made available to tbe public. Several winter residents, unable to attend the previous meeting participated in this one. tf.iiir.il lt.:!:.:!J JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Office Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN C. Community Issues and Concerns The Water Island Ordnance and Explosive Waste Removal Project is a source of concern among residents for several reasons: (a) the nature of the materials that could be buried, (b) the disposal 'alternatives, (c) the potential impact of these activities on land sales from the Department of Interior and/or on their land values, (d) potential disruption from contractors activities on their secluded and private lifestyle. To meet some of these concerns, Corps of Engineers officials have kept the community representatives informed of visits prior to any person going to Water Island on project related work. Local representatives accompany the groups or meet them at the Flamingo Bay landfill site and are kept abreast on the status of work. The residents concerns for outside workers coming regularly to the island at a later date will be addressed prior to the contractor commencing work in the areas. 4. COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM A. Goals and Objectives As stated in Section 1, the overall goal of the Community Relations Program (CRP) is to provide an effective mechanism for communication and the exchange of information among the Army agencies; the contractors; the local community; Federal and Territorial agencies. Attachment G-E presents a list of public affairs contacts for further information of the activities at Former Fort Segarra. The CRP has been developed to fulfill the requirements of the following: a. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (Public I.aw 96-510), as amended, including Section 117 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (Public I.aw 99-499, October 17, 1986). b. Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) Public Affairs Plan 10-1-87: Installation Restoration Program, October 1987. c. AR 200-1, Environmental Protection and Enhancement, and U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) and AMCCOM Supplements to the regulation. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Office PAGE G-4 f °11 (p!f ~ 9 f ~~~~~~~~~~ Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN d. EPA guidance and publications, including Public Involvement in the Superlund Program (WH-FS-86-004) and CBRCLA Compliance with Other P.nvironmmtal Statutes (Fedaal ~ 50(29): 5928-5932). e. The publication Community Relatioos in Superfund: A Handbook {Office of Solid Waste and Emcrgcncy Response (OSWBR_ Directive N~ 9230.0-3A, March 1986}. 'Ibis CRP bas the following specific objectives: (1) Bnsme the public is awaie of the nature of the Former Fort Segarra Ordnance and Explosive Waste Project. (2) :Ensure the public knows its health and interests are of primary concan to the Anny Corps of FngiJWZS. (3) Keep Watec IsJand iesidents; Fcdcnl and Territorial officials and the eontrador informed in a timely manner of ~ findings, recommmdations, statm of project activita, possible actions and the .reason for tlae actions. (4) Provide local m1ideots, FecBal and Tcrritorlal officials an opportunity to review and comment on studies, ren>ecfial action altematives and critical decisions. (S) Keep Cmps officials ICDSi.tive to and informed about changes in community concems, attitudN, information needs and activities ttlated to Watec Island and use dlelC coocems as .fadon in evaJnating modifications of the CRP as necessary 1D address the changes. (6) Effectively seive the community's information needs and address citi2:ens inquiries through prompt release of factual information through the media and other information dissemination techniques. (1) Effectively respond to the needs of the media by providing timely response 1D inquiries and requests for inteiviews and briefings, thereby resulting in fair and accmate reporting of the findings and recommendations resulting from the environmental studies and project activities. (8) Create and maintain a climate of understanding through an active public affairs program. Provide opportunities for comment and discus.Uon. JACKSONVIl.LE DISTRICT Antilles Off"ice •· PAGEG-5 Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (9) Identify issues and potcltial areas of concern and develop and implemrnt objective means to avoid or resolve conflicts. These objectives will be met using the techniques described in Section 4-C. B. Rem<>nsibilities The primary points of contact for the Former Fort Se9m Community Relations Plan are the Public Affairs Officen in the U.S. Army Corps of 'Enghx:ers. However, representatives from other levels of the Army are involved. The following responsibilities are established for the implemmtation of the CRP. ff.ffll ~ 1. From the Washington l..eYcl:. Public Affairs Chiefs a.. Department of the Army b. U.S. Army Corps of 'Engincns c. U.S. Army OJemiad Materiel Destruction Agency (USACMDA) d. U.S. Department of the Interior Responsibilities are: - To comdinate media statements or visits to Water Island that have national signifiomce with appropriate elements. - To coordinate release of any information at the national level. - Act as a point of contact for responding to and providing guidance for all national and policy type information questions. - Coordinate notifications to the Territorial :representative in Congras prior to national release of information. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Office PAGEG-6 Former FORT SEGAIUlA PROJECT MANAGl!'MF.NT PLAN ~ ~ - Coordinate with Division and District levels in advance of Coagressional and gubematoria1 notifications. 2. From the District and Division Levels: Public Affairs Chiefs L U.S. Army Corps of Fngineers - South Atlantic Division b. U.S. Army Corps of Fngin='S - HuntsYille Division c. U.S. Army Corps of Engbwn - Jacbonvillc District d. U.S. Army Cbanbl Mall:dd Destrucdon Agmcy - Program MaD8F" for Qcnrir.a] DemilitariDtion Responsibilities are: - Comdiaate Ideue of Fort Scgma infunnatioo with project managa' and the Corps Antilles Public Affairs SpcdaJist. Provide additionaJ public affairs guidance and assistance in support of dds plan, as required. - Develop and impk:mmt a systrm to convey timdy and accurate information tbrougbout all stages of the project to AntlI1es Public Aftmn SpcdaHst, - Refers to Antilles level for coordination and/or c1eanncc materials intoided for public relcue that have not been previously c1eared or specificaDy authori7.ed for release. - Inform others of any queries, rdeues or proposed mainland media visits to Water Island cooa=roing dds program. Assist in the preparation of news releases for use at major milestone achievements during progicss of site invea\igatioDs and remc:dial activities. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Ofrice PAGE~'1 . Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN · - Assist in coordinating Congressional or gubernatorial queries and responses received with other Anny elements and other agencies, as required. · - Support implementation of the Community Relations Plan. 3. From the local level: Public Affairs a. Antilles Office - Public Affairs Specialist Responsibilities are: - Prepares and updates Community Relations Plan (CRP) · - Implementation at the local level of the CRP. · - Reviews and approves news releases, fact sheets · - Prepares Public Information Bulletins · Coordinates meetings with local official and residents to explain the status of the program. - Provides approval of contents of materials being presented in coordination with higher headquarters or as provided in cleared statements or plans. ·Responds to media queries using statements prepared in coordination with higher headquarters or as provided in cleared statements or plans. - Coordinates distribution of fact sheets, reports, project updates and other pertinent material to information repositories and Water Island Civic Association representatives. - Secures and disseminates to interested parties copies of newspaper clippings related to the Water Island Project . . JACKSONVJLLE DISTRICT Antilles Office PAGE G-8 Former FORT SEGAIUlA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PIAN - Coordinates through appropriate channels Freedom of Information Act Requests relating to FortSegma. - Maintains and updates mailing lists of interested parties. - Supports visitors, meetings, tours or site visits, as necessary. C. Communications Activities and Tecbnigpes The principal dcments of~ in a public inwlvemalt program are to presem information to the community and to develop a constructive mechanism for public participatjon. To devdop, majntain and en~ public involvement, the FOIJDa' Fort Segura CRP presents mi acme appreadl to addressing public concems about the ~ect. Paramount to deve1oping public trust is a functioning conmumicatioos system by which relevant and accurate information can be made available to local citbeos, govrmmmt officiala, rcgu1ators and the media in a timely and responsible manner. 'lbis plan is designed to provide a functional and effective c:ommwrication and information exchange within the diffamt Army offices, other Fedcnl and Tc:rritorial ageociea, Watrz Ia1and JeSidmta, the public and the media. The following teetioas addtess the methods and techniques for implementin& such a system. Attachment G-F gives a R:COIIllDmded schedule for some of these activities. (1) Agency Communications Tpnimg Effective interagmcy communications is essential for a coordinated ami-ign in addressing community concerns. The U.S. Army Colps of F.nginttts Jacksonville District and Huntsville Division will meet as needed wi1b. U.S. Army Chemiaal M8terie1 Destruction Agatey (USACMDA) and other elements to review previous and ongoing studies, develop progmm schedule and monitor ongoing activities. In addition, they will produce timely information and will provide the information to Federal and Territorial agencies. Public affairs clwlnels will be involved as necessary. Agency interactions and communications techniques will include but not be limited to: JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Off"1ee PAGEG-' Former FORT SEGARRA PROJFCT MANAGEMENT PLAN 0 PrQject Status M«Jines - Meetings will be held at appropriate times with public affairs pc:nonneJ. involved to learn about project status, concerns, accomplishments, upcoming activities and schedules. 0 Telc;phone Confcrr.Aee CaJJs - Conference calls will be held as needed to keep all agencies informed of program activities. 0 News and Fact Sheet Releases - Copies of news re.leases, fact sheets and other pertinent information related to Former Fort Segarra will be provided to the federal agencies involved, for informatiooal pmpoecs and ao the agmcics can respond adequately to any media or public inquiries regarding the releases. 0 ptjgr Notice of Community Mmjop - Whm community mtttings arc scheduled as part of the CRP, advance notice will be provided to other agmcies involved, both Federal and Tenitorial. Also provide adequate notice to Water Island residents and the public to allow for maximum participation. (2) Local Omtm1mjty and Media Comamnigtiggs Tf&bniQ.ues To date, communiaitions with Water Island residents regarding past and ongoing environmental U!CSSment studies and activities have consisted of: lf.ffll ~ 0 Two public information meetings held at Water Island on August 14 and Decrmbcr 4, 1991. 0 Distribution of five Water Island Information bulletins. The bulletin is a one- or two-page document distributed to residents, the media, local officials and other intacsted parties. The J>UIPOIC is to help cmme the public is infonncd of the status of the removal actions and bas an understanding of the program. Media briefing held on August 14, 1991 to explain ongoing w~ the Archives Search Report and future actions. 0 Compilation of conccmed citimls list. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Ofrice PAGEG-10 Jormer IOllT SRGARRA To expand communications and aisure effective two way interaction between the Corps of Bnginren and the local community, the following public involvement techniques lr'C recommmded: 0 Continue the Informatioo BnJJrJ:i.n - It will address the coocems of the residents and ildudc status of studica, mnc:diaJ actiom" ICbr.duJe updates and special intett.st itana. 0 Nen Bdran - To be prepared and distributed as needed to media, Federal and Territorial officjala, and .individuals OD the mailing list. 0 Cgpmqoity Merlina - I.ocatioal are identjfied ~ additional mttdnp can be held with Waler Is1and rmidents. Such tiwdnp would be coordinated with Huntsville, USACMDA, Departmau of Interior and 1ocal offlc:iaJ• Tbe need for such UW'dings should be drJr:mrined by the Corps of Bnginrdl ~ • On Sib; Bric;fipp pd Toms - 'l1lele should be limited because of raideats mprcued intlftlt in not bavin& large gioups comtantly OD the illand. They can be bdd on an u needed basil with govemment officials, Coogreaiooal orepr caentatiwa and the media. Tiie tours will be coonlinaled by the public afJain 1epu amtatives. 0 Agtin Yuual Y.tr:riaJa - Set up vilua1 displays of maps, charts, diagrams and photos. Tbae may be llCCOIDPIDled by a bdef 1eSt explaining the disp1ayl and tbe pmpoac. n.ey may be let up at the project site. 0 lptrpdpq; 0mhw*Y' to Local B"fidrnb - Wurz &land laideotl want to bovtt who is the penoa(1) raponsil>Je for any group which visits the ut'a. The am supervimr must contact, with Public Affairs aaistance, the President of the Water Island Civic Aasociatioo prior to commmcing work. There is no substitute for penonal contacts ao residmts will know who to call for any matta related to work in their vicinity. ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DJSTIUCI' Antfllrs Oftlce PAGEG-11 Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Attacbment G-A SITBMAP PrQject maps pn::parcd by Project Management and odla tedmical units tD be utiliz.ed. See PrQiect Management Plan, Appendix A JACKSONVILLE DJSTRICT Antilles omce PAGEG-12 F.irmer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Attachment G-B . NEWS ARTICLES/RELEASFS To be prepared and issued as needed in coordination with Territorial and other Federal officials. Note: As a sample, a news article published in the VI Daily on August 15, 1991 enclosed. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Office PAGEG-13 Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Attaclm>ent G-C INFORMATION BULLBl1NS To address local concems and to involve and communicate with the public seveial information bulletins have been prepared and distributed for Water Island .residents. The bulletins, utilized to update residents on the Fort Segarra restoration program, have been prepared as follows: Bulletin One - September 6, 1991 Topics: Status of U.S. Army Corps of F.ngintns work for Watte Ialand; An:bivcs Seareh Report, Public Meeting, Vuiton to Water Island Topi.cs: Residents Rqnamtative, Fencing, Mapping Work, Remediation Work Plans, Rmwtiarino Cootracting Actions ~ ~ Bulletin 'Ibree - May S, 1992 Topics: New Ageacy Created, Status, Visits to VI Bulletin FIYC - January 22, 1993 Topi.cs: Summary, Vuitors to Water Island, Ongoing and Future Activities Note: As sample, Bulletin Five is attached. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles orrace ~I 75~9J PA.GEG-14 Fenner FORT SEGARRA ImlWJSION WTIXTV Channel 12 VI - Public Television Station P. 0. Box 7f:l9 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 WSVI Ollmne1 8 BoxBABC Swmylsle PROJECT MANAGEMENT PIAN .. : Attachment G-D MPDIAl.JST TBIHpHQNB (809) 714-6255 (809) T14-7'1J2 (809) 778-SSOS (809) T18-S011 St. Croix, USVI 00823 ,~::ii;M ,¥,, .~.:. Caribbean Communication St. Thomas Cable TV 1 Beitjen Place St. Thomas, USVI 00802 VI Daily News P.O. Box TT(IJ St. Thomas, USVI 00801 JACKSONVJLLE DISTRICT Antilles Office (809) T16-21SO (809) T14-SC'll9 (809) T14-8T12 (809 (n6-Cr140) PAGEG-15 Former FORT SEGARRA Island Trader (Weekly) 44 Estate Frydenhoj St. Thomas, USVI 00802 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (809) 775-7084 (809) 775-4091 ·Also: Island Nautical Scene (twice monthly) ·VI Business Journal (809) 776-2874 (809) 774-3636 Box 1208 Emancipation Gardens St. Thomas, USVI 00804 (twice monthly) Catholic Islander (monthly) Box 1825 St. Thomas, USVI 00803 VI GO-Tel (monthly) Box 4543 St. Thomas, USVI 00803 VI Pride Magazine P.O. Box 7908 St. Thomas, USVI 00803 St. Croix Avis Daily-St. Croix Box 750 St. Croix, USVI 00801 JACKSONVILLE DIS1RICT Antilles Office . (809) 774-3166 (809) 774-5816 . (809) 775-5985 (809) 775-5985 (809) 777-7VIP (809 (775-6051) (809) 773-2300 (809) 775-5511 .PAGE G-16 Former FORT SEGARRA PR.OJECI' MANAGEMENT PIAN Water Island News (monthly) CIO I..imestone Reef Teaace Randy Bauster Water Island, USVI 00802 IW>IO (809) 774-2148 The Heat - 94.3 FM (BQIJ) 774JJ497 (809) 775-@67 Box S647 St Thomas, USVI 00803 Z Gold 0 91. 7 FM (809) 774-9497 (809) 775-6867 BoxS647 St Thomas, USVI 00803 WOOD - 98 FM/1090 AM (809) 774-4498 (809) 778-0fm BoxS012 St Thomas, USVI 00803 WIYC - Paradise 104/104.3 FM (809) 775-2104 (809) 776-4226 BoxS234 St. Thomas, USVI 00803 WI'BN -The Breeze 102.1 FM (809) 776-2610 (809) 776-2601 19 Estate Thomas STE 103 St. Thomas, USVI 00802 ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Oft'ice None PAGEG-17 Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN WVGN - Power 105 105.3FM (809) 776-1556 (809) m-3435 Box 10772 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 WVWI - Radio One - 1000 AM (809) 776-1000 (809) 776-5357 Box 5678 St. Thomas, USVI 00803 WSTA - Luck 13 /1340 AM (809) 774-4500 (809) 776-1316 Box 1340 St. Thomas, USVI 00804 WIVI /96.1 FM (809) 774-1972 (809) 774-9788 Box 4383 St. Thomas, USVI 00803-4383 JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Office PAGE G-18 F1>1mer FOllT SEGAllRA PROJECI' MANAGEMENT PLAN AttaclunentG-E PROGRAM POINTS OF CONTACT Public Affaig Contacts ~ ~ Department of the Army Office of the Chief of Public Affairs Washington, DC 20310-1509 (703) 697-4462 US Army Corps of Fngineers Cbief, Public Affairs Headquarters USACB Washington, OC 20314-1000 USACB South Atlantic Division Mr. Robert Bolland Chief, Public Affairs 71 Forsyth St N.W. Atlanta, GA 230335-6801 USACB Jacksonville District Ma. Jacqueline Griffin Chief, Public Affairs P. 0. Box 4970 Jacbonville, FL 32232-0019 U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency Program Manage.r for Non-stockpile Chemical Materiel Ms. Louise Dyson Public Affairs Office Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401 U.S. Army Chemical & Biological Defense Command U.S. Army Technical :a..cort Unit (TBU) Mr. nm Allingbam Bldg E-SlOl AberdeaJ. Proving Ground, MD 21010 JACKSONVIlLE DISTRICT Antilles Office (703) 272-0010 FAX zn-1803 (404) 332-6715 FAX 331-4837 (904) 232-2235 FAX 232-2237 PAGEG-19 Former FORT SF.GARRA ~ ~ U.S. Amty Corps of F.nginecrs Huntsville Division Mr. Ken Crawford Clief, Public Affairs P.O. Box 1600 Huntsville, AL 358-4301 U.S. Department of Interior Public Affairs Office 1849 C Street N.W. Mailstop 4328 Wasbingtoo., DC 20240 VI Government Mr. James O'Bryan Jr. Pnm Secretary to the Governor Govemmmt HOlllC St. Thomas, USVI 00802 USACE, Jacbooville District Antilles Office Mn. Elsa Jim6lc:z Public Affairs Specialist 400 Fe:rUndez Juncos Avenue San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 LiJt available from Project Management Plan JACKSONVIlLE DJSnuCT Antilles Office PROJECT MANAGEMF.NT PLAN (205) 9SS-S140 FAX 895-3089 (202) 208-3003 (809) 774-0294 FAX 774-4988 PAGEG-20 Former FORT SEGARRA Attacl>meot G-0 LOCATION OF INFORMATION RBPOSlTOlUBS ~ ~ Office of the Governor Public Affairs Office Govemment Bill St. Thomas, USVI 00801 U.S.DepartJncntoflnterior Mt. Robert Buan Territorial Repeaentativc :Room 206 Fecbal Building St. Thomas, USVI 00801 Enid M. Baa Library 20 Dronningb Gade St 'lbomas, USVI 00802 JACKSONVIl.LE DISTRICT Antilles Office Telephone (809) 774-0001 (809) 774--1190 ' , (809) 774-0630 PAGEG-21 Famer FORT SEGARRA PROJECI' MANAGF.MF.NT PLAN Attachmmt G-H LOCATION FOR COMMUNITY MBBTINGS ON WATER. ISLAND Water laland Terrace Water Island Contact: President Water Island Association Mr. Bill Data Td.. (809) 714-1288 Capacity: 5().{j() penons Lead 'nmc: One week or less Fee: None ON ST. THOMAS lf.ii'.ii':I l.t:::.:I VI I.qislahJ.rc Vetcnns Drive St 1bomas, USVI. Contact: Office of the President Td. (809) 774-0880 Capacity: ISO penons Lead Time: one-two wcck:s Fee: None JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Otrice PAGE G-22 Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Attachment G-I FPDEBAL Hoo. Ron de Lugo USVI Delegate to Congress Rayburn Building, Room 2927 Washington, DC 20515 St. 'Ibo.mas Office TF.RRITORIAL ~ ~ Hon. Alerander Farrelly Gova:nor of the USVI Govemmcmt House P.O. Box 599 St. 'Ibo.mas, USVI 00801 Senator Bingley Richardaon Presidmt, VI 1.rgislature P. 0. Box 477 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 JACKSONVIl.LE DISTRICT Antilles omce TBI,BJ)HONE (202) 225-1790 (202) 225-9392 (8()1)) 774-4408 (809) 774-0001 (809) 774-0880 PAGEG-23 , Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Attachment G-J CONCERNED CITIZENS GROUP MEMBERS Mr. Bill Bates, President Water Island Residents Association Water Island St. Thomas, USVI 00802 Mrs. Elsie Keller, Past President Water Island Residents Association Water Island St. Thomas, USVI 00802 Mr. Chet Kwiecien Board Member Water Island Residents Association 19 Water Island St. Thomas, USVI 00802 Mr. David McCardle Main Lease Holder Repr. Water Island St Thomas, USVI 00802 ·Mr. John Coleman Water Island Residents Association 16 Water Island St. Thomas, USVI 00802 JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Office Telephone (809) 774-1288 . (809) 774-4127 (80CJ) 774-2919 (809) 774-9849 PAGE G-24 Fermer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PIAN Attachment G-.K MAILING UST Mailing lists are maintained at the Jaclaionville District, Antilles Public Affairs Office for use as nccdcd. ~ ~ 0 Lease holden on Wata Island • USVI Government officials 0 Other interested parties JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Antilles Offtc:e PAGEG-25 Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIXH DA LETTER OF SUPPORT JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT , ,,. t)- l-:fi ; ~ i: "/.VA~ • DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY o.?'tcC 01" THS:: CHltur Of'.flTATT WASHINGTON. D.O.. -·· JUN 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTAl\"T SErnETARY OPTIIBARMYFOR INSTALLATIONS. LOGISTICS. AND ENVIRONMENT COMMANDER. U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND CHIEF OF F.NGINBERS . ., SUBJECT: Restoration of Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Contaminated with Suspect Chemical Weapons . (CW) Materiel 1. High level public and governmental attention to the restoration of Raritan Arsenal. NJ and ~Ort Segarra. :Vf lnake it mandatory that we accelerate actions for the recovery of suspect chemical warl'aro materiel from them. The U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMDA) ic being formed to accomplish overall programmatic planning and prioritization of effort to clear the estim:ued 200 fo~rly used defense sites {FUDS) which also may have snspoct CW materiel contamination. USACMDA is designated as the lead agency for recovezy of CW materiel from Raritan Arsooal and Fort Scgana. Corps of Engineers and AMC will provide suppon in the cxceution of opexations to clear these specific sites. 2. Due to the urgency. Raritan Arsenal and fFort Segaira'lwill be J!_ilot projects and planning will proceed as rapidly as possible. Raritan Arsenal will. have first priority. On-sito activity at Raritan Arsenal will begin as soon as it can be arranged. AMC will provide fivo borrowed civilian/military personnel as - augmentation for. USACMDA to facilitate start of planning. pending the hire of permanent personnel. Target job. description and grade structure aro shown at Enclosuro. Specific skills and grade will be worked out between USACMDA and AMC. 3. The restoration of Raritan Arsenal and 11$lfiSc~il! be caxrled- out under ASA(IL&E) policy guidaneo. USACE retains on-site management responsibility. Director Space and Special Weapons, ·g_yz- ~ Rest0l'2tion of Formerly Usod IXfensc Sites (RJDS) Contaminatod with Suspect Chemical Weapons (CW) Materiel ODCSOPS will be focal point for integration of chcmictl surety. safety. and security policy as it applies to this unique operation. 4. USACMDA will provide overall diroction to lncludc ruoaroe programming. environmental. documentation . for ttampon mode and &toragc si.to selection. aud the development of equipment and procedures. USACB aod AMC support respomibility fer Raritan Ane.o.al IUld Fon Seg&rra are a.ssiguod as ootlined below. Wodciag relationships with USACMDA on a broad« scalo to addteh tho t()(al res1oradon mission will be c.itablishcd when the ~geney becomes folly operational. a. Cotps of Engineers: Responsible for all aspects of site restoration operatiollS to include site inveatiga~on. site safety documcotation. environmental documentation. remediation actions and unearthing of suspect chemical warfare materiel$. Responsibility for CW matic:riel end5 when materiel is unearthed. b. Anrry Materiel Command: Responsible in aceordaDoe with USACMDA plamlbtg for execution of rceovez:y of &uspoct chemical warfare materiel · ooce unearthed. · · S. Fonding tcquiremeots dirccdy attributable to planning. preparation. and execution of restontioo and rec(1Very operations will ~ resourced from Defense Environmental· Restoration. Program (DERP) funding. Technical Escort Unit support to USA.CMDA will be on a rcimbm&ablo basis. Storage costs will be ex.ec:utcd from AMC nonnal operating accounts. -- ~ # Enclosu.re 0enen1. Umtcd States Army Vice Odcf of Staff 2 REPl..VTO ATTENTION ~' CEMP-RF (200-la) HEMORA.'IDUM FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. /VmyC- of E...,._n WASHINGTOH, D.C. 20314-1000 20 AUGJ992 COMMANDER. HUNTSVILLE DIVISION, ATTN: CEHND-PM-<>T COMMANDER. HORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION. ATTN: CENAD-PP-PH COKMANDER. SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION. ATTN: CESAD-PD-R SUBJECT: Chemical Warfare Material Investigation and Remediation at Former Raritan Arsenal. N.3., and Water Island. U.S. Virgin Islands 1. Reference memorandum, Army Vice Chief of Staff, l June 92. subject: Restoration of Formerly Used Defense Sites· (FUDS) Contaainated with Suspect Chemical Weapons (CW) Materiel (enclosed). 2. The purpose of this memorandum is to reiterate the priority for investigation and remediation of potential CWM at the subject sites. / --·· 3. Tbe referenced memorandum directed tbe U.S. Army Chemical Material Deatruc'tion Agency, and the Corps of Engineers to plan and initiate remedial action at the subject sites as rapidly as possible • .C. The referenced memorandum established a new activity within USADmA to accomplish non-Corps activities incidental to the remediation at the subject sites. The new USACtWA activity - recently staffed up to 5 action officers dedicated to accoaplishing the subject projects. Considering USACMDA has two projects to concentrate on, and the Corps bas many, it may be challenging to keep pace with USACMDA initiatives. However, considering the scrutiny these projects will experience, it is iaperative that we are never guilty of delaying project progress for lack of emphasis. · S. CENAD and CESAD must ensure their project managers (PHs), in conjunction with CEHND, develop and track project milestones to - ensure each step is executed as quiclcly as possible. The acbeclule ~or accomplishing the projects aust be ambitious yet achievable. Parallel actions and other schedule efficiencies will be maximized. The sChedule must be based strictly on tecbnical feasibility, and will not consider funding or manpower constraints unless acknowledged by HQ. CEMP-RF SUBJECT: at: Former Islands Chemical Warfare Material Investigation and Remediation Raritan Arsenal, H.J., and Water Island, U.S. Virgin 6. CEHND must coordinate closely with the respective PMs to ensure they are fully informed and provided opportunity to COIUM!llt on all activities and schedules concerning their sites. 7. CENAD, and CESAD must ensure their PMs provide CEMP-RF respective project milestones (only regarding •area s• at Raritan) JILT 30 Sept 92. Thereafter, the PMs aust immediately notify CEHP-RF, in writing, of any deviation from the project schedule and corroborating explanation. It is CEHND•s responsibility to program sufficient funds to sustain the project schedules. 8. POC: Mr • .Jim Coppola, (202) 504-4992. FOR THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY PROGRAMS: Encl CF: CEMAN (Maj. Harris) CESA.1 (Mr. Bridgers) MICHAEL H. FELLOWS Colonel, Corps of Engineers Chid, Environmental Restoration Division Directorate of Military Programs DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SIOUn<"1\.Nme; OMSIOoc. C()OOPS~ - - lllOOoa~ ::~ST.SW ATJ..AHTA.~~ 26 Auqust l.992 MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDER, JACKSONVJ:LLE DJ:STRICT. ATTN: CESAJ-DP-I SUBJECT: Defense Enviromaental Restoration Progra• for Fonaerly Used Defense Sites (DERP-FUDS), Project Nuaber I02VI09770l. For11ter Fort Se9arra, Water Island, u.s. Virgin Islands 1. Reference CESAD-PM-H meli\Orandua, dated 10 February 1992, subject: Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) - Projects Management Responsibility (copy enclosed). 2. l:n accordance with the above referenced aeJaOrandua, project aanagelMt.nt responsibilities for the subject ordnance and explosive vaste (OEW) restoration project are assigned to JacJcsonville District. The JacJcsonville District aust work in close coordination with the executil\9 agencies, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division (CEHHD) and U.S. Aray Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMOA). The district aust keep the South Atlantic Division informed of activities on the project. 3. Jacksonville District should ensure that the appropriate project inforaation and funding i~ included in the FUDS project database and vork pl.ans. As in all DEIW - FOj)S projects, the 3acksonvil1e District will oxecute the reaedial action (RA) for this project. In conjunction with the executinq agencies Jacksonville District is responsible for providinq input"'to a roraal aeaorandwa of aqreeaent: between the Corps of Enqineers and USAOU>A and for assistin9 in the develo1>111ent of a toraml C011D11unity relations plan. 4. Xf you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Sharon Ernst, CESAD-PM-H, {404) 331-2495. FOR THE COMMANDER: Encl as CF: CEMP-R USACMDA CEHNO ~w.~· JOHN W. RUSHING, P.c. Director of Prograas & Project Milna9eiaent Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX I PROJECT ISSUES JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN APPF.NDIX I PROJECT muES 1. The presence of significant cultural resourses on Water Island will require close coordination of project activities with appropriate Fedeial (National Parle Service, State (State Historic Preservation Office), and local government agencies. 2. :Endangered species of plants and animals may be encountered on Water Island and thus will require close coordination with Fish and Wtldlife Service (FWS). 3. ~ tt.::.:..:JJ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT PAGEI-1 Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN ACO AEHA AMC AR ASA ASA(IL&E) CA CBDCOM CD CERCLA CEHND CESAD CESAJ CON/HIW CO NUS COR CRP CWM cw DA DDESB DERP DHHS DOD DOT DPNR EOD EPA FFS FS FUDS HD HSO APPENDIX J .ACRONYMS Authorized Contracting Officer Army Environmental Hygiene Agency U.S. Army Materiel Command Army Regulation Assistant Secretary of the Army Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, Logistics, and Environment) Chemical Agent Chemical and Biological Defense Command Chemical Demilitarization Comprehensive Erivironmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980) Huntsville Division, USACE Technical Center of Expertise for Ordnance South Atlantic Division, USACE Jacksonville District, USACE Containerized Hazardous & Toxic Waste Continental United States Contracting Officer's Representative Community Relations Plan Chemical Warfare Materiel Chemical Weapons/Chemical Warfare Department of the Army Department of Defense, Explosive Safety Board Defense Environmental Restoration Program Department of Health and Human Services Department of Defense Department of Transportation Department of Planning and Natural Resources Explosive Ordnance Disposal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fonner Fort Segarra Feasibility Study Formerly Used Defense Site(s) Distilled Mustard Health and Safety Officer . JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT PAGEJ-1 ·- ' Fe>rmer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN HTW HTRW INPR LCPM MCX NEPA NBPA OEW OSD OSHA PA PQAPP PM PMP QA QC QAPP RA RAC RAM RD RCRA RI ROD RWZ SARA SHERP SI SOP sow SSHP TEU USACMDA USATHMA APPENDIXJ ACRONYMS Hazardous and Toxic Waste Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste Inventory Project Report Life Cycle Project Management Mandatory Center of Expertise National Environmental Policy Act National Historic Preservation Act Ordnance and Explosive Waste Office of the Secretary of Defense Occupational Safety and Health Act Preliminary Assessment Participants Quality Assurance Program Plan Project Manager Project Management Plan Quality Assurance Quality Control Quality Assurance Project Plan Remedial Action (Construction) Risk Assessment Code RAC 1 (Imminent Hazard) RAC 5 (NO Action) Responsibility Assignment Matrix Remedial Design Resource Conservation Recovery Act Remedial Investigation Record of Decision Restricted Work Zone Superfund Admendents and Reauthorization Act Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 Safety, Health and Emergency Response Plan Site Investigation Standard Operating Procedures Scope of Work Site Safety and Health Plan Technical &cart Unit U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Material Agency . JACKSONVIlLE DISTRICT PAGEJ-2 ~I c;t? ~~ct ·- ;. Fvrmer FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN .HTW HTRW INPR LCPM MCX NEPA NHPA OEW OSD OSHA PA PQAPP PM PMP QA QC QAPP RA RAC RAM RD RCRA RI ROD RWZ SARA SHERP SI SOP sow SSHP TEU USACMDA USATHMA APPENDIXJ ACRONYMS Hazardous and Toxic Waste Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste Inventory Project Report Llfe Cycle Project Management Mandatory Center of Expertise National Environmental Policy Act National Historic Preservation Act Ordnance and Explosive Waste Office of the Secretary of Defense Occupational Safety and Health Act Preliminary Assessment Participants Quality Assurance Program Plan Project Manager Project Management Plan Quality Assurance Quality Control Quality Assurance Project Plan Remedial Action (Construction) Risk Assessment Code RAC 1 (Imminent Haz.ard) RAC 5 (NO Action) Responsibility Assignment Matrix Remedial Design Resource Conservation Recovery Act Remedial Investigation Record of Decision Restricted Work Zone Superfund Admendents and Reauthorization Act Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 Safety, Health and Emergency Response Plan Site Investigation Standard Operating Procedures Scope of Work Site Safety and Health Plan Technical Escort Unit U.S. Army Chemical Materiel Destruction Agency U.S. Anny Toxic and Haz.ardous Material Agency JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT .PAGEJ-2 - ' - Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN USA CE uxo VITEMA WBS APPENDIXJ ACRONYMS ·U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unexploded Ordnance Virgin Islands, Territorial Emergency Management Agency Work Breakdown Structure JACKSONVIl..LE DISTRICT PAGEJ-3 'll"' 'IJ us ARMY GORPS OF ENGINEERS ( -0 .,,, : I ... ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT . SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE SAINT THOMAS - u.s.v.1. INFORMATION BULLETIN ·wATER ISLAND• NU~_BER ONE DATE 6 SEPTEMBER 1991 1. The purpose of this bulletin is to update Water Island residents and VI Territorial officials on the status of the Corps of Enqineers work at Water Island. This document is prepared in response to local requests, specifically from the Water Island Civic Association. 2. A public meeting was held on the evening of 14 August with water Island residents to brief them on the status of work, particularly the Archives Report. J. Copies of the Archives Search Report were made available to water Island residents, VI and Federal Government officials and the media on 14 August 1991. 4. The Corps of Engineers' contractor will commence fencing the F1aminqo Bay landfill site around 9 September and work should be coapleted in approximately two weeks. 5. Durinq the period of 4-12 September several Corps officials from Huntsville will be in the U.S. Virgin Islands to oversee work under way and to meet Territorial and Federal officials. They will participate in aeetings in coordination with Jacksonville District representatives from the San Juan office. 6. The Corps' contractor beqan this week topographic and planimetric surveying work to produce up to date maps of Water Xsland. The contract also includes aerial photography and photogram.metric mapping. All work should be completed and delivered to the Corps of Engineers by the end of November. 7. The Corps of Engineers needs to identify the representatives of the Water Island residents for future contacts and coordination. We need the residents' Association to notify the Corps by providing the name, address and telephone number of a principal contact and an alternate. Please forward the information in writing to: Mr. Walt Perro, Coordinator, Water Island Project, Army Corps of Engineers, San Juan Area.Office, 400 Fernandez Juncos, San Juan, PR 00901-3299. PREPARED BY USACE, JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE HUNTSVILLE DIVISION· SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE. 400 FERNANDEZ JUNCOS lt/E SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO 00901-3291 frHf I&-(; 7 JttX - O'f-OCJO /-OJ 5 ll':'r31J us ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE SAINT TllOMAI - u.s.v.I. INFORMATION BULLETIN ·wATER ISLAND" lWO DATE 4 December 1991 1. Residents Representative. Hr. Chet Kwiecien is the designated representative of Water Island residents and Mr. John ColeJllaD serves as alternate. The Corps of Engineers coordinated with hia the second public aeetinq to be held today, Wednesday 4 Decenber at 7:30 p.m. to update residents on the status of the project. 2. Fencina. Installation of fence around the Flamingo Bay Landfill started on Monday, 28 october. Length of the new fence was approximately 1,000 feet and was tied to the existing fence. Kr. Robert Bunn, Depart.ent of Interior representative in USVI has a key to the gate and requests to enter the fenced.area shoul.d be directed to hia. The Aray Corps of Engineers, San Juan Office has a spare key to the gate. The fence was installed by H & K Services of st. Thomas as a subcontractor to Ebasco Inc. of Huntsville, Alabalta. Ebasco is t~e contractor who prepared the Archives Search Report. 3. MaPPina. All topographic and planiaetric mapping work was coapleted on Thursday, 14 November. Final maps were deli~ vered to the Corps Huntsville Division by the contractor on Wednesday, 27 November. Copies of the planillletric map (surface features) at a scale of 1"•200 1 of the entire Water Island will be made available to all Water Island residents. Topographic. maps at a scale of i•-30• of the Fla11ingo Bay Landfill and of Test Areas 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 will be made available to persons who reside adjacent to those sites. Since a limited number of plan:imetric and topographic maps Vill be available at the public meetinq, residents may request PREl'llRED DY USACE, JACkSONYlllE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH TllE ltUNTSYlllE DIVISION SAN JUAN AAEA OFFICE, 400 FERNANDEZ: JUNCOS WE SAN JUAll PUERTO RICO 00901·3291 2 that maps be provided to them by mail by giving their name and mail~.ng address to a Corps of Engineers representative or writing ~o the atldress shown at the bottom page of this bulletin. The mapping was performed by Lowe Engineers of Atlanta, GA as a subcontractor to Ebasco Inc. of Huntsville. 4. Remediation Work Plans. Ebasco Inc. of Huntsville submitted to the Corps conceptual ordnance remediation and safety plans a few weeks ago for internal Department of the Army review. Draft final plans are due mid March 1991 and will then be turned over to the contractor selected to perform the actual remediation work. This contractor will be responsible for finalizing these plans for implementation. 5. Remediation Contracting Action. The Corps of Engineers has selected a minority owned small-business contractor expe- rienced in the ordnance removal field to perform the actual remediation. This selection was submitted to the Small Business Administration for approval which is expected in December. Upon approval of the selection, the contractor will perform a site visit and submit a proposal to the Corps for review describing how he plans to perform the remediation. Actual award of the contract is contingent upon the Corps approval of the contractor's proposal. lf.i'if.11 us ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE ~ SAINT THOMAS - U.S.V.I. INFORMATION BULLETIN "WATER ISLAND" NUMBER Three DATE : __ s_1_'1a_y_92 ___ _ 1. Remediation Contracting Action Update: In our last bulletin we reported that the Corps of Engineers was submitting to the Small Business ·Administration (SeA) for approval, the name of a contractor experienced in the ·ordnance removal field. We have obtained SBA approval and our contracting actions related to the remediation contractor are progressing. The contractor is visiting Water Island this week (5 - 8 May) to observe all the test areas, the salt ponds, and the Flamingo Bay landfil ·area. A pre-proposal conference will be held on site between Corps representatives from Huntsville, Jacksonville and San Juan, the representatives from the US Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU), and the contractor representatives. ·2. Continuing Coordination: In addition, to the contractors meeting, the Corps of Engineers team from Huntsville and the TEU team will hold coordination meetings with representatives from several Virgin Islands Government agencies. They will meet with territorial officials from VITEMA, the Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, the Governor's office, and others. ·3. Residents Coordination: ·The designated representative of the Water Island Residents Association, Mr. Chet Kwieceien, will be contacted to inform him on other activities scheduled for the week. We feel there is no need to hold a resident's meeting at the moment. A meeting will be held before commencing any work or any other major deve 1 opment occurs PREPARED BY USACE. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE HUNTSVILLE DIVISION SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE, 400 FERNANDEZ JUNCOS /WE SAN JUllN PUERTO RICO 00901·3295 US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ANTILLES OFFICE SAINT THOMAS - U.S.V.L INFORMATION BULLETIN "WATER ISLAND" NUMBER· Four DATE 29 July 1992 1. New Agency Created: At the direction of Congress, the Deparment of the Army created an organization to deal specifically with non-stockpile chemical ordnance and munitions from both Formerly Used Jefense Sites {FUDS) and active installations. Col. Louis M. Jackson is the Program Manager for Non-Stockpile Material, a part of the US Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (uSACMDA). Status of New Agency: This new agency was actually formed at the direction of the Assistant Secretary of the \rmy for Installations, Logistics, and Environment, Ms. Susan Livingstone, on 22 June 1992. :ol. Jackson has a staff of temporary detailed employees coming from various Army agencies. ~ith the exception of Col. Jackson's deputy, Mr. Vern Skinner and the administrative staff, :he majori'ty of the staff reported for. duty between 13 and 17 July 1992. Visits to USVI: Col. Jackson and a member of his staff are visiting Water Island in St. Thomas 28 - 31 July 1992. The purpose of this visit is to familiarize Col. Jackson with the·layout of Water :sland, to meet Virgin Islands Government officials and the spokesperson for th~ :residents' lSSOCiation. PREPARED BY USACE. JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, ANTILLES OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE HUNTSVILLE DIVISION ANTILLES OFFICE, 400 FERNANDEZ JUNCOS AVE SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO 00901-3299 If.Ml \li&iil US .. =fMY CORPS OF ENGINE ?S JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ANTILLES OFFICE ~ aAINT T"OMA• - u.e.v INFORMATION BULLETIN : "WATER ISLAND" NUMBER Five DATE: 22 Jan 93 1. ·summary of Previous Bulletins In Bulletins 1 - 4, we have provided information to water Island residents and local officials on the status of the US Army Corps of Engineers actions related to former Ft. Segarra or Water Island. Last summer we reported the creation of a new organization to deal with non- stockpile chemical ordnance and munitions from both formerly used Defense Sites and active installations and is part of the US Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMDA). 2. Visits to Water Island in late 1992 Several visitors went to Water Island in late 1992 to become familiar with the area as there are many persons and offices involved in this effort. Fort Segarra is only one of many sites identified in the United States, but it has a high priority for the agency due to interest from both the Department of Interior and the VI Government officials. 3. Current Activities Related to Former Ft. Segarra Current work efforts are towards the development of required coordi- nation and work plans prior to performing any non-intrusive investigations at the various sites. This portion of the work effort will include the removal of existing surface debris at the Flamingo Bay Landfill site to another temporary location within Water Island. 4. Visitors during January 1993 Personnel from USACMDA, their contractor (Science Applications Internation Corporation of California), and Corps of Engineers staff visited Water Island during the week of January 11, 1993. The purpose of the trip was to familiarize government and contractor staff prior to preparation of action plans. The group also held meetings with several Virgin Is1ands government officials involved in regulatory oversight and other activities related to Water Island. The agencies visited included the Water and Power Authority, VI Territorial Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. Visits were also made to the library and meetings held with various residents of Water Island. -~FIE!P.A.Re.C> 19V LISA.Ce. J.A.C'ICS.C>l"iil"IL&...I!!!. C>IG'"TFllC'T. A. ...... TILLE!!.S c::>.-.-1c::e. IN CC::.e>Fl'C>l ....... A."TIC> ....... Wl""'rt-1 Tt-11!!!. t-1'-'NTSV'ILL~ C>l"ISIC>"' A.NTILl-l!!:G e>.-.-1c::et. 400 .-~Fl ...... .A.NC>l!!!!.Z: JU ...... C:::-c:>B A..'VI!!!.. SA."' JUA."'• P~ 0090, -3299 During the week. of January 25, 1993, health service personnel from USACMDA will also be visiting the USVI to include Water Island. They will hold meetings with local officials to obtain information on medical facilities available in St. Thomas. 5. Next Activities Prior to commencing any work in Water Island there will be adequate notification and discussion of the work to be conducted with residents. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Department, and Fire Service Response to On-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is to clearly establish the responsibilities and the organizational relationship between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and government agencies of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Government agencies applicable to this MOA are the U.S. Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), the Departmentof Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), the Virgin Islands Police Department, and Fire Service. It relates to the unlikely event that an emergency condition arises during Phase II Site Characterization operations which requires police and/or fire department response on-site at Former Fort Segarra. Phase II Site Characterization involves the intrusive investigation of anomolies detected during Phase I Site Characterization activites to determine if chemical warfare material is present at the Former Fort Segarra. -2. REFERENCES: a. Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 50-6, 17 May 1991, Chemical Accident or Incident Response and Assistance Operations. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES: a. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agrees to the following provisions: To designate at the project office for the Former Fort Segarra (FFS), a Corps of Engineers point of contact (POC) for the VITEMA, DPNR, Police Department and Fire Service. To provide VITEMA, DPNR Police Department and Fire Service with a list of the chemical contaminants including chemical warfare materials which may potentially be encountered on-site at FFS during Phase II Site Characterization along with a description of their health effects. PWf I &iJ 7 SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territory Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Department, and Fire Service Response to On-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for site contaminants and for hazardous materials brought on-site will be provided. The list of potential chemicals is attached at the end of this MOA. To arrange for the provision of training of police and fire personnel, or their designated representatives, to familiarize them with Phase II operations and with the site specific Safety, Health, and Emergency Response Plan (SHERP) and Protective Action Plan (PAP) . Training will be provided by the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). To provide the opportunity for the designated POC at VITEMA, DPNR, Police Department and Fire Service to participate in a "Pre-Simulation Table Top" exercise at the FFS Project Office. To provide an opportunity for the designated POC at VITEMA, DPNR, Police Department and Fire Service to participate in a simulation exercise of an emergency condition to be conducted on- site at FFS prior to the initiation of Phase II operations. To notify the designated POC at VITEMA, DPNR, Police Department and Fire Service whenever an emergency condition arises which results in a suspension of operations until a full evaluation of the hazard is conducted. In the event that police or fire response is required at FFS Phase II operations, ensure that emergency response personnel are fully briefed by the site Emergency Coordinator as to the nature of the emergency and any special precautions necessary to safely execute their mission. To take responsibility and accountability for any emergency response equipment which becomes contaminated with Chemical Surety Material/Chemical Warfare Material until it is destroyed by authorized methods or released by competent authority. To periodically update the designated POC at VITEMA, DPNR, Police Departmentand Fire Service on Phase II operations. All costs for personnel, equipment and supplies in response to an emergency event during FFS Phase II operations will be reimbursed on an actual cost basis with bills submitted to Jacksonville District Finance Office. SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Department, and Firre Service Response to On-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra b. The U.S. Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) agrees to he following provisions: To ensure the availability of on call off-site, personnel able to respond to an on-site emergency during Phase II operations at FFS. To designate a POC at VITEMA to act as liaison between the police and fire departments and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. To act as a public resource for information provided to VITEMA by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pertaining to Phase II operations at FFS including information on site contaminants and potential health hazards. To assess the need for specific training to be provided to police and fire personnel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to familiarize these personnel with FFS and Phase II operations and to coordinate any such requested training through the POC at the FFS project office. c. The Virgin Islands Police Department agrees to the following provisions: To ensure the availability of on call off-site personnel able to respond to an on-site emergency during Phase II operations. To provide security of the Phase II operational site in the event of an on-site emergency. d. The Virgin Islands Fire Service agrees to the following provisions: To ensure the availability of on call off-site personnel able to respond to an on-site emergency during Phase II operations. To provide fire fighting expertise at the Phase II operational area in the event of an on-site fire emergency. e. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources agrees to the following provisions: SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA). Departaent of Planninq and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Departaent, and Fire Service Response to on-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra To provide conaultation, through VITEMA, on an any on-site emergency occurring during Phase II operations at the Former Fort Segarra. 4. Points of contact concerning this MOA are as follows: LTC Chester D. Fowler USA Deputy Commander Jacksonvill• District San Juan, PR (787) 723-0133 Mr. Robert Bridgers Project Mana9er Jaclcaonville, District (904) 232-3085 Mr. James w. Woodey, Jr. Chief, Safety and Occupational Health Jacksonville District (904) 232-2564 Mr. David Stanton Safety Specialist, Antilles San Juan, PR (787) 723-0133 Mr. Roger Fitzpatrick Technical Kanaqer Huntsville Tec:hnical center (205} 895-1555 Ms. Elsa Jimenez Public ~fairs Officer, Antill•• San Juan, PR (787) 729-6876 SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Department, and Fire Service Response to On-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra 5. This Memorandum of Agreement is effective for planning and coordination action on the date of signing and will remain in effect until revised or rescinded by mutual agreement. Planning meetings will be conducted annually, or more frequently if necessary, to recoordinate the provisions of the memorandum. Gene J.P. Walker Date State Director, VITE!o!A Ramon Davila Date COllllllisoner, Virgin Islands Police Department C.rlton Dowe Date Director, Virgin Island Fire Service Beulah Daliliida-S111.ith Date Comissioner, Plannin9 and Rat\lral Resoures (OPNR) TERRY L. RICE Colonel, COrps of Engineers District Enqineer Date SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Department, and Fire Service Response to On-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra -I, , do hereby certify that I am the principal legal officer of the Virgin Island Territory Emergency Management Agency {VITEMA), VITEMA is a legally constituted public body with full authority and legal capability to perform the terms of this Agreement between the Department of the Army and VITEMA and that the person executing this Agreement on behalf of VITEMA has acted within his statutory authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have made and excuted this certification this day of 19 Attorney for Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency -I, , do hereby certify that I am the principal legal officer of the Virgin Island Police Department. The Virgin Islands Police Department is a legally constituted public body with full authority and legal capability to perform the terms of this Agreement between the Department of the Army and Virgin Island Police Department and that the person executing this Agreement on behalf of the Virgin Island Police Department has acted within his statutory authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have made and excuted this certification this day of 19 Attorney for Virgin Island Police Department SUBJECT: Virgin Island Territorial Emergency Management Agency {VITEMA), Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), Police Department, and Fire Service Response to On-Site Emergencies During Phase II Site Characterization at Former Fort Segarra LIST OF CHEMICAL AGENTS AT FT. SEGARRA, usvr NERVE AGENTS Tabun (GA) Sarin {GB) BLOOD AGENTS Cyanogen Chloride Cyanuric Chloride BLISTER AGENTS Levinstein mustard Distilled mustard Sesquimustard Tiodiglycol PHOSGENE {CG) (CK) (solidified CK) {H) {HD) (HQ) (a breakdown product of sulfur mustard) This agent can be considered as either a military or industrial chemical Tiil> WASHL"!CfON POST - Army Knew in '86 Of Dum.p in NW U.S. Decided Munitions Had Been Removed . By Santiago O'Donnell W .......... PaotlilllfWritu Army officials knew as early as 1986 that World War I munitions h.ad been buried at a site in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest Washington but did not inform the developer ac the D.C. government, Army offlCials ac- knovrledged yesterday. The Army also announced yes- terday the end of daily evacuations in the affluent neighborhood, where lllOn! than 130 unexploded shells were wieartbed by a comtnictioa crew on Jan. 5. . An Army spokesman said yester- day a 1986 report cooduc:ted by the Army Toxics and Materia1a Agency Oil behalf of American University coacludal that the buried munitions had been removed and shipped to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Mary- land. But D.C. government officials, the site's developer and residents who live there said they were suprised that nobody told them the area had been searched for disposed muni- tions. Ml am disappointed that we were not given a full briefing on the ex- i$tence and contents of these re- ports prior to the recent discovery of the munitions site,# Mayor Shar- on Pratt Kelley said in a statement issued by her office. Robert Miller, vice president of the W.C. & A.N. Miller Develop- ment Co., which bought the prop- erty in 1926 and was building houses on the site on 52nd Court NW. said be was unaware of the munitions burial before the con- struction crew's discovery. "If the U.S. Anny had reason to believe a potent~11 munitions dump sue had been discovered in 1986, I think it's appalling that the govem- · i 1 ment would subject U.S. citizens, in- ' eluding my employees. to thil; type of potential hazard," Miller said. "It raises some unusual quesions, to say the least, as to who knew what when and how,- said Nan Whalen, of the 5100 block of Yuma . Street, who is among those within · the former evacuation zone. Maj. Rick Thomas, an Army i;pokcsman, said the Army decided· the area was safe ill its 1986 report· because no munitions had been un-· earthed despite extcllsive farming and development there since the land served as a cheznical weapon· testing site in World War L More- over, Thomas said, land survey and aerial photographs taken during the 1986 study showed QO evidence that the munitioas were still there. "Hindsight's always 20/20,• Thomas said. "Looking back. it's I lot different. But for 70 years we had no indication that there WilS a problem.• Kelley'11 spokesman, Vida Man- qer, said that the rmcyat received a complete copy of the 1986 report Wednesday evening and1 that city llbft membcni are still evaluating it. Miller officials and residents who live in the area &aid they have re- ceived parts of the report. City officials and Miller Co. rep- resentatives said they were happy with the coopcr.Uion they have re- ceived from the Army since the mu- nitions were discovered. .. "Since the removal operation begun, the Army bas done =- thing they said they would and they have done a very thorought job: Miller said. "But the million-dollar question is, why? Why weren't we told about the study? I'd like to think there was a good reason for it. and I'd like to know it.• .. Also yesterday, Brig. Gen. George E. Friel told about 150 11!$· idents at the Army's daily briefing that the munitions remov-al oper- ation will end this weekend. · Residents of about 70 homes have been affected by the evacua· tions. For the last three weeks, they "ave been asked to lea"e the area from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. as a pre· caution. On Tuesday, Kelly declared an emergency in the area because some residents had failed to comply with the evacu:;tion order. Work had been suspended whe.'1ever residents ven· tured into the evacuation zone. Ja..x -otfoCJDI- QI 7 PPf I~/ Water Island should be ours now Victor 0. Frazer, an ; ttDnwy on St. Thomas, was a candidate for delf/gate IO Ccngnlss. When the lease expired on Dec. 27, most of us believed that Water Island would have come under the jurisdiction of the government of the Virgin Islands. Well, surprise, surprise! The Interior Department, the White House, lhe U.S. Congress and the V.I. delegate ro Congress have been dcafcnin81Y silent on this issue, which is so important to the resi- dents of Water Island, and every- one in the territory. The terms of the master lease and rhc subleases arc unambiguous. The leases expired on a certain date (Oct. 27, 1992). and nothing acldi- tional was rcqu!rcd to affect their termination. However, based on what has transpired, or nMWC aa:u- rately haS not transpired, it is obvi- ous thar the future of Water Island is nor a priority for the Interior Dcpartmef!t or the V.I. delegate to Conpsa. . This ittitude is insulting to the people of the Virgin Islands, and unfair to the residents of Water Island. It is apparent that the resi- dents relied on promises and assur- ances, as evidenced by the magni- Victor Frazer Guest Editorial rude of the homes that they have constructed and continue to con- struct. In fairness ro lhcm and respect for the sovereignly of the govern- ment of the Virgin Islands, an artic- ulated resolution to this mystcry should have long been discussed beiween the U.S. government and the V.1. government, and made known to the people. The elected V.1. delegate to Congress should be doing what be was elected to do, namely "repre- sent the people of the Virgin Islands." He should have been the vanguard in the effort to make Water Island "truly• a part of the Virgin Islands. Instead, be behaves like "the mouse that did not roar." I implore the people of the Vir- gin Wands to demand an explana- tion of the delegate as to why be did not introduce legislation, in the Congress, to affect th transition of jurisdiction of Wate1 Island from the federal government to the V.I. government, in light of the fact that be bas known for many years the expiration date of the master lease. The failure of this congreajonal representative of the people of the Virgin lllands, to formulate an intelligent plan for the transfer of jurisdiction of Water Island, is either ignorant of the ramifications of transfer. or criminal neglect of his duties and responsibilities. This state of limbo is a clear example of the dilemma that we face, when our representation can be more accurately described as misrepresentation, and our status or Iaclc of real status prohibirs us from making "real decisions" that have finality. The future of Water bland is important to everyone in the territo- ry, however, like most decisions that affect our lives, ii seems as though the federal govcmmcnt will once apin determine, "without our input," what is best for us! I trust that if tbere is an issue on which we can all agree, it is that the current political status of the Virgin Islands bu to change. The Daily News, Friday, Man::tt 28, 1993 - ,.. - 4- :fa. Jl - O l/- D9 DI - O I <f pa_~ I tJ-f> I 1 P.2/2 r Corps of Engineers to profJeif anns are still buried at fonner Y.I~ battery WASHINGTON (AP)-The U.S. Army Corps of Enliaeers will try to determine I weapons were abandoned at a former World War II coastal defense battery located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, it was announced Wectaesday. tllat cmveotJoaal weapons aa well as waatard apats were oace tested at Fort Sepin dariD&" tfle- war· years. Bowenr, tbe Iecmdl ·do aot indicate wbetller tbe ordinance wu removed or otherwile dispoeed. - when tJle tort was c1c.d. Del. Roa De Lugo, tbe territory's non· voting representative in Congrea, said tbeCorpa of B>lfneen will .invaltlpte to deanmine 1f ay buried anm remain around the Fort Segarra site Oil Water JsJand, as bas been nunored. The baff'dpt:loa llllUJDtl "a some- what hip. priority Witb tlle pnaible tiamfet of Water JalaDd to tbe Virgin IsJaada p>Y&iilb&lt when tbe 40-ye&r -- of die Iiltenor. Department apires amt year,'" De Lugo DOt.ed. Defense Department records confirms .... I .... I/\ c:i .CJ - 10 ~ §> ~ < '-) ~ I ~ ~ a ~ c8 f ; \£) ~ ~ ~ ! ~ W~ter lsl~n~ brieftng: Anny Corps of . Eng1necrs officials will meet with Water Island resi- ; dents Wednesday to brief them on plans for a search .: for ammunition on the island, Delegate to congress Ron de Lugo said Friday. The dmc and place of the mectmg will be announced Monday. The search is a legal requirement for any property trusferrcd from federal ownership and the agency cum:ntly ovel$CCing the island. ' the Interior Oepartmcnt. knows of no ordinance there, Interior , . .._, ·- .• ~.'.::A· .. ·: . ·<· ~'.-¥". . . . .,. . ,' · Assistant Secretary Stella Guer- ra said Friday. A search is necessary when a records search does not prove that ordinance was removed .from a former military dump site. Fort Segarra on Water . Island was used as a test site for Ron de Lugo convenrional weapons and mus- ' tard agent from 1948 to 1950. An arcliival search of. 22 sites on SL Croix and St. Thomas shows that all wete· c:lcarcd of ammunition except Fort Segarra. de Lugo said Friday. The C;orps officials will hold the y.J. briefings at de Lugo s request. He aakcd for the briefings after learning that a Corps report on Water Island was cir- culating in the Virgin Islands. A final report has just been completed; a draft report has been distributed in the territory, the Corps J a._~ 11 .,....,J~ ;~ T -;~r' JAX- Dtfo9o!- OJ 9 DEPARTMENT OF TI1e ARMT '8 SAN JUAH AREA 0FFa. JACICIONVLL£ DISTllCT CCllP9 Qll --· ""l'IWtAMJU JUNCOS AVllNUI ftflflltY •r> AUfH11DH Uf Hr. James O'Brien Director Public Relations USYI Govcrmnent House Dear Mr. O'Brien: SAH JUAN, PUllKIO FICO~ August 12, 1991 I have just been informed by our Huntsville Publtc Affairs Office that last Friday, 9 August, the Department of Interior daltvered a copy of the Archives Report to Congressman De Lugo fn Washington. Our Huntsville Office wanted to brief the Governor and the Congressman simultaneously or on the same day this week, but the Congressman indicated he was going on vacation and asked to be briefed by phone later on Friday afternoon. Concerntn9 the Public Meeting, the Corps informed the Congressman the briefing the Governor and the meeting would be either Wednesday or Thursday, and that we were coordinating the activity with the Governor's office. As I told you on Friday, we will watt for your response on the Governor's preferred date, either Wed~esday of Thursday, to hold hts briefing, the media briefing and evening Public Meeting at Water Island. Thank you for your support and understanding. Cordial~ ~~ Public Af,atrs Spactaltst 9 Auq 91 1. Conversation ~etw••n conq. OeL~qo, USV%, and HUntavill• Division (Ren erawtord, PAOI Walt Perro, Project M&naqer1 Chuck Twin~, Safety Spacialist)t ( Conq. DeLuqo was aqain upset that the Corp• waa not 9oin9 p\lblio with th• Water Island project. He said we had Deen dealin; unfairly witn him becAUGe information was not qetting to him or the publig. He ~gain threatened a con;ressionAl haarin~. Durinq th• conver•ation, ho •a•-4 aon•iderably when va aqr••d with him to hold a public meetinq naxt weak. Thi• woUl4 aanter on the Archives search and the infcriaat1on it contain• (many en Water Island have tha draft report, which wa• 41asaminated by an unknown par~y on the island). Because Qf time oonatrainta, he Agr•~d to roceive his crietinq on tha Archive• Search by phone, Whicn we thun presented. . Jt..c ~JJ The Department ot~tarior PAO had a oopy ot the r•~o~t h~ndcarried to ~ office, and we sent copiaa via overniqht ~•livery to Gov, Farrelly, USVI. 2. Conversation ~•tween Mr. Jamea. O'Brien, Pr••• Segr•tary ~o the Governor of the USVI and Ms. Elsa Jimenez, PAO, San JUan Area Oftice, corps ot Engineer• (reported here tor coordination purposes). The Governor and hi• statr also were UP••t that we had neit:he!' briatad him nor qon• publio en the Water Island projeot. Ma. Jimenez told Mr. O'Brien of the Conqra••man'• deaire and cur aqr••ment to hold a pUblic ~eetinq on Water I•land. W• requa•t•d that wa briar the Governor be!ore that meetinq. Following ia the sch•dule of events aqreed upon (subject tg approval by the Qov•rnor) I 14 Aug, OPJO: Meetinq with the Qov•rnor and ·~•tt -- 14 Auq, 1400: News Conterence .. _ 14 Auq, · 1930: Publio Meetinq on Water Island Aqain, the Corps will speak on th• Arehivea S•aroh at all maatinqa. We will discuss tha next part of the project, fancinq, but will not commit th• Corps to any ~irm plan ot action 1nvolvin9 ordnance removal. ~?;'Fa~ Chier, Pubilc Aftairs Huntsville Oivision (205) 9!5!5-57·12 I 6 .AUG 91 CON"'VZRSATION BET"REEN CONG. DE~UGO, US V!RGIN !SL\.~DS (AND MEMBERS OF HIS STAFf) A.'fD WA::.T PERRO AMD lQ:N CRAWFORD, HiJNTSVILr.z DIVISION Cong. DeLugo•s sta~fer, Ms. Shiela Ross, called to complain abou~ copies of the Dra!t Archives Report which were appearing "on the~ doorsteps" of local residents of Water Island. She wanted to kno"W how they got the copies. I said I did not know. She asked whom en the island we had provided copies. I told her the only copy in the Virgin Islands was given to Mr. Bob Bunn, Dept. of the Interior, as the representative of the property ownGr, the DOI. I insisted that I could not make a connection between Bunn and the residents, though. She then said that Cong. DeLugo wanted to talk directly with Walt Perro. Walt called Mr. DeLugo il!Ullediately. The Conqressman complained about the docwnent and indicated that he would imnediately put out a news release because the infot'lllation was already in the -public and was 11scarinq 11 the people. He s~id he was unhappy with bot.~ DOI and the Corps. Most of his anqer was directed at DOI, but he was upset with us because he thought we weren't coordinating enough with DOI. (We have coordinated constantly. It turned out that the DOI PAO tried to call us on 'I'hursday and ?riday, when our power was off. He couldn't reaeh us, so he decided to put out information in a letter to the residents.) He also said t.~at one of our contractors (we explained it was actually a potential subcontractor from whom we had gotten a quote) was tallinq all he knew about the project at cock<:ail parties. Ha suggested we tire that contractor and get another. Mr. DeLu90 was anqry and let us know it, threatening Congressional he•p+30Xon the subject. I don't believe he was receptive to information w• were providing him at that time. He was particularly angry with Mr. 13Unn, whom he said has a conflict of interest on Water Island. He also called Mr. Bunn a particularly unsavory name and said we could quota him. The Congressman's o!fice let us make suqgestions about !actual errors we saw in the proposed news release, which we did. (Attached) . In a subseq\lent conversation, Ms. Ross complained that I had not notified the Congressman that three of his constituents had conta.ctad ma direc~ly today tor in!ol:lllation. In the same conversation, a conference cal1 with tar:-y Morgan, PAO for DOI, Mr. Morgan su9qested t.~at perhaps one o! our Corps employees from the San Juan area office was responsible tor releasinq the draft. Ms. Ross and I aqreed t.~at that was raachinq a bit far. -Ken Crawford Chief, Publie A!fairs Huntsville Division CF: COL HALL/ USACX PA~AD P~JACl<SONVIILE DIST PAO/ SAN JUAN PAO/ ROB WILCO wAI/J! :tRRO ·.,( . "AUG 01 '91 16: 16 FEDERRL AVIATION 809 253 4571 Corps of Engineers Works at water Island San Juan ... The site of former Ft. Segarra, a World War II coastal defense battery built in 1942 on Water Island to defend the Virgin Islands, will be investigated for possible Jrdnance contamination by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Huntsville Division, which is responsible for the removal of ordnance from sites formerly used by the Department -of Defense, is coordinating the remedial investigation in conjunction with the Jacksonville District Corps of Engineers and the San Juan Area Office. Under the auspice~ of the project, parts of Water Island will be mapped topographically, "People should not be surprised to see us putting out aerial photography target points," said Walter Perro, project manager for the Hunstville Division. "As part of the ongoing operation, ·we also plan to put up a fence around the landfill late in August of this year." An archive search of old records is currently under ·way. In the meantime, the Corps is working with Governor Farrelly' s office, Delegate Ron de Lugo, and local government officials to ensure close coordination on the project. P.2 ATTENt>IES 18 JULY BRIEFING SUBJECT: WATE1t ISLAND, US VIRGIN ISLANDS >ngre••m•ZI Ron de Lugo, Rapre•entative from th• Virgin I•landa, id chairman of the Hou•• Interior 811b-co111111ittee on Inaular and 1tarnatioi1al Affain :. Jeff Farrow, Staff Dir•ctor tor the Houaa Interior lb-committ .. on In8ular and International Affair• Larry ~organ, Department of the Interior Pat Krauaa, Congraaaion.1 Prof•••ional staff Page Stull, Pr••• Secretary for Congreaeman de Lugo ~c Slawaon, L99ialative Liaiaon Jia Coppola, Enviromnental Engin .. r, CEMP•R1' • Walter Perro, Project Manager, CBHNI>-BD-PM MEMORANDUM FOR RECORO SUBJECT: 18 July briefing :or Congressman de Lugo regarding 1nvaatigation of a FUDS site (Water Ialand, U.S. Virgin Islands) for potential remediation by Corpa of Engineers 1. T~a subject briefing was provided to Congre11man de Lugo and staff by Mr, Walter Perro, CEHND, and the undersigned, CEMP·RF. (NOTE: Ccngreeaman de Lugo i• the Virgin laland repre1antattve to Congress, and is tha chairman ot the Hcuae Interior Bub-committee on Insular and International Affairs.) The briafin; waa provided at thll requa•t of Congressman de Lugo for an update en progr••• •inc• hia 17 May briefing. The briefing waa coordinated with Mr. Rick Newsome, OASA (I,L,E), Mr. Micbael Cain, Army Environmental Office, and LTC Slawaon, Lag1a1at1va Liaison Office. A liat of attaflde•• ia attached. 2. Congraaaman de LQgo prefaced the briefing by reiterating that ha believes the project has considerable bearing on hie pending legialation to return Water Island to the Virgin Island Government, 3. The tollowing information waa provided: •· The archives search report on FUDS aitea in the Virgin Island• was recently completed, and reported no further action is raqulred at 21 of 22 FUDS s1tea 1dent1fied in the Virgin Islands. However, the report recommended further inveatigaticn at Water Island, and imme~1ate action (fencing) to prevent access to a 3•5 acre potential disposal area. b. Huntsville Division is currently acheduling the fencing action to occur in late Aug 91. Additionally, HND ie currently developing and ccor~inating a plan of action fer remediat1ng the site. c. The plan of action 1• scheduled for completion by 31 Aug. Congressman de Lugo will be briefed again as soon as th• plan of action ie complete. 4. After the briefing, Congressman de Lugo stated the tallowing concerns: a. He wants the site to be cleaned up within th• next 12 months to ensure tharQ are no ramifications to hia pending lagi1lation to return the island to the Virgin Islanda Government. b. Congressman de Lugo stated ha would give ua aa mueh "help" as we needed to ensure the joc gets done expeditiously, e. He requested to be briefed on our plan o! action and proposed remediation schedule as soon as it 1s developed. 20"d m Coppola U:CS Br 311IAS1NnH 'AIG A~~3 A~~ Sil t>0=tt tG, tE"lnf . SI. n.- .. n.. Woritl ,, .... St Thomas Communications Gourmet Gallery Tlcldes J!:estaurant l'1.Ar.mNQO l"OINT Gourmet Callery The Best Food - The Best Wine The Best Dell - The Best service All the Best - Just for YOU. Wnere everything is tlie 6est fur y011. 77 4-S555 - Crown 1Ja:y :Marina ~ ~ r. WATER ISLAND The Last Virgin Settull "' Walter ••fl FlorUa l'laUllps 1'5_1 All visitors are welcome/ Please respect private property & privacy! Please take your litter home with you. The beaches are open to everyone. Pubtic fishing docks are available. Avoid the dangerous ruins at the hotel. Enjoy our wildlife & wildflowers, but please leave them all here. Here are the Sights: l - Phillips' Landing - Downtown 2 - Fort Segarra: Best Walk. Best View 3 - Honeymoon Beach Great Swimming 4 - Sprat Bay Beach Best Swimming 5 - Buried Treasure found here in 1895 6 - Phillips' Botanical Gardens 7 - Hotel Ruins - Dangerous 8 - Recycling Center 9 - Deep Water Dick 10 - Honeymoon Beach Pavillion Sunday at 10 AM Water Island Christian Assembley :JaJ--OtfCff 0 I - Dd D f ()_1- I 61J ;),_ -J AIR CENfER HELICOPTERS, INC. i P.O. Box 6186 SL Thomas. USVI 00801 Phone (809) 775-7335 FAX (809) 774-7133 - ROD TINNEY, President & Chief Pilot United St.ates Department of the Interior OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Washington. D.C. 20240 All Inrerested and Concerned Parties: OCT 2 7 1995 As you are aware, when this Administration took office in January 1993, it stated that it was going to conduct a thorough review of the Water Island situation before undertaking any further actions towards the disposition of the island. We appreciate your patience during what has become a lengthy and unsettling period. We have, over the past two and one-half years, received many inquiries about the Department's policy towards Water Island. These inquiries have focused upon the 36 outstanding sales contracts for the sale of subleased tracts executed at the close of the prior Administration and upon the treatment to be accorded to those sublessees who did not accept the offer to purchase tendered at that time. These inquiries intcmified after Hurricane Marilyn as many sublessces expressed an undersamdable reluctance to make the substantial expenditures needed to repair their houses without having some knowledge of the policy the Department intends to pursue with respect to the disposition of Water Island. By way of brief background, the government has recently concluded a lengthy arbitration with the former master lessee, Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club Ltd. The litigation between Water Isle and ourselves, however, remains pending in the Court of Federal Claims. In August 1995, the Bureau of Reclamation released a draft environmental assessment and invited your comments. In addition, the Department bas exchanged letters with Governor Schneider which, in general, look towards the tramfer of jurisdiction and unencumbered property to the Virgin Islands, subject to protection of the rights of the parties with interests in Water Island. On October 2, 1995, the Bureau of Reclamation informed you that the comment period on the Draft Enviromneur.al Assessment was extended to November 17, 1995. 1be enviromnental assessment descnl>es various alternatives for accomplishing our goal of tramferring title from the Department of the Interior to other entities or individuals, but it does not present a proposed action. Based on the comments we have received to date, and in order to expedite the decision process, the Department has a proposed action. Your review and comment on this proposal is requested by November 17, 1995, to coincide with the Bureau of Reclamation's extension of the comment period. This will allow us to complete the environmental assessment and facilitate the speedy resolution of the uncertainty Water Island residents have lived with for many years. In addition, we propose to have a public meeting in December 1995, to discuss the proposed action. ·Proposed Action Consistent with the draft environmental assessment, "Elements Common to All Action Alternatives" (pp12-18), the action includes the following threshold components: a) the outstanding sales contracts will be honored; b) endangered species will be protected as provided by the "no jeopardy" opinion of the Fish and Wildlife Service; c) cultural resources will be addressed in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer; and, d) the hazardous waste study at the dump site will be completed and any cleanup action found required will be performed. In addition, under the proposed action the Department stands ready to allow all sublessees on Water Island to acquire fee title to their respective tracts. 1. We will honor the outstanding signed purchase contracts for any sublessee with a contract who wishes to proceed. We are also prepared to extend the offers to sell made by the prior Administration to those sublessees who did not accept the offer at that time. We are prepared to renegotiate the price to the extent necessary to account for changed conditions resulting from hurricane Marilyn; any restrictions imposed by the biological, hazardous waste, or cultural resources findings of the environmental assessment; and issues concerning the 1991 appraisal such as the passage of time. 2. The Federal Government will continue to be responsible for the dump until it is cleaned up or declared by the Corps of Engineers to be free of chemical ordnance. At that time it will be turned over to the Virgin Islands Government. · 3. The former hotel tract and related properties will be turned over to the Virgin Islands Government which, in consideration for receiving the tracts, would be responsible for cleaning them up. Properties not subleased and not required for conservation or preservation purposes will also be turned over to the Virgin Islands Government. The net proceeds, less hotel clean-up costs, resulting from any subsequent sale or lease of these hotel-related or non-subleased properties by the Virgin Islands would be placed in a trust fund to provide services to Water Island, including ferry service. If such a fund is adequately capitaliz.ed, then any additional net proceeds would be returned to the Federal treasury. The various green areas identified in the draft EA will be subject to a conservation easement to be negotiated between the Department and the Virgin Islands Government. We are prepared to establish an administrative negotiation process to deal with each sublessee on a tract by tract basis as set forth above. However, we strongly recommend that the sublessees, other than Sprat Bay, organize themselves to present a proposal for the purchase of the subleases exclusive of Sprat Bay. We are prepared to negotiate a sale on such a basis for these sublessees at a price to be determined between the sublessees and ourselves. We would entertain a proposal from the sublessees which would provide that the Federal Government receive reasonable and defensible compensation for its land. In order to negotiate the sale of the subleased property as a unit, we would like to see a proposal covering at least 95 percent, and preferably all, of the outstanding subleases exclusive of Sprat Bay. This approach, providing for a block sale of these subleases would, we believe, be advantageous to all parties; but it will require cooperative action 2 anong the sublessees. Such cooperation would, in any event, be desirable for the future of Water Island. If we successfully negotiate with the sublessees as a group, the money the Department currently is holding in escrow will, of course, be returned to the individuals with outstanding contracts. In adopting the above proposed alternative, our goal would be to proceed by offering the sublessees the opportunity to acquire title to their tracts at a reasonable price in order to resolve ere entire Water Island situation promptly and without the delays and uncertainties that would result from litigation. Although a small number of sublessees are currently pursuing litigation with the object of requiring the government to purchase their improvements, we advise that the Department recognizes no legal or equitable entitlement in the sublessees to have the United States pllrchase their alleged possessory interest in the improvements on their tracts. As an alternative to litigation we wish to encourage all the sublessees to work with us and use this opportunity to acquire legal title to their properties. We propose meeting in the Virgin Islands on December 12 and 13, 1995, with all the parties affected by this proposal (the Virgin Islands Government, the sublessees, other Federal agencies, and other interested parties) to discuss the issues further and to work towards putting this matter to rest. Our aim in the above proposal is to work with you and to reach a disposition of this matter which is fair to all concerned. We look forward to hearing from you and to meeting with you. Please forward your comments to: Roberta Ries; Activity Manager; Bureau of Reclamation, D-8650; P.O. Box 25007; Denver, CO 80225; (509) 575-5848, ext. 265. r . I A Sincerely,r \ c l. '."' Lv .__y~~- Allen Stayma'n~..J Director Office of Insular Affairs 3 Comments on the Safety Submission for the Former Fort Segarra, USVI, dated June 15, 1998 . Kellie Williams, CEHNC-ED-SY-S (256) 895-1584 . Comments on the IHF Plan I. Pg. I Executive Summary. Paragraph 2. Revise the areas of investigation to match the areas that need further investigation. Areas 6 and 8 require no further investigation. See the work plan for more details. 2. general This plan requires the CESAJ Program Manager (PM) to do many tasks and it appears to assume that the PM will be onsite during all operations. While this was true at Spring Valley, it is probably not the case at FFS. This plan is written like we are at Spring Valley or on an installation that has a full support staff onsite. In reality, we are on a fairly remote island, far from CESAJ office in Jacksonville Florida. I know that this is standard but PMCD might try to be more site specific and flexible instead of dictating responsibilities and requirements that Jax can not complete. Has PMCD discussed or formally tasked Jacksonville with all of the requirements in this plan? Specific example of requirements in the plan include: • Provide barriers, spill pans and lighting for the IHF, • The PM will be notified in an emergency, who will in-tum, notify emergency response standby personnel, • Inspect fire extinguishers, The PM will be notified when the IHF is to be opened, • The PM will be notified of unusual circumstances by the IHF Security Guard, • Maintain the IHF, • The CESAJ PM is responsible for the area where the incident occurred and will be contacted. As conditions dictate, the PM will declare an emergency, initiate remediation, request assistance and make off-site notifications. This is a lot to do if the PM is not onsite., • All injuries and illnesses are to be reported to the CESAJ PM. 3. Pg. 3-10 PPE. Be specific on the type of Level B and the respirator to be used. Identify who will provide this equipment. 4. Pg. 3-11 First Aid Supplies. Identify the supplier of these supplies. TEU? 5. Pg. 4-1 Section 4.1.2. The USACE contractor will not perform any surveillance monitoring on the IHF. It was not a task in their SOW. This section discusses monthly surveillance monitoring. The intent is not to store the items on site for a long period of time, is it? . 6. Pg. 4-5 Section 4.2. What standard will be used for HQ? 7. Pg. 4-12 Section 4.5. Please identify the location and the set-up for the PINS. Discuss the requirements involved since it has a radioactive source. J'ax- 04-010/-()"J~ I G-fJ .,,.. Jtl'f J.~ 8. Pg. 5-4 training? Will PMCD verify that all potential emergency respnse personnel have 1910.120 9. Pg. 5-5 Fire Truck Vehicle. This sectfon states that a fire truch shall be available onsite during the onsite transportation and storage of the IHF. Will PMCD be coordinating this effort? I 0. Pg. 5-12 The St Thomas hospital should only be used for non CWM injuries. Signed MOAs are in the plan. Revise the document accordingly. 11. Pg. 8-1 Define the MCE or refer to the section that defines the MCE for FFS. Comment on the Transportation Plan 12. Pg. 7-13 The signed MOAs are in the plan. Revise the plan accordingly. The HNC plan is a SSHP not a SHERP. Revise throughout the plans. 2 JUN-17-98 WED 10:56 AM DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 REGOLAR MAIL: EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE ENGINEERING MCX: AND DF.SIGN CENTER EXP!\£SS WI.IL: OS A:my Enqineerinq '° S11pport" cen-cer A"t"m; CEB1'C-0~-cM us Ar:ny Rnqineering ' S\lpport Ceneee J..TTN: CEHRC .. Or.-CK C".O. kx: lCOO Huntsville~ AI. 35807-4301 ORGANIZATION not:os J\%ily Co0>3 ot btgi.newn !:ng"ineeri.nq a Support Center '1'0: t1AS£D Jacksonville a.us: 'PAGES; =cl n 4820 Oniversity Square sunu.ville. AL 35216-1822 FAX Number: 256-895-1819 NAME PRONE NUMBER RELEASER OFFICE SDmOL ,,-?,' Ro4er A .. Fitrp.a.trick ~// // .LL_ ,JK.._/ CEHKC-0$-DC, ~wred v7r/ / QI.NU.cal Wa.rt~re tu.t' 1 256-995-1555 earl oversc~t 90f-2ll-2019 .,,....., I TD&· sateey Ot'!iee 11 JVlf 98 10:10 CDT ~· qaJ:VXMc; PX MM:JIDIZ JRJWllZll; 904-232-3920 rouc:1.n• 1. Attached are proposed mark-ups on your PAP. Basically, they update nomenclature and organization names as well as cut down on repetition of data covered elsewhere in the SSS. a. Annex B becomes Annex A, since site maps are already in Annex P. b. MCE and determination of NOSE is discussed in the SSHP {excerpt encl). There has never been any reason to suspect any items were explosively configured. 2. We are poised to reproduce and distribute. problems with these, don't delay calling . If you have any .Sax-ol/o9Di-oJ3 JUf'l--17-98 WED 10:56 AH DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 a6-1&-l9;j8 03:28PM FR01 Mt.a Inc HSU IU TO: MTA, INCORPORATED CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 688 DISCOVERY DRIVE HUNTSVILi..E, ALABAMA 35806-280Z . I TELEPHONE NUMBER: (205) 922-11~0 FAX NUMBER: (205) 922-1888 E-mail: mta@advicom..net I FAX COVER :! . I J'o! 6~iz f{ 1z_ P4'1ttltiC I DATE: I ! ; P. 02 i ! FIRM/AGENC~: : ... I _.;..;::C.:;;......::...~_,_+t.:.._r.J_.C;;._" ---------------1...J· i I ! I . ' ! FAX NUMBE+: f {!J.Cj,S-- /J7f TELEPHONE NO; ·J l?ls--kff r j I t . i I FROM: I .! . *11 r.:c. M<Jlt.hv ! NO. OF PAG~.·. . ONCLUDING HEADERJ: ~I l_& ___ __, _____ ..;,_ __ '--ll t l . SUBJECT:~ ) 1· ; ~ PAP 11 COMMENTslsl$JCTIONS: I ~"" i?tf&.i ~<i° OF ~SH p If+~ ~s~. 0_ P11-~fJ) ;2 ~ff, t :~e:c lr::o N (i~u i \ i I i ; JlJN-17-98 WED 10:57 AM DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 OS-16-1998 03: 28PM FRCM Mt.<> Inc HS\.I >U ~~--·- C-5.4 ~ CR,EDIB(.E eyENT 'AfCID. The MCE is the worst~~ release scenariO for a site. lnu: MCE's for this project are as follows: ! ! · . . . ! . I . a. • Fli-2; B9mb, 500#, M78, CK filled.. (non explosive) b. T.\4-'2: .Pomb, ll.5#, M70. HD filled (non explosive) ; : .· '. .~ 1· .: j c. TAS:' Bdrilbo; ll5#.'M70, 1ID filled. (non explosive) ~ . ~ · c-5.4.1 TA~~ HAZARD NO SI?NIFICANT ~crs <NO~~ zoNE: i · · ::. The commattid ofJthe U.S. Army Technical Escort Umt (rnU) .rupportmg deta.climeru Will 1dcDury the PoWI1Wihd Hazard No Significant Effects (NOSE) zone for the sitddaily. ·"Ibb NOSE zoDe will be ~ bll$Cd upon several factors associated with the site, ik!uding~ hie type and a.mount dr CwM agents that may be eur;ountaed; the effect that prevailing !weather ~~ons could have~ opei-alions: the physical properties of the CWM agems that nngft be buncd)on site; the potentia!i anct risk of encoumering C\VM storage or delivery syste'DS! on sue; fid any convemional iUXO hazards_ The NOSE will dc:scn"be the agent of concern. Che expectcd;volumc: of agent aiid 1be ·mi which could be affected if the MCE occum:d.. TEU pe~nra:l will ~cubte the NOSE pr or. to Wtiation of site activities and whenever prevailing weaUiet conditionsi cbarige which couJd !urcr dtl: oui:oame of the NOSE ~one. The TEU derachment commander wfil advise .the MTA P1'1 aM s~o as to \vilat tbe NOSE zone will be for the day. ; · i : C-S.4..2 USE OF THE MCEiNOSE ZONE : ; ~ MCS ~ ~;u$c.d by MTA, TEU and CEHNC personnel to identify wfk areas ~ff sire, if any, may be ~Cea. by a possible CWM release, or high order explosion.. ~ MCE ~ws for the de~ oi!conangeney pt.aas: and will def.ettnine what areas will require eva4uanon p.ricir 10 sire operatiOtlS ~ in the;evem that a cWM release or high order explosion acmally occurs. i I . C-5.S i=os;'iim&_igxpwsm; gENARJO . ~ .· Explosive: it•f IXlS~fuV<) Jved iil me tests cotxlucted on w aw Island were limited tQ ~losive ~ for aerl.af b 1 iJDl?s~ ahd the exp1osivcs used to initiate detonation of test itdm. None of the mW:uaon.S ~·ere' fuz.j:d, w no tests were conducted below the surface. TI¢re an::ooirecoros Which to ind~t:am that munition·fw.cs wae stored on Water Island. The most Jikcly &~rios for enconni:~ explo~es on s~ ~.the discovery of an a~rial bomb withj an int2Ct ~unrer: disCoVeiy ·of~ arid/or ·Witiating eXplosives used during restitig; or disco~ of con:lmetcial explosives llSed duiing development activities of the hotel corporation (Ni:> recofds !indicate preseocelab~ 9f commeicial explosives). The use of heavy machinery a"Cld band. toqls (i.e.; ~hovels aru(oi~) ~and an Unkoown burster or primazy explosive device (e.g .• bi8.stjng cap) is the ~t i;kcty:~o for an explOi~ evcnc. f ' I l • C-5.5.1 EXiPLosJVE RISK ASSESSMENT f . i . The explosi~ risk aSsociated with these operations is minimal. The amOWll or'exptosiv~ rliatcria!S presc:m d\tririg the San Jose Project and the degree of lbeir control inakes cnroilDICr wiih bilitai-Y explosive$ highly uillikely _ Any risk associated with commercial activities ~ specut(ti,J.c:. . . : ': i . P. 03 . I :i ,j i ! :i JUH-17-98 IED 10:57 All DAVID DOOTAT FAX Ill. 2058951506 116-1&-1998 1!3•2!Fl'I F'AEJ"I .... 1- HS1,J IU i 1 .. PRODC'Il\'E .A.C'nON PLAN FORMER FORT SEGARRA ; .. 1. I .. '• , ~ JNl'llOlfli AQlfJIUS I I.:. ; i i ' · ! U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGJNEDS I I I I I .. _P.04 .. ,. i . ' .I ! J ; ., . ' . i • i j ; 1 ' ·I I ·I I I I , .J : ·1 I . f i · 1 : ] l j JUN-17-98 WED 10:58 AM DAVID DOUTAT 06-16-1998 03: 2'3Pt1 FR0'1 Mta Inc KSU FAX NO. 2058951506 IU . ·- _P. 05 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1.0 Jtrtroduction ! Section 3;0 Defmition ofTenns · scction 4.0 :T-ecimical overview (Chemicals. Munitions) . i . : i Section slo I ; f'r~ion Action and Procedures i ., Section 6;0 ; En-lergc.acy Procedures Section 1:0; '.Kc~ Contact Personnel ~~of Agreement ; ·i :~ .. ] ·! ~B: ~ ! : ' , . 1 - : \ :[j - ~ - ~ .,t 1 ' 1 !J1i~· 11: 1 . 1 ,. 1 ~!.fl! .i1iit i"!.f B.~t~-it I ;; . .. J ~ r--a 6 . ....'9. Ulla - ~ s a. R ~.. J _ . . . . . . ' a.. " . . . . l 6 "! a ~-.~. 1· ' 13 ~ __ J ef .d~-_lt~. 11-IL.l.l4I ... , _..IL-~"ta.f.. . w8l i R _ ~-•oa~ wl a so~~ 1~--o !~ i~ 0 lfiJq~~il 'lliil~~,-!! lilt &iii =~(t ~ i~ · !l1l1is$) 11111 e. ~ ·h 'f s-! Jfl.I- ;f ! r · N •"J1 .~ I J1 t 1 ·1~ ~ . Jn: 0 f) :;· I f I ;· l ~ , ! . i rx· I f ~ 8. "J:~ -1 IUll i !ff ilJ' 1· a 1u1 a ~ } llh lfrd ·h ~ l 1:1. · _fla. ~ "'· -----·------- ~ftlJ~--lr! li-i'i- --nf--Tlt----r1ll---· ---· cJ'.: ~§ii.h~;.;. 1:ff u.1d1 f 11: ~-1 , .. n ~ ~ ~ ~ ::-·: -:::·-·· . --··-- - ----------------· ------·-- Q) JUN-17-88 WED 10:59 AM -DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 -P.07 06--16-1998 03' 30"11 FR01 11< a Inc HSI) TO a=c:>J....) ro r • c..-...;, SECTION :Z.O KEY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES! Ageo:;y ResponSibilities There ~ primal'_: il_'. Y. six agencies wltich have key roles throughout Site Char. 1 · 1~oi1, ~base u operatlODS. . : , I I ! I I •. - U.S. Antty E,&gineu Dtsma, Jo.clr:sonville (CESAJ): CESAJ is in Jirge of ~ ovefall site cbaracteriti.tioD. and remediation activities. CESAf is responsible fotj all plaJ;ining. and project ci:ccutic;m. ; AdditiOIJally, CESAf is respomibJe for the coordimtitjg activitie; of the v:irious siippor(agencies. la an emergency sirnation, the appropriate emer~:ncy res?oa.se will be initiated in ~erordance with the Site Safety aud Health Plan (SSHP) _ind the jProtective Action PI.an (P(\P)i CESAJ in coajunction with CEHNC, MT.A. Inc., and TEU ~·ill ens'ilre the safety of alf Jiersonnel supporting Phase II Site Characteriz.ation aria CW?ii.1 j-emwal _ activities as well~ ;the local community. CESAJ will make management dei;:isions ti~d upon recornmelldariotis from CEHNC, TEU, and MTA, Inc. . l - _ - U.S. ~nni, Engilreoing and Support Center (CEHNC): CEHNC lis the c..Jn1• OE technical manatcr for p~ and execution of all on-site operations in support cif-f base- JI Site Cliaractcr~lio~ and OE removal. ! ' , ; I - U..S. ~miy Technical Escort Unit (TEU): The TEU is resptjmible :ior! hazard containment and'. ab~umient within the exclusion zooc during Phase II Sire C.acacteriktion and =~ oper~~m-. _ I~ a ·~ng off' occurs while ~ monitarin~ is. being fOnductiqd,I or if_ a ehemical·m~,lS identified or an unknown obJcct or material IS enco1t'1tered.f~U will assume control of:~ exclusion mnc. In addition, TEU will assume oontrql of the; e~clll$ioll' zone durhtg ~tiou activities when acavation is ~ to be williin 1 ~oot of an anomaly. -TEU~Will execute containment, abatement and/or recovay operations an<Upi.\mde a recommended~ a( actia.n to the c~ Resident Engineer. - : I , . I . I - The U~S-;V~in Islands Territory Government (USVI): CESAJ ResJiem EuiJcr will coordina~ with i the <l=iignaled USVI points of contact (POC) to provide ~D on activities and evi:ilts, occurring during rcmaval operations of Phase Il Sirb ~7.3.tion tbrough the Virgin Isla.nds Terriwry Emagezicy Management ~ (Vri~). Additionally. the USVI will provide police and fire department support foe ~n-sit:e activities. ln the evem of_ enwgencies during these operations, the VITBMA, 1potice,; apd fire dep~ents ~;will be notified and regularly updated on changes and il('tivi-cies ~ with the emerge~. ln addition, any additional support required from !1~ !win be- cootdinated wi~· the VITEMA POC. ! '. ! . - ' I ; I . . . I ; •: I • 1 I 3 I ·d , . :II J!JN-17-98 WED 10:59 AM DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 P. 08 0G-!6-!999 03:31PM FRD'1 Mt~ lne h$V TO o:r.>•~ro r.~, ' ' - U.S. Naya;l ;Hosp.ital; Roosevelc Roads, PR (USNH): The USNH tlas c:~ intO ail agreoment to provi~ on-site medica.1 support an4 stabilization and O'allSpolf of any trlaomaric or chemical 'injury/illness. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) ~ the CE.$AJ and USNH de.Imillf; ~ponsibilitles for the above support is conr.a.ined in~ AB. ; ! . . I : ' . - U.S. Ar#J; Chemical and Biological Defense C.Ommand (CBDCO¥,): ~oCOM is respon3ible foe' 1 the storage, transportation, and disposal of any CWM I recovered! dm-ing remediation actiyiti¢s. ; ' l : ·= . ~ . 4 I ' 1 i i I ' I I I I ·: i i I .• ' i i I I I i ! :\ I :) I l ~ l j j l :I '! ! : ... :1 I ! ·• ~ ; . 3: . : . I .. . . I , ,, :i •(.: I ! ·I: ., '. ' , I : ' ! : I : ! . '' JUN-17-98 WED 11:00 AH DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 aET-1&-1999 03: 31PM FP.01 Mt.a Inc HSV -, I . I SECfiON 3.0 DEFINITION OF 1ERMS l I Definitions I . . , . '. ! I . ExcioSi~~ Zo~: Operational safety zone of the work ar~ to which only qualified; p~onnd may enter. '' l . · ; l I . ! ! -~~~~ M'.a,f~: A non--i~rrusive technique _empl~ by the ~.of E~giiice.rs. to 1dennfy buried C:iq>~ostve or chCllllcal warfare material debns. For this ptoJect, ~b.ysiCal mapping was coajtjcted with stl~f.the..art ordnance detectors. Resulting data incliu!f> maps of arca5 ~~and site· spec'ific logs descn'bing locations of subsurface :anomaJ~i · Intrusiv~ Work:) ~udes excavation and removal of soil, chemical muAftions, iJ debris ' ~' . , . ' . I from chemital: ¢.Unitions test pits and discreet anomalies (suspect objects) lqc:it;e<i via geophysicial mapping.perfurmed during Site Characterization, Phase I investikatioos. I I . ·_ : ; : . ; ! I ~~ Cr~~k Ev~ (MCE): The worst. ~ingle event that could ~at anyi ~e .~lh rnaximal:telcas~;Qf:C'benucal, agent from a mumtwn, bulk container, or pr~ as <i -f3ult'.o( an unintended, Jtjiplanned, or accidental occurreoce. (The MCE's for the :Fort Set,~ra sites are described in S'eCtion 5.0 of this document) ; i . No: Signibc~nt i~ (NOSE) Zone: The area beyond which public ~ety an<fl Lm .of periomiel' within Ch~ area would .experience no adver!C health effects in ~iatio* .,Yitli thc- chernical rel~ : ; ; l Ring Off: The'~on of the presenc.e of a chemical substance at a moni~rlng J. i A ring: off· is foliowed;"~ ~nf"umatorY testing to determine if it was caused byfclleIJlldl !nrfare. materW. : · ; · ' i . I ~ i s :I i· P. 09 l i I 1 i I i I I I ! -i I ' I;. i; I I i I· JUN-17-98 WED 11:00 AM DAVID DOUTAT .FAX NO. 2058951506 lilG-16-1998 03:32P11 FRD1 l1ta Inc HSV IU 0-'V•..,·- SECTION 4.0 TECHNICAL OVERVIEW :-~: ;8istory oiWaitr Isl_and Activities: A c:o.mplc~ history of tes~ f:tivitiesj_o, W~r !slind is ·found fil :the Basic Work Plan. contained 1ll the first section <J•f the :)j~ Safety Sb · ·· : I • i u IDJSS1on. : 1 : • · Preliminani ~isils: Vario~ site visits to Water Island have been cox 1,ducted ~ lbier-ve pocen~i811y con~i,iwed areas and to establish the need for further ~.av~~ · · A planiril.etiic survey of former Fort Segarra was performed in September 19!91. "ni~e yisits and ah ~ysis oflarclllval information produced a number of candidare sites for iny~~n durin& the actual s.ite characterization.. ! : = · I . Phase- I Site. ~i7.ation: Six potentially contaminated sites were sd~:cted 6Jl 1 de U ~S. Anny ~,; ofl!ngi~ ro be topographically surveyed. These areas :were su>fe,bted to geoph,Sical ~y and· soil sampling as Phase I of a Site Charact.eriz:ation aioouctcd bj MTA, Inc; in ~Iy 1994.: Three areas were determined to W2Ir.i.IXt further, intJ:ll.sivc ini'.~gatfun Si": Ch~acteriz3.doh, Phase II: Test Area 4-2 (TA 4·2), Test Area 5, and f:be Flat'Urlgo:Bay- Landfill ;Area Z ~2). These areas will be subjected to excavation land ~iDg ·of geophysiCal ~:hies found during Phase I Site Charactmiation. l l l · . . I ·• . . Historical docwncntation and resulU of previous sampling indicate the followillfj. ~emical ~ts were present :cfut:ing condua of the San Jose J>rojcct: I ! ; . •. I I- BLISTER: :l\GENrs rnitille<l M*"1 <HD> LcvinSteiD:Mustard (El) Se$ci~d(BQ) TJOdiglydoi (a: breakdown prod~ of sulfur mustard) . - I : che~bi ~PHOS-0~ (CG) Th~ 38eot can be considered as either a m~ or ;~~~ . . ! . fiI_ BLOOD ~'GBN'TS . C~~ll thloridc (CK) Cyanuric" C.hiorkle (solidified CK) N~ NmlVE AGENTS • • I . . i T~uncqA · i S¥in (GB)! ": . t F°f.: ID 1J /(o I 6 I i . P. 10 1 I I l ' i i I J I :I ! I I .I .I 'I l I I . i i Jutf-17-98 IED 11 :01 t1f DAVID DOOTAT lllE>-1&-1998 "3•32f't1 FR01 ~ Inc tBJ . '. I:' . : : •I l-1 •I ; I ~ ~ ; I I 7 FAX 00. 2058951506 IU .11 I , , I i I ' l • r I I I . . __ _P. 11 't ·.:; ·1 l I ! : I I I I J, I. ; . ,, I: 1 · I I I I I I i I I: /' I I i I I: i; /: I: i JUH-17-98 WED 11:01 AM -DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 P. 12 06--16-1998 03: 32f't1 FRCM Mt& Inc H5V IU ~ . Ii • SElCTION S.O ~ ~ I I PROTECTIVE ACTIONS ~"D PROCEDtJREs ! : '.. ! The U.S. Armj ·~ring and Support Center {CBHNC) and ~ Technical Escort Unit (TE{j). determi.tie. :the maxiro.urli credible events (MCE) for non-intndivc an4 '1mis~ o~~ons. Tb~ MCE is the mo$t serious case p~blic $a!ety ~d that is ~eas~!>' ~ible as a (e.Strlt of an;~4~ oc:cuncnce or uncoveuD,g of chemical warfare ~aterial djlrtng·D~ intfusive and ia~iv'C operation.$. The magnitude of the potential .hazan~ dep~ dpon p.e type and ~:of chemical warfare .material uncovered and che meteoro~Jgical ~tions. ~ed ppon t11e;bi,1CE, a computer model is used to predict the no e~ distand from the pomt; of. soil. ~ti~n. This compu~ model considccs such things r~ the ~s) of che!In1caJ: or high c;xploszve. hazards most likely to be encountered, mereorolu.g1cal data,;and the. nam~ of the war~ (rion-intruSive vice intrusive). I . . • : I ; i ! . I . '' -· ™maximum ~b1ecvent for Site Characterization, Phase II. Test Areas I~ and 5 is an M10 115 Pound booi~'.~ntaini.Dg 60 pounds of musmd agent {HD) that is (r.~~ed) e~:f!~esi·1ely eer\figafell dUt~l ~timum. (fer release) meteorological conditioDS. The naximum fredible event for FJ.amirigb!Bay Landfill is an M78 500 pound bomb containing 3 I pounds! 0- cyanic chloride (CK) ihil~ is (rel£ased) e~lesi'r.·ely eeaf"JgHFeti during optim~ metePr:>'1ogical co~ioris. Hai3ni Analysis for these determinations are coruaine.d in the S~ HP. ! ': .; ' : ~ I ~ ~~eac:~r the f\fmy, riheJ U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers, has tktermiiled. based llpdn \the mnimnm credible event (MCE) for Test Area 4 and 5, a Do-effect$ ~t:anoe caleiiliitiOn of 30q ~te.rs from the point of :release. The nearest publi~ area ~icb Js :a . res~ee is loci~ ;ipproxin:iately 50 meters from the Test Areas 4 and S wljere it .b!s+~ ~ M47 mustat~ filled bombs were buried. Based upon. the MCE for the ~~o, Bay laDdfill area,. a #ffects disWlCe calculation of 300 metas from the point ~f rel~ hi't.s been d~ Th9 ~public ari:a .which is a residence is ~roxi~ ~me~ #om_ the ~Bay ~II area where rt JS~ that M18 cyamc chloride bOmbs wece !butted. · Th~ ~s of Ep~iiieas has determined that the safety prccautiom descno~ in tbe ~~ are ~·to prote¢t site workers, support personnel. and tile public witflOUt the need ·of :additional emergency·or evacuatian planning. ! ; · . ~ . . ~ ! . i : , Pro+.~ ~~·pr~ures to be taken during Site Characterization, rk-:e ll ~l~d~ but l I t I are~ hmit.ed tq qie following: ,- 1 : - ~\~~ of~ Site Safety and Health Pim (SSHP): Thi& ilan ~ the: ' ·1I :.· safety'~ heal~ ~nceros of all work to be coDducted dtll"ing Site Cbaractx1raation) ~haSe ·II' ~ and i~~Udes a activity ·hazard amlysis for all site raslc:s and operc;!tions. ~ S~HP I i conwps :specif'i(: l requirements for employee traiDing, ~ proobtive equipmete.t, 11 eng~o~riftg co~. decontamiDation, and emergency response. i ' i 1 ~ . ; . i t : t. : : l; :I : I I ! !·1· :. 1 .. JUN-17-98 WED 11:02 AM DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 P. 13 TO .6'3:>1Sfl1 t'ol£ 06-16-1990 03:3:JPM FRa1 Mt.a Inc HSlJ ! ; ,_ .Aii" Momtd,rmg: An ~enstve air monitoring program has been ~loped~ will.be co.Ddec:a:id by M11A, Inc. and TEU during all intrusive operations. Real-time air inomtorihg utiJizing·direct f~i.Dg iDsttumeBts will be c.onducred downwind and at th~ source' d~ing 8.fl e:i;ca~aW)n, sambling, idelllifi<;ation, and n;moval activitie:s. The ' SSHP for Stte aiar+~oo: .. r~ ll deWIS: ~ ~ of monitoring equipment, oo~inant o~ ~mrd. ~ be morutored. m~QIOJrmg resportsibilmes. methods, and frequency that wi}l be ualii¢, mi the. specific acti~ns taken should a positive monitoring result occur.j Met~loi~I monitoriog will' ;i!bio be conducted. Data obtained from meteorological monitorijg , will -be used to establish'. t!ie boondaries. of~~ exclusion zone ~or test Areas 4 and ~ and th~ F)arningo Bay Landfill area !lDd to determme if increased precautiooary measures are necessary- : . - p.~. ~ technical Escort Unit ('I'EU): This unit, which is unique!ro the ~eiu: of Dfi!e~, has ;~rldwide expertise in neutralizing hazards associated with lCWM. · TEU will - be on si~ duringi all Site Charattcrization, Phase II operations. The actUa.I int:miVe wofk effort~ mvo~ltt>e conttact0r>MTA, Inc., digging a hole in the ground ip withllij U iDclJ~ of the suspect object. TEU will take charge of the work: site at that point. 1JEU pen)oQnei will perform an "a#~logical dig" to remove the 12 inches of soil t0 =e the[ ~jea in ~tion. Should,~e~i~ ag~nt be detected th.rough th~ ~xtemive air moni ring pt'pgram, ~r, if t.'lo. suspect ol:Qett is identified as a chemical mumttons or as :an nown, TEU · will saferiard the e:xc$'ation and identlfy the object. ! · · ' . . 'i . l l TEU is also rcspo~le for initiating the spill response control plan for conalmerizeq rr .ateriab stoied at tbe .interim ·storage f.acility aDd transported between the interim holding facU ity and- the ~ite ~here th~;~eas are to be removed from Water rsland. j I ~ ~ Ho~g-Faciltty: ·CWM liquid$, solids and/or munitiom (ol\rewlv( ri!IDOVed duri.o,e the inttu$ife iiigging process shall be overpacked at the site by nm. 8*ab metal. which teSis positi~:for chemical ~twill be decontaminated using appm:cd ~ un~il cbcinieal:agcm i$ ino longer detected and then containerized for storage and disposaI.1 These it.eDis isldn be ~ported by TEtJ according to the TrallSportation and lnti 1~:rim S~e Plan submi~ by Ille U.S. Ar~ 9ie11tieti and Bielegieal Desl!'Uetiea CeBHN ae (CB~OM). ~· CWM:mu~ns are cver-paclcai in single round comainers llllJ, maiWinfd in a . safe interim smrage facility to await mmsponatiQn off-site. The intc rim atorage an:a ~~ ri&ks ~jworkers, the public, and the environment. Materials sror~ in this~ ~e consi4ertj:i OE/C\fM hazardous waste and/or suspect agent materials and therefore ~t l!e trea.led as hazardptis waste. The idenrification listing of material entering tble facility ~ust be · couipfeted and SC[~-as the iDveatocy of items held in the interim storage falcilicy. · M:iximum capacity for sto~ :items will not exceed deSign capacity and are expectC' l to be ~tJrr.O no Ionter: th~ 90 da"},>. The Interim Holding Facility will be designed and con ;tructed ~ci:ording to U.~. Army ch.euical munitions safety and security standards. . I , . ' I I i l 9 I ·1 I ! I I I I I ! I j i I ' I I ( ·1 l I I I· I. I !. I, I• I! fl 'i : i 'I I I JUIH 7-98 WED 11 : 03 Al1 DAVID DOOTAT 116-16-1998 m:::Mll'I ADt ttt. Inc Hli1U FAX t«>. 2058951506 IU P.14 • i ; I I I j i '; Ii ! : Ii • i I JUN-17-98 WED 11:03 AH DAVID DOUTAT FAX NO. 2058951506 0&--Hi-1990 03:34PM FRLM Mt.:o Inc HSV IU 0;;1.Ji_,,..., ~ ; SECI'ION 6.0 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES i: I ' ' ?'oasJ n ;Site da~ization work is to be conducted by MT A. Inc. with support from ~e Tccbiiic:ai F.scori Ur nit (!'EU}_ In· the event of an emer£ency condition (rin~-off of monitOr~ cquipkc*t. cwl.ftqE -indication}, the c.ontractor will take immediate pro~e m~ures =as outluhf jn the S~: !TEU will ~n assume responsibllicy and control of the excltifi$ zone. evaluate : the coP!Utions an4 determine the required course of action ~luding possible eva~QD of th~·lite. :U warranted.. Based upon the reoommendations of 1fEU. th~ Coi-Ps of · ~~ may 4otitinue with Phas~ II Site CharacteriT.ation operations o~ ~spend p~raiio~ umil ~ foll evafo~~on· of the hat.ard ts conducted. Local emergency authoriti~ (VITE~A), w1~\ · be int~ed of ~ Uicident and updated as to the future operariom on-sile. Specifjc local suppqn tj:quireniehts ·and issues will be requested and coordinated as r~ between:CESAI ·and '~ 1 ... • : ; ! · ..... ..,,_.,,..,.,,. I ' I ; '. ; J i -: · In the cise of 3.ri eme.gency involving exposure of a site worker to cb'i:mical aglnt~ the cas~ty will be fully 'deco~ted. by TEU at the decontamination line p~ to tr~.>Ort for emergency med.ii::lU trcirtment. During Phase II Site Characterization ope.{ations tbe! USNH will ~r~ide ~¢lit.and aansportation of casualties ro the designated t(eaancn~ etci.Ihy. ~osp~ ;~ ~~ ~ive spec~ized training fr~m the Department. of !the Anjlyl ~ fue. diag!l.0$J.5'.·and autment of chemical age.nt ca.roalbes. ALS and hospital !treatment !Will be . pro~ed; on an ~ needed basis in a.ccordaoce with the Memorandum of ~ment ~OA.)' ~ Jhe Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Naval Hospital. Roosevelt ~oads (.-\NNEX A ~). : : ~ : . : ! f l • · I i ' ; i : . . "'" ~encyj ~e~ess Bµnulation Dr~ PJ:ior tO ~ start of intnljuve opei:altods ..U emergency r~ personnel .s~l conduct a sl.Ululatton exercnc of several !:mcrgen¢y tQ test Cbe.efPci!:DCY or. the. Prou:ctive .A:ction Plan (PAP). The simulation drill Viill be c6<>Xdinared· by ~CES,.1\1) die ~ ef BBgieeers, J&eksel!fli•ille l>istrieE. . l. i i : . A •PfO--Shnulati~~ Table Top• exercise will be schcdul~ prior to on-sit, activi~e~· ai the '.projec:~· ¥ficc afi4 will include 'several scenarios for the Site Charactellization. rpase· ~I · opel'2llQ1*. i i . . · l I , 1 i . i ! I • I I 11 i I ~ 1s ""b/{o P. 15 I I r ! 1- j -, I I i ! I 11 : i l i I, Ii i ~ I; I: i ! q I, 11 I' q ; l ! I JUH-17-98 NED 11:04 AH DAVID DWl'AT El6-16-1998 113: 3llA1 FRJ1 *• bte HSU : i ~ ! . i f ! ! • I I . I ! I I l ii j l , t i I I! I j ! I ! l I I . I . ~ FAX~· 2058951506 .. ,.., • ..,.~ . ,_P.18 12 p d I: d 'i I l ! ' I ,. II t PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN o.dnance apd Explosive Wasta (OBW) Proqr&D Former Fort seqarra Project water Island, st. Thomas, US Virgin Islands /JD~/ Project No. I02VI097701 (/~ 1. WORK SCOPE. rn Ill / 1 r b A. Backaround. In 1963, the U.S. Army initiated a proqram with the express purpose or excessing u.s. Government property (no longer being used for defense related purposes) owned by the Department of Defense. Recipient of the property at the former Fort Segarra is the US Department of Interior. The comprehensive Environmental Response, Conpensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), originally enacted in 1980, was amended by the Suparfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 and mandated that property containing hazardous and toxic wastes or ordnance was the responsibility or the entity contributing to the contamination. Even though DOD no longer has title to the property, CERCLA and SARA define the U.S. Government as a potential responsible party, provided that the U. s. Army was determined to be at least partially the source of the contamination. Under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites (DERP-FUDS), the former Fort Segarra has been identified as a site requiring OEW clean-up support. USAEDH was assigned the Mandatory Center of EXpertisa (MCX) and Design Center tor EXplosive Ordnance (EXO) on 5 Apr 90. EXO has now been designated as Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW). All work at the former Fort Segarra will be performed in accordance with the Management Plan for ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Mandatory center of EXpertise and Design center (CEHND 1105-3-9). B. site History and Descrigtion. (1) The former Fort Segarra ls located on Water Island. Water Island is located in the st. Thomae Bay, between the East and West Greqqerie Channels, south of the city of Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, u.s. Virgin Islands. The former Fort Segarra site has historically been stated as being approximately 500 acres which was acquired from the East Asiatic Company/West Indian Company throuqh condemnation in June 1944. Water Island was acquired tor a coastal defense installation known a• Fort Segarra. The Department of the Army (DA) was constructing th• coastal defense installation when World War II ended and construction was halted. (2) The Army's Chemical Corps moved its San Jose Project (tropical test site) from Panama to the Virgin Islands in 1948. Between 1948 and 1949, the Chemical Corps upgraded the previously constructed facilities. A review of lists of approved test plans ·shows that early tests on Water Island tocused primarily on blister (mustard) and choking (chlorine, phosqene, and cyanogen chloride) agents, and that later tests were planned to shift to 1 ~~~ .JctX -Dt/{)C/D/- Od)l/ captured Ge 1 munitions and nerve aqents. In 1949, ~ US Army Technical Lo-Cort unit (TEU) brouqht unidentitiet1 chemical munitions to the Virgin Islands. By late 1949, the Chemical corps was dissatisfied with the Virqin Islands and decided to shift operations to Duqway Provine; Ground, OT even thouqh chemical testinq was onqoinq. In l.950, the Virgin Islands project was terminated and chemical munitions removed by TEU. The items removed were E46 chemical bombs (modified 115 lb. M70 bombs filled with nerve aqent GA or possibly GB) and E52 bombs (modified T3El l.25 lb. bombs tilled with GA or possibly GB). (3) The following sites are known or thouqht to have been used tor ordnance and chemical weapons testing activities: (a) Test Area 1. This area is located on the northwest shore of Water Island on Ruyter Bay, just north of Carolina Point. The area is currently occupied by a home and small parking qarage. Two ammunition bunkers are located nearby. (b) Test Area 2. This area is located on the north side of Providence Point adjacent to Phillips Landinq. The Test Area was dredged out several years aqo in preparation ~or a small harbor, but was subsequently filled in aqain. (c) Test Area 3. This area is located at the point of oruif Bay, and is just east of the Water Island Hotel beach area. It has been reported that this area was excavated for till in 1981 and subsequently refilled with soil from another location on the island. (d) Test Area 4. This area is located to the south and southwest of the Flaminqo Bay Harbor. The aite straddles the road rrom the deep-water dock. The area north of the road is relatively clear o~ debris; however, the area south of the road is the island junk yard with about 50 abandoned vehicles. (e) Test Area 5. This area is located south and southeast ot the Flamingo Bay Harbor and is south of the road from the deep-water dock. This area was used to accumulate and burn debris trom Hurricane Hugo. There is a substantial amount of metallic debris on the ground. (f) Test Area 6. This area is locztted on the eastern shore of the southern part of the island, due east of Flaminqo Bay. This site has been extensively developed alonq tho ridqe line, and the lower parts of the site are along a rocky shore. (q} Test Area 7. This area is located on the north part of the island and extends from the point of Sprat Bay northeast to East Greqqerie Channel. The northern part-of·the Test Area is covered with a pond of rad-colored water. ·· (h) Test Area B. This area is now covered by the ~ater Island Hotel. The hotel has not been repaired or occupied since its destruction by Hurricane Huqo. 2 Flamingo Bay Landfill and Warehou. Area. A metal wareho~de was constructed by the water Island dotel near the deep-water dock for storage of vehicles and materials. The warehouse was constructed on an area filled in for this purpose. The area south o! the warehouse was the site where bombs were discovered in 1966. The bombs were discovered while a draqline was reltloving "Elephant Muck." After this discovery, the site was filled in and covered with borrowed soil to a depth of about three feet. Debris, abandoned vehicles, and scrap now cover the site. The DOI, as owner, may be liable for the costs ot removinq the scrap and debris from this site prior to commencinq OEW remediation. USAEDH provided DOI with an estimate ot $145,000 to remove this debris. (j) In addition to the Test Areas and the landfill, salt water tidal pools around Water Island are a primary potential target for dumping of OEW and chemical agent filled ordnance. (4) The Army turned over water Island to the Department o! the Interior {DOI) by an indefinite revocable permit. The DOI assigned the permit to the St. Thomas Development Authority (STOA) in 1951. The STOA then leased Water Island to Watar Island Inc., a local development corporation. on 11 Jul 195~, Public Law 511 (82nd congress) authorized the transfer ot water Island from the DA to the DOI. On 10 Dae 1952, the DOI executed a new lease to the water Island, Inc. which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort with many subleases. This leasa expires at the end of December 1992. The Island is currently the site of a large tourist resort hotel and is also inhabited by about 300 people during the winter season. Many cruise ships call in St. Thomas with many docking near Water Island. (5) In 1966, during the construction of the Flaminqo Bay warehouse, a crew employed by the lessee, Water Island Inc., uncovered several larqe objects that resembled bombs. An EOD team from Roosevelt Roads Naval Base (San Juan, Puerto Rico) identified the objects as M-70/M-78 series chemical ordnance bombs. The EOD team indicated that this site had been used by the Army as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to excavate in this area again. The lessee notified the DOI of the problem but no further investigations have been performed. No known injuries or other problems have occurred at this site. The site is on the southwest part of the Island near Flamingo Bay along the seashore and is known locally as the Flamingo Bay Landfill. It is an unstable area subject to storms and hiqh tides. c. status UBdate. ( 1) In October 1985, the DOI sent a memo to Mr.-. Lewis D. Walker (DA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, SafetY & Occupational Health) requesting that the Army determine if Water Island was ever used for chemical warfare tasting or similar activities. No correspondence can be found of Mr. Walker's reply, but subsequent to this DOI memo, Fort Segarra was added to the FUDS Inventory for a future Preliminary Assessment (PA). ·-- (2) ~rt the spring of 1989, Con9ressional Delegate Ron de Luqo of the Virqin Islands and Chairman of the House Interior subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs, introduced leqislation (HR 1345) which would authorize the Secretary of the rnterior to trans!er title ot Water Island to the Government ot the Virgin Islands. Status of this leqislation is unknown in April 1992. I! this legislation were not to pass, the DOI, at the expiration of the lease in Dec 1992, will be required under current law to declare Water Island excess to its needs and turn over the Island to GSA tor disposal pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 USC 471). (3) rn the swnJ11er ot 1989, Jacksonville District (USAEDJ) commenced work on the Fort Segarra FUOS Inventory Project Report (INPR). The dratt INPR was completed by USAEDJ in Dec 1989. The final INPR was completed by USAEDJ in June 1990 and rorwarded by USAEDH to HQUSACE tor approval. on 20 Aug 1990, HQUSACE approved the INPR and authorized USAEDH to proceed (subject to availability ot tunds) with the removal action. on 24 Oct 90, USAEDJ informed DOI of the approval of the INPR and the tact that the corps would be commencinq cleanup operations in the near future. (4) USAEDH personnel met with TEU and Department of the ArTt.y (DA) on 19/20 Dec 90 concerninq our need for TEU assistance at Fort Seqarra. LTC Doc Bishop, Director ot the CSM Proqram at the DA, indicated that the TEO is unablg, at this tbae, to provide transport and storage services for any CSM we recover at Fort Segarra. The reasons for this are very complex. Recently within DA and AMC, the policy seems to have shifted to callinq recovered CSM a hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) under EPA regulations. This policy shift creates many complex problems. First, by calling CSM an HTW item, CSM must be transported by an EPA licensed transporter and manifested as HTW. The TEU is not an EPA licensed HTW transporter and private contractor• ara not allowed by Army requlations to transport csM. Simply put, this means that any CSM recovered in the future must remain on-site where discovered. second, there are only seven installations in coNUS that are authorized to store CSM. However, the commanders o~ these seven installations retuse to accept any CSM manifested as HTW as this would violate their EPA Part B permits concerning the storage of HTW generated from off their installations. Third, the EPA would be the lead agency, not DOD, concerning the statutes governing transport and storage of CSM-HTW. DOD would no lonqer control the CSM which is contrary to Army requlations. Fourth, LTC Bishop stated that the above s·even installations have nearly reached their physical capacity to store recovered CSM even thouqh AR_ 50-6 says they ~ accept the CSM. These installations will remain at or near capacity until such time as the Chem Demil Program reduces the CONUS unitary atockptle. :And fifth, Johnston Island (JI) can no longer except CSM for atbraqe and demil from any areas of the world other than the Pacific Basin. This is a :i:esult o! the 11Venatu Aqreement" where ~resident Bush agreed with the Government ot the Solomon Islands not to accept at JI any CSM found outside the Pacific Basin. The 4 first thrt: ssues create "administrative gridloc. since the requirement. ~r the Army's CSM program and the EPA's h'l'W statutes cannot be met concurrently. (5) on 9 Jan 1991, USAEDH form.ally requested in writing, with a 28 Feb 91 suspense date, AMCCOM and TEO support to cleanup Fort Segarra. AMCCOM was provided all of the pertinent backqround intormation and the reasons for the urqency. (6) on 21 Mar 91, USAEDH and USAEDJ brieted Governor Alexander Farrelly on the status of Water Island and what the Governments' plans were for eventual remediation. The Governor was also briefed on the USAEDH Ordnance and Explosive Wasta (OEW) Program. Governor Farrelly requested that a search of military records be performed on all FUOS in the US Virgin Islands. (7) an 12 April 1991, USAEDH contracted with Ebasco, Inc. to perform an Archives Search of Fort Segarra and all other FUDS located within the US Virgin Islands. The Archives Search Report was completed on 3 Jul 1991. The history of Fort Seqarra and the nature of the testing described above are as a result of the Archives Search Report. The report provided a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) of 1 for Water Island (actually the Flamingo Bay Landfill). Based on the RAC l, USAEDH co111111enced contracting action to install a fence around the Flaminqo Bay Landtill. ( 8) On 18 Jul 91, USAEDH and HQUSACE bri•!•d conqressional Delegate Ron DeLuqo on the status of the Water Island project. USAEDH provided him with the results of tho recently completed Archives Search of the Former Fort Segarra and and other US Virgin Islands FUDS, and our concerns on the RAC 1 site. (9) On 14 Aug 91, the Governor and the public (press release and public meeting) were intormed of the results of the Archives Search. USAEDH and USAEDJ briefed the Governor and then held a public meeting on Water Island and briefed the public. They were also briefed on the plans to fence the Flamingo Bay Landfill and to perform topographic surveying of Water Island. (10) The contract to fence the Flaminqo Bay Landfill and to perform topographic surveying was awarded on 14 Auq 91. The contract was awarded to Ebasco, Inc., the same firm that performed the Archives Search. Installation of the tence was completed on 4 Oct 91 and topographic surveys were completed on 14 Nov 91. The Flamingo Bay Landfill and Teet Areas 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were mapped at a scale of one inch = JO teat. In addition, the entire Water Island was planimetrically mapped at a scale ot one inch = 200 f~et. {ll) A contract was awarded to E.basco, Inc. ·cm 2T Sep 91 to prepare concept ordnance remediation work plans. The ~inal concept work plans .,,ere completed on 16 Mar g;z. Ultimately, these work plans will be provided to the remediation contractor ·to finalize. 5 3) On 4 Dec 91, USAEDH and USAEDJ lefad the Governor's ~-ess Secretary, Mr. James O'Bryan, and he1d a public meeting on Water Island to discuss the status ot Watar Ialand. For the benefit of those island residents that were not at the 14 Auq public meetinq, the Archives Search Report was discussed. status o! USAEDH remediation contracting action was discussed. The public was qiven an opportunity to obtain copies ot the recently completed topo and planimetric maps. (14) on Commander, COL Salt, Island project. p. strategy. 3 Feb 92, OBAEDH briefed the USAEDJ on the history and status of the water Areas suspected of containing OEW and chemical surety material (CSM) have been identitied through archive searches. Interim Removal Actions for OEW have been initiated to address areaa which present an imminent and substantial danqer to the public. The USAEDH approach to the OEW problem is based on removing the imminent and substantial danqar to the public. USAEDH will respond to special requests trom USAEDN and ARCOM where OEW is suspected. An Interim Removal Action (IRA) was performed at the Flaminqo Bay Landfill by tencinq the landtill. Remaininq strategy TBD. z. WORK BRBAXDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS). The WBS is furnished at Annex A. 3. ORGANIZATION, RESPOHSIBILITIBS, AND AlJ"l'HORI~Y. A. Orqonizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)..t 101 Department of the Army (DA) 201 U.S. Army corps of Enqineers Headquarters (HQUSACE) 301 U.S. Army Enqineerinq Division, Huntsville (USAEDH) 310 Commander (CEHND-DE) 320 Deputy commander Proqrams and Technical Manaqement (CEHND-DC) 330 Assistant Division Commander (CEHND-AD-M) 340 Directorate of Programs and Project Manaqement (CEHND-PM) 341 Ordnance and Technical Programs Division (CEHND-PM-OT) 350 Directorate of Enqineering (CEHND-ED) 351 . systems Enqineerinq Division (CEHND-ED-SY) 352 Desiqn Enqineerinq Division (CEHND-ED-CS/ CEHND-ED-ME) . 353 Cost Enqineerinq Division (CEHND-ED-ES) 360 Directorate of Resource Manaqemant (CEHND-RM) 370 Directorate of contracting (CEHND-CT) 380 Office O! Counsel (CEHND-OC) 390 Public Affairs Office (CEHND-PA) 6 ,,.--.-, u Army Enqineering Division, south Atlan i (USAEDSA) 410 a.s. Army Enqineerin9 District, Jac:kaonv1lle (USAEDJ) 411 Public Affairs Office (CESAD-PA) U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU) a. Responsibilities; DA HQUSACE USAEDH USAEDSA USAEDJ TEU Regulators Definition of required work Top-level funding and scheduling ror DERP-nros Detailed scheduling, budqatinq, and cost control Proqress and financial reporting Execution and review of required work co and COR do•iqnation contractor selection/award work plans and field work Ordnance QA Assist in project QA oversiqht OEW report Coordinate with HTW plans coordination and review of required work end coordination of HTW interface coordination and review of required work on-site participation in e~eeution (COR) Project QA oversight Budget and cost control Progress and tinancial reportinq Historical data Obtaining Riqhts-of-Entry Media interaction Environmental review coordinate with HTW plans on-site participation in execution coordination and review of required work coordination C· Authorities: DA HQUSACE USAEDH USAEDJ TEU Approve/provide tunding Approve/provide tunding for FUDS Define scope of work Approve work, budqet, and schedule Allocate resources to perform work Contracting Officer on-site project management CSM requlations 4. RBSPOHSJ:BILI'l'Y ABSIGNXBlf'l' KA'l'RIJ:. The Responsibility Assignment Matrix is furnished at Annex B. 5. SCHEDULE. A. Period of Performance. TBD. B. current Project Schedule. rurnished at Annex c. 7 current Project Schedule is &. BUDGET ._J COBT BBTDO.TB. A. Program Budget. The Proqram Budget is generated throuqh funding Work Plans that are established for the overall DERP-FUDS program related to OEW. Funds of $ are expected to be dedicated to Fort Segarra for the remainder of FY92. These tunds will be used for site investigations. (1). USAEDH: FOOS Contract Funds (To Data $379,000) (b) FODS contract Funds (Remainder of FY92 - $ ) FUDS contract FUnds (FY93 - $ FUDS Contract FUnda (FY94 - $ - D. Qt:SADi H:ti~mal Cost EE:tima.~IU111 ( l.} I USABQH: (a) FUOS In-House Labor (To Date $ .> FUDS In-House Labor (Remainder ot. FY92 - $ FUDS In-House Labor (FY93 - $ .> - FUDS In-House Labor (FY94 - $ ) ou. l.ZSAfiJ2SAlUSAEDJ~ (a) FOOS In-House Labor (To Date $_ ,) FUOS In-House Labor (Remainder of FY92 - $ ) {c) FUOS In-House Labor (FY93 - $ " . !3}. TEU: (a) FUOS In-House Assistance (To Date $ ) (b) FUOS In-House Assistance (R8lDainder ot FY92 $ ) 7. RZBOORCB ALLOCATION PLAJI. The tollowin9 in-house resources will be required. to support this project: Enqineering Directorate: Civil/Structures Division: Site Development Branch Geotechnical Branch Environmental Protection & Utilities Branch 8 Co; ngineering Division: -ost Engineering Branch Service Branch systems Engineering Division: Analysis Branch System Safety Section Program & Project Management Directorate: Ordnance & Technical Proqrams Division A-E Contracts Division Resource Management Directorate: Program Budqet Division Finance and Accounting Division contracting Directorate: Environmental Acquisition Division Public Affairs Office s. LOCAL COOPERATION PLAN. Rights-of-Entry and site clearance activities will be coordinated throuqh USAEDSA/USAEDJ with property owner ant'l federal, state, and local requlators. USABDSA/USAEDJ will develop necessary plans and coordinate with USAEDH for approval. Plans may include Local cooperation requirements (see EC 1105-2-180) and a Local Cooperation Agreement (LCA) packaqe in accordance with ER 1165-2-131. 9. ACQOISI~IOH PLAN. A. Project Definition. The project has been adequately detinitized by tho previous Archives Search. B. Interim Rempval Actions. contracting action is underway to obtain a remediation contractor. This contractor will perform sweeps of areas with the lowest potential for chemical contamination. As part of the sweeps, the contractor will obtain and analyze soil, sediment, and water samples for HTW and chemical agent. c. studies. An Environmental Assessment (EA) may be required prior to commencing full-acala remediation :m Water Island. D. Removal AC'tions. TBD. 9 1'E PLAN. No real estate will be acquired. On 3 Jan l.991, USAEDH received from USAEDJ the Riqhts-of-Entry (ROE) to enter DOI and lessee property to perform site investiqation and cleanup work. The ROE was to expire on 14 Sep 1991. The ROE was re-executed by USAEDJ on 20 Aug 91 with a new expiration date of August 1993. ~OTAL QUALITY PI.AH. Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality control (QC) plans have been developed and will continue to be developed in site work plans. USAEDH is responsible for OEW QA. The contractor is responsible for QC. 12 • -VALUE EHCUNEERIHG (VJ!:) PLAN. The VE program will be administered by USAEDH VE Office (CEHND-ED-SY). For the most part, this will consist of evaluation of removal action efficiency. 13. SAPETY PLAN. site Specific Health and Safety Plans (SSHSP) are developed for this project by the contractors performinq the work. USAEDH Safety Office (CEHND-ED-SY) approval of the plans is necessary before commencement of investigation or removal activities. contractor and Corps personnel must follow the requirements of Corps of Engineers manual EM 385-1-1 • . SECUR:ITY PLAN. Since this project contains properties owned or leased ))y various entities, security (safety related) will be provided as called tor in work plans with USAEDSA/USAEDJ providing coordination. CUL~'ORAL RESOURCE P~. At some point, a cultural Resource Plan may be required. If so, USAEDJ will be responsible for preparinq the plan. This plan may be required due to the existence of two pre-Columbian sites, the ruins of two plantations dating trom the 17th century (one on Carolina Point and one on Sprat Bay), at least two 19th century shipwrecks, and world War II military fortifications. None of the sites have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. However, the Territorial Archaeologist points out that three sites have not yet been systematically excavated, and that the Elephant Bay site may be of considerable importance. ENV:IROHMmrl'AL PLAN. A. Environmental Assessments <EA>· EA' s, if necessary, will be performed by USAEDH and coordinated with USAEDSA with resulting Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), if any, also being coordinated through USAEDSA. ff JD 1JI~ 10 The rumore cistence on Water Island of two andan Ad species (the leatha~ -oack turtle and the brown tree boa) must be further investigated. B. Environmental Permits. Environmental Permits are not necessary for CERCLA actions. USAEDH is responsible for resolving any permit issues with the Territorial and Federal regulators. 17. KANAGBKU'l' COJft'ROL PLAK. Lite cycle Project Management (LCPM) procedures will be used in the manaqement ot this OEW project. They will be inteqrated into and used tor OEW where imminent safety hazards exist. USAEDH is the LCPM for OEW. USAEDH is responsible for planning, design, and removal. USAEDJ will provide Contractinq Officer Representative (COR} support with on-site control ot removal contracts. USAEDH is responsible for monitoring ordnance efforts. REPORTING RBQOIRZHBNTS. Quality Assurance Report (QAR) - Daily Loq of OEW Removal (USAEDH) , Fact Sheets (USAEDH and USAEDSA/USAEDJ) , Weekly Progress Reports (Contractor), Weekly/ Monthly cost Reports (Contractor), and the LCPM Reportinq system (LRS), ER s-2-1, will be used !or project control. CHANGE CONTROL PLAN. Work will be performed in accordance with Approved work Plans with any deviation to be approved by USAEDH. 20. PROPERTY HANAGEXmtT PLAN (PMP). For CPFF and T&M contracts, the Contractor will be required to prepare a detailed PMP describing the equipment to be employed to per!orm 4J.l necessary operations. The PMP shall describe and quantify both field equipment (such as site trailer, track hoes, back hoes, trucks, bulldozers, front-end loaders, chainsaws, magnetometers, etc. ) and ott ice equipment (such as oomputer, printer, FAX, copier, 2-way radios, camcorder, telephones, etc.) and consumable supplies (both off ice and field) intended to be used. The Contractor will be required to describe in the PMP the source and rental/acquisition costs tor all field and office equipment and consumable supp11es. Three quotes must be obtained and provided in the PMP for each piece ot field and office equipment and the PMP must indicate that the vendor with the lowest price quote was used for rental/acquisition. The Contractor will indicate in the PMP when rental costs exceed acquisition costs for a particular piece of equipment over the life of the project. In these instances, the Contracting otticar may direct the Contractor to purchase that equipment. After Contracting Officer approval of the Work Plans/Property Management Plan, additional field/office equipment and consumable supplies in excess of $100 (aggregate total) may not be rented/acquired without Contracting Officer approval. 11 ·-.... At the cvnclusion of all work at Fort Segarra, all consumable supplies (such as shovels, chainsaws, trimmers, chains, lumber, of!ice supplies, etc.) will be turned over to the nearest Defense Reutilization and Marketing Of!ice (DRMO) for ultimate disposal. 12 n id ~15 OBW- f ANNEX A WORK BREAKDOWN STROCT'CJRE I II ---1 Arcmiv•• seareh•• J --- 1~-~1 Investiqations m Soopin9 A91e• ... nt1 -- Nappi.nq j_ Teohnol09ic&l Suryeye 1---J Environmental Studies f-.... ,_-- :!_IFS -l!IIS ---f __ o_._•_i_911 _________________ J I Int.ari.ln - Ramadial 13 ANNEX B RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNMENT MATRIX DA HQUSACE USABDH OSAEDSA USAJ:DJ BPA Local POLICY PROGRAMMING ARCHIWB SEARCHJl:S JUCAt. ESTATE/ RIGHTS 01' ENTRY SCOPING ASSSSSKIRTS/ INVZSTICATIONS D./US SCBEDULBS WORlt PLANS SAFETY PLANS :REMOVAL ACTIONS D'BSICN OTHER STUDIES/PLANS ogw REPORT SYMBOL A • Approval c • coordination It • Monitor A A N N " N N N N A A N R N • Kot Applicable ll • Review S • S\lppor:t x • zxecution RAC AX s s x -------- ------- ----- ------ ----- AX s N s s c s s s s s R c x AX c AXM R AX AXMR AXMR XM AX M R XMA BXPLAHAT:ION s R c R A c c N c c R R s R c x s s CR ca CR s R R N R c Jl 8 N c R c c c N c c c c c c H c R c c c N c c c c c c c R An approval of proqraanatic mater.l.al., oonoepe•, or other pr09r- rttquir-nt•. A requirement to participate aor• oi- l••• continuo\l•ly in the on9oin9 davalopaent activitie•, euch that input and advice would have been included in the pro9rammatic -t•rial•. A requir-nt to achiH and participate in tbo•• function• which will inar•••• th• value of the provram/project. Rot Applicule. A requirement to reTiew the work of other• and provide comment, 9enerally wLthout contiauou• involv ... nt in the ~evelopment proce•• for the material bein9 reviewed. A requir ... nt to provide manpower, technical data, or other active participation in th• development proce•• upon raqu••t. Aft aee.i9niaent of ra•pona.ibility to ca~ry·. out nec•••&ry action• required to achieve •••igned 90&1• tor that function. 14 Utt 1111 I ..... Apr I I.lay I Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep I Oc1 I N<N I 0-= .Ian lr.ti I U.1 Ajr-IM.v j Jun I JtA I .. ~ I'"- I Ocl I Molt IO.CI.Ian IF41> I Mor I Apf llMY ~SENOi I l "l.Hllfu Fa.Cm ·-· I ...-------------·-·-·- ~ I TOf'O !UNEYN3 I -·----·-----·-----·- I I ca«::EPT REMEDIATDN WOfl< l'LJHS I -·-·--·--·-·---·-·-·-·--- I T&M cotmw::TtlG .ACT10H - I c.M ........ 1.iffif.Cil5§¥J ........ -· -· • Dlltc9'1C . ,'1Cv aY: ?M Cl'\ u i b- i.-:;.ii. · ·. ~ ·LVAfl' · ,:...'" DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Of'l'ICL 01' THc; CHiil' Orr STAIT WA.SHIHOTOH. O.C. -le MEMORANDUMFORASSISTAfrrsECRETARYOFTIIEARMYFOR INSTALl.ATIONS. LOGISTICS, AND ENY.IRONMENT COMMANDER. U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND 01IEF OF ENGINBHRS SUBJECT: Restoration of Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Contaminated with Suspect Chemical Weapons . (CW) Materiel l. High level public and governmental attention to the restoration of Raritan Arsenal. NJ and t:°Ort Segarra, .Vi tnakt: it mandatory that we accelerate actions for the recovery of suspoct chemical warl'aro materiel from them. The U.S. Army Chemical Material DesllUction Agency (USACMDA) is being formed to sccomplish overall programmatic planning and prioritization of effort to clear the estimated 200 fo~rly used defense &ites (FUDS) which also may have suspect CW materiel contamination. USACMDA is designated as the lead agency for recovery of CW materiel from Raritan Arsenal and Fort Segarra. Corps of Engine¢rS and AMC will provide suppon in the exeention of operations to clear these specific site&. · 2. Due to the urgency. Raritan Arsenal and fFort Segaira"Jwill be pilot projects and planning will proceed as rapidly as possible. Raritan Arsenal will have first priority. On-site activity at Raritan .Arsenal will begin as soon as it can be arranged. AMC will provide five borrowed civilian/military personnel as - augmentation for USACMDA to faciliu.te start of planning. pending the hire of permanent personnel. Target job_ deiCription and grade structure are shown at Enclosure. Specific skills and grade will be worked out between USACMDA and AMC. 3. The restoration of RuitAn Arsenal and IEOff'iSeA#!.\tiilll be caxrled out under ASA(IL&E) policy guidance. USACE retains on-site management responsibility. Director Space and Special Weapons, ~ Restoration of Fonnedy Usod Defense Sites (FUDS) Contaminated with Suspect Chemical Weapons (CW) Materiel ODCSOPS will be focal point for integration of chemical surety, safety. and sccmity policy as it applies to this unique operation. 4. USACMDA will provide overall diroction to include resource programming. environmental. docuDlC1ltatiOD . for transport mode and storage sito selcetioo. and the development of equipmont and prooodures. USACB aod AMC support responsibility foe Raritan Arsenal md Pon Segura are assigned as outlined below. Woddag relationships with USACMDA on a broader $C8lo to addtcs5 tho total restoration mission will be established when the lgency becomes fully operational. a. Corps of Engioecrs: Responsib~ for all aspects of site restoration operations to include $itc inve3tigatiou.. site safety documentation. environmental documentation, -remediation actions and uncarlhing of suspect chemical warfare matcricls. Responsibility for CW materiel ends when materiel is uneanhed. b. Army Malmel Corrunaad: Responsible in acconlaooc with USACMDA plannblg for execution of rcc:ove:ry of suspect chemical warfare materiel ·once unearthed. S. Funding requirements directly attributable to planoing, prepttratioo, and execution of restoration and recovery operations will be resourced from Defense EnvironmeDtal · Restoration Program (DBRP) funding. Tocbniul Escort Umt support to USACMDA will be on a reimbunablo basis. Stor&gc costs will be uecuted from AMC normal operating accounts. Enclo&ur~ Gcaent. United States Army Vice OUcf of Staff 2 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF• CEMP-RF (200-la) MEMORANDUM FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY u.s. Anny COfl'I of enp...n WASHINGTON. O.C. 20314-1000 20AUG1992 COMMANDER, HUNTSVILLE DIVISION, ATTN: CEHND-PM-OT COMMANDER, NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATTN: CENAD-PP-PM COKMANDER, SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION, ATTN: CESAD-PD-R SUBJECT: Chemical Warfare Material Investigation and Remediation at Former Raritan Arsenal, N.J., and Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 1. Reference memorandum. Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1 June 92 subject: Restoration of Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Contaminated with Suspect Chemical Weapons (CW) Materiel (enclosed). 2. The purpose of this memorandum is to reiterate the priority for investigation and remediation of potential CWM at the subject sites. 3. The referenced memorandum directed the U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency, and the Corps of Engineers to plan and initiate remedial action at the subject sites as rapidly as possible. 4. The referenced memorandum established a new activity within USACMDA to accomplish non-Corps activities incidental to the remediation at the subject sites. The new USACMDA activity recently staffed up to 5 action officers dedicated to accomplishing the subject projects. Considering USACMDA has two projects to concentrate on, and the Corps has many, it may be challenging to keep pace with USACMDA initiatives. However, considering the scrutiny these projects will experience, it is imperative that we are never guilty of delaying project progress for lack of emphasis. · 5. CENAD and CESAD must ensure their project managers (PMs), in conjunction with CEHND, develop and track project milestones to ensure each step is executed as quickly as possible. The scbedule for accomplishing the projects must be ambitious yet achievable. Parallel actions and other schedule efficiencies will be maximized. The schedule must be based strictly on technical feasibility. and will not consider funding or manpower constraints unless acknowledged by HQ. CEMP-RF SUBJECT: Chemical Warfare Material Investigation and Remediation at Former Raritan Arsenal, N.J., and Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 6. CEHND must coordinate closely with the respective PMs to ensure they are fully informed and provided opportunity to comment on all activities and schedules concerning their sites 7. CENAD, and CESAD must ensure their PMs provide CEMP-RF respective project milestones (only regarding "area 5" at Raritan) NLT 30 Sept 92. Thereafter, the PMs must immediately notify CEMP-RF, in writing, of any deviation from the project schedule and corroborating explanation. It is CEHND's responsibility to program sufficient funds to sustain the project schedules. 8. POC: Mr. Jim Coppola, (202) 504-4992 FOR THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY PROGRAMS: Encl CF: CENAN (Maj. Harris) CESAJ (Mr. Bridgers) MICHAEL H. FELLOWS Colonel, Corps of Engineers Chief, Environmental Restoration Division Directorate of Military Programs DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AEPLY TO AllfllTION OF o CESAD-PM-H SOlln< AT\.AHTIC O~ CORPS Of' ENCWE€AS ROOu 3•1 '"7FQRSYTHST.SW 26 August 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDER, JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, ATTN: CESAJ-DP-I SUBJECT: Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites (DERP-FUDS). Project Number I02VI097701, Former Fort Segarra, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands l. Reference CESAD-PM-H memoranduo, dated 10 February 1992 subject: Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) Projects Management Responsibility (copy enclosed). 2. In accordance with the above referenced memorandum, project management responsibilities for the subject ordnance and explosive waste (OEW) restoration project are assigned to Jacksonville District. The Jacksonville District must work in close coordination with the executing agencies, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division (CEHND) and U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMDA). The district must keep the South Atlantic Division informed of activities on the project. 3. Jacksonville District should ensure that the appropriate project information and funding i~ included in the FUDS project database and work plans. As in all OEH~ - FUDS projects, the Jacksonville District will axccu~c the remedial action (RA) for this project. In conjunction with the executing agencies Jacksonville District is responsible for providing input to a formal memorandum of agreenent between the Corps of Engineers and USACMDA and for assisting in the development of a formal community relations plan. 4. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Sharon Ernst, CESAO-PM-H, (404} 331-2495. FOR THE COMMANDER: Encl as CF: CEMP-R USACMOA CEHND ~W-~ JOHN W. RUSHING, P.~. Director of Programs & Project Hnnagement CONTRACT NO. DACA87-92-D-0018 DELIVERY ORDER 0024 EXCLUSION LEITER FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES · Prepared for: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DMSION Prepared by: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, INC. Gainesville, Florida November 1994 1 CONTRACT NO. DACA87-92-D-0018 DELIVERY ORDER 0024 EXCLUSION LEITER FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES Prepared for: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DMSION Prepared by: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, INC. Gainesville, Florida November 1994 I f ~ I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 FINDINGS 2.1 TEST AREAS 1, 2, 3, AND Z 2.2 TEST AREA4 2.3 TEST AREAS 2.4 TEST AREA 6 2.5 TEST AREA 8 2.6 TAMARIND TREE BAY 2.7 FLAMINGO BAY LANDFILL AREA 2.8 ST. THOMAS ISLAND 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 4.0 REFERENCES APPENDICES APPENDIX A--HISTORY AND BACKGROUND APPENDIX B--PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS P/FUDS/SEGAllRNEXLTR-FM.1 11/29/94 i 3 3 3 9 9 9 11 13 13 15 17 18 24 I I I I I I I I I I ' t LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Reasons for Inclusion/Exclusion in the EE/CA for Former Fort Segarra LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Test Area Map, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 2 Test Area 4, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 3 Test Area 5, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 4 Tamarind Tree Bay Area, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Flamingo Bay Landfill Area, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands P/FUDSISEGARRA!EXLTR-FM2 ll/29/94 5 4 B 10 12 14 I Ii I. I I ' I 1.0 INfR.ODUCTION 1.1 Environmental Science & Engineering, Inc. (ESE) was contracted by Huntsville Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CEHND) to perform an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) for the development and evaluation of final removal alternatives for Ordnance & Explosive Waste (OEW) and Chemical Warfare Material (CWM) at the Former Fort Segarra on Water Island (the term Fonner Fort Segarra includes all suspected contaminated areas on Water Island and St. Thomas Island) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1.2 ESE performed a records review to obtain the history of Fonner Fort Segarra. This review included the review and evaluation of numerous historical documents and previous site investigation reports. ESE's understanding of the background of the project is presented in detail in Appendix A and is intended to serve as a comprehensive overview of the project history; existing reports are summarized in Appendix B. ESE also conducted a site visit September 19 through September 23, 1994, to perform a visual inspection of the project site for preparation of the EE/CA. 1.3 The first task in the development of the EE/CA for Former Fort Segarra is the preparation of this exclusion letter. This letter identifies the areas that have not been sufficiently investigated for characterization and inclusion in the EE/CA as determined by ESE. Of the 11 areas investigated as part of this EE/CA, 4 of them are being recommended for exclusion from the EE/CA. They are Test Areas 4 and 5, Flamingo Bay Landfill area, and Tamarind Tree Bay area. The methodologies used to determine that these areas should be excluded are explained in detail in Section 2.0 of this letter. ESE will make recommen.dations which will demonstrate that all areas could be included in the EE/CA, with minimal additional effort to those areas that have been recommended for ·exclusion. .P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXLTR.l ll/29/94 1 I I I I I I I I I • -1.4 As indicated in the records review and the findings of ESE's site visit, the Former Fort Segarra project has been studied extensively and, to date, there is no evidence of contamination from CWM. Th!!fefore, it is very likely that ESE will recommend a no-further action alternative for those areas recommended for inclusion in the EE/CA, and possibly for those areas recommended for exclusion, if further investigation is permitted. The areas recommended for- exclusion could then be included in the EE/CA. P/FUDS/SEGARRAIEXLTR.2 11/29/94 2 I I I I I I I 2.0 FINDINGS 2.0. l Based upon review of the previous investigations and the site visit conducted by ESE, the following recommendations are presented for each area of potential contamination (see Figure 1). A summary of the reasons for either including or excluding areas from the EE/CA is presented in Table 1. 2.1 TESf AREAS 1, 2, 3, AND 7 No tests were performed in these areas in accordance with the Former Fort Segarra Scoping Study [U.S. Army Chemical Munitions Destruction Agency (USACMDA), 1993]. This information was based on a review of progress reports and test reports, a site visit, and interviews with personnel assigned to the San Jose Project. Test Areas 1, 2, and 3 were disturbed during extensive construction activities on the island, and no incidents were reported. 2.1.1 ESE did not find any evidence of suspected CWM, UXO, debris, or other potential contamination during the site visit of these areas. Therefore, it is ESE's determination that Test Areas 1, 2, 3, and 7 have been sufficiently investigated for inclusion in the EE/CA. 2.2 TESf AREA 4 Test Area 4 is located on the southwest end of Water Island and encompasses both sides of the road leading to the Flamingo Bay area (see Figure 2). Records indicate that two distilled mustard agent (HD)-filled M70 bombs, 13 HD-filled smoke pots, and Tabun (GA) smoke pots were tested in this area, as well as detonation of burster charges. MTA only found suspicious anomalies south of the dirt road with magnetometer readings giving a continuous response in an 8-foot (ft) diameter area devoid of vegetation. 2.2.1 ESE recommends that intrusive sampling be conducted in the 8-ft diameter area that is devoid of vegetation. This sampling will require a minimal effort -P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXLTR.3 11/29/94 3 I I I I I I I I --11/N& l ' Figure 1 TEST AREA MAP Flamingo Point WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS SOURCES: EllASCO EHWIOllllEHTAL, INC., 1911; DE.. Sandy---··· ...... Poiu1·· Ruyter_f?ove :' 4 LEGEND Ill LIMITS OF TEST AREAS AREA 1 - RUYTER COVE 0 AREA 2 ·LANDING BAY TIDAL PONO AREA 3 - DRUF BAY OR HONEYMOON BAY AREA 4 - Fl.AMN30 BAY AREA 5- FLAMINGO BAY MARINA AREA 6 ·EAST OF fl.AMINGO BAY AREA 7 ·SPRAT BAY ANO SAND BAY AREA 8 - RAINBOW POINT FLAMINGO BAY LANDFU AREA TAMARIND TREE BAY AREA 0 feel 3000 1000 Cmtour m=vaI = 40 feet FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DMSION I I I TABLE 1 REASONS FOR INCLUSION/EXCLUSION IN TIIE EE/CA for Former Fort Segarra, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Page I of 3) No record of any tests. Although there was a test plan for M70 bomb for Test Areas l & 7, records indicate that these tests instead were performed at Test Areas 4, S, 6, and 8. Interviews with personnel stationed on Water Island confirmed no tests conducted at this site; during ESE's site visit no visual indications of ordnance or related debris or unexplainable barren land was noted; subsequent construction in the area causing considerable disturbance uncovered no evidence of suspicious material. Records show all tests conducted on southern portion of Island. No record of any tests. No record of any tests. Construction of the Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club required extensive disturbance of the area and no evidence was uncovered of any suspicious material. P/FUDS/SEGARRA/INCLEXCL.1 llnB/94 5 Records show Phase I and II of the static HD-filled M70 bomb tested in the open; near side of hill disposal burster charges were detonated; records show mustard gas smoke pots were tested here; surface investigation indicated large number of anomalies. MTA found 8-ft diameter circular area which was sunken and had no vegetation-rest of area covered with vegetation. Magnetometer readings indicate almost continuous response in circular area. RECOMMEND: Intrusive sampling in drcular area. I I I I I I I I I I TABLE 1 REASONS FOR INCLUSION/EXCLUSION IN THE EE/CA for Former Fort Segarra, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands TEST AREA5- FLAMINGO BAY MARINA TEST AREA6- .EAST OF FLAMINGO BAY TEST AREA 7- SPRAT BAY AND SAND BAY TEST AREA 8- RAINBOW BAY FLAMINGO BAY LANDFILL AREA {Pago 2 of3) Two static-fire tests were reported to have been conducted here; however, MT A tests report no magnetic anomalies. ESE's visual inspection did not identify any evidence to support excluding area from EE/CA. No record of any tests. Area accessible only by boat. 1954 aerial photo reveals building within test area; area significantly disturbed since and no incidents reported; MT A found no suspected anomalies; ESE's visual inspection revealed no evidence of suspicious areas; administrative and storage area (former headquarters and toxic storage area). P/FUDS/SEGARRA/INCLEXCL.2 11/28/94 6 Records indicate only tests done here were Phase III and IV static, HD-filled M70 bomb test; aerial photos show unnatural depressed area; MTA report numerous "hits"; significant magnetic anomalies exist; random sampling in area, including depressed area. RECOMMEND: Some intrusive samplin!(. Interviews with early residents saw •empties• left and buried in covered ditch area; 1966 Navy recovered 2 chemical bombs from area that were dug up during construction; MTA located a 1-ton chemical container and a 50-lb concrete-filled bomb on shoreline; in portions of area, MT A got continuous "hits". RECOMMEND: Sampling plan and intrusive sampling. ' I I ' I I I I I I I I I TABLE 1 REASONS FOR INCLUSION/EXCLUSION IN THE EE/CA for Former Fort Segarra, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Page 3 of 3) TAMARIND TREE No tests have been rep0rted here. BAY AREA MT A surface indicated no UXO. However, ESE's visual inspection revealed an unvegetated area, and a report by an archaeologist noted a strong acetone odor which forced them to leave the area. RECOMMEND: Soil samples and analysis in unvegetared area, and reconjinn MTA 's findings by doing a magnetometer sweep. Source: ESE. P/FUDS/SEGARRA/INCLEXCL.3 11128/94 7 I I tJ--/J 3J" ·~cur l ' 0 Figure 2 TESTAREA4 ----- 200 WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS IOUllCD: HASC:O .-IHTAL. INC., 1"1; De. t - -- 0 0, FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DIVISION I i II • I - I I and, based on predicted results, can easily be included in the EE/CA. Until such testing is conducted, however, it is ESE's recommendation that Test Area 4 should be excluded from the EE/CA. 2.3 TEST AREA 5 Test Area 5 is located on the southern end of Water Island adjacent and east of Test Area 4 (see Figure 3). Based on a 1954 aerial photograph, this area was covered with vegetation with a depressed area located within the area. Based on ESE's September 1994 site visit, Test Area 5 is still covered with vegetation, and the depressed area still exists . 2.3.1 Two HD-filled M70 bombs were statically fired in this test area. MTA found a large number of anomalies during their investigation. ESE recommends that an intrusive investigation be conducted in this area to identify CWM, UXO, or other related material. Test Area 5 should therefore be excluded from the EE/CA. 2.4 TEST AREA 6 Test Area 6 is located on the eastern shore in the southern part of Water Island. The only documented tests conducted in this area consisted of the static firing of two HD-filled M70 bombs. The surface investigations conducted by MT A showed no anomalies that would indicate the presence of UXO or UXO materials. 2.4.1 ESE's site inspection did not identify any evidence to exclude this area from the EE/CA. 2.5 TEST AREA 8 Test Area 8 is located in the vicinity of the existing shell of the Water Isle Hotel. Aerial photographs from 1954 indicate that there were buildings within this test area at that time. The only documented tests conducted in this area consisted of the static firing of two HD-filled M70 bombs. This area was significantly P/FUDS/SEGARM/EXLTR.9 11/29/94 9 ... 0 Tree Line : 1 North I 0 Figure 3 TESTAREA5 ----- - . . . . Feet 200 ... WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS t LEGEND • Ulll'll Ol' 1UT NIEAS - 1 • llU'ITlll C0\111 AMAl·~IAYTDM.l'ONO AMA I •m.. IAVCR HCNEVllOON IAY AMA4•1'1.-.ao11AY _,_...__y_ ANAi •IMTOllPl-..olAY MIA 7 ·~TIAY AHDIMll IAY MIA I· MMOW l'Olfl' ~IAY~AlllA T_,_IAY- 0, - 1000 0..-....40 ... FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DIVISION ! i ~ .. I I I I I I I . disturbed during the construction of the Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club (WIHBC); no suspicious material was uncovered. MTA found no suspect anomalies during their investigation. 2.5.1 The site visit conducted by ESE did not reveal any suspicious material or areas; therefore, ESE recommends that Test Area 8 be included in the EE/CA. 2.6 TAMARIND TREE BAY The Tamarind Tree Bay area is located on the northwest side of the island just below Test Area 1 (see Figure 4). This area was included as a possible area of contamination, based on the report of a strong smell of acetone detected in a shovel sample collected during the archaeological survey (National Park Service, 1992) of the area, the presence of a large area devoid of vegetation, and the disposal of large amounts of trash at the site during the 1940s. ESE's site visit confirmed the unvegetated area, which is located just off of one of the island's main roads that was built and operational during the period that testing was performed on the island. 2.6.1 Historical research indicates that during the time this project ~as ongoing, acetone was used in some toxic chemical agent neutralization processes. Whether the odor at the Tamarind Tree Bay area is related to buried acetone containers or its use as a neutralizing agent in a CWM activity is unknown. With the· indications that acetone was buried there, CWM could also possibly be buried there. ESE therefore recommends a minimal amount of soil sample testing to determine whether the lack of vegetation and the odor release is related to a contaminant. Since testing will already be occurring at other areas on Water Island, this additional testing would be justified and should be a minimal cost. The Draft Site Characterization, Former Fort Segarra (MTA, 1994) report does not reconunended any additional investigation of this area. This report does not contain enough information, however, for ESE to state that the area has been sufficiently investigated. P/FUDS,/SEGARM/EXLTR.11 11/29/94 11 - ... N ---- - 0 so o Shovel Test Tamarind Tru Bay · Figure 4 TAMARIND TREE BAY AREA WATER ISL.AND, U.S. VIRGIN ISL.ANDS IOUllCll: !llAICO PMllONll!NT AL. INC., 1"1; Ill. - LEOEHD .l.MISOll18TAMM NflA I • IM'Tlll OO'll AMAl·~MYTDlll.P'OND AllEA I· ClllW' MY Oii HCllElWlON MY N'llA4 ·IUlllDOMY Al'&\l·~MY- AMA I· IMT Oii l'\AlllllllD llAY MIA 1 ·8'MTMY MIDUMl IAY AMAi ·MMDWl'Ollf l'l.--IAY LAllll'U MIA TMIANIO TNI llAY AMA 0 1000 FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DIVISION i i II 2.6.2 ESE therefore recommends that a magnetometer sweep be conducted to confirm. MT A's findings and that soil samples be collected and analyzed. The Tamarind Tree Bay area should be excluded from the EE/CA. 2.7 FLAMINGO BAY LANDFIU.. AREA The Flamingo Bay Landfill area is located in the southwest comer of Water Island (see Figure 5). This area of Water Island has been identified as the most likely to contain munitions due to its location to the loading dock for the San Jose Project and the following items that were found in the area: 1. M70 and M78 bombs unearthed during the construction of the WIHBC, 2. An empty 1,000-pound (lb) AN M-79 bomb filled with concrete used as a mooring and still onsite (according to interviews with residents, this bomb surfaced along the shoreline during Hurricane Hugo), and 3. A 1-ton container located by MTA during the site investigation. 2.7.1 MTA's magnetometer sweeps identified numerous anomalies in a portion of this area that gave a continuous ring-off; a few other anomalies were also identified in the remainder of the area. 2. 7 .2 ESE recommends that a sampling plan be developed for this area and intrusive sampling be conducted. This plan should also include the shoreline area since it is a likely location where CWM may have been disposed of. The Flamingo Bay Landfill area should therefore be excluded from the EE/CA. 2.8 Sf. TIIOMAS ISLAND Based on the records search conducted by USACMDA, the only tests conducted on St. Thomas Island consisted of evaluating gas-proof shelters using phosgene (CG) which is a non-persistent choking agent, and surveillance tests of E-1 bombs filled with non-toxic agent. This area should therefore be included in the EE/CA. P/FUDS/SEGARRNEXLTR.13 11/29/94 13 ~ - ~ ~ w ~ .... ... \ T Figure 5 Flamingo Bay· 0 Feet 200 FLAMINGO BAY LANDFILL AREA WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS IOURCll: llAICO INVlllONMENTAI., INC., 1111; l!SE. LEGEND • UMITIOf' '!l!IT AREAS MEA 1 • 11\M91 COV1 0 MEAi • LANDINlll IAY Tl>M.PONO AMAi ·DAW' IAV QR HOf1EYMOOH IAV NI/IA 4 • l'LMllDO IAV AMA I· l'LAMIGO IAY MNUNA AMA t · EASTOf' RAMNIO IAV Al'EA 7 • ll'l'IAT IAV Nm 1AND IAV Al'EA. • llANOW l'OlfT FlAMNJO IAVLANDl'U AA!A TAMARIND TRU IAV AREA 0 1000 FORMER FORT SEGARRA WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HUNTSVILLE DIVISION . I l • " I IJ I I I . 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS -3.1 ESE recommends that the following areas on Water Island be excluded from the EE/CA and investigated further for contamination, based on the information contained in previous investigations of the project area and the site visit conducted by ESE. 1. Test Area 4, 2. Test Area 5, 3. Flamingo Bay Warehouse and Landfill Area, and · 4. Tamarind Tree Bay Area. 3.2 ESE is prepared to proceed with the preparation of the EE/CA following concurrence from CEHND of the areas to be excluded from the EE/CA. 3.3 To resolve the final removal alternatives for OEW and CWM at Former Fort Segarra, ESE recommends that additional, minimal efforts be performed at the areas recommended for exclusion in the EE/CA. These tasks should require minimal time to complete, approximately 5 to 7 weeks, and the results could provide the complete information necessary for inclusion of all sites in the EE/CA. 3.4 This additional effort now would benefit CEHND, and would assure the residents of Water Island that the potential dangers of Fonner Fort Segarra are finally removed. 3.5 Based on the results of the extensive studies performed and reviewed and the site visit conducted by ESE, it is likely that a no-further action alternative will be recommended for all of the areas presently included in the EE/CA. A public meeting should be scheduled as soon as possible following this recommendation, to fully explain how this recommendation was reached, and to assure the public that there is no risk of contamination from CWM. To date, no . P/FUDS/SEGAIUVl/EXLTil.15 I 1/29/94 ---·- ---·-------------- 15 I I I I evidence exists to indicate that there is any contamination from CWM; therefore, there is no need for cleanup activities. The test results of the areas recommended in this letter for further investigation (excluded from the EE/CA) will determine the final outcome of the development and evaluation of final removal alternatives for OEW and CWM at Former Fort Segarra on Water Island. P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXLTR.16 11/29/94 16 IJ '1 11 I I I I I I I I . 4.0 REFERENCES Ebasco Services Inc. 1992. Final - Draft Work Plan for OEW Remediation at Former Fort Segarra, Water Island, U.S.V.I. MfA. 1994. Draft Site Characterization, Former Fort Segarra, U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMDA). 1993. Former Fort Segarra Scoping Study. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. n.d. Water Island Preliminary Resource Survey. Wild, K.S. and Anderson, D.G. 1992. An Archaeological Inventory and Assessment of Cultural Resources on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. National Park Service, Interagency Archaeological Services Division. P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXLTR.17 11129194 17 ··---· ------------- ll ' I I I I I I APPENDIXA HISTORY AND BACKGROUND ' • I I HISTORY AND BACKGROUND A0.1 This se<:tion will provide the historical background of Former Fort Segarra and the San Jose Project in the U.S. Virgin Islands along with a physical description of each of the potential contamination sites on Water Island. A0.2 The name Fort Segarra refers to the World War II gun emplacements and structures built on Water Island in the early 1940s. These facilities were declared excess in 1946. In 1948, following World War II, the San Jose Project was moved to the U.S. Vrrgin Islands from Panama. The purpose of the San Jose project was to test chemical munitions to determine their effectiveness under jungle conditions . Al tnSfQRICAL INFORMATION Water Island and the western end of St. Thomas Island in the U.S. Vrrgin Islands was the site of the U.S. Army's San Jose Project from May 1948 until the project was canceled in May 1950. Ar. the close of the San Jose Project, testing requirements were transferred to Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah. The San Jose Project was relocated from San Jose, Panama, to Water Island and St. Thomas Island when an extension of the lease from Panama could not be obtained. The purpose of the San Jose Project was to test the effectiveness of chemical weapons systems in tropical climates, and to evaluate the effects of storing chemical munitions in tropical climates. Al.1 Existing U.S. military facilities at Former Fort Segarra and administration buildings including the laboratory at the former submarine base on St. Thomas Island were used for the project. Eight test areas (Test Areas 1 through 8) were designated OD Water Island and approximately 2,095 acres OD the western end of St. Thomas Island were condemned and seized for test sites. Limited chemical weapons testing was performed on Water Island. The following list presents a sununary of the tests: 19 1. Surveillance testing of mustard agent (H), distilled mustard agent (HD), and cyanogen chloride (CK) filled bombs; 2. Static testing of bombs filled with HD; 3. Static testing of smoke pots filled with HD, Tabun (GA), and sesquirnustard agent (HQ). A.1.2 The only chemical munitions tests conducted on St. Thomas Island consisted of evaluating the best location of entrances for gas-proof shelters using phosgene (CG), a non-persistent choking agent. A.1.3 In 1952, control of Water Island was transferred to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOU which then leased Water Island to Water Island Incorporated. In 1965, Water Island Incorporated sold the lease rights to Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club (WIHBC). WIHBC built a 100-room hotel on Rainbow point which was extensively damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1982. During the construction of the hotel in 1966, M70 and M78 bombs were uncovered in the Flamingo Bay Landfill area. WIHBC has subdivided and sublet property on Water Island and numerous homes have been built on Water Island. The current lease with WIHBC was terminated on December 28, 1992. DOI and WIHBC are in litigation to resolve the lease agreement and the subleases. A.2 AREAS OF SUSPECTED CONTAMINATION ON WATER ISLAND This section provides a physical description of the suspected areas of contamination on Water Island as identified by CEHND. A.2.1 TESf AREA 1 Test Area 1 consists of approximately 2.0 acres and is located at Ruyter Cove on the northern portion of the island. This area has been disturbed as the result of clearing and filling activities. No incidents were reported during the clearing and filling activities. P/FUDS/SEGARRAIEXLTR.20 11/29/94 20 I I • A..2.2 TEST AREA 2 Test Area 2 is located on the west central side of Water lsland at Landing Bay and consists of approximately 2 acres. Dredging occurred in this area several years ago for the construction of a harbor; however, the dredged area has since been filled in. A..2.3 TEST AREA 3 Test Area 3 is located on the west central side of Water lsland at Druif Bay. This area was significantly disturbed during construction of facilities for WlHBC; however, no incidents were reported during the construction activities. A..2.4 TEST AREA4 Test Area 4, which consists of approximately 4 acres, is located on the southeast of Flamingo Bay and includes the area of the bay and salt pond that existed at the time of the San Jose Project. The northern portion of the test area was dredged from the salt pond to the bay to create a marina. This area is relatively free of debris and is covered with sparse vegetation. No incidents were reported during the excavation and construction of the marina. The portion of the test area below the dirt road has been used as a junkyard and contains items such as automobiles, household appliances, and unlabeled containers . . A..2.5 TEST AREA 5 Test Area 5 is located southeast of Flamingo Bay and Test Area 4 and consists of approximately 4 acres. This area was the site of a mix plant during the paving of the roads during 1954 and for borrow to construct the WlHBC. This area was used to dump debris from Hurricane Hugo and contains a large number of metallic objects on the ground. . P/FUDS/SEGARRNEXLTR.:U 11129194 21 I .. , I I I I I I I I I I A2.6 TESf AREA 6 Test Area 6 is located on the southeastern portion of Water Island and consists of approximately 4 acres. Considerable development has occurred along the coastline since the San Jose Project. A2.7 TESf AREA 7 Test Area 7 is located on the northern portion of Water Island and this area was only accessible by boat during the San Jose Project. The test area covers approximately 7 acres. A2.8 TESf AREA 8 Test Area 8 is located on the southwestern portion of Water Island at Rainbow Point and consists of approximately 4 acres. This area was considerably disturbed during the construction of the WIHBC . A2.9 FLAMINGO BAY I.ANDFllL AREA This area is located south of Flamingo Bay and consists of approximately 5 acres. Interviews with the first civilian residents of the island reported that demilitarized munition casings were left in this area. A salt pond was located in the center of this area and was used as a landfill which contains vehicles and other trash. Trash was also burned in this area until 1982 when U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations prohibited open burning. During construction of the WIHBC and support facilities, M70 and M78 bombs were unearthed while excavating the salt pond area. A warehouse and package sewage treatment plant were constructed in this area by WIHBC. In 1991, this area was fenced-off by Ebasco Services, Inc. under contract to CEHND. A2.10 TAMARIND TREE BAY Tamarind Tree Bay is located on the northwest portion of the island and consists of approximately 1 acre. This area contains a large amount of trash from the 1940s and a large area devoid of vegetation. This area is located in close ~ P/FUDS/SEGARR>.!EXLTR.22 11/29/94 proximity to a major road that existed during the San Jose Project and provided a convenient location for the disposal of waste materials. P/FUDS,/SEGARRNEXLTR.23 11/29/94 23 I I I I I I I I I P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXLTR.24 11/29/94 APPENDIX B PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS 24 I I I I I I I I PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS Several investigations were performed/or CEHND to characterize the presence of OEW/UXO on Water Island. An archaeological assessment for Water Island was also completed by the National Park Service and a wildlife survey for Water Island was performed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To determine the areas that have not been sufficiently investigated for inclusion in the EE/CA, ESE reviewed the following reports that were provided by CEHND. B.1 FINAL - DRAFT WORK PLAN FOR OEW REMEDIATION AT FORMER FORT SEGARRA This report (Ebasco Services, Inc., 1992) describes the activities to be performed by a contractor for the remediation of OEW at six sites on Water Island as identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The sites addressed in the report include Test Areas 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Flamingo Bay Landfill area. The records reviewed for the report indicate that the following tests were performed for the San Jose Project at Former Fort Segarra: 1. Static tests of HD-filled M70 bombs conducted in Test Areas 1, 6 and 7. 2. Static tests of HD-filled smoke pots conducted in Test Area 4. 3. Static test of a GA-filled smoke pot performed on open water. · 4. Surveillance tests of CK-filled bombs involving 34 M78 bombs, 7 M79 bombs, and an undetermined number of M70 bombs. Records regarding the disposition of the bombs were not found. 5. Surveillance test of at least four HD-filled and H-filled T-3 bombs. Records regarding the disposition of the bombs were not found. · 6. Reports for surveillance tests of vegetation killing liquid (VKL) and bomb particulate, 4lb, E-1 distributed when the project was located in the Virgin Islands; tests were probably completed on San Jose Island in Panama. .P/l'UDS/SEGARRA/EXLTil..25 11/29/94 25 11 II I . This report stated that the following additional munitions tests were conducted at Former Ft. Segarra; however, specifics regarding the tests and the locations were not provided: 1. E23 smoke pot tests with Sarin (GB), mustard agents HT and HN3; 2. 4.2-inch mortars filled with GA or GB; 3. M33Al filled with GA; 4. E45 bombs filled with GA; . 5. . German DC 2SOIII GR bombs filled with GA; and 6. 125-pound T-3 bomb filled with GA. DISPOsn10N OF MUNITIONS Records were not found that documented the munitions shipped to and from Water Island. The only records found regarding the materials shipped from Water Island are the escort officer's safety records from May 1950 for a shipment of materials aboard the USNT Colonel J. O'Brien, delivered to the Eastern Army Chemical Depot at the Army Chemical Center, Maryland. These records referred to 117-ton containers of butane and packaging for E46 and E52 bombs. As previously mentioned, records were not found that documented the disposal of munitions from surveillance tests. Ebasco Services, Inc. also conducted an archive search and project site visit to determine whether the sites used by the San Jose Project on Water Island and St. Thomas Island are potentially contaminated by conventional or chemical ordnance, or explosive waste. 8.2 WATER ISLAND PRELlMINARY RESOURCE SURVEY This report (U.S. Fish and Wildlife, n.d.) presents the results of the surveys to determine the presence of endangered species and the general biological surveys conducted on Water Island and the surrounding waters. Three federally and two territorially endangered species were confirmed. P/l'UDS/SEGARRAIEXLTR.26 11/29/94 26 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I B.3 AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF CULilJRAL RESOURCES ON WATER ISLAND. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS This report (Wild and Anderson, 1992) presents the results of the archaeological survey conducted on Water Island from September 1 through 4, 1992, and September 15, through October 13, 1992. Twelve archaeological sites were found; nine of these sites were recommended for inclusion in the.National Register of Historic Places. None of the archaeological sites are located where CWM tests were conducted based on the previous investigations. During one of the shovel tests conducted for the archaeological survey for Tamarind Tree Bay, a strong chemical odor similar to acetone was noted by the excavators. This report also documented an open area devoid of vegetation and that a large amount of trash from the 1940's was dumped at this site. The information on Tamarind Tree Bay indicates that there is the potential for CWM contamination in this area; therefore, this area was included by CEHND as a potential contamination sire. B.4 FORMER PORT SEGARRA SCQPING SI1JDY This report [U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency, (USACMDA). 1993) provides information concerning historical CWM activities which includes the San Jose Project tests conducted on Water Island and St. Thomas Island. The report also includes the following information: 1. Addresses risks associated with buried CWM; 2. Reviews potentially applicable regulatory requirements for CWM recovery activities; 3. Addresses excavation, storage, transportation, and treatment of CWM; and 4. Presents a summary of cleanup actions considered appropriate for CWM remediation. 27 I: To determine whether the sites used by the San Jose Project on Water Island and St. Thomas Island are potentially contaminated by conventional or chemical ordnance, or explosive waste, the USACMDA performed the following tasks: 1. Reviewed progress and test reports from the U.S. Anny Edgewood Research Development Engineering Center; 2. Reviewed newspaper articles from the era; 3. Interviewed two military and two civilians from the San Jose Project; 4. Interviewed three current residents of Water Island; and 5. Conducted a site visit to test areas on Water Island and the western end of St. Thomas Island. The USACMDA reported that progress test reports for all periods of testing on the U.S. Vrrgin Islands were reviewed. The progress test reports described the type of testing conducted during each period along with the number of tests performed. The results of the USACMDA investigation is presented in the following paragraphs. TEST AREAS 1 AND 7 USACMDA did not find any records that tests were ever performed in these two areas. The San Jose Project test plan identified Test Areas 1 and 7 for M70 bomb tests. The final test report for the M70, which included the contamination contours for the each test area, showed that these tests were performed in Test Areas 4, 5, 6, and 8. San Jose Project personnel interviewed by USACMDA indicated that no tests were conducted on the northern portion of Water Island and Test Area 7 was only accessible by boat . . TEST AREAS 2 AND 3 USACMDA did not find any records to document tests were ever performed in ·these two areas . . P/FUDSISEGARRNEXLTR.28 11/29/94 28 I I I I I I I ' I TEST AREA4 According to test records, two phases of HD-filled M70 bomb tests were conducted. During each phase, an M70 bomb was statically fired. Five phases of HD-filled smoke pot tests were conducted. During the first four phases, a single smoke pot was statically fired while nine smoke pots were burned during the fifth phase. Records indicate that a considerable amount of agent was left in several of the smoke pots at the completion of the tests. GA smoke pot tests were also conducted in this area, in addition to burster charges that were detonated and destroyed in this area. There is very little information on the GA tests conducted because it is believed that final test reports were not prepared and final reports were delayed pending further information and materials required to complete the reports. An interview with Mr. Jimmie Mains, assigned full time to the San Jose Project, believed all GA smoke pot tests were conducted in a cleared area north of the dirt road. Record photographs showed that the tests were conducted north of the road in an area free of debris and covered with light vegetation. It was also standard practice to decontaminate the area so that residuals would not interfere with other tests; therefore, it is unlikely that remnants remain from the tests. TEST AREAS According to the records review, two phases of HD-filled M70 bomb tests were conducted in this area. During each phase, an M70 bomb was statically fired. Based on 1954 aerial photographs, there is a depression located in this area that may have provided a convenient place to dispose of remnants of these tests. P/FUDS/SEGARRNEXLTR.29 11/29/94 29 TEST AREA 6 According to the records review, two phases of HD-filled M70 bomb tests were conducted in this area. During each phase, an M70 bomb was statically fired in an open area. TEST AREA 8 According to the records review, two phases of HD-filled M70 bomb tests were conducted in this area. During each phase, an M70 bomb was statically fired in a wooded area. TOXIC STORAGE AREA Surveillance of unstabilized CK in M70, M78, and M79 bombs was conducted in this area. Surveillance tests Weie performed on 15 M70 bombs, 33 M78 bombs, and 7 M79 bombs. The disposition of four M78 bombs involved in these tests is not known. Surveillance testing of two T-3 bombs filled with H and two T-3 bombs filled with HD was also conducted. UNKNOWN TEST AREA Two phases of HQ-filled smoke pot tests were conducted; however, the progress reports for the tests did not document the location of the tests. FLAMINGO BAY LANDPIIJ. AREA During the San Jose Project, a dock at Flamingo Bay was used to deliver equipment and munitions. This area was identified as a likely location for chemical munitions that may have been disposed of during the San Jose Project. ST. TIIOMAS ISLAND Based on the records review, two tests were performed on St. Thomas Island during the San Jose Project. The first test involved a surveillance test of SO E-1 particulate bombs filled with a non-toxic simulant agent. At. the completion of 30 the tests, the bombs were shipped back to Camp Detrick. The location of these tests was not documented in the records. The second test was conducted on the western end of St. Thomas Island within an area beginning at the isthmus between Santa Maria Bay and Perseverance Bay. CG (a non-persistent choking agent) was emitted from 1-ton-containers to determine the penetration characteristics of gas-proof shelters. -The submarine base on St. Thomas Island was used for administrative facilities and a laboratory where chemical agents were stored. The laboratory has since been tom down. DISPOSmON OF CHEMICAL AGENT MUNITIONS The disposition of munitions following the cancellation of the San Jose Project is well documented in the records. Munitions were either dumped at sea at the Naval Ammunition Dumping Ground in the Caribbean Sea south of Vieques Island, or shipped to one of the following installations: 1. Army Chemical Center, Maryland; 2. Midwest Chemical Depot, Arkansas; or 3. Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The following is a summary of the disposition of munitions based on the records and interviews with San Jose Project personnel: 1. The disposition of all bombs used in the surveillance tests is accounted for with the exception of four M78 bombs as previously -mentioned. 2. The disposition of smoke pots filled with GA, HD, and HQ is not accounted for. 3. Based on the records, 124 CK-filled M70 bombs and 8 CK-filled M79 bombs were oceaned dumped . . P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXI.11\.31 11/29/94 31 4. GA-filled spray tanks and Sarin (GB) munitions were included in the test plans. Progress reports indicate that material was needed for the tests and disposition of these items is not documented. 5. Burster charges were detonated at the close of the San Jose Project in Test Area 4 between the road and the marina. 6. Motor rounds configured with chemical agent and high explosives were removed from Water Island at the close of the project and the possibility exists that 4.2-inch mortars may be present on Water Island. In the report, Former Fort Segarra Scoping Study, USACMDA reviewed the largest number of documents regarding munitions tests conducted for the San Jose Project in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in addition to conducting interviews with · personnel involved with the San Jose Project. This report therefore provides the most accurate documentation of the San Jose Project. B.S DRAFf SITE CHARACTERIZATION. FORMER FORT SEGARRA This report (MTA, 1994) presents a description of the remedial investigation conducted on Water Island to characterize the potential presence of CWM, and recommendations for further investigations at the individual test sites. Surface investigations were conducted at Test Areas 4, 5, 6, 8, Tamarind Tree Bay, and the Flamingo Bay Landfill area. MT A also conducted nine sampling operations in accordance with the sampling plan for the project. A summary of the results and the recommendations presented in the report is provided in the following paragraphs. TESf AREA4 Test Area 4 was divided into Test Area 4-1, which is located between the dirt road and the shoreline, and Test Area 4-2. Magnetometer sweeps of Test Area 4-1 indicated some anomalies. MT A concluded that the anomalies did not P/FUDS/SEGARRA/EXLTR.32 11/29/94 32 fJC'---3f:_ ,3 /., ~/J 3 J' give indications of being buried UXO or UXO-related materials. Intrusive investigations were not recommended in Test Area 4-1. . Surface investigations of Test Area 4-2 indicated a large number of anomalies which could be buried UXO or UXO materials. An 8-ft area devoid of vegetation gave a continuous response to magnetometer sweeps in this circular area. MTA recommended that this area be intrusively investigated. TEST AREAS Surface sweeps in this area indicated a large number of anomalies; a portion of which can be classified as suspect buried UXO or UXO material. MTA recommended an intrusive investigation of this area. TEST AREA6 Surface investigations of this area yielded no anomalies which would indicate buried UXO or UXO material. MT A did not recommend an intrusive investigation for this area . . TEST AREAS ·Surface investigation of this area yielded no anomalies which would indicate buried UXO or UXO material. MTA did not recommend an intrusive investigation for this area. FI.AMINGO BAY lANDFILl. AREA This area was subdivided into three areas, FB-1, FB-2, and FB-3. Magnetometer sweeps of Test Areas FB-1 and FB-3 indicated a few anomalies that did not indicate buried UXO or UXO material. MTA did not recommend further investigation of these areas. P/FUDS,ISEGARRA/EXLTR.33 11/29/94 33 Magnetometer sweeps of FB-2 yielded a continuous ring off which indicated a large number of anomalies. MTA did not provide any recommendations regarding additional investigations in Test Area FB-2. MT A personnel also found a vented I-ton container which has been sampled. The results of the sampling were not available prior to publishing the repon. TAMARIND TREE BAY Surface investigations of Tamarind Tree Bay did not yield any suspected UXO or UXO materials. MTA did not recommend further investigations for this area. 34 I !: I i I PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND RESPONSE PLAN (PIRP) FOR FORMER FORT SEGARRA PROJECT WATER ISLAND, ST. THOMAS U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS DERP-FUDS SITE NO. 102VI097701 DRAFT VER 1.0 2MARCH1994 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT - j"o.,~;t1 3o.._y_, -o L/ o9o1-0:J 1 _____ _ pa<f I 6fJ :J. J TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND RESPONSE PLAN FOR DERP-FUDS SITE NO. 102V1097701 FORMER FORT SEGARRA PROJECT WATER ISLAND, ST. THOMAS U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ·Section 1 .0 Introduction and Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Section 1 . 1 Site Location . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Section 1.2 Site History ............................ 5 Section 2.0 Community Background ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ·Section 2. 1 Community Demographics and Employment . . . . . . 7 Section 2.2 Community Involvement History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Section 2.3 Community Issues and Concerns ·. . . • . . . . • . . . . 8 Section 3.0 Public Involvement and Response Program ....... 8 Section 3. 1 Goals and Objectives . . . . . . • . . . . . • . • . . . . . . 8 Section 3.2 Responsibilities Section 3.3 Communication Activities and Techniques Appendix A Elected Local, City and Federal Representatives Appendix B Local, City and Federal Agencies Appendix C News Media List Appendix D ·Project Document Repositories Appendix E Jacksonville District Officials Appendix F ·Neighborhood and Community Organizations Appendix G Project Work Zones and Zone Map · 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Public Involvement and Response Plan (PIRP) sets forth a program to establish communication and information exchange among the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; various federal, state, city and local officials and agencies; property owners; the general public; and the news media. Effective communication and timely information exchange with all publics are essential for maintaining community understanding and for implementing a successful Department of Defense (000) Environmental Restoration Program (OERP). The plan requires the involvement of the Corps of Engineers, property owners, elected officials and representatives from federal, state, city and local agencies who are active in policy and decision-making processes. This plan is a dynamic and flexible plan which can be modified as events, public concerns and situations change. Section 1.0 of this PIRP presents the history and background of the study area and Section 2.0 presents information about current area residents. The details of the public involvement program are presented in Section 3.0. The following appendices are included: Appendix A - Elected Local, City, State and Federal Representatives Appendix B - Local, City, State and Federal Agencies Appendix C - News Media List Appendix D - Project Document Repositories Appendix E - Jacksonville District Officials Appendix F - Neighborhood and Community Organizations Appendix G - Project Work Zones and Zone Map The point of contact for PIRP-related information is Jacquelyn Griffin, Chief, Public Affairs, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (904) 232- 2235/1650, FAX (904) 232-2237. Overall project and technical information point of contact is Robert Bridgers, Project Management Division, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (904) 232-3085. A toll-free number has been set up in the Jacksonville District Public Affairs Office. This number is 1-800-???. Also, an on-site residents' hotline has been set up. This number is ???. The toll-free line and residents' line are staffed from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. An answering machine will take calls during non-duty hours. These calls will be responded to the next working day. The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is responsible for the overall project management, investigative, design and construction phases of the project. The Huntsville Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will provide technical and public affairs support. The goal of the PIRP is to inform and to promote efficient and effective communication among the Jacksonville District of the Army Corps of Engineers, property owners, elected and other local, city, state and federal officials concerning investigations and studies being conducted in the study area as part of the Army's DERP. The primary objectives of the PIRP are to keep the property owners. the elected and other local, city, state and federal officials and the news media knowledgeable of planned and ongoing activities at the study area and to provide a means whereby residents, elected officials, other agencies, the general public and the news media can interact with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and supporting agencies and assist in resolving issues of public interest and concern. The specific purposes of the PIRP are to: 1. Provide for the clear and open exchange of information regarding the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (Rl/FS). 2. Ensure local concerns are addressed by soliciting input, comments and active involvement from the residents, the public and concerned agencies and elected officials; 3. Ensure that community concerns and values are integrated at the earliest possible time into planning and decision-making processes of all agencies associated with this project; 4. Provide a centralized point of contact for the varied publics and obtain information regarding the project; and 5. Provide a visible, on-site professional presence of the Corps of Engineers and effectively integrate Corps activities into that of the community. This plan outlines public involvement objectives, prescribes specific policies and procedures governing public involvement activities, assigns responsibility for planning and implementing the program and presents suggested communication activities and techniques to be used in meeting PIRP goals. · 1. 1 SITE LOCATION Water Island is located in St. Thomas Bay, between East and West Gregerie channels, south of the city of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. It is 1 and 3/4 miles long and 1 /2 mile wide, approximately 500 acres in size. Several locations throughout the island are under consideration as potential former test or storage sites. Fort Segarra refers to the World War II gun emplacements and structures built on Water Island in the early 1940s. 1 .2 SITE HISTORY The Army's Chemical Corps moved its San Jose Project from Panama to the Virgin Islands in 1948. The purpose of the project was to determine the effectiveness of chemical munitions under jungle conditions. Approved test plans show that early tests on Water Island focused primarily on blister (mustard) and choking (chlorine, phosgene and cyanogen chloride) agents, and that later tests were planned to shift to captured German munitions and nerve agents. Ten areas have been identified as potential chemical test or storage sites. The Army turned over Water Island to the Department of the Interior by an indefinite revocable permit. In 1966, during the construction of the Flamingo Bay warehouse, a crew employed by Water Island, Inc. (a local development company), uncovered several large objects that resembles bombs. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Roosevelt Roads Naval Base (San Juan, Puerto Rico) identified the objects as M- 70/M-78 series chemical ordnance bombs. The EDD team indicated that this site had been used by the Army as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to excavate in the area again. The proposed project will concentrate on areas where chemical warfare materiel testing exercises are suspected to have been conducted in the late 1940s and 1950s. These areas have been identified through initial archives searches. -2.0 COMMUNITY BACKGROUND 2.1 COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS AND EMPLOYMENT The residential population of St. Thomas is approximately 48,000. The annual tourist population on St. Thomas and nearby St. John is approximately 1. 7 million. During peak times, Water Island has a population of approximately 200 residents. About half of these people stay year round. About two-thirds of the island at the southern end is owned by individual subleases. The remaining area at the northern has been developed into a residential housing community with 90 one-acre lots. 2.2 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HISTORY Interviews were conducted with residents of Water Island. These resulted in information about the test areas and the testing which occurred. 2.3 COMMUNITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS Tourism is the primary industry of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The potential economic impact on the U.S. Virgin Islands should be considered when evaluating potential alternatives for the possible recovery and treatment of chemical warfare materiel (CWM). The residents' primary concern is the lease issue. They want the Army to expedite its action because they are concerned it may delay turnover of the land to the residents. 3.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND RESPONSE PROGRAM 3. 1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The goal of the PIRP for the site is to provide and effective mechanism for two-way communication and the exchange of information among the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers; local residents; the diverse federal, state, city, county and local officials and agencies and the news media. This PIRP has the following specific objectives: 1. Ensure that the public understands that safety, personal and community health, and the interests of affected residents are of paramount concern to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2. Keep local residents; the development corporation; federal, city, county and local officials; and news media informed in a timely manner of major findings and recommendations. 3. Provide local community residents; property owners; and federal, state, city and local officials an opportunity to review and comment on the work being conducted and on any suggested additional studies. remedial action alternatives and decisions. 4. Keep the Corps of Engineers sensitive to and informed about changes in community concerns, attitudes, information needs and activities regarding the study area and use these as factors in evaluating modifications of the PIRP, as necessary, to address these changes; 5. Effectively serve the study area's residents' information needs and address citizen inquiries by promptly releasing factual information through the news media and by other information dissemination techniques; 6. Effectively respond to the needs of the news media by providing timely responses to inquiries and requests for interviews and briefings, thereby resulting in fair and accurate reporting of the findings and recommendations resulting from the DERP studies; 7. Create and maintain,, through an active public affairs program, a climate of understanding and trust aimed at providing information and opportunities for comments and discussion; 8. Ensure that appropriate federal, state, city, county and local officials are informed of results of the investigations and any recommended additional studies or remedial actions; 9. Provide a single entity for dissemination of information for matters regarding progress; and 10. Identify issues and potential areas of concern and develop and implement objective means to avoid or resolve conflict. 3.2 RESPONSIBILITIES The following responsibilities are established for the PIRP at the site: 1. Chief of Public Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: a. Approves press statements or visits concerning the study area DERP program that have national significance and coordinates notification of appropriate Congressional delegations. b. Coordinates with the Army's Office of the Chief of Public Affairs and the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers on the release of any study area DERP program information which must be released at the nation level. 2. Chief, Public Affairs Office, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: a. Provides public affairs guidance and expertise to support the public affairs program for the study area DERP. b. Prepares public statements and media releases for use at major milestone achievements and during the progress of the DERP program. c. Refers all material of national significance to HQ, USACE for release to national news media, if appropriate. d. Serves as the spokesperson and community point of contact and responds to local, regional and national queries using statements provided by the project manager or as provided in subsequent cleared statements or plans. e. Informs the project manager and resident engineer of all queries, releases, requests for public briefings, tours or site visits pertaining to the program. f. Coordinates with the project manager all responses to queries concerning program matters that require release of information not previously cleared for release. g. Refers queries pertaining to supporting agencies to the appropriate public affairs office. h. Provides the project manager and resident engineer with information copies of all released material and copies of newspaper clippings. i. Distributes fact sheets, reports and other pertinent information to the public information repositories. Also performs rt;}gular inspections of repositories to ensure materials are available and updated for public use. j. With assistance from the project manager and resident engineer, plans, schedules and coordinates all necessary requirements for implementation of community meetings. k. Working with the project manager and resident engineer, plans and coordinates on-site tours of study sites and special briefings to elected Congressional, city, community leaders and residents. I. Plans, coordinates, or presents informative programs relating to studies and remediation to area civic groups. 3. Project Manager, Study Area, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: a. Responsible for funding of the project. b. Responsible for project schedules. c. Responsible for reporting on project. d. Responsible for ensuring all PIRP activities are carried out. e. Responsible for overall management of the project. 3.3 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES AND TECHNIQUES The primary elements of success in a public involvement program are to develop an information network for relevant communications and a constructive mechanism for public participation in the program. To develop, maintain, and enhance public involvement and to respond to changes in community and elected officials' concerns, the PIRP presents an active approach for identifying and addressing public concerns. The PIRP will also allow continued public involvement during all phases of the investigation, study and cleanup process. For the PIRP, the following agency communication techniques will be used: 1. Project Status Meetings -- Held with representatives from appropriate local, city, state and federal agencies and officials to review overall project status, accomplishments, upcoming activities and schedule. 2. Soecific Milestone Meetings -- Held with appropriate local, city, state and federal agencies and officials as jointly determined to be needed to review specific study element results, discuss and resolve concerns, and provide a forum for discussion of unanticipated problems or changes in program. 3. Telephone Conference Calls -- Held as needed to keep agencies informed of program activities. 4. News and Fact Sheet Releases -- Copies of all news releases, fact sheets and other information releases will be provided to appropriate local, city, state and federal agencies and elected officials for informational purposes so they can adequately respond to any public inquiries regarding the releases. 5. Prior Notice of Scheduled Community Meetings -- When community or zone meetings are scheduled as part of the PIRP, advance notice will be provided to all agencies and elected officials to allow maximum agency and public participation and facilitate scheduling of required agency coordination meetings. The community or zone meetings will be announced either through the mail or by delivery of fliers to homeowners' residences or through the neighborhood associations' newsletters. 3.3.1 LOCAL COMMUNITY AND MEDIA COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES To expand communications and ensure effective two-way interactions between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the local community, the following community relations communications techniques will be used: 1. Establish a Community Advisory Committee -- This committee would be comprised of zone captains and residents of the study area and the local neighborhood association. Members would be nominated by their fellow residents and/or the neighborhood association. The purpose of this committee is (1) to act as a liaison between the Corps of Engineers and other residents of the area to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed by the Corps of and (2) to inform the Army Corps of Engineers of any concerns or needs not being addressed. 2. Community Information Line -- To provide local citizens a direct means to obtain information or express concerns relating to the study area, a community information "800" line will be established by the Jacksonville District of the Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, an on-site residents' hotline will also be set up. 3. Establish an on-site PAO Staff at the Corps of Engineers resident engineer office to provide a network for residents and Corps officials and to answer site questions. 4. Fact Sheets/News Releases -- These releases will be distributed to local residents, neighborhood groups, local, city and Congressional elected officials, and local news media on a periodic basis. the fact sheets/news releases will be specifically directed to address the concerns of the adjacent property owners/residents and the development corporation and include information on the status of the investigations and studies, updates on the schedule and information on public health- and safety-related matters. Copies will be sent to other agencies, elected officials and news media. The fact sheet and copies of the releases will also be placed in the information repositories. A fact sheet relating to the Rl/FS process will describe the alternates considered and offer the Corps of Engineers' preferred alternative for public comment. An updated fact sheet will be prepared after the agency selects a remedial alternative. Coupons will be included in fact sheets for those who wish to be placed on the mailing list. Also, news releases, letters and public notices will advertise the community information "800" line as a number to call if someone wants to add his/her name to the mailing list. Designated control persons, Jacksonville District Public Affairs Office. will be identified on all fact sheets, news releases and letters to the community, and public documents. 5. On-Site Discussions and Briefings of Local. City. State and Federal Elected Officials--Discussions will be held on an as-needed basis with local citizens, local and city officials, Congressional representatives and other interested parties. Timing of discussions and briefings will be based on the interest of the community and significance of project reports and activities. 6. Information Repository/Project File -- Repositories accessible to the public for review of all program-related reports, fact sheets and other information on the program will be established at the Corps' on-site office and at sites in the local community. (See Appendix D for locations of community repositories.) 7. Zone-based Public Consultations/Community Meetings -- Jacksonville District personnel will hold informal weekly zone captain meetings and community zone meetings as required by the work schedule of zone residents. Other meetings will be conducted on an as-needed basis, in agreement with the Community Advisory Committee. The community meetings will present study findings, discuss alternatives, respond to questions and receive public comments. 8. Site Visits -- Visits may be held on an as-needed basis with local residents, city and local officials, Congressional representatives and the news media. Visits can be arranged through the Jacksonville District Public Affairs Office or Projects Management Office. 9. Public Review and Comment Period -- Throughout the duration of the program the public will have the opportunity to review program-related reports, fact sheets and major technical documents provided by the government at the information repository and comment informally through the Jacksonville District's Public Affairs Office or Projects Management Office. Formal public comment periods will be announced through display advertisements published in local newspapers, news releases, general mailings and public notices. Formal public meetings will be conducted in conjunction with the issuance of the draft Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study reports. Notice of the meetings will include announcement of the time and place of the meetings, a brief description of the investigation or study results and proposed actions and identification of contact persons. Advertisement of the public meetings will be done in the same manner as the announcement of the public comment periods. 10. Summary of Concerns and Responses -- A responsiveness summary will be prepared after public comment periods. The summary will document for the public record community concerns and issues and the responses to these issues. 11. Information Briefings -- Interested city and local officials, Congressional representatives and key community leaders will be kept informed of plans and progress on a continuing basis. The Jacksonville District Public Affairs Office and Projects Management Office will be responsible for maintaining liaison with public officials. 12. Programs for Civic Groups -- Slide and informational programs may be presented to regional civic groups upon request. The mission, history and significance of the study area should be reviewed, with emphasis on the specific Rl/FS environmental actions. Appropriate speakers to review the objectives, studies, findings and actions of the Rl/FS will be identified by the Jacksonville District Public Affairs Office. A news release will be distributed to regional media announcing the availability of speakers to make the presentations to civic groups. All speaking engagements will be coordinated by the Jacksonville District PAO. In addition to these communication techniques, Jacksonville District will notify all affected parties of project events according to a predetermined schedule. If any potential health- or safety-related problems arise, the Jacksonville District will notify elected local, city, state and Congressional representatives as well as residents in the affected area. Additionally, a representative of the Jacksonville District Project Management Division will explain any findings to these groups. Appendix A local councilmen ·~ mayor State Elected local, Citv. State and Federal Representatives Office of the Governor Public Affairs Office Government Hill St. Thomas. USVI 00801 809-744-0001 Territorial Hon. Alexander Farrelly Governor of the USVI Government House Box 599 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 809-774-0001 Senator Bingley Richardson President, VI Legislature Box 477 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 Federal Hon. Ron de Lugo USVI Delegate to Congress Rayburn Building, Room 2927 Washington, DC 20515 Appendix B Local/City. State and Federal Agencies Local/City Federal 66th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment?? Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Patrick Air Force Base, FL 32925-7478 407-853-9951; FAX 407-853-9940 Environmental Protection Agency McAdams? -------n#L-1/ 15 t~ cJ-/ U.S. Army Coros of Engineers Lt. Gen. Arthur Williams Chief of Engineers Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20314-1000 Brig. Gen. Roger Yankoupe Commander, South Atlantic Division Room 313 77 Forsyth St., S.W. Atlanta, GA 30335-6801 Col. Terrence C. Salt District Engineer Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 400 W. Bay St. Jacksonville, FL 32332-0019 Antilles Area Office?? U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tampa, FL Appendix C News Media List Newspapers VI Daily News Box 7760 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 809-774-8772, FAX 776-0740 Television WTJX TV 12 VI Public Television Box 7879 St. Thomas, USVI 00801 809-774-6255, FAX 774-7092 WSVI TV 8 Box BABC Sunny Isle St. Croix, USVI 00823 809-778-5508, FAX 778-5011 Caribbean Communication St. Thomas Cable TV 1 Beitjen Place St. Thomas, USVI 00802 809-776-2150, FAX 774-5029 Appendix D Project Document Repositories Office of the Governor Public Affairs Office Government Hill St. Thomas, USVI 00801 809-774-0001 U.S. Department of Interior Mr. Robert Bunn Territorial Representative Room 206 Federal Building St. Thomas, USVI 00801 809-744-1190 Enid M. Baa Library 20 Dronningh Gade St. Thomas, USVI 00802 809-77 4-0630 Appendix E Jacksonville District Officials District Engineer Deputy District Engineer Deputy District Engineer for Project Management Project Manager Resident? (Area?) Engineer Technical Manager for Ordnance and Explosive Waste, Huntsville Division Liaison Officer for Site Activities Chief, Public Affairs Col. Terrence C. Salt Maj. Hal K. Alguire Richard Bonner Robert Bridgers ? ? ? ·Jacquelyn Griffin Appendix E Neighborhood and Community Organizations Water Island Association Water Island Terrace Water Island. USVI Mr. Bill Bates, Pres. 809-774-1288 VI Legislature Veterans Drive St. Thomas, USVI 809-774-0880 Appendix G Project Work Zones and Zone Mao Figure 1 Site Location Map, Figure 2 Site Layout Map, ze·d 4 DEC 1991 GOVERNOR FARRELLY BRIEFING CHARTS 0tt'i -ot./-0101- 0 ~ J? ~[/__f)/- I ti--j, ;;; ~ FENCING • FENCING AROUND FLAMINGO BAY TRASH DUMP COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 28TH. • LENGTH OF NEW FENCE APPROX. 1,000 FEET AND TIED INTO AN EXISTING FENCE. • FENCE INSTALLED BY H&M SERVICES OF ST. THOMAS AT AN APPROX. COST OF $30,000. • MR. ROBERT BUNN OF DOI HAS A KEY TO THE GATE. THE SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE HAS A SPARE KEY. 4 Dec 1991 E0"d 31111\SJ.l-SlH 'l\Ia )..~3 AWC:P:J sn El7 : n t6' L2. /\•)tJ TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS • ALL TOPOGRAPHIC AND PLANIMETRIC MAPPING COMPLETED ON NOVEMBER 14TH. • FINAL MAPS DELIVERED TO HUNTSVILLE BY CONTRACTOR ON NOVEMBER 27TH. • COPIES OF PLANIMETRIC MAPS (SURFACE FEATURES) WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY WATER ISLAND RESIDENT AND TO DOI. MAPS (3) ARE AT A SCALE OF 1" • 200' • TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AT A SCALE OF 1" • 30' OF THE FLAMINGO BAY TRASH DUMP, AND TEST AREAS 2, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO WATER ISLAND RESIDENTS WHO RESIDE ADJACENT TO THESE AREAS. • COSTS OF MAPPING WAS $202,000. 4 Dec 199~ REMEDIATION WORK PLANS • DRAFT ·srRAWMAN" ORDNANCE REMEDIATION WORK & SAFETY PLANS SUBMITTED ON SCHEDULE ON NOVEMBER 22ND FOR INTERNAL ARMY REVIEW. •-DRAFT-FINAL "STRAWMAN" PLANS DUE ON MARCH 16, 1992. -. THESE PLANS WILL THEN BE TURNED OVER TO THE REMEDIATION CONTRACTOR TO FINALIZE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. • COSTS OF WORK PLANS • $48,000 "4 Dec 1991 REMEDIATION CONTRACTING ACTION • SMALL-BUSINESS MINORITY-OWNED CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCED IN ORDNANCE FIELD SELECTED. • SELECTION SUBMITTED TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR APPROVAL. -. APPROVAL EXPECTED IN EARLY DECEMBER. •-AFTER APPROVAL, CONTRACTOR PERFORMS SITE VISIT (PROBABLY IN JANUARY 1992) AND PREPARES PROPOSAL FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS REVIEW DESCRIBING HOW THE CONTRACTOR PLANS TO PERFORM THE ACTUAL REMEDIATION. • ACTUAL AWARD OF CONTRACT IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL. 4 Dec 1991 90"d 3Tlli\Sl~JrlH '/\IO )..~f-13 AW<:!tf sn sv:n t5, L2"/\0N REMEDIATION SCHEDULE .• AWARD OF REMEDIATION CONTRACT IS PLANNED FOR MID-FEBRUARY 1992. • SCHEDULE FOR FIELD ACTIVITIES HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED .. • HEADQUARTERS - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (HQDA) HAS NOT YET APPROVED COMMENCEMENT OF PROJECT. POLICY ON CLEAN-UP OF POTENTIAL CHEMICAL MUNITIONS CONTAMINATION HAS NOT BEEN AGREED UPON. • POC AT HODA IS MICHAEL CAIN, 703-693-5032/4635, FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 4 Dec 1991 L0°d 60"d 4 DEC 1991 PUBLIC MEETING BRIEFING CHARTS -~------- ~·~ f ~ ;;;;;, ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FORMER MILITARY PROPERTIES IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE POTENTIAL 4 Dec 1991 0T "d REASONS FOR ARCHIVES SEARCH 1. REQUESTED BY GOVERNOR FARRELLY 2. DETERMINE WHERE POTENTIAL ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION EXISTS, IF ANY, IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS A RESULT OF FORMER MILITARY ACTIVITIES 4 Dec 1991 ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT CONTRACT STATUS • 21 MAR 91 - GOVERNOR REQUEST ARCHIVES SEARCH -. 9 APR 91 - ARCHIVES SEARCH CONTRACT AWARDED • 6-10 MAY 91 - CONTRACTOR ON-SITE IN VI • 20 MAY 91 - DRAFT REPORT SUBMITTED TO COE • 8 JUL 91 - DRAFT FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO COE AND OWNER (DOI) • 9 AUG 91 - FINAL REPORT PROVIDED TO GOVERNOR FARRELLY AND CONGRESSMAN DELUGO • 14 AUG 91 - GOVERNOR FARRELLY BRIEFED ON CONTENTS OF REPORT. REPORT RELEASED TO PUBLIC AT PUBLIC MEETING ON WATER ISLAND. 4 Dec 1991 -2l"d SOURCES OF DATA • US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JACKSONVILLE AND HUNTSVILLE • NATIONAL ARCHIVES • NATIONAL RECORDS CENTER • US ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY • US ARMY TECHNICAL ESCORT UNIT • US ARMY CHEMICAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT-AND ENGINEERING CENTER • US ARMY ARMAMENT, MUNITIONS AND CHEMICAL COMMAND • US ARMY DUGWAY PROVING GROUND • US DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND WASHINGTON, DC) • COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, ST. THOMAS • US NAVY EOD DETACHMENT, ROOSEVELT ROADS PR • US NAVAL FACILITIES COMMAND • US NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER • US ARMY INST -TUTE OF MILITARY HISTORY 4 Dec 1991 Et "d 311IASlNfl-l ' • .\Ia "'9N3 AWCll:t 5n 0S:tt 161 l2"1\0H SOURCES OF DATA (continued) • GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LIBRARIES: A. ENID M. BAA PUBLIC LIBRARY 8. TERRITORIAL ARCHIVES • ALEXANDER HAMILTON AIRPORT, ST. CROIX • OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: A. RECORDER OF DEEDS {ST. CROIX & ST. THOMAS) B. TAX ASSESSOR C. CADASTRAL BRANCH • WATER ISLAND HOTEL AUTHORITY • MR. OSBOURNE HARVEY (Former Employee of the San Jose Project) 4 Dec 1991 SUMMARY OF FORMER MILITARY PROPERTIES IN VIRGIN ISLANDS • BENNER HILL (Base End Station) -. BORDEAUX HILL (Base End Station) -. BOURNE FIELD (Naval Air Station) • CAMP HARWOOD {Troop Depot) • COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (part of Bourne Field) -. CROWN MOUNTAIN (Air Warning Station) -. FORTUNA HILL (Gun Emplacement) • HAVENSIGHT POINT (Gun Battery) • HILL 870 (Base End Station) • LONG POINT (Military Housing) • MUHLENFELS POINT (Battery & Light Station) • NANA HILL (Gun Emplacement) -. SIGNAL HILL (Military Housing) 4 Dec 1991 -St"d SUMMARY OF FORMER MILITARY PROPERTIES IN VIRGIN ISLANDS • US ARMY RESERVE CENTER (Part of Bourne Field) -. US MARINE CORPS BARRACKS AT - FORT CHRISTIAN • US NAVAL SECTION BASE & IN-SHORE PATROL (maitenance/training/communication) • US NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE (maintenance & repair of submarines/surface vessels) • WILLIAMS HEAD (part of subbase activities) • BENEDICT FIELD (Army Airfield) • US MARINE BARRACKS AT CHRISTIANSTED • US NAVY DEGAUSSING STATION ON HASSEL ISLAND • UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM TRAINING CENTER ON BUCK ISLAND • SAN JOSE PROJECT A. WATER ISLAND (FORT SEGARRA) 8. WEST END OF ST. THOMAS ISLAND C. SUBMARINE BASE 4 Dec 1991 :rllil\Sli'-JllH '/\Ia )...~NJ ~ sn zs;: n l6, LZ. t\ON ARCHIVES REPORT CONCLUSIONS • OF THE 23 FORMER SITES IDENTIFIED, ONLY 3 HAD ANY POTENTIAL ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION. THEY WERE: 1. BENEDICT AIRFIELD 2. UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM TRAINING 3. SAN JOSE PROJECT: A. WEST END OF ST. THOMAS B. WATER ISLAND • BENEDICT AIRFIELD HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DISTURBED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIALCO FACILITY ANO THE AIRPORT. NO EVIDENCE OF ORDNANCE WAS FOUND. • SAN JOSE PROJECT - WEST END OF ST. THOMAS: THE ARMY TOOK 2,095 ACRES FOR THE SAN JOSE PROJECT. NO DOCUMENTATION WAS FOUND THAT INDICATES THE ARMY EVER USED THE SITE FOR MUNITIONS TESTING. HOWEVER, RECORDS DO INDICATE ATMOSPHERIC TESTING OF NON-PERSISTENT CHOKING AGENT (PHOSGENE) OCCURED, WHOSE EFFECTS WOULD HAVE SINCE DISSIPATED. • SAN JOSE PROJECT - WATER ISLAND: THIS IS THE ONLY SITE OUT OF THE 23 FORMER SITES THAT HAS ANY POTENTIAL FOR ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION. 4 Dec 1991 Ll "d 311rAs1mH • 1,ra ,1..~3 Ai.ldt! sn 2£ : n 16, 2.2 ·AON WATER ISLAND (FORMER FORT SEGARRA) • THE US ARMY CHEMICAL CORPS MOVED TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM PANAMA ON MARCH 30, 1948 •-THE CHEMICAL CORPS PERFORMED TESTS ON WATER ISLAND UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1950. • WATER ISLAND CONSISTED OF 8 TEST AREAS, THE FLAMINGO POINT GUN EMPLACEMENT, AND AN AREA NOW CALLED THE •FLAMINGO BAY WAREHOUSE AND TRASH DUMP: • RECORDS SEEM TO INDICATE MUNITIONS TESTING WAS PERFORMED IN TEST AREAS 1, 4, 6, AND 7. • NO RECORDS CAN BE FOUND THAT DOCUMENT WHERE ORDNANCE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF OR BURIED, IF IN FACT ANY WAS. • IN THE 40 YEARS SINCE THE SAN JOSE PROJECT, ORDNANCE HAS ONLY BEEN FOUND ONCE. IN 1966, BOMBS WERE UNCOVERED IN THE •FLAMINGO BAY TRASH DUMP" THAT WERE LATER IDENTIFIED BY THE NAVY AS •ARMY M70 AND M78 (CHEMICAL BOMBS).• • THERE IS NO MAJOR HEALTH THREAT EVIDENT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON WATER ISLAND. 4 Dec 1991 Bt'd WATER ISLAND TEST AREAS -. -TEST AREA 1 - CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY HOME AND PARKING AREA. NO ORDNANCE WAS FOUND DURING CONSTRUCTION. •-TEST AREA 2 - AREA WAS DREDGED AND THEN REFILLED. NO ORDNANCE WAS FOUND. -. -TEST AREA 3 - AREA WAS EXCAVATED IN 1981 AND THEN REFILLED FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. NO ORDNANCE WAS FOUND. -. -TEST AREA 4 - CANNOT PROVE OR DISPROVE ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION EXISTS. •-TEST AREA 5 - THIS AREA MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED FOR TESTING. • TEST AREA 6 - AREA EXTENSIVELY DEVELOPED ALONG RIDGELINE. NO ORDNANCE WAS FOUND. ON LOWER SLOPES, CANNOT PROVE OR DISPROVE ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION EXISTS. • TEST AREA 7 - CANNOT PROVE OR DISPROVE ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION EXISTS. •-TEST AREA 8 - WATER ISLAND HOTEL IS ON THIS SITE. NO ORDNANCE WAS FOUND DURING CONSTRUCTION. THIS AREA NOT USED FOR TESTING • GUN EMPLACEMENT - GUNS WERE NEVER INSTALLED, NO EVIDENCE OF ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION. • FLAMINGO BAY TRASH DUMP - AREA WHERE BOMBS WERE FOUND IN 1966. BECAUSE OF THIS DISCOVERY, A RISK ASSESSMENT CODE (RAC) OF 1 WAS DEVELOPED. 4 Dec 1991 6t•d FLAMINGO BAY TRASH DUMP • RISK ASSESSMENT CODE (RAC) SCORING IS BASICALLY "COOK-BOOK• ATTEMPT TO PRIORITIZE SITES AND IS VERY SUBJECTIVE IN NATURE. • WATER ISLAND WAS SCORED AS A RAC 1. • USING COMMON SENSE, THE RAC 1 SCORE ONLY PERTAINS TO THE TRASH DUMP (BECAUSE OF THE FOUND ORDNANCE). THE REMAINDER OF WATER ISLAND IS MORE TRUTHFULLY A RAC 2. • WITH THE TRASH DUMP A RAC 1, THE SITE WAS FENCED TO LIMIT ACCESSIBILITY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. • MR. ROBERT BUNN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HAS A KEY TO THE GATE. THE SAN JUAN AREA OFFICE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS A SPARE KEY. 4 Dec 1991 Trlil\Slt-nH 'A!G ,\_9f..J3 AWCltl sn SS: n l6, L2 "/\ON WATER ISLAND TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS • NO RECENT MAPS OR SURVEYS EXIST TO ASSIST IN ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION DISCOVERY EFFORTS. • TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS COMMENCED ON WATER ISLAND ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AND COMPLETED ON NOVEMBER 14 TH. -. TEST AREAS 2, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 AND THE FLAMINGO BAY TRASH DUMP MAPPED AT A SCALE OF 1· • 30FT USING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENTED BY GROUND SURVEYS. • THE ENTIRE WATER ISLAND MAPPED BY PLANIMETRIC MEANS TO A SCALE OF 1" • 200FT USING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. 4 Dec 1991 REMEDIATION WORK PLANS • DRAFT "STRAWMAN" ORDNANCE REMEDIATION WORK & SAFETY PLANS SUBMITTED ON SCHEDULE ON NOVEMBER 22ND FOR INTERNAL ARMY REVIEW . . • DRAFT-FINAL "STRAWMAN" PLANS DUE ON MARCH 16, 1992. •.THESE PLANS WILL THEN BE TURNED OVER TO THE REMEDIATION CONTRACTOR TO FINALIZE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. 4 Dec 1991 ·22·d REMEDIATION CONTRACTING ACTION • SMALL-BUSINESS MINORITY-OWNED CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCED IN ORDNANCE FIELD SELECTED. • SELECTION SUBMITTED TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR APPROVAL. • APPROVAL EXPECTED IN EARLY DECEMBER. •.AFTER APPROVAL, CONTRACTOR PERFORM~ SITE VISIT AND PREPARES PROPOSAL FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS REVIEW DESCRIBING HOW THE CONTRACTOR PLANS TO PERFORM THE REMEDIATION. • ACTUAL AWARD OF CONTRACT IS CONTINGENT , UPON APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL. 4 Dec 1991 E2.d August 13, 1991 ·Memorandum: Subject: 1948-1950 · 1988 or 89 March 21 May6 June 7 Ordnance removal on Water Island San Jose Project. Project was common knowledge. Army went out of it's way to explain project to local people and establish good relations with the community. Hired local people for project. Ordnance found in hotel dump site on Water Island by Hotel employees. Roosevelt Roads contacted and responded and advised the halting of any more digging. This event was common knowledge among Water Island residents. Bob Bunn first made aware of this incident in casual conversation with hotel manager. Promptly informed Washington. pre hugo: Army Corp sent person down to check things out. !st meeting with Army Corp of Engineers. (The Army had turned this over to tlle Corp to investigate.) Met with Governor for briefing. Bob stated that press releases should be made in order to prevent people from being upset. It was decided by the Governor and Huntsville to release a statement immediately afteJ Carnival. Second team arrived from Army Corp of Engineers, purpose archive research. Meeting held with Bob Bunn in office: given brief history of San Jose Project and types of ordnance used as well as discussion of other military installations in USVL Draft report due May 17, fmal report due June 20 at which time would 11: open to the public. Met with Governor. Visited Water Island. Outbriefing with Gov's press secretary May 10, James O'Brian. Received copy of draft report. I was asked for comments. lst week of July: Received final report. (Corrections sent to Huntsville were not included n fmal). 2nd week of July: Received copy of area analysis of WI. Cover letter stated that two copies of this analysis had been sent to Government House. July 29 August 6 August7 August 11 August 13 Received call from Art Sherrill concerning wild rwnors circulating on WI about toxic waste and attempts to devalue property. Rumors started when companies asked to bid on fencing contracts had been talking to WI residents about ordnance and waste removal. Called Corp and Gov't house (and Washington) to inform them of situation. Stated that they had better get press release out. o Huntsville promptly responded and sent copies of press release to this office, Washington and Ron deLugo's office. o I had no comment, Washington had a few changes, Ron deLugo's office wanted a rewrite. Press release was consequently delayed. In the PM: I was informed by Washington that Ron deLugo informed them that copies of San Jose reports were circulating around WI. Ron deLugo issued press release. (Huntsville miffed because he took all the credit.) Ron deLugo issued next press release stating that the Corp would be briefing WI residents, July 14 time and place to be announced. Art Sherrill called: bad copy of 1989 letter from Stella Guerra pertaining to ordnance. Spoke with James O'Brian: Governor annoyed that he did not receive a copy of report and blames Interior because they felt that Interior was in charge, however, this project has always been under the auspices of the Army Corp of Engineers. CESAJ-DP (Cong) FACT SHEET DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM for FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES (DERP-FUDS) FORMER FORT SEGARRA, WATER ISLAND ST THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1. AUTHORIZATION: Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA) 2. DESCRIPTION. During World War II, the U.S. Army initiated a project to determine the effectiveness of chemical munitions and defenses in jungle terrain, and the effects on storage of chemical munitions in tropical climates. The project was initiated in 1943 on the Panamanian Island of San Jose and was named the San Jose Project. The project continued until December 1947, and in January 1948, the San Jose Project was completely withdrawn from San Jose Island and moved to the Panama Canal Zone. In May 1948, the facilities on St. Thomas, which were formerly known as the Submarine Base and Fort Segarra, were taken over for use in continuing the tropical testing of chemical weapons systems. The San Jose Project continued to operate until May 1950, when the project was canceled. All leases were terminated and the properties which were owned in fee by the U.S. Army were declared excess and transferred to the Department of the Interior (DOI). The DOI subsequently leased all of Water Island to the Water Island Incorporated for development as a resort area. In 1985, DOI was advised that two suspected chemical warfare bombs were unearthed in 1966 near the Flamingo Landfill site. U.S. Navy, Explosive Ordnance Detachment (EOD) personnel from Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico responded to the scene and removed the two items . ·3. FUNDING. 4. SPONSOR. . FY 90-94 FY 95 FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 $1,093.5K $ 85.0K $ 81. BK $1,060.0K $ 110.0K $3,500.0k (RA-C, if necessary) Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA). J?Ly -0fD90!- t)2tj f-11~· I tj d. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM FORMER FORT SEGARRA, Water Island, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (continued) 5. STATUS. The investigations required at the site are authorized under DERP-FUDS. This location is approved under the Explosive Waste/Chemical Warfare Materiel (OE/CWM) project category which requires a determination if OE contamination by past Department of Defense (DOD) activities remains in the area. The Corps of Engineers will maintain responsibility for all aspects of site restoration operations to include site investigations, site safety documentation, environmental compliance documentation, remediation actions, and unearthing of suspect CWM. An Archive Search Report was completed in July 1991. Detailed topographic mapping of Water Island and fencing of the landfill site was completed in October 1991. Non-intrusive site characterization work was completed in June 1994 on three areas and located numerous underground metallic objects. The next phase of the site characterization will be to unearth randomly selected . underground objects to determine if OE/CWM items remain in these areas of the island. It is the Government's expectation that no OE/CWM items will be encountered, however, it must be prepared to deal with such items if found. As such, before work can start the Site Specific Safety Health Plan must be approved at the highest level of the Department of Army. This action will be performed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation, and Liability Act {CERCLA) and the National Contingency Plan (NCP) . ·The USACE is the lead federal agency for this action but significant support will be required from other Department of Army (DA) components including the Non-Stockpile Program Manager (NSPM) for Chemical Demilitarization and the Chemical and Biological Defense Command (CBDCOM). The U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit {TEU) will be responsible for the recovery and packaging of any OE/CWM item found during the investigations. Transportation by the Army TEU will be coordinated with NSPM who is also responsible for any interim storage on Water Island and ultimate disposal. The revised DRAFT Site Safety Submission is under review by USACE. The Final Plans will be coordinated with all Federal and USVI agencies with the final approval by the Department of the Army, Safety Office. This approval should authorize the start of the intrusive action phase in the summer 1999. Final reports will then be completed with recommendations for additional activities or a recommendation to place the project in the "no further action" status. The project is being closely coordinated with the USVI community by the Jacksonville District, Antilles Office, Public Affairs. Ap Associated Press AUC-25-99 04:42 AM J.E.RELLY/H.J.SEYFFERT 520 '5i'"5 289$ P.02 00461 06-24-1999 18:53 x1462 08 intj sju mia cbnv ftBC-Virain Is)~nds-Chemical Weapon~,070~< Au.s. Army to (.lrobe chc-niical weapons st.or<1ge Sitt" in Virq1n Islands< 1 CHARI.OTTE /\MALH:, U.S. Vircfir. Islarirls (.l\F') _ 'l'he U.S. ndlit.:n-y m;.iy excavate land on a former che~icdl WHaponH storage site In th~ U.~. V1rqin Islands to probe for Hny chemical tr;:ices, the Army r:orps of EnqincP.rs salrl Tuesday. ~ Of!icialg said the weapon~ werft stored on Water Isl~nd, an islet o[t SL. Thom.:is, from 1948 to 19~0 as pnrL •)f ;s tc51. to see how their containe1s held up in a tropical envir:mmcnt.. 1 ·rhe Corps of EnqinP.ers ie: drawing up plan-: to e~ce<•1cih' parts of th<? isli3nd, including a sccl.i.on of its landfi~l, i1.'l part of a routine cht>d:up on the site, said Rubert Acidg~rH, di~lrict projft~t m~nagcr for ~he Cor1•s of Engineer's Defense Env.i ronmcnl.111 Rc-:tori1t ion frogr.::1rn. 1. lnspcct<.n-s arc :-Jeeking "enc11.v3h information to 1ttJequ::1t.ely desctili<' th\'. site ;ornd th(!' likelihood of whethr.r something else mi1.Jht bf': found (•n Uw island,~ he said. 1 The l"entaq<m must approve Lhe cxr.avation plans be>frire digging begins, he s~id. No date has b~en set yet tor lhe prnjact. 'I None ot' th" island~ 200 ro.•i \ llent !3 W(•Uld have to b"° movr:r:i for lhi? excnvativn, BridgHrs said. 'l 'l - 111 Tho Dally News. Monday, Augvst 23, 1999 u - R-~~tfrJ Virgin Islands <t II. \------------------------------------------ ! Dangers may remain on Water Island ' ' ' M M "' OJ ., I' .. ISi ., M Q z Ill Ill IX Ll c( z z 0 c :i: 0 IX II, "' M Recently found report casts doubt on military's cleanup of weapons depot By lAURl:L DRUll:Y DoUy Hows Weshinglon tC?11esponUenl ·hriMi~11 Chrislc1mn s•id f1idny tlmt "hhough the An11y cnni101 be nh~olu!cly certain until it tests lhe o<co, Army oOlcial• assured her thot they feel relatively certain thal there is nothing ha7.ncdous on the L;,l•n<I, which has about 200 rcsi· dent•. The lc"ltl or ex('erts fonncd hy Puerto llico'• nllorney gencrnl, Jo•c 1'11enlcs·Ago•ti11i, came acrou a document called the Non St<><:kpilc C'hemkRI \Vufare WASHINGTON - The U.S. Report puhlished by 1he Anny lcslcd and Mored polclllially Departrncnl of Defense in 1993 haznrcloui chcmic:-.1 wrepons on while fhe lcn1n was re1earc~it•g lhe Wnlcr lslnnd SO years •go nnJ may U.S. N•vy's envlronmenlal, cco- 1101 hnve s11fficic11tly di•posed of nomic 111d health impnct on the cxplo.<ivcs, ncconling 10 Puetlo Virques and Ilic 11mu1111rlin; nrCA. Rico'• nllurncy gctternl, who Vlequc<. which is ~holll ~O miles recently fo1111d " U.S. IJcfonse ca<I of SI. lhornu, is \lie silc of a Dcparlrncnl repoll dctP.iling lhc conlrovcrsinl live-firing range that lc•ting while i11vc•ligRling lhe h~s lung bce11 a thorn in the side of Nnvy's tugel practice on Pucno Puerto Ricon•. l\ic<>. /\ civili~n'• accidenr1l <lulh in l'hc Arm Co ' of lin inecrs April spurred demands from Puerto •nid tl1a1 \ Aler • nn , Rn n ia 1 e Rico 1ha1 1he NRvy ccRsc opera· hit of land 2.5 mile• long jusl off lions on Vieques and 1ct11ni the lhe eonsl nl Chnrlol\e /\111nlic, is a lnnd it 1>w11• Ihm: lo lhe local gov. low ptior\ly for clcam1p beca11sc, cmmenl. David SRnea l\ndrigue?, 1 ntc<>rding lo lhcit rcscP.rch, Viequcs re•idenl employed by \he h11mP.11s arc 1101 al risk. Novy •• a sccud1y anud, WRs "Worsl f~1:· said Rohcrl killed a11d four olhcrs were wo1111d· l11i\lgcrs, Ilic rmy '• W•tcr lslat11l cd when n l\farinc jct d1op11cd two projccl m1111nger. "Th•t'~ Ilic bomb• on the wrong 1orsc1. "' I \)Cll't1mcnt ol' Uefcn•c 1110110." rhi• ;, no\ lhc lir.il llmc •he tnili· m < V, I. Dclcg~ Congrc~s OonnA lot)' l1M btcn •skcd 10 1cl0t•lc. In M r1 "' OJ s " M ---- -----~·- - - Water Island military history 1114447 U.S. Army Chomlcal Co1ps tested Che1nir.et woapo11s in PanAma Kicked oul In 1947 because lhe Panama govornm11nl didn'I wanl lhe Army using chemical wrmpons on ils territory. 11148-50 U.S. A1my Chemir.al Corps tnovorl to Waler Island lo tesl anrl slore cllomicot wonpons. 1952 rorm~nonl control ol the island was 11an!feued 10 lhe U.S. Interior 0Apa1lmonl ·---"---- 'There are metal objects underground. We do not know what they ere; It could be a ~ubcap, a coffee can or o bomb. - RobArt Bridgars. U.S. Arrny Weter Island project manager. 1917 whc11 the P•namanian govern· 111enl •sked 1!1e Anny lo close ils chcniicnl weapon• lest sile in l'anamn. lhc Army rclocaicd lo Water Island •n<I lestc<l weapon• there until 1950, "We're not sure the purpose of tl1e lcsls," /\gosti11'1 ••id. l'he 199) reporl indicated thol tile unused chemical agents were buried on W11cr Island and dumped offshore. In 1966, the Navy 11cw hi a \cam from rneno 11.lco lo dispose oflwo nncoveml bombs al\er the weapons were re'<cAled by a con· slrnttion crew. /\boul five yeM"S DIJ.O lht Ann Co s of En •ine 1s cnnfinnc m 3 111c ana )'Sis the c•i\lcncc of 1nctat b111icd al lhc rtomi11go !l~y la11df11l. ft fonncr clmnicftl weapons le•ling ftrea. ll ridgers suid lhat he wns not sure whclhcr chcntic~I wcapon!l were slill buried on the island. "We hope lhnt we do not find nnylhing," Bridgers said. "We comiot n:port h.1ck 10 Cong1e<s thal Chere i• 110111· ing !ell 011 tl1e i•l•ttd wilho1i·1 invcs· tign1i11g ... There ore melal ohjccls nndcrgrouncl, We do nol k11ow whnl 1hcy "re: ii could be a hubcap, a cof· fee cnn or n lx1111b." llis projecl teom is woiting for fedeml Approval ofils plo11, ( "The Anny is keeping the 1ieo11lc \ ur WAter Island fully infonne<l every •step or lhe process wmlcittg wilh \local agencies nnd cuonlinatin~ with fVITEM/\," Christensen ••id. Agoslini .aid tlrnl 1l1e Army should llC 1loi11g n study or the pos· sible hcahl1 oncl envirnnmenlol 1hrcn1s left by the explosive~ t>ff St. "fhom~s. In addilion lo the enviro11mcn1al damage lo lhe coral reefs ontl rare bioltm1inncc111 bnys on Vicqucs, 11m1ium ond nopnlm 1101111>.' ten there h~ve caused disproponionRt« ly l1igh cancer ftnd infa11\ monalily rnlc! on the isl•nd, he ~id. /\goslini has said lh~I if 1he Nn'y Jiu no\ comply wilb Puerto Rico'& wishes, he w011ld tile a laws11i1 10 force co11~1liance. No altemnlivt sile evalualctl by lhc Navy could "pnwidc lhc level of llexibili!y and comh•I realism" rhnl is :wnil11blc nl Vicquc~.~•ccc11tl ing lo n rc11ur1 p1~scnlrcl by lite· Nnvy Secrelo1y IUchnrtl l>ntttig lnsl n10111h lo 11 l'cul•i:on poud 011 mililary opcrntions 011 \'icquc' The Nnvy hn• <nid thnl ii< \Jo111hi11~ mnttc. which occuvics two-rhirtl-.: of the $I ·'<tll:tl\!·1t1ile island, i• th< only sile where 1hc /\tlnnlic Flee! air, lnn<I R11tl s.c.1 fo1'Ccs C:'lll 1rni11 ~imuhancol.l$ly will' live muni ci<'111s. On Tuesday, in si~ning 1hc 111\li· triry co11~lr11ctio1l appropriHtions bi11. Prtshfont Clh11011 'ah\ he wn' concemeJ lhnt, for the ~econ<l co11 sec111i'c year. Consrc~s hn<I 11111 provided lhc administrMlnu ·~ m1ue<lcJ level nf ti11uli11r. for the <.:hcmicnl WcApon< llctllil· itarimtion 1ut1g1mu. lltidgers explained !hut lwo pols ofmoucy cxisl under this prog1111t1, one for lhe tii<1>osol e>f chc111icol weapons required by v~rious treaties ond RtlOther for fonncrly used defense sile' like Waler bland. lie indic•lcd thnl lbc form ct ha~~ mucl1 bigger pol. "Not a Int of activily ~as hec11 contluctcd 011 Waler lsfond because llte"'"< 1101 n lot of funding," llridgcr~ ~11i1I 1.cmrcl Vrui«v h a n·po1 f<'r .fin Mrrlill Nrw.'f ~t>n•h:<'. h·Jnrl1 h u/lil· lnrcd willt Mrrlil/ S .. h.,ol n/ Jour11ali.011, Not tlB~'C.'sltTll (Jni\•- ttr.st"cy. Q M M G ID .. "" .... & .. M " 0 z Ill Ill °' r-- Water Island military history 1844-<C7 U.S Army Chomir.nl Ca1ps tested chernicel wOftflOlls in Pa1111ma Kicked out In 1947 because the PaMll\I govurnrmml didn't went lhe Army using chemicol wn111>0ns on it!I l8'ritory . 1948-50 U.S. Armv Chemical Corps rnove!l tu Water Island to test and store chemical weapons . 1962 Perma1111nt control of the island wes t1ftn,feired to the U.S. lntori01 D11p&1tmont. 1985 lnte1ior wns i!'llormed ol 1 1966 incident in which two chemical bomlis were <iscovered on Wat• Island hy a construction crew. Army 11x111ostve 1pecillists from Aoosevelt Aoll<b Novltl Station. Puerto Rico, removed the bombs. 1991 Tho Army fenced oll Water lslands's flamingo Bev lendlil amt an archivA s-c:h WM dune. 1892 A d11h work plan for emergencv removal was ptepared. 1994 The Am~ identified three magnetic areas south of flemingo Bay. 1896 TI11 Army's plan was deemed incomplete without medicel suppo11. 1998 The Navy hospital at Roosevelt Roads agreed to ptcwlde medleel auppoft, II needed. Dlit Nowt halo .., ClllSIW4 SIMES Water Ldtnd. loclttd loat offshore of Otatlotte Amde on St Thomu. was 61\ce used by the U.S. Almy to test er "°'' chemic.I MIPOflS. The /vmy Colpa ol Engil'leefa has identified metal burled on the island. which ooukl I anything from reletlvely harmless trash or elllremety dangerous chemical weapons. 20 ne Doily News, Monday, December 23, 1996 Water -Island-tests are negative Army Corps will keep residents informed Lt. Col. Chester D. Fowler is deputy district engineer for the Antilles for the Amrt Corps of Engi- neetS. This is in reference lo the article "Army to dig for gai; llomb~ in Water Island" written by Launce Rake published Nov. 14 in the Vir- gin Islands Daily News. I would like lo add some com- ments about safety and public par- tlriratfan In Water l•land. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers has been involved in this pro- ject since 1991. Work done on these projects originates from ;i congressional mandate to conduct environmental restoration or cleanup of areas for- merly use by the Department of Defense. As in the past, the Army's policy has been to hold public and com- munity meetings to gather public comments and involvement as we inform residents about the status of proje<.1S ur work to be performed. For Water Island we have held three community meetings and will continue this policy of keeping resi- dents informed. Chester Fowler Guest editorial The first effort at Water Island was the Archives Search Report completed in 1991 followed by sev- er.I other atudlaa. In 1994 we completed Phue I work of site characterization which involved taking soil samples at sev- eral selected sites for evaluation. All the rc!lult~ for thc!lc areas tested negative for contamination. Magnetometer surveys were also conducted in selected areas to map underground metallic objects. Phase II of work will involve intrusive excavation of selected areas to determine the presence of abandoned DOD material. The Army is required and responsible to conduct this work with safety as the highest priority. As stated in the article by Roger Fitzpatrick, technical manager from our Huntsville Engineering Support Center, "If we find what we expect there will not be anything there at all." Prior ·to beginning work on Phase 11, we will hold a community meeting on-site, brief local official~ and notify the media on the specific activities and timetable. We are still coordinating scver:il clements of work including the safety plan and potential medical aupport from the Navy Hospital at Roosevelt Roads. I want to reassure V.1. residents that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers technical experts working in this project do not foresee any threats to the health and safety of loe:tl rei;i. dents by the wort to be conducted. Virgin Islanders and particularly Water Island residents have expressed their interest in the cnvi· ronmental restoration of the area. We look forward to receiving the necessary approvals and complete the work in a safe and cxpcdilious manner. For any questions on the subject, I can be reached at 787-729-6876. Thank you for the opportunity to provide additional comments on the status of our work. ~)"ED: 11·18·81; \2:MP•; :..- ll<X-!9-96 TUE ·. 1: 06 Pll DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY JACl<90HVIU.o; OISTRICTCOIPS °'~ AHTILLUOFl'ICI: -l'DUIAHDU JUNC09 AYOAM'. •AHJUNC.~lllCO- Deputy District Engineer for tha Antill•• Ha. Penny P'euer:zeig 8Xecutive Editor The VI Daily News P.O. Box 7760 Novelllb&r 19, 1996 --•v- St. Thomas, W.S.V.l. 00801 Dear Miee Peuarzeig: P. This bcmb11 in VI Daily comment:e is in reference to the article ·~ to di.g far g•a Water .Ieland• written by Launce Rak• pllbliahecl in the News of Tbureday, 14 Novetlber. I would like to add some about safety and public part:icipation iJl Water Island. The U.S. Ar1llY Corpa of Engineers bas been iuvol vad in this project since 1991. Work done on these projects originates fI'Olll a Oongreaeional lllillldate to conduct environmental reator.cion or cleanup of areae formerly used by the Depart11M1nt of Deferi.e (DOD} . As in the past, the Army'• policy h&e been to bol.d public and coawnunity iaeetiogs to gather public comment• and in~lve111ent as - infor111 re11ident:e a.bout the status of projects or .,rlc to be performed. For Water !eland we nave held three ~ity meetings and will continue this policy of keeping residents informed. The ~iret effort at Water Island was the An:hives search Report completed in 1991 followed by several other: studies. In 1994 we COlllPl•t:.ad Pbaee I work of site characteri•ation whi~h involved taking soil eainplas at several selected sites for evaluation. All the results !or these areae tested negative for contamination. Magnetometer surveyw were also oondu.cteci in selected area• to map underground metallic objects. Phase II of work will involve intrusive excavation of selected areas to determine the presence of abandoned DOD material. The Army is required and responsible to conduct chis Ja_,x_ - Ol/--t/f D! -03'/- paczt Io F 2- RECE1~EO:. 11·19-ffi 12:51Wlll; - NOH 9-96 TUE l : 06 PM s:> USAED JAX CONTRACTS; - f2 P._l . ···111 :·~ -2- work with safety as the highest priority. ~s stated in the article by Mr. Roger Fitzpatrick, technical manager from our Huntsville Engineering Support Center, •if we find what we expect there will not be anything there at all". Prior to beginning work on Phase II we will hold a community meeting on site, brief local officials and notify the media on the specific activities and timetable. We are still coordinating several elements of worK including the safety plan and potential medical support from the Navy Hospital at Roosevelt Roads. I want to reassure VI residents that U.S. Army Co:rps of Engineers technical experts working in this project do not foresee any threats to the health and safety of local residents by the work to be conducted. Virgin Islanders and particularly Water Ialand residents. have expressed their interest in the environmental restoration of the area. We look forward to receiving the necessary approvals and complete the warl<: in a safe and expeditious manner. For any questions on the subject, I can b~ reached at 787-729-6876. Thank you for the opportunity to provide additional co11Unents on the status of our work. Sincerely, C ester D. 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Records indicate that blister agents and choking agents were involved in tests actually conducted at Water Island. The objective of this site characterization is to locate and identify ordnance explosive waste (OEW) and chemical warfare material (CWM) resultant from these activities. This site characterization is broken into two phases. Phase I (non intrusive investigation) was conducted in early 1994. Results from this phase indicated the need for further investigation in three location. The intrusive investigation of these sites is Phase II of the site characterization. The areas to be investigated in Phase II are: a. Test Area 5 (TAS). Subsurface anomalies with OEW/CWM characteristics will be subjected to intrusive investigation in this area. b. Test Area 4-2 (TA4-2). Subsurface anomalies with OEW/CWM characteristics will be subjected to intrusive investigation in this area. In addition, a circular area within TA4-2 suspected of being a burial site will be excavated and investigated. c. Flamingo Bay Warehouse Area 2 (FB2) . Subsurface anomalies with OEW/CWM characteristics.will be subjected to intrusive investigation in this area. In addition, a rectangular area within FB2 suspected of being a burial site will be excavated and investigated. -Investigation will consist of selecting anomalies; mechanical and hand excavation; identification of items; disposition of found items; and closure of the site. This Site Safety Submission (SSS) is a compilation of the work plans and supporting documentation which will be used by government and contractor personnel in the execution of the project. Elements of the SSS are listed in the index immediately following this summary. Organizations involved in the development and submission of this document include: a. Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (CESAJ): CESAJ is in charge of the overall operations, and is responsible for all planning, policy implementation, and project execution i JtL,)(- 0Lf09DI- D 3 (.p ) ) b. Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division (CEHND): CEHND is the technical agent for execution of all on-site operations designed to complete Site Characterization, Phase II. c. U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU): TEU is responsible for CWM monitoring and assumes control of the exclusion zone in the event of an emergency. - d. The U.S. Virgin Islands Territory Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA): CESAJ coordinates with VITEMA to provide information on activities and events occurring at the site. e. U.S. Army Reserve (USAR): The USAR is responsible for providing on-site medical support and stabilization and transport of any traumatic or chemical injury. In addition, the USAR will tasked to provide emergency site security and fire support. f. Management and Technologies, Incorporated (MTA, Inc.): MTA, Inc. is the contractor responsible for development and implementation of intrusive activities. ii PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE SITE SAFETY SUBMISSION FORMER FORT SEGARRA The Project Org~nizational structure delineates the responsibilities and chain-of-command for the Site Characterization, Phase II of the Former Fort Segarra Project. The safety and health policy and guidelines for this project are contained in the contractor's Site Safety and Health Plan (SSHP) The SSHP policies and guidelines are designed to ensure protection of site personnel, the environment, and the local conmunity. All site operations will be performed in accordance with the SSHP and all applicable Federal, territorial, and u.s. Arny Corps of Engineers laws and regulations. Organizations involved with the site Characterization, Phase II of this project and a brief description of their responsibilities and reporting chain-of-command include: a. Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (CESAJ): CESAJ has responsibility for the overall project operations. CESAJ is responsible for the planning, policy implementation, and project execution. CESAJ reports to Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through South Atlantic Division. b. Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division (CEHND): CEHND is the technical agent for this project with responsibility for the execution of all on-site operations designed to complete Site Characterization, Phase II. CEHND reports to the Jacksonville District for all elements of this project. c. U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU): TEU is responsible for the monitoring of the CWM and will assume control of the exclusion zone in the event of an emergency. TEU reports to the Huntsville Division. d. U.S. Virgin Island Territory Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA): VITEMA will coordinate with CESAJ to provide information to the public on activities and events occurring at the project site. e. U.S. Army Reserve (USAR): The USAR is responsible for providing on-site medical ~u~port, stabilization and transport of any traumatic or chemical inJury. In addition the USAR will be tasked to provide emergency site security and fire support. f. Management and Technologies, Incorporated {MTA, Inc.): MTA, Inc. is the contractor for this project. MTA, Inc. is 1 ."'\ responsible for development and implementation of operations to .) complete site Characterization, Phase II. MTA, Inc. reports to CEHND. The description above is outlined on diagrams at the end of this section. To comply with the requirements for safety and health inspections, safety meetings, and accident investigation and reports the contractor will initiate the following: a. Daily and Weekly Site Inspections: The Site Safety Officer (SSO) will conduct daily inspections of the project site with results recorded in the safety Log. Results will also be communicated to the Senior UXO Supervisor. Weekly, the SSO will conduct a compliance audit of the site and record results of the audit. Copies of the inspections will be forwarded to the contractor's Safety and Health manager (SHM) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). b. Daily Tailgate Safety Meetings: At the start of each work day all on-site personnel (contractor, subcontractor, and government) will be given a safety briefing by the sso. The briefing will include anticipated hazards that may be encountered ) during the day's activities and measures taken to address the anticipated hazards. As required, the SSO will address site specific safety topics and discuss these in detail. Attendance is mandatory and documentation of meetings will be kept on the contractor's Training Record. c. Accident Investigations and Reports: In the event of an accident/injury on the project site, the USACE ENG Form 3394 shall be completed. The form shall be forwarded within two (2) working days to the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer's Representative (CO/COR). In addition, if the OSHA 200 Form needs to be completed, the contractor shall prepare the form and forwarded to the appropriate agency. d. Visitor Training: Site visitors are defined as personnel (1) who are not employed at the project site, (2) who do not routinely enter restricted work areas and, (3) whose presence on- site is of short duration, (i.e., 1 or 2 days). site visitors may include Corps of Engineers personnel, political representatives, auditors and inspectors from various regulatory agencies. The SSO will be responsible for informing visitors of site conditions and protective measures taken to ensure project safety in accordance with the contractor's SSHP for this project. Inter-Agency Agreements for medical, security, and fire support are contained in Annex B of the Protective Action Plan. 2 ) ) FORMER FORT SEGARRA OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT CESAJ CEHND ------l u SACMDAI I I TEU MTA FORMER FORT SEGARRA PROJECT ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE EXCLUSION ZONE fEZJ I CESA J ~---- CEHND -----f us ACMDAI - ) . .. I I TEU MTA ) ~~a.,..}~~,~ PmP MP.ft i&fJ~I iqq3 f-;>;n ~ Fonner FORT SEGARRA T ·-- PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN SECTION I - INTRODUCTION 1. ~ This Project Management Plan (PMP) was developed for the Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) project at the Former Fort Segarra (FFS) site on Water Island, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. This PMP will address the Site Investigation (SI), Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), Remedial Design (RD), and Remedial Action (RA) (OEW Removal) phases of the approved project. The PMP will identify the responsibilities of the Jacksonville District (CESAJ), Huntsville Division (CEHND), U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit (TEU), and the U.S. Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency (USACMDA). The USACMDA Program Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel was assigned the Fort Segarra project as the result of the Chemical Warfare Materiel (CWM) considerations at the project site. On 26 August 1992 the South Atlantic Division Commander assigned the Former Fort Segarra - Formerly Used Defense (FUD) site to the Jacksonville District. The District Engineer assigned the project to the Deputy District Engineer for Project Management. The Project Management Branch is responsible to manage the project in accordance with the Life Cycle Project Management principles and regulations. -' The Jacksonville District Project Manager (CESAJ-DP-1) will organize and oversee the activities of the elements involved from the Jacksonville District. He will also coordinate with CEHND, USACMDA, and TEU on their activities ensure all efforts are directed at accomplishing the site investigation any any remediation required in an expedient manner. The project manager will serve as the primary point of contact with local officials and for interagency coordination including issues relating to public affairs. The PMP is not intended to be all inclusive nor to anticipate or include all possible changes to the project during its continuing development. Rather, it is a dynamic document that will require change and updating as the project progresses through its completion. The Jacksonville District is preparing a revised Inventory Project Report (INPR) addressing Hazardous and Toxic Waste (HTW) issues for the FFS site. The PMP may be revised to include project activities in support of any H1W project that may develop. 2. Project Authorization Authorization of this project is contained in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites (DERP-FUDS). As the result of the DERP-FUDS legislation, USACE was tasked with the management of the environmental cleanup of all FUDS locations, to include overall program responsibility for Hazardous and Toxic Waste (H1W) management. Within the USACE, the Huntsville (f.i'T.l1 ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Jttx- 04D90/- D37 '(Jll.Cf I i I '-I Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Division (CEHND) is tasked to support the responsible USACE Geographical District at all sites where ordnance and explosive waste arc involved. This also includes sites where chemical warfare material (CWM) was utiliz.ed. Specialiud HIW Districts are given the responsibility of conventional hazardous waste cleanup for these sites. Under the DERP program the FFS bas been identified as a site requirµig OEW investigation and clean-up support. Huntsville Division (CEHND) was assigned the Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) and Design Center for Explosive Ordnance (EXO) on 5 Apr 90. EXO has now been labeled as Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW). All work at the FFS will be performed in accordance with the Management Plan for Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Mandatory Center of Expertise and Design Center (CEBND 1105- 3-9) and the Life Cycle Project Management (LCPM) regulations for DERP-FUDS contained in ER-5 dated 30 September 1992. The Department of Defense (DOD), in a letter signed t;>y the Deputy Secretary of Defense on 13 March 1991, designated the Secretary of the Army as the Defense Executive Agent for the destruction of all DOD chemical warfare-related material. Within the . • Department of the Army (DA), the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation, Logistics and F.nvironmcot) (ASA (I,L&E)) is responsible for chemical material destruction. The USACMDA was established to carry out that mission for the ASA (I.L&E). Within USACMDA, the Program Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Material (PM NSCM) is responsible for identifying recovered chemical munitions, assessing sites with possible buried chemical weapons; coordinating the transportation of recove:red weapons to sites where they can be destroyed; and destruction of all non-stockpile materials contaminated with chemical agents. Cuacntly, non-stockpile materials include chemical agent contaminated containers, chcmical warfare production plants, chemical warfare wastes from put disposal operations, buried and range recove:red munitions, reclamation and destruction of ehemicaUy contaminated structures and associated equipment. Currently this PMP, only addresses buried/recovered munitions and CWM wastes from past disposal operations at the FFS site. The PMP for the FFS project will be revised as necessary to incorporate the findings of the updated INPR which will addresss the mw considerations resulting from the DOD activity at the FFS. Within the U.S. Army Chemical Biological Defense Agency (CBDA), the, Technical &cort Unit~· onsible for emergency destruction of chemical ammunition, and support for spo di transponanon of chemical warfare material, as required by USACMDA. ',, L~PA ff.F_T;J) ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 3. Project Backwmnd In June 1950, the U.S. Army initiated a program to dispose of (excess) U.S. Government property no longer being used for defense related purposes by the Department of Defense. Recipient of the FFS site and the property at Water Island was the US Department of Interior (DOI). 1be Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CHRCLA), originally enacted in 1980, was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthori7.ation Act (SARA) of 1986 and mandated that property containing haz.ardous and toxic wastes or ordnance was the responsibility of the mtity contributing to the contamination. Even though DOD no longer has title to the property, CER.CLA and SARA define the US Government as a potential responsible party, provided that the U.S. Army was determined to be at lc:ast partially the source of the contamination. 1be following is a brief Site History and Description a. The FFS is located on Water Island which is located in the St. Thomas Bay, between the East and West Gregerie Channels, south of the city Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (see Appendix A). The FFS site has historically been stated as being approximately 500 acres which was acquired from the F.ast Asiatic Company/West Indian Company through condemnation in June 1944. Water Island was acquired for a ~ coastal defense installation known as Fort Segarra. The Department of the Army (DA) was constructing the coastal defense installation when World War II ended and construction was halted. ) b. The Army's Chemical Corps moved its San Jose Project (tropical test site) from Panama to the Virgin Islands in 1948. Between 1948 and 1949, the Chemical Corps upgraded the previously constructed facilities. A review of lists of approved test plans shows that early tests on Water Island focused primarily on blister (mustard) and cllolcing (chlorine, phosgene, and cyanogm chloride) agents, and that later tests were planned to shift to captured German munitions and nerve agents. In 1949, the TEU brought unidentified chemical munitions to the Virgin Islands. By late 1949, the Chemical Corps was dissatisfied with the Vugin Islands location and decided to shift operations to Dugway Proving Ground, UT even though chemical testing was ongoing. In 19SO, the Virgin Islands project was terminated and chemical munitions removed by TEU. The items removed were E46 chemical bombs (modified 115 lb. M70 bombs filled with nerve agent GA OI' pe.WrtJB, ... / ~ and ES2 bombs (modified T3El 125 lb. bombs filled with G~., t!J Jf'/V ,,.(,.. c. The following sites arc known or thought to have been used for ordnance and ( ~ chemical weapons testing activities: ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (1) Test Area 1. This area is located on the northwest shore of Water Island on Ruyter Bay, just north of Carolina Point. The arca is curraitly occupied by a home and small parking garage. Two ammunition bunkers are locat.ed nearby. (2) Test Area 2. This area is located on the north side of Providence Point adjacent to Phillips Landing. The Test Area was dredged out several years ago in preparation for a small harbor, but was subsequently filled in again. (3) Test Area 3. This area is located at the point of Druif Bay, and is just east of the Water Island Hotel beach area. It has been reported that this area was excavated for fill in 1981 and subsequaitly refilled with soil from another location on the island. (4) Test Area 4. This area is located to the south and southwest of the Flamingo Bay Harbor. The site straddles the road from the deep-water dock. The area north of the road is relatively clear of debris. However, the area south of the road is the island junk yard with about SO abandoned vehicles. (S) Test Area S. This area is located south and southeast of the Flamingo Bay Harbor and is south of the road from the deep-water dock. This area was used to accumulate and bum debris from Hurricane Hugo in 1989. There is a substantial amount of ~ metallic debris on the ground. ) (6) Test Area 6. 'Ibis arca is located on the eastern shore of the southern part of the island, due cast of Flamingo Bay. This site has been extensively developed along the ridge line, and the lower parts of the site are along a rocky shore. (7) Test Area 7. This area is located on the north part of the island and extends from the point of Sprat Bay northeast to F.ast Gregge:rie Channel. The northern part of the Test Area is covered with a pond of red-<:0lored water. (8) Test Area 8. This area is now covacd by the Water Island Hotel. The hotel has not been re:paiied or occupied since its destruction by Hurricane Hugo. (9) Flamingo Bay Landfill and Warehouse Area. A metal warehouse was constructed by the Water Island Hotel near the deep-water dock for storage of vehicles and mate.rials. The wucbouse was constructed on an area filled in for this purpose. 1bc area south of the warehouse was the site where chemical bombs were discovered in 1966. The bombs were discovered while a dragline was removing unsuitable •Elephant Muck• material. After this discovery, the site was filled in and covered with borrowed soil to a depth of about three feet. Debris, abandoned vehicles, and scrap now cover the site. lf.i"i'5I ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (10) In addition to the Test Areas and the landfill site, salt water tidal pools around Water Island arc a primary potential target for dumping of OEW and chemical agent filled ordnance. d. The Anny turned ~ Water Lsland to the Department of the Interior (DOI) by an indefinite revocable permit. The DOI assigned the permit to the St. Thomas Development Authority (STDA) in 1951. The STDA then leased Water Island to Water Island, Inc., a local development corporation. On 11 Jul 1952, Public Law Sll (82nd Congress) authorized the transfer of Water Island from the DA to the DOI. On 10 Dec 1952, the DOI executed a new bse to the Water Island, Inc., which proceeded to develop the Island into a resort with many subleues. This lease expired on 31 December 1992. The Island is currently the site of a large tourist resort hotel (destroyed by hurricane "Hugo" in 1989) and is also inhabited by about 300 people during the winter season. Many cruise ships call in St. Thomas with many docking near Water Island. e. In 1966, during the construction of the Flamingo Bay warehouse, a crew employed by the lessee, Water Island, Inc., uncovered several 18Jgc objects that resembled bombs. An Bxp1osive Ordnance Disposal (BOD) team from Roosevelt Roads Naval Ba!e (San Juan, Puerto Rico) identified the objects as M· 70/M-78 serie,, chemical ordnance bombs. The EOD team indicated that this site had been used by the Anny as a chemical ordnance disposal area. The EOD team vented the bombs and warned the construction crew not to acavate in this area again. The lessee notified the DOI of the problem but no further investigations have been performed. No known injuries or othu problems have occurred at this site. The site is on the southwest part of the Island near Flamingo Bay along the seashore and is known locally as the Flamingo Bay landfill. It is an unstable area subject to storms and high tides. 4. Sgtus UJidatc. a. In October 1985, the DOI sent a memo to Mr. Lewis D. Walker (DA Deputy Assiscant Secretary for Environment, Safety Ind Occupaticnal Health) requesting that the Army determine if Waier Island was ever used for chemical warfare testing or similar activities. No correspondence can be found of Mr. Walkec's reply, but subsequent to this DOI memo, Fort Segarra was added to the FUDS Inventory for a future Preliminary AsscsSll!eflt (PA). b. In the spring of 1989, Congressional Delegate Ron de Lugo of the Virgin Islands and Chairman of the House Interior Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs, introduced .legislation (HR 134S) which would authori7.c the Secretary of the Interior to ff.i'T.11 te.:.:.:.:11 JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT PAGES \ 1 ) Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN transfer title of Watu Island to the Government of the Virgin Islands. Status of this legislation is unknown in March 1993. c. In the summer of 1989, Jac.bonville District (CESAJ) commenced work on the Fort Segarra Inventory Project Report (INPR). 'Jbe final INPR was completed in June 1990, and forwarded by CEHND to HQUSACE for approval. On 20 Aug 1990, HQUSACE approved the INPR and authorized CEHND to proceed (subject to availability of funds) with the investigations and any removal actions required. On 24 Oct 90, CESAJ informed DOI of the approval of the INPR and the fact that the Corps would be commencing cleanup ~tions in the near future. d. CEHND personnel met with TEU and Department of the Army (DA) on 19-20 Dec 90, conceming their need for TEU assistance at Fort Segarra. LTC Doc Bishop, Director of the CWM Program at the DA, indicated that the TEU was unable, at that time, to provide transport and storage services for any CWM recovered at FFS. a: :swans &a . . Recently within DA and the Army Materiel Command {AMC), the seems to have shifted to calling MCOVe:red CWM a hazardous and toxic waste (H'IW) (l) By calling CWM an H1W item, CWM must be transported by an EPA licensed ~ 1 BPA regulations. This policy shift creates many complex problems: 0 rtcr and manifested as H'IW. The TEU is not an BPA licemed transporter and ·vale contractors are not allowed by Army regulations to transport CWM. Simply put, this r;:'j) ~ that any CWM rccoveml in the future must remain on-site wbe:rc discovered. (2) There are only seven installations in the Continaltal United States (CONUS~~ 7 N ~ ~ are authorized to store CWM. However, the commanders of these seven installations " to accept any CWM manifested as H1W as this would violate their EPA Part B permits ~ cooceming the storagQRUfl'W generated from off their installations. (3) The~ be the lead agency,.llOC J;)Qel, ~.I me statutes governing 'f1 191 .J~Iµ transpOrt and storage of CWM-HlW. DOD would no longec control the CWM which is ,,-v- · contrary to Army regulations. (4) The above seven installations have nearly reached their physical capacity to store recovered CWM even though AR-So.6 says they mua accept the CWM. 'lbese installations will remain at or near capacity until such time as the Chemical Demilitarization Program teduces the CONUS military stockpile. (5) Finally, Johnston Island (JI) can no longec accept CWM for storage and demilitari7.ation from any areas of the world other than the Pacific Basin. This is a result of the •vcnatu Agn:cmcnt• where Ptcsidcnt Bush agreed with the Government of the Solomon Islands not to accept at n any CWM found outside~ Pacific Basin. ~fiat &llfeC i:SSUC9'_/ ..... ~~ (ff-f" M r:;rJ 'f7 / JACKSONVU.LE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN e. On 9 Jan, 1991, CEHND formally requested in writing, Commander Army Material Command (AMC) and TEU support to cleanup at FPS. AMC was provided all of the pertinent background information and the reasons for the urgency. f. CEHND and CESAJ briefed the Virgin Is1ands Governor, Alexander Fairclly, on 21 Mar 91, concerning the status of the FFS (Water Island) project and the U.S. Gow:mment's plans for eventual remediation of the site, as necessary. An overview of the CEHND Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Program was aha presented. Gow.mor Farrelly Rquesk:d that a search of military records be performed on all Fonnerly Used Defense Sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands. g. On 12 April 1991, CEHND, contracted with Ebasco, Inc. to perform an Archives Search of Fort Segarra and all other Fl1DS located within the U.S. Vugin Islands. The Archives Search Report was completed on 3 Jul 91. The history of Fort Segarra and the nature of the testing conducted there are conblined in the Archives Search Report. The report provided a Risk A.s!Hsment Code (RAC) of 1 for the Flamingo Bay 1andfill ma. Based on the RAC 1 scoring, CEHND determined that an Interim Remedial Action project to install a fence around the Flamingo Bay landfill site was necessary. h. On 18 Jul 91, CEHND and HQUSACE, briefed Congrcssional Delegate Ron Dcl.ugo on the status of the Water Island project. The findings of the recently completed Archives Search of the FFS and other FUDS in the U,S. Virgin Islands were discusacd. The primary conccm emphasized by CEHND was the RAC 1 (Flamingo Bay Landfill) site on Water Island. i. On 14 Aug 91, the Governor was briefed by CF.HNI> and CESAJ on the results of the Archives Search. A press release was issued to the public advising of the issuance of the Archives Report. Later that day representatives from CEHND and CESAJ held a public meeting on Water Island and briefed the residents on the report. They were also informed of the plans to fence the Flamingo Bay Landfill area and to complete topographic surveying of Water Island. j. A contract to fence the Flamingo Bay landfill site and to perform topographic surveying was awarded Ebasco, Inc., on 14 Aug 91. Installation of the fence was completed on 4 Oct 91, and topographic surveys ~ completed on 14 Nov 91. The Flamingo Bay Landfill site and test areas 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were mapped at a scale of one inch equals 30 Rel (l.==30'). In addition, the entire Water Island was planimetrically mapped at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet c1 • =200'). ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ) Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN k. Another contract was awarded to Ebasco, Inc. on 27 Sep 91, to prepare concept ordnance remediation work plans. The final concept work pJans were completed on 16 Mar 92. These plans will be provided to the remediation contractor for incorporation into the final plans for the FFS project. l. The Governor's Press Secretary, Mr.James O'Bryan, was briefed by CEHND and CESAJ on 4 Dec 91 regarding the status of Wat.er Island project. On the same day a meeting was held with the residents of Wat.er Island. For the benefit of the island residents that were not at the 14 Aug 91 meeting, the Archives Search Report was discussed. The status of CEHND remediation contracting action was also discussed. The :residents were given an opportunity to obtain copies of the recently completed topo and planimetric maps. m. On 3 Feb 92, CEHND briefed the CF.sAJ Commander, COL Salt, on the history and status of the Water Island project. n. On 1 Jun 1992 a memorandum from General D. Reimer, Vice Chief of Staff, to the Chief of F.ngineas and others, declared the Fort Segarra and the Raritan Arnesal projects as CWM pilot projects with high priority in the DA. o. In June 1992, CFSAJ, CEHND and MTA, Inc. visited Water Island for the contractor's pre-proposal site visit. Brief meetings were held with Mr. James O'Brian, Mr. Bob Bunn, DOI territorial rcpxesentative, and with several local officials. p. In August 1992, the new Non-Stockpile Program Manager from USACMDA visited all former CWM test areas on Water Island. Again brief meetings were held with Governor's staff (Mr. O'Brian), DOI representative, and DPNR. Staff personnel from CEHND, USACMDA, CESAJ, CESAD, and HQUSACE accompanied the new Non- Stockpile Program Manager. q. On 26 Aug 92 Project Management for the FFS project was assigned to CFSAJ by the Commander, CESAD. r. In September and October 1992, the National Park Service conducted cultural resources field investigations on Water Island. Twelve historic and archeological sites were identified during this extensive study. Some of the 12 identified sites are located in or near areas that may be investigated for the presence of chemical warfare material (CWM) as part of this project. s. On 30 Oct 92, the first FFS project coordination meeting was held at the Jacksonville District office. Representatives from CEHND, USACMDA, CFSAD and JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN CESAJ briefed Col Salt on status of project and roles and responsibilities of each organization. t. A follow-up project scoping meeting was held in Atlanta, GA on 11-12 Nov 92. Representatives from CEHND, USACMDA, and TEU provided a forum for the CESAJ Project Manager to initiate the development of the PMP. u. On 14-15 January 1993, a meeting was held in Huntsville, AL with all parties to discuss comments on the DRAFf plans for non-intrusive site characterization activities by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc .. 5. PrQ,iect Description The proposed project activities will concentrate on the areas where chemical warfare material (CWM) testing exercises are suSl)CCt.ed to have been conducted in the late 1940's and early 19SO's. These areas have been identified through initial archives searches. Other areas suspected of containing conventional OF.W will also be investigated. Interim Removal Actions for OEW have been initiated to address areas which present an imminent and substantial danger to the public. The CEHND approach to the OEW problem is based on removing the imminent and substantial danger to the public. An Interim Removal (Remedial) Action (IRA) was performed at the Flamingo Bay landfill site by fencing the one acre (approx.) area. This action was initiated at this area since it was given a Risk Asse.1sment Code (RAC) 1, based on the finding of ordnance during the 1966 construction in the area. 6. Pmiect Maoaitement The Commander, South Atlantic Division (CESAD) has tasked the Jacksonville District (CESAJ) with the responsibility of Project Management for the project. In this regard, CESAJ will eotrclate the requirements of all responsible organizations and develop the FFS Project Management Plan (PMP). A comptthensive network of all program activities to be perlormed by CEHND, USACMDA, CESAJ, TEU, and others has been developed by CESAJ and is included as an Appendix C to the PMP. Primary responsibility for matters relating to Public Affairs will be CESAJ. In addition, the CESAJ Antilles Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico will be the primary point of contact for any matters involving the coordination and input of the local and federal governmental agencies in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The Corps of Engineers will act as the lead agency for the project initiating such actions as necessary in coordination with the supporting agencies to carry the project through remedial action (RA) (removal). As such, the Corps of Engineers is primarily responsible for the completion of the (RI/FS), the preparation of design documents, and the advertisement, award, and supervision and administration of the RA contracts for all items except those designated as the responsibility of supporting agency. The responsible f'f.'i"r.il ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT • Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Authorized Contractor Officer (ACO) and their contractor will be responsible for obtaining all permits required for any phase of the project. The supporting agencies may negotiate with the Corps of Engineers and provide funding for any actions required as a part of other contractural arrangements. This items of work will be within the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding between USACMDA, USACE, and USACBDA. 7. Indiyidual Project Manger Within the Corps of Engineers, project planning, engineering, design, and implementation is being managed under the Life Cycle Project Management concept. An Individual Project Manager (IPM) oversees the project through completion of Remedial Action (Removal). The !PM's role in the project implementation is to: a. Develop project schedules, budget, and funding requests based on inputs from other Corps of Engineers clements and the supporting agencies. b. Serve as primary point of contact between the supporting agencies and the Corps of Engineers. c. Ensure that project development continues on schedule within available funding. d. Ensure that changes or rcfinemmts to the proposed plan or schedules are fully coordinated with higher headquarters within the Corps of Engineers and with the supporting agencies. e. Ensure that various project products meet the specified objectives and needs of both the Corps of Engineers and the supporting agencies. f. Ensure that project funding for subsequent stages is requested and programmed in accordance with the overall project schedule. g. Report to the Deputy District Engineer for Project Management (DDF.(PM)), the District's Project Review Board, and the supporting agencies on the status of the project; and, h. Make adjustments as necessary to this document to keep it current and reflective of the project as it progresses through the various stages . ~ ll:.:.::.:JJ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN SECTION D - SCOPE OF WORK 8. Seopc of Work a. The current strategy will include the non-intrusive site characterization activities at selected areas where CWM testing is suspected to have been conducted. This non-intrusive work will include a combination of the following types of activities: (1) shallow soil samples (2) magnetometer surveys (3) ground penetrating radar ( 4) vegetation surveys (5) shallow groundwater samples b. The removal/relocation of significant non-Department of Defense (DOD) debris will be required prior to conducting the site characterization activities. The Department of Interior has indicated that it will cost-share in the expense of disposing of this non-DOD debris. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DOI and CEHND will describe the responsibilities, and actions requiied to complete this mission. Since much of the debris is abandoned motor vehicles it will be necessary to address hazardous and toxic waste (H1W) Woes. tf2) c. Complete deW1s of these plans will be provided by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc., in Draft and Final form prior to start of any on-site activity. After the plans are approved by CEHND, CFSAJ, USACMDA, and TEU, they will be fully coordinated with all Fedenl and local agencies as well as the general public. d. Full compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended, will be completed prior to start of any non-intrusive or intrusive activity on a particular site. All field investigations, including, but not limited to soil samples (shallow or deep), water samples (shallow or deep), and clearing of vegetation, will be fully evaluated by CPSAJ and CEHND to determine the impacts of the proposed actions on the environmental or cultural resources of any particular area to be investigated. This information will then be coordinated by CFSAJ with appropriate Federal and territorial agencies. e. The results of this non-intrusive activity will determine the need for additional site characterization studies to include more intrusive work to verify subsurface anomalies that could be CWM or OEW. No intrusive activity will be allowed until all required plans have ~~ the appropriate Federal, territorial agencies and authorities. 1-c:V I l'-1.Vfj JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT f!U;f I I 11./ • Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN f. Environmental Mitigation: The proposed actions during the site characterization phases should not require any mitigation plan. However, future remediation plans, if necessary, will be closely evaluated and will provide for environmental mitigation where necessary. g. Cultural Resource Work: Given the potential f~~ effects to the significant cultural resources on Water Island, a cul~lfahesources miti~~~i_Q!LPlan i!l be requircd for site investigations in areas that have been ~s-cormi · · ,,, SJ.gnificant cultural or archeological resources. F.ach area to be investigated for CWM will evaluated regarding the identification of cultural resources and the need for a mitigation plan will be determined before starting any non-intrusive (or intrusive) site characteriz.ation activities or remedial actions required. h. The following work plans will require approval by CEHND prior to start of any work by the CEHND contractor, MTA, Inc.: (1) Site Specific Work Plan (SSWP) ~ /'<Hr' (2) Safety, Health and Eme.rgcncy Response Plan (SHERPJ,.../° 7 .!..- (3) Quality Control (QC) Plan (4) Chemical Data Acquisition Plan (CDAP) (5) Sampling, Analyzing, and Relocating of Non-DOD Debris (6) Property Management Plan (1) Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) Tum-in Plan (8) Hurricane Preparcclnt:M, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 14 i. USACMDA, TEU, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), National Environmental Health Center (NEHC). will monitor the development of the work plans and provide nlC<>mmeodati.ons to CEHND regarding the approval of such plans. ( j. CESAJ will assume the lead in developing the environmental documentation and agency coordination necessary to meet NEPA and cultural resources requirements. Depending on the findings of the site cbaractcrization activities, additional environmental coordination and documentation may be required if any OEW or CWM material is located ,,..~~~ k./us~ shall be designated as the generator, on behalf of DOD, and sahll be rcspon'siD!e for the storage, shipping, marking, manifesting, and disposing of any CWM material. / t(';ftC~ ff.ffil ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Former FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN 9. BEAL ESTATE REQUIREMENTS No real estate will be required. On 3 Jan 91, CEHND received from CESAJ the Rights-of-Entry (ROE) to enter DOI and lessee property to perform site investigation and clean-up work. The ROE was to expire on 14 Sep 1991 but was re-executed by CESAJ on 20 Aug 91 with a new expiration date of August 1993. This expiration date will need to be extended again as additional time will be required to complete the investigations and required remedial actions where necessary. 10. PROJECI IMPLEMENTATION The environmental restoration process is normally a four step process. The first step is a research into past operations. This is accomplished through a Preliminary Assessment (PA) which involves a records search and inspection to identify areas/sites of potential CWM contamination. The second step in the process is a RI/FS leading to the documentation of decisions reached during these investigations/studies. This step involves a field investigation to determine the extent and nature of contamination and an evaluation of remedial alternatives leading to the selection of an alternative in the document of decision. The third step in this process consists of RD and RA. These activities address the remediation of the CWM areas. 'They can include removing CWM from the site for treatment or disposal, containing the CWM on site, and treating the CWM on site. Remedial actions arc the final cleanup actions taken after the documented decision is issued. The final phase is the site closeout phase. During this phase which may be accomplished after any of the other three phases if appropriate, the decision is documented, Federal, State and local authorities are informed of the decision, and public notice of the closeout is accomplished. 11. ASSUMPTIONS a. Prior to any restoration activity being conducted at an actual or suspected CWM location, preliminary assessments and remedial investigations of the suspected site are required to det.cnnine the nature of contamination. The remedial investigations along with the associated survey and sampling work and documentation is the responsibility of the USACE. The characterization efforts will provide information for the development of the overall plan for the remediation of the site. b. The activities associated with the physical removal of CWM from the site, or temporarily storing the CWM on site, ~ referred to as site operations/remedial activities. The TEU and USACE is responsible for the excavation/removal of the CWM from the excavation site and placing the CWM into specialized containers procured by USACMDA. H the CWM is to be 1cept in a temporary holding facility, TEU and USACE will ttansport the items to the holding facility and tum them over to USACMDA who will maintain and L,~ CrJ.jUf\/CY/H"- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {f,'fflJ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT w1 :rll cl.? 4r Fonner FORT SEGARRA PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN provide security for the holding facility site. If the decision is made to destroy the CWM on- site, USACMDA will be responsible for all destruction activities. c. If the excavated CWM cannot or should not be treated on-site, transportation of the material to a selected location will become necessary. Prior to transportation, an EIS ~ust be prepared ~pleted, with a record of decision that identifies transportation as ~ Additionally as rccovm:d CWM are to be treated as hazardous waste, environmental documentation must be received for transportation, storage and destruction of the CWM. USACMDA, with the support of CBDA, is responsible for all aspects of the off- site transportation of CWM. CBDA will obtain the necessary environmental documentation j:\ \L for transporting the CWM as hazardous waste including manifesting on behalf of DOD. All ) J-tC transportation activities will be completed in accordance with Public Laws 99-121 and 91- 441. t ~. d. USACMDA and CBDA is involved at FFS because there is known or suspected ? e. At FPS, CESAJ bas responsibility for overall management of CWM contaminated site remediation. CESAJ and CBHND is accountable to ensure security, emergency rcspoose, chemical and ~losive safety, environmental compliance, medical support, chemical surety, quality assurance, public affairs, and other activities nc:ccssary for the safe, efficient destruction of CWM are effectively coordinated and properly executed. The USACE shall attempt to secure these sezvices through agreements with local agencies. However, as the USACE docs not have staff to provide all of the necessary technical support, USACMDA and CBDA will provide specialind CWM related technical support, as requited. f. USACE and USACMDA, through their respective site contractors, will establish a comprehcosive Occupatiooal Health Program (OHP) in compliance with applicable Occupational Safdy and Health Administration (OSHA) and DA standards to prevent, diagnose, and treat ex:ccptional illne.ues and injuries sustained in the performance of official duties. The contractor will incorpoi:ate all personnel directly supervising, supporting, or conducting NSCM operations into the OHP. g. Contingency Army Medical Department response capability for chemical accidents or incidents will be provided on a resource available basis. The scope and extent of such back-up medical support will be established in a memorandum of agreement between USACE, USACMDA, and the U.S. Anny Health Services Command. ~ ~ JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT Territory office hit by report Delegates disagree with study's solution By DAVID JUDSON - Gannett News Sr.1ce. WASHINGTON - A scathing new report re~ Thursday by Congress' watchdog office paints the feidcf- al government's territories agency as adrift. mismanaged and possibly in violation of the law. The report describes territorial policy as all but n<9- cxistenL It suggests widespread financial waste by IS government caused by overlapping programs with' offi- cials unaware of one anotber' s existence. "FcdcraJ government lades dear goals and objec;.tivs for insular areas," reads tbe bcadliDe over ooe chapter • the 32-page report by Congress' General Acooulltilag Office. That chapter then goes on to detail bow a law passed by Congress in 1985 specifically ~ tbe seqetary of the Interior to develop by 1987 a detailed policy pl3ll for non-c:ontiguaus U~,Pacific poescssioos- inclndiag Hawaii and Alaska. ·· ."' , · None of that has been done. 'lbe. GAO study notes that "according to an Interior official. the new acbninis- tration is Joo.king at relations with the insular areas but See STUDY, page 2 , l I ~1~ Jax -o4t>CJ!JI- o3 3 ~1 tu;{ I 1 ;;;_ ~TU_DY: Delegates suspicious of stlJdy's purpose I (Continued from page 1) assessment of past federal policy ~elegates have argued that ally carried out by the solicitor gen- bas no plans to report in the near and th.e performance of OTIA. They while some central coordination for cral within each department. future" as required by law. questioned, however, .the GAO's territor!al matters is sorely needed, , Among evidence of waste and central recommendation for the enhancing the power and role of the I mismanagement by OTIA and other future. I~terior De~artment agen~y widely f"federal agenci.es, the GAO notes The cure, GAO suggests, is to viewed as rncompetent 1s nol the. that "due to a lack of coordination create an OTIA-run insular affairs answer. Republican Rep. Elton Gal- Department of Commerce official~ committee as proposed by Interior legly of California, the ranking involved in trade promotional activ- and run within the White House !"ember of the. Ho~se insular panel, ities for the Pacific insular areas Domestic Policy Council. mtroduced leg1slatmn last week that were unaware of videos promoting "The report seems to have the would ab.olish OTIA altogether. De tourism and investment in these design of jump-starting a proposal Lugo said Thursday he may co- The explanation GAO officials offered to delegates Thursday was that the investigation originally was requested last year by Allen Stay- men, then the chief territorial staffer to Sen. J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana. Subsequently, Staymen left. Johns.ton t~ take a job as deputy ·assistant mtenor secretary, the No. 2 job at OTIA. . areas produced with Department of that had stagnated," said Delegate sponsor that bill. the Interior grant funds." Robert Underwood of Guam. "That Among the hundreds of sirr.ilar · When Staymen changed branch- The report also notes that 20 the GAO didn't even consult the reports produced each year by · es of government, the congressional federal agencies spend grant money delegates, and that they didn't even GAO, the one issued Thursday is · researchers followed him. So did in the territories, and no one in the know about the report, just stinks." unique in that it does not spe-dfy the vision· of proper territorial poli- federal government knows the total "The only people the GAO who requested it and is labeled .-.s a .. cy, which first was part of legisla- l.federal spending in the territories. talked to for this thing were in report to Interior Secretary Bruce :. lion proposed by Johnston, later "There is no comprehensive list- OTIA, and they still conclude the Babbitt. .··. · '-was policy proposed by OTIA and ing of all federal program spending OTIA is full of problems," said V.I. As an arm of Congress, GAO . on Thursday was the policy being on economic development in the Delegate Ron de Lugo~:·we are not has no mandate to produce repQl1S s.uggested by GAO. insular areas," the study said. going to support anything that for members of the executive ! "It's pretty Machiavellian," de Delegates from the territories enhances the role of OTIA - quite branch. Such investigations sought Lugo said. "But it's also very trans- . , generally agreed with the report's the opposite." by Cabinet secretaries are tradition- , parent." / L\ ~ ~ c::-i <:--., ~ ~ ~ 10 ""'-.. - I ~ r-- ',) Uj ' ~ Water Island sa1fth1iS roadbloc·k- By PITUI l!llLaR Oannett News hrvtoe { ,plainta by V.I. officlal11h1t the plan, lni- tllled lut yev by the Bush administra- tion, dqes not take Into ICCOUnl lhe terri- Lury .Morgan, Interior's director of leg· islalive and publicafl1lrs. WASHINOTON - The Interior Department's new message to Waler Island realdcnta who want to buy the fed· er1I land on which they've built their hornet is: ;No Sile" - at legt~or DO'f. The Orntoa 1dminlatrationil put on hold cflorta to sell off the Island property so Interior officl1l1 c1n reconsider w!>ethcr the V.1. government Is getting a fair dell. tory'• iotciiili - -i1irCllrnplaima were raised with Inte- rior Secrewy Bruce Blbbitt by V.1. Del- egate to Congress Ron de Lugo and Sen. Bennett Johnston, D-La., chalnnen of the House and Senate 1ubcommi1tec1 that ovcnee territorill miners. . "We will not be taking any actions J wtth rcg~rd to Water Island, other lhan t our ongoing environmental llludies until \ this review is completell," Morgan ~id. "It looks like we arc still in limbo " said William Bate, president of the 'Wat;r Island Civic Association. "There is a great deal of uncertainty over here." The del1y comes in response to com- "The new secretary agreed not 10 finalize 1ny contncts, enfon:e any dcld- llnca or take 1ny olhcr irrevocable 1ctioa until further review had been made," said Bate said he Is certain most Water Island residents want to buy the land See ISLAND, page 2 The Daily News, Thurtt.lay, Maren 26, 1993 . -- -·~"'"\j l.Alnlef', 778-6560. with the Senate ex"ullve director before 10 John Cable TV . ISLAND: No one will have to move until Issue resolved (Continued from page l) their homes are on and would like to have the mailer settled. The Bu1h admlnl1tratlon would have allowed all tboae leuing prop- erty on the federally owned, 500· 1cre isl1nd in St, Thomu Harbor·to l buy the l1nd at prices bued on appr1l11la commlnioned by the federal government. V.I. officials w1nt only those people who have built homes or buslnes1e1 on leased property to be allowed lo buy 1ha1 land, which is sublet through a muter lease-holder - Water Island Hotel ind Beach Cub lJd. Undeveloped land then would be auctioned to V.1. c:ltlzen1, and any unsold property wouhl go to the V.1. government for pub and other public UICI. The delay is the latest in a aeries of problem1 UIOclated with lhe fed- eral government'1 lntenlion to relin- q ulsh ownership of the island, which It hu lused out for priVlte use since t 9S8. Under pressure from island resl-• dents to resolve the m111e1, the Bush 1dmlnistratlon hid the proper- ty 1ppraiscd last year ind planned to sell the leased Iota by Int Dec. 27, when the muter lease expired. The entire itland, with all build- ings 1nd other improvements, was V1lued 11 about $47 million, and prices were set accordingly for es.ch individual lot. The Interior Department sent sale offers out to 1bou1 140 people leasing property on the island, including Sprat Bay Corp., which holds a sub-lease that ihcludes about 90 lots. About 9S lease-holders ex- pressed some intereat in purc:h11ing their leased property, according to Morg1n, 1nd about 30 of lhose have returned signed contracts. The Interior Dep1nment hu nol given 1ny time11blc for completing its review or any nec:essary revision of the Water Island sale plans. However, department officials said those living on leased property 11 the she will not be required to move until or unless the situation is' resolved. SAN JOOE PRom:T PROORESS REPCRT HUllBER 61 l Nove!l!ber 1947 through 31 October 1948 BY San Jose Proiect Technical Staff COPY HO. 2~ DOllGUD!P, AT 3 !EA1t lll'l'DVALS ~Il'IJ:J) JJ'TJ:lf 12 DWI --. llOll _DI! ~ ....-__ ._, . ... (,~ tf(\ ~ {)/1(11zJt./- ~- .. -.. - ~:~:.: ·" .:r~~ Stx -Dt/otto 1-L>3 9 CONF"f:: ~.'17~ ~L HEADQUARTERS,. SAN JOSE PROJECT Office of the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 10 November 19tJ: SUBJECT-: San Jose Project Progress Report No.· 61 Period 1 November 1947 through 31 October l948 TO: Chief, Chemical Corps Department of <f,he Arll\Y Tempo nri: Washingtcn 25, D. c. ATTENTICI'1~ Pi:-uject Coordination Committee a. All "!C:r''c o:f the Technical Branch was brought to an abrupt halt on 23 December J.947 when the project was notified that San Jcse Island would :!lave to be evacuated immediately due to the failure ot the United States and Panamanian Governments to agree to a renewal of the lease. Betwee::l. this date and the 28th day of JatlUllry 1948, when the island was formally returned to the custody of the Panamanian Government, all efforts were directed toward the evacuation of the island. During this month temporary locations in the Canal Zone were found for the equipment and personnel. The moire was completed and exploratory trips were made looking for a new home for the project. b. From the evacuation date until early in May 1948 the technical activities of the project were concentrated in an area at the mouth of the Cbagres River on the Fort Sherman Reservation, CanB:l Zone. All technical personnel were engaged in guarding and rehabilitating the toxic munitions transferred f'rom San Jose Island. The main body of the San Jose Project troops and the San Jose Project Headquarters were during this time located at Fort Clayton, Canal Zone. The on:y test carried on was the Surveillance Test for Bomb, Particulate, 4-lb. )' _E-1 for Camp Detrick. This is the subject of Report No. 132 listed in paragraph two below. c. ·In the latter par!;. of the· stay in the Canal Zone all energies were directed toward the move to the project•s present home on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands._ The work of evacuatµig from San Jose Island to the Canal Zone and the reshipping from tho Canal Zone to the Virgin Islands was performed by personnel of the project. CO.NF l :l~"iT-#Al. ,. ,.• I • • .• - ·. 1 (SJPFR No. 61) d. A small advance party was dispatched to the Virgin Islands on JO March 1948 and was followed by a larger party on 14 April 1948. The mission of these parties was to make the new station habitable· for the main body. The greater portion of the equipment o:f San Jose Project arrived at St. Thomas aboard the Colonel William J. O'Brien on 4 May 1948. Personnel, military, civilian and dependents was airlif'ted from Panama to Virgin Islm. in small implements. The toxic chemicals were towed over on. two f'ive hundred ton ocean-going barges aITiving at St. Thomas on 21 May 1948. The explosives were brought over in the hold of an FS boat arriving on 27 M!iy 1948 arrl completing il.e movement from tho Canal Zone. e. San Jose Project moved into a tarmer tr. s. Navy Sub- marine Base just west. of the tovm of Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. There there wer•: barracks, administration buildings, and shops adequate for th~ ,-.dn post. However, as should be apparent there were no teohnic'.ll facilities of the pec:ulla.r nature needed by the San Jose Project. The Technical Branch has spent nearly all it's energies since that time inventorying and rehabilitnting it 1s equip11W3nt nnrl preparing and planning for further operations. The requireme:ib~ for technical facilities of" the project have been subm:ittc1 er.cl are under consideration by the higher echelons of the Department of the Army. Since this project has been tr<lDSferred to St. Thomas an area of over 2,000 acres comprising the western_ tip of St. Thomas bas been taken over for test areas. The only other test areas are .located on Water Island, a smal.l isl!lnd just across the channel from the main post; Water Island is also the site of the Toxic Storage Ya.rd. - r. A small temporary laboratory has been .f'itted out, a battery-charging room has been improvised and operations b;r means <.:::: ___., of temporary expedients will be undertaken shortly. A program of tests has been ra~~~ ..... ed containing fi:fty-five tests. Tests for outside agencies are -also being run. 2. STATUS OF REPORTS a. San Jose Project Report No. 129, Static Test of Three 7.2 Inch Rocket Heads, HQ Filled, During Rain, performed on 30 October 1947, was distributed during the period covered by this report:. . b •. San Jose Project Report No. 99, Surveillance of VXL was distributed in October 1948. (SJPPR No. 61) c. San Jose Project Report 132, Surveillance Test for Bomb, Particulate, 4-lb • ., E-_l, is in preparation. d. Interim Report on Test No. 89, Surveillance of Bombs, Chemical, 125 pound, T3, H filled Heresite coated and T3, HD filled not coated, was distributed 2 September 1948. e. Interim Report on Test No. 99, Surveil.l.ance o:f VKL was distributed 25 August 1948. 3. T-EST CN CANISTERS :ti and M2 for COLLECTIVE PRC1l'ECTORS UNDER TROPICAL WEATHER GIJNDITICN3 ·(To be SJHl No. 92 and to be run in connection wit.h G~ •J B-ue!':i Test 744) · eo T:'le ryr_.U:l.!-It3r:~ f.:·t' this test has been set up in ::i. small building "t.. "::h"" ma~·..n baAe. As has always 'Jeen true before, the prind. ~ '1. ,~.: i' "';.•J:'i.l ty bas been with the Dicldnsen meters. These meters btnri:i ".::;;-:;.:. '::)tkad on by the Instrument Engir.eer of this project, the head c-f -;·:.-~ I~~~l'Ulllent Laboratory of Tec~'T.c~J- 00~nd and are present:.:;~ bn~nc~ s-:.·~ied by the Laboratory Oft·i-:;e:.- o: this prrJje~t. No pos5.·=::-,.-,; :·:.:·.n.:..1.~s have been ·obtained as yet :;u:·; ther3 ~s 8::>me indi- catio:u ;,~:, "~ ~;·:.!"'! i ~s·l;rument can be made to function. !!1 c>ase ·Ghis does !.!~ r:r.;·:.:i :.o be true shortly this project will t't."!'11 tl:e instru- mentation ·p~~blem over.to the Proving Ground Section for ~elution. 4. STATIJS OF. TESTS u. 3an Jose Project Plan of Test No. 135, Surveillnnce of Unstabilfra·1 GK in P!70. 1'\'IS, and 'lr/9 Bombs, has been concurred in and will be :.:ut:'..e'""d as rJc.:.:-i as proper sampling bottles are received :from the 3tat.c.~. · '· 1.:.. S.x:i Jose Froject Test No. 09, Surveillance. of Bombs; Chei!:fr·a! ... 125 :_:iou..'"ld, TJ 1 H :filled Heresite coated and.T3, HD filled Ii\.1-(. :.-ti<?t~-;~· v:ill ·::ie resumed during the. month of .. November. : ... :·· .. · .. . ......... ..: .. " - ~ . . . ·. - ·. ' . .. ~ .... . ~ . ..: • ·3-m .:itY::.) h*cjec!t Test No. 136, Stat!~ Test-of ID0 Bol!lb,. H Filled!' -r.i:'.~h ::a- beir'{ run to compare. conditionr: .. on St •. Thomas with those· on ·361 .JosA a!ld elsewhere will be sta:i:ted about 15 Novembe.· 1948. · ·'fher9' are eigrr:.. ~ections to this· test-and i:t :.s hoped that they can be run ·at the i•ate ol .. 9IlS .each week. · 5. PROORAM 00 G AGENTS All tests on G agents will be held in abeyance until Test No. l.36, Static Test o:f M70 Bomb, H Filled, is completed. (S.rPPR No. 61) 6. METECROLOOY a. Weather summaries :for June, .Tuly, August, September, and October 1948 for San .rose Project, St. Thomas, Virgin Island1;; are included in Appendix A. Also included in Appendix A is a weather SW!IJ!m'Y' by months from January 19.30 through May 1948. These data were obtained from the local Weather Burenu which is a part or the Harbor Master's Of:fice. Coordinntion between those data and data obtained later by this project ma.y not be per:fected. b. The 6th Air Weather Squadron has established at San Jose Project a Meteorological Observation Station in cb.~rge of an Air Weather Sergeant. This station will be in :full operation within the month. 7. PERSCWNEL e.. Personnel turn-over at this project has beon quite heavy. To illustrate this a list is given here showing· the incum- bents 0£ the various positions on the 31 October 1947 and on 31 October 1948. Those officers who S/lW duty on San Jose Island are marked with an asterisk. Col. Lowell A. Elliott Commanding Officer Col. Lowell t... Elliottll- Col. Norman D. Gillet Technical Director Col. Paul R. Smith Col. Raymond T. Beurket :?ost Inspector Lt. Col. Richard Escude C & P Officer Maj. Rura O. Ball Post Engineer Maj. William Kittel Maj. Richard T. ·c1ark Capt. Janes N. Granade,Jr.Asst. Post Engineer Capt. Jay S. Stockh.ardt Executive Officer, Capt. Jay S. Stockbardt* Technical Branch Capt. William Bridges Post Property Off'icer Capt • .Jame.s N. Granade, J- x Capt. Chester Domlxt-owski Munitions Develop- Capt. Harry Fogarty Capt. Luke H. West· Capt. Robert J. Eder Capt. Al'\dn H. BowleSi· . Capt. Peter J. Ryari ment Of'ficer Asst. Property O.fficer Technical Branch . ·Capt. Luke H. West* Club Of'f'icer Capt. Lawrence M. Dell:'_1.f.~"· Transportation o. Capt. Alvin H. Bowles* Commanding otf'icer, . Capt. Clifton o. Duty* Hq. & Hq •. Det. . Capt. Clifton O. ~Duty·,, :. Adjutant · lat Lt. Kasmir R. Czarny Chaplain . Capt. Donald W. Helm Special Serdo'es · o. Capt. DouglJls P. Hillhouse 1st Lt. Joseph L. Beals Communications o. Capt. Edward P. Gonners 1st Lt. Henry M. Cook Poat Surg13on Capt. Henry M. Cook* Technical Branch. Capt. Kermeth W. Copeland (SJPPR No. 61) Post Exchange o. 1st Lt. William G. Greer Mess Officer lat Lt. Alois Steinbach Technical Branch 1st Lt. Geof'f'rey Marshall Munitions O:ff'icer Technical Branch Provost Marshal 1st Lt. Stephen D. Noyes Asst. Procurement Officer Technical Branch 1st Lt. James w. Startt Asst. Post Engineer -Capt. John K. Jouet::. 1st Lt. Bruno J. Ja.ll:·"'·· Capt. Lawrence E. P.·3! .'-: Capt. Edward G. &E. _ · lst Lt. Ralph S. Tl.r:r.·.,;·· lst Lt. Louis o. El.3ae5t'. Capt. Cornelius Scbm::llzlc b. During the period covered by this report there have been a great many visitors to the project. The more important ones of' these are listed below: 2 Jnn 48: Lt. Col. Terrell arrived SJP to confer with the Technical Director on the disposition of equipment. 5 Jan 48: Col. Cook arrived SJP for conference regarding evacuation. 8 Jan 48: Maj .Gen. Waitt, Chief, Chemical Corps, arrived for inspection prior to evacuation. 17 Apr 48: Col. Creasy, Army Chemical Center, Md,., arrived for official visit at St. Tho~s, V. I. 26 Apr 48: Maj. Campbell, Research 8c Engineering Division, Army Chemical Center, Mi., arrived SJ'P-on official visit regarding technical activities on St. Thomns, V ~1. 4 May 48: Conference held in CO's office between Col. Rodi~k, USAF; Lt. Col. Hartel, G-3 Antilles; and Maj. KiVtel, C&P Officer, this project. Subject: Establishment of air flights. 10 May 48: Mr. George B. W~lson, Army Chemical Cenfur, l&l., arrived SJP on technical activities. · 14 May 48: Lt. Col.- Rosenbaum,- G-4 Antilles, arrived SJP tor conference with CO. ·17 May 48: Col-. Whelcmel, AI-ea_PetroliUJI! Officer, USARCARIB, arrived SJP to iDSpcct diesel tank fam here. 21 May 48: Lt. Col. O'Reilly, Antilles Chaplain, arrived SJP ·, for conf'erence with CO. · (SJPFR No. 61) ·26 May 48: Maj. Fath, Antilles Exchange Service, arrived for coni'erence regarding Post Exehange this project. 28 May 48: Capt. Maylard, Civilian Personnel Of'f'icer, lmtill' Dept., arrived SJP to discuss civilian job amlysi~~ with co. 10 Jun 48: Maj. Gen. Waitt arrived £or Post Inspection. 11 Jun 48: Capt. Bryan, ID, arrived for Malaria Control; Mr. Patrick, fire commissioner, arrived f'or·fire inspection. 17 Jun 48: Col. Cook, G-2 Antilles, arrived f'cr conference with CO and Security Officer. -20 .Tun 48: Maj. Gen. Waitt arrived SJF for conference with CO. 2 Jul. 48: Maj. 0 1Grady, Public Relations OC.ficer, arrived to see co. 9 Jul 48: General Porter, Commanding General, Antilles, arrived f'or con£erence about and tour of project. 14 J'ul 48: -Lt. Colonels Menard, Silvers, Cowarts, and Major Gay arrived from Army Chemical. Center, Md., for inspection of pi:>st. Lt. Co1onel Gerrow, G-4, USARCARIB, arrived with Antilles Of".ficers for conference with CO. 6 Aug 48: Lt. Col. Fingerson, Tra.nsport..1.tion Corps, arrived SJ'P for conference with CO and Transportation Officer. 11 Aug 48: Dr. Harold Hodge, Army Chemical Center, Mi., arrived for activities concerning Technical Branch. 2? Aug 48: Lt. Col. c. F.iscal arrived for conference with CO. 10 Sep 48: Col. Foy arrived to see CO. . ; 14 Sep 48: Col. Tully, Maj. Woods, WO Campbell arrived SJP to conduct IG inspection. ·, _ ... .....; ~ ~ ·.'- . - 1 Oct 48: Lt •. Col. Armstrong, 9Sth AAA Gl.lll Bn., .Ft. Buchanan, .Puerto Rico, arrived for conference with CO; (SJPPR No. 61) 6 Oct 48: Col. Hines, III and Lt. Col, Rosenbaum arrived SJP for conference with CO. 9 Oct 48: Submarine USS Quillbo.ck arriv&d SJP in connection with Naval nctivities • APPROVED: LOOELL A. ELLIOI'T Colonel, Cml C Commanding .. ; .~ ·~£:-·;,:~. ,-· '· ~-)9\i"'-' ;· ... t . Jt .).)/)/~,·flr /J-J.Y S , STCX:: KHARDT Captain, Cml C . Actg. Techni~al Director / .,, ·:. - .,. IWl JOSB PROJ!CT PROGRiSS R3PaiT --- lroMBl!R 62 --- 1 JJovember lS.8 i:hrough !O lovsnber 1948 b;r San Jose Project Teohaioal' stat_£ ; • ,> ~.-.~ ~ ... -~-: -'!":;•,,• ,no..t-:.:.:.· ... l ~. ·~ l • ,,, ~!~;~~~::~~~ '_b;.,-...• : .... ~..:.. ..... ~ w-~::.~. 1J.1.~YLAND· JtL'.ll- - ol/o9ol- {!40 'f) tu~ ( !-/ :;- Oopy No. 1 2 "6 7 1.3 15 - 16 17 19 18 21 22 ·-- 23 25 26 27 - 28 29 .33 34 35 -- 37 38 - • ;-.!'>. 'T~ ... ' CC·l'-IF: De:.;'• ',.,._._ DISTRIBUTION .!'£!! ·Chief, Chemical Corps -Mr. R. Kingan, British CW Representative, BCSO, Rm i..'r'; 785 Massachusetts Ave. , NW, Washington D. C • (for B 0 distribution) · Thru: Chief, Research and Engineering Division Lt. Col. G. Chander, British Army Staff, 1910 K St., NW Washington 6, D.C. {Copies 12-13 for Mr. S.T. Curtis, British Air Commission) (Thru: Chief', Research and Engineering Division) Chief, Researcg and Engineering Division, a:: Cml. C Building No. 1, Army Chemical Center, Md. Commanding Officer, Cml C Technical Command, Army Chemical Center, Md. Chief, Medical Di vision, _CC Cm.l C, Army Chemical Genter, Md. Major R.A. Kl.aebn, Canadian Technical Representative, Army Chemicll Center, Mi. (Thru: Chief, Research and Engineering Division Director of CW & Smoke, ottawa, Ontario, Canada ATTN: Major Dewar Project Coordination Committee, a:: Cml c, Army Chemical Center1 Md. President, Chemical Corps Board, Army Chemical Center, AH Commanding Officer, Edgewood Proving Ground, Army Chemical Center, lM. · · Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Br~ch Research and Engineering Division, a:: Cml C -· Army Chemical Center, Mi. Librarian, Joint Research and Develo:Pment Board Commanding Of'f'icer, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Md. {for Technical Director) SJP Technical File SJP Technical Library Military Application Division, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1901 Constitution Ave., Ill.II., Washington D.a: Attn: Cml 0 CONF! ::JC:::.'.JTI AL. HEADQUARTERS, SAN JOSE PROJECT Office of the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 5 D.ecember 1948 SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progress Report No. 62- Period l November 1948 through 30 NovemT:ier i948 TO Chief, Chemical Corps Department of the Arrrr.t Tempo "K" Washington 25, D. c. ATTENTION: Project Coordination Com!!littee 1. STATUS OF REPORTS a. The following reports were distributed during_ the period covered by this report: SJPR No. 132; Surveillance Test for Bomb, Particulate, 4 lb, E-1 SJPR No. ST-1 , Druil' Bay - Meteorology Date of Test 9 Feb 48 thra:iu~h 22 Oct-48 5 Oct 48 through 14 Oct 48 SJPR No. ST-2, Aluminum Sulfate 3 Nov 48 Water Treatment {By request through of Naval Resear~h Laboratory) 10 Nov 48 2. · STATUS OF TESTS Reoort Distributed 1 Nov 48 (aoprox)° 16 Nov 48 19 Nov 48 e.. Surveillance Test for Bomb, Particulate, 4 Lb, E-1, T€:~ ··.::..:::2 Bombs used in this test were shipped back to Camp Detrick, Maryland, during the week or 15·Nov 48. b. Suryei11ance of T-3 Bombs, Test No. ?9 Sug~ested amendments to test procedure were received from R & E Office, Army Cml Center, Md., and these amendments are being incorporated before preceding with the test. · c. Static Ffring of M 70 Bomb, HD F'illed, Test No. 136 The first phase of this test was completed on 23 Nov 48. An interim report covering this phase of the test is in preparati~n. Subsequent phases a~e scheduledto be run at a rate of one a week. 1 . CONF ! ::; C:~ ff; A;_ (SJPPR No. 62) d. Surveillance of Unstabilized CK in M 70, M 78 & M 79 Bombs, Test No. 135 ·This test will be started on or about 6 December 1948 e. Test on Canisters M l & M 2 for Coll. Prot. under Tropical Weather eonditions, Test No. 92 Study of Diclronsen neters to be used in thi.r test is in progress under direction of Lab. Officer. 3. METEOROLOOY a. Weather s=y for the month of November 19i8 is included as Appendix A. 4. EQUIP.ME?IT a.. The F.3 ~59 arri VGd on ~ November carrying ~ tons of fencing to be used in isolating property held on the western cPd of the island. 5. VISITOJ?S a. During tre period covered by this report the following persons visited the project: 3 Nov 48: Col. H. !. Cols arrived on TDY and was conduoted on a tour of technical installations and test areas. 9 Nov 48.: Messrs. Clerk and Mendes, Antilles Area Office, Panama Eng. Dist, San Juan~ P. R. arrived in cor>.nection with engineer activiti&s related to development and building program on western end of the island. 21 Nov 48: Mr. Wendell H. Kayser, Camp Detrick, Md. arrived in c~nnection with technical activities. 26 Nov 48: Major W. E. Williamson arrived in connection with technical activities. ·6. COOSTRUCTION a. A weather station was constructed during tr.e month of November and will be prepared to initiate 24 hour operation on 1 December 1948 • . 7. PERSONNEL a. Colonel Faul R. Smith arrivGd on 9 Nov 48·and assumed duty as Technical Directer tHs station. b. Colonel Lowell A. Elliott depal'ted for iiashington, D.C. 2 CONF!C ::---,-f-IA' ._,... "- (SJPPR No. 62) on TDY on 29 November 1948. Colonel Paul R. Smith assumed Col!lllland this station for durJtion of hlis absence. c. lli.u Margaret B. Thorton arrived 30 November 1948 frori_ Technical Command Librury , Army ChemicaL Conter, Md. for TDY of approximately 30 days to organize a Technical Library this station. -APPROVED:-' -" ;) ·. / (. t-LI / ' \ -' -_- _. · t--.!.- PA.UL l"-i. s:· ITH, · · Colonel, Cml C Commanding 3 I /(,- ' I ,J1-. "1--t-t._. · , " - , < • -., . • .- '"/ -·":...r ,.·-'~·ay z: STCG~:FA:- rT'"., Cap-'-.ali:-1, Gml C Acti. ~echnical Director \ _ _, - .. --:-:_-~-------·-~-.-~- __ C .·\ ·""-: L· I(:-~ - '- ._-j= §.~1 rrs:o: Pl:OJ:CT PRCJGFZSS R:PORT t:Ui:P,ER 63 117-1- c- ··;J ... . . //~{J -~v~ ~ r;f r:y-lf_i fF ~~ / 1 DE.ct:i.13EP. 1948 THROOGH ·31 DECEMBER 194S,. by San Jose Pr • t o rec . -~echnical Staff C trflY NO. ::1_ / nom<GP.ADED AT 3 YE/..R rnTERVALS nECLASSIFlED AFTER 12 YEARS DOD DIR :;200.lO - - - ---- ~ "" g :< ("") :J: .::.. ·'Otn ~(#...,, ;- (")·~ ~ ~fo"P 0 ~.,-,1"1 ~ ,.,, c ~ ?' :<. .. ~ .e- :J ~ -----·---------- --· - T:'.:CH~'.!C:\L UTRARY % -==..=..-~-·· . _ .. -- l:.:~:;l i CH2U_:..:.~L Cfu'HER COPY NO. 1 2 3 4 5 - 6 7 - a 9 - 13 14 15 16 - 17 18 19 - 23 24 - 26 27 28 29 - 31 DISTRIBUTION Chief, Chelt!.cal Corps Clrl.ef, Re::;e..!Tcb a."'ld Engineering Division OClimlC, Arm~/ Che mi.cal Cent3r. ;,a. Chief, P..·0vint; Grot~d Seutien, Devel,:pment Branch Ref!ea:.·ch e.:~d E·1gl,.,e~:-::...~.s Divisi .. :m C:CGm.lC, Army Chemical Cen·!':e:.· .. M.1. Ser:.Ie"tc•.ry, ReE>.:c.r.;:1 .. ~~u..:..:~l a.:cnJ.C, Bldg. 330, A:i:-::..ll Che:.i.;.cn~. CE.z:~r, !f:d. Co .. !'.?l1L.!1dlni:: O!.f:Ve:':'_ -';ril. C Te:chnical Command Army Chcl!licc>.:'_ Center_. Mi. Chief, Medical Division, Army Chemical Center, Md Technical Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Y.d. President, Cml C Board, Army Chemical Center, Md. C OIIllllClilding Officer, Edgewood Proving Ground, Army Chemical Center, Md. Librarian, Research and Development Board, General Staff, U. S. Army, Research and Development Division, Washington, D. C. Military Applications Division, US Atomic Energy Commission, 1901 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D .c., Attention: Chemical Officer Mr. R. Kingan, British CN Representative, British Joint Services Mission, Room 475, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. (Thru: Chi13f', Res & Eng Div, Army Chemical Center, f.H.) · Canadian Technical Representative, Army Chemical Center, Md. (Thru: Chief', Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Md. British Liaison Of'r .. icer, Army Chemical Center, Md. (Thru: Chief, Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Md.) SJP Technical files SJP Technical Library - -· ·--... •J C. l '- I t r.1 1';; .-.!.!~ 1! ;-. \I r l"Q. ~ ~. n V .L--••.J.l._::--~· :~ .! ... ...1.-.J-.:.. ....... ~ .. l. '.~~-,~ ! C~E~:LCAL CENTE'!t L1 '.'1::-~ YL~,i~D ; HEADQUARTERS, SAN JCSE PROJECT Office of the Technical Director St. The.mas, Virp'"1 '(sl.'lnds SUBJECT: San J:x,<; "'1~.!e~··; P:·:~·[::.t."'' ~-.3p0':"1"- N:.,. 63 5 .Tamiliry 1949 Period 1 De::P.1ttaT" 1~.·.~·i ~:rr.:.uf.!:. :'l l·e.;;N1bE'r .i.'::49 TO: Chief. Chflrti .. ~al C0q 'l De partl!lE!n•, of the Army Tempo "K" Washington 25, D. C. ATTENTICN: Project Coordination Committee 1. STATUS OF REPORTS a. The following reports were distributed during the period covered by this report: Date of Test SJPR No. 136, Static Firing of 23 Nov 48 Yr10 Bomb, HD Filled, Phase l, Interim Report to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Br., R&E Division, OCCMLC, Army Chemical Center, lhl. S.TPR No. 136, Static Firing of M'lO Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 2, Interim Report as in Phase l. S.TPR No. 136, Static Firing of M70 Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 3, Interim Report as in Phase 1. S.TPR No. 136, Static Firing of M'!O Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 4, Interim Report as in Phase l. 2 Dec 48 ·21 Dec 48 l ·Report Distributed 3 Dec 48 7 Dec 48 14 Dec 48 -23 Dec 48 (STPPR No. 6)) 2. . STATUS OF TF..STS ·a. Surveillance of Unstabilized CK in WO, 1!78 and ~9 Bombs, SJPFT No. 135. The first sampling in connection with this test was performed on 1 December 1948. Initial sampling of M78 and M79 bombs has been completed. Sampling of h."70 bombs is being delayed · / pending arrival of tapping and sampling devices. b. Tei?t on Canisters Ml .:ind U2 for Collective Protactors Under Tropical Weather Conditions, SJPPI' No. 92. This test hns been abandoned as directed by letter from the Chief, Research and Engineering Division dated 9 December 1948. c. Location of Entrances to Gasproof Shelters in Relation to Prevailing \'finds, SJPPr No. 102. Work on this to st will be in! tinted as directed in a letter free the Chief, Research and Engineering Division, dated 9 December 1948. d. Test of Suit, Protective, One-Piece, Impermeable, ElRl, a.nd Related Items Under Extreme Heat Load, SJPPl' ~o. 180. Material for use in this test has been received at this site. Actual conduct of the test will begin upon receipt of further · V instructions from the Chemical Corps Board. e. Sta tic Firing of WO Bomb, HD Filled, SJPFT No. 136 The £irst four of eight phases of this test have been performed and interim reports distributed to Chief, Proving Ground .- Section, Development Branch, Research and Engineering Division, .0-CCmlC, Army Chemical Center, Maryland fc:tr comment. · f. Tests at this site in connection with Naval personnel. Information has been received that the San Jose Project will once again be called upon to cooperate with the Navy in tests to be conducted by Naval personnel at this station. Personnel and equip- ment are expected to arrive this station during the month of January 1949. 2 ... * (SJPPR No. 63) . 3. METECROLOOY a. Weather summary .for the month of" December 1948 is included as Appendix A. 4. SAN JCBE FROJECT TECHNICAL LIBRARY a. Miss Margaret B. Thornton, who arrived 30 November 1948 . from the Technical Comoand Library, Army Chemical Center, lld., is making progress in the organization of the Technical Library at this station. Much rel!lains to be accomplished; however, since her arrival, over forty footlockers of material have been examined and .filed. Indexing or this material is nov1 under way. 5. VISITCRS a. During the period covered by this report the .following persons have visited the project. 11 Dec 48 - General Wedemeyer, Deputy Chief of" Sta.ff", arrived for a short tour of inspection this project. 14 Dec 48 - Colonel Haugen, Major Moore, Major Hurt, Major Caldwell, Mr. Wetter and two EM arrived on TDY of approximately two days i.n co:oneo- tion with Technical activities. 14 Dec 48 - Major General Alden H. Waitt, Chief", Chemical Corps, arrived f"rom Washington, D. c., on approximately four days TDY on command !'unctions. 6. PERSClrnEL a. Colonel Lowell A. Elliott returned f"rom TDY in Washington, D.C., on 8 December 1948. b. A letter was sent to Civilian Personnel Of"f'icer, Fort Brooke, Puerto Rico, requesting that a l!lan be recruited to rill the position of Laboratory Aide, SP-4, for Technical Branch this project. c. The resignation of' Mr. N. R. ·1;•fr1reheic, Instnment Engineer this station was received and approved e.ff"ective 27 December 1948. d. A letter bas been sent to the Of"f"ice o:f the Chief, Chemical Corps, requesting the initiation o:f recruitment of civilian .3 . (SJPPR No. 63) personnel for work in the Technical Branch this project. e. TDY orders are pending on an Engineer and a Laboratory Technician to be sent for work with Technical Branch this project. f. A four-man labor crew has been organized to work for Technical Branch. Such necessary duties as maintenance and repair wi:~ be perforr.ied by this group. g. The official holiday pericd began on 23 December 1948 to run through 6 January 1949. During this period only one third o£ the personnel assigned this project were required to be present for duty on any given day. Technical activities were, of necessity, held to a minimum during this period. . ~-- .. I . ·. __ : ·- .:t I_,{\ ~ L) LCJIEU. A. EU.IorT Colonel, Cml C C omma.nding PAUL R. SMITH Colonel, Cml C Technical Director -~ ·, ~: -~-·.•11•~**' ...... fronL !Tom left: DallllY Nesbitt. South Florida Operations Office; Lewis ·tlomunll• Project Manager; (baCk row) Mike Omelia, Project Manager; Gene Sloan, USA TODAY; Jacquelyn Gritfln, PubllC Affairs; and LOU Toth SOUtll Aorida Water Management Oistr\ct. (See Page 6) /. Lt. Col Stephen Benton discusses the next phase of work for the Water Island Project to the residents of Water Island. Water Island Update In August 1991, the Corps of Engineers published the first information bulletin and held the first community meeting widt Water Island residents to inform them of the stalllS of the remedial investigation for the Wata Island (formerly Fort Segarra) Project Since that time, two community meetings, one in 1991 and the latest in February 1994,have bcenheld,alongwidt thcdislnl>utionofsixinformationbulletins. February's meeting discussed the conttacwr's (MT A Inc.) current plans for mobilization and start up of noninsttusive field wort. Taking place in Marcil and April, site characterization wort will look for subsurface metallic objects for the purpose of developing detailed maps. These siie investigations will detmnine if future w<rt is nr.cded for the removal of materials. If no additional work: is warranled, the project will be closed out; but if more work is determined necessary, it is lentataivly scheduled for laie 1994. (From left) LI. Col. Benton, Elsa Jimenez, Capt. Martinez (Huntsville), Vem Skinner (USACAMDA), Robert Bridgers, Roger Fitzpatrick (Huntsville) prepares to brief Virgin Island governor's representative James O'Bryan on scheduled work for- Water Island. Thelalestpublicmeelinginvolvedreprescntatives from Jacksonville District, Huntsville Division, the Antilles Office, the U.S. Army Chemical Material Desttuction Agency and the Water Island Residents As,,ociation. Past work: conducted on Water Island includes: an Archive Search Report completed in August 1991; topographic mapping wort prep8red and made available to W Bier Island Residenls Association in January 1992; a chain link fence installed around the flamingo Bay Landfill area in November 1991; and inspection visits by technical personnel and coordination meetings widt lerritorial officials held throughout 1992 and 1993. 11 !!UHBp 6~ l JANUARY 1949 THHoojtt ll IANUARY l94,2 by ~ J.!?.!Vro1eet TeeM!ca1 Statt sir~. ~ ··.Jtr -~ --~ ---- -... : :~ ., ' -- -- i;AI~ C Et°L ED_= ==---- -- --- COPY NO. 1 4 5 - 6 7 - 8 9 - 13 14 15 16 - 17 lB 19 - 23 24 - 26 27 26 29 - 31 DISTRIBUTION Chief, Chemical Corps Chiaf, Research and Engineering Division OCCmIC, Army Chemical Center, Md. Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch Research and Engineering Division OCCmlC, Army Chemical Center, Md. Secretary, Research Council, OCCmlC, Bldg. 330, Army Chemical Center, Md. Coaumnding Officer, Cml C Technical Command Army. Chemical Center, Md. Chie.f, Medical Division, Army Chemical Center, Md. Technical Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Md. President, Cml C Board, Army: Chemical Center, Md. Commanding Officer, Edgewo~ Proving Grri>Wld, Army Chemical Center, Md. Librarian, Research and Development Board, General Staff, U. S. Army, Research and Develop~nt Division, Washington, D.C. Military Appllcations Division, US Atomic Energy Commission, 1901 Constitution Avenue, N. w., Washington, D.C., Attention: Chemical Officer Mr. R. Kingan, British CW Representative, British Joint Services Mission, Room 475, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W Washington, D.C. (Thru: Chief, Res &Eng Div, Army Chemical Center, Md.) Canadian Technical Representative, Army Chemical Center~ Md. ( Thru: Chief, Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Md.) British Liaison Officer, Army Chemical Center, ifd. _ (Thru: Chief, Res &EngDiv., Army Chemical.Center, Md.) SJP Technical files SJP Technical Library ' . HEAflQUARTERS, SAN JC:Si PROJECT Office of the Technica~'birector St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 4 February 1949 SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progress Report No. 64 Period 1 January 1949 through 31 January 1949 TO' Chief, Chemical Corps Department of the Army Tempo "K" Washington 25, B. C • ATTENTION: Project Coordination Col!lmittee 1. STATUS OF REPORTS a. The following reports were distributed during the period covered by this report: .I1lli SJPR No. 136, Static Firing of M70 Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 5, Interim Report to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, R&E Division CX:CmlC, Army Chemical Center, Md. SJPR No. 136, Static Firing of M70 Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 6, Interim Report as in Phase 5. SJPR No. 120, Test of Mask, Gas, Service, Combat, E48-ll-El6, Interim Report to Chief, Prov. Gr. Sec., Dev. Br., R&E Div., Army Chemical Center, Md. l Date of Test Report Distributed 13 Jan 49 21 Jan 49 25 Jan 49 31 Jan 49 Sept. 47 25 J~ 49 (SJPPR No. 64) 2. STATUS OF TESTS a. Sta.tic Firing of M70 Bomb, HD Filled, SJPPI' No. 136. The fifth phase of this test has been performed and an interim report distributed to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, Research & Engineering Division, a::cmic, Army Chemical Center, Md. The sixth phase has also been performed and an interim report subi:d.tted aa iii Phase S. · . _.._, ··. b. Test of Mask, Gas, Service, Combat, E48-ll-El6, SJPPT No. 120. An interim report covering results or this test has been sent to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, Research & Engineering Division, O::CmlC, Army Chemical Center, Md. The final report will be distributed earl7 in February. c. Surveillance of Bombs, Chemical, 125 Pound, T-3, H Filled, Heresite Coated and T-3, HD Filled, Not Coated, SJPPI' No. 89. Results of sampling performed on 12 January 1949 are included as Appendix B. d. Location of Entrances to·Gasproof Shelters in Relation to Prevailing Winds, SJPFT No. 102. Plan of test has been rewritten and submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, Research & Engineering Di vision, OOCml.C, Arey Chemical Center, Md. for approval. ·a. Sta.tic Test in the Open of Nine 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar Shells, GA Filled, SJPPI' No. 130. Plan of test prepared in 1947 is being rewritten to fit the conditions and facilities at St. Thomas as directed in a letter dated 10 January 1949, from the Chief, Research· and Engineering Di vision, a::cmlC, Army Chemical Center, PM. f. Aluminum Sull'ate Water Treatment, SJPPT No. ST-2. Dr. Luther B. Lockhart arrived on or about 22 January 1949 from the Naval Research Laboratory, 1.'1ashington, D. C. in connection with further work on Aluminum Sulfate Weter Treatnent tests. 2 ' , (SJPPI' No. 64) g. Tests in connection with Naval personnel. A group of Naval officers and enlisted men arrived .25 January 1949, for the purpose of com!ucting tests at this site J. METECROLCX:Y a. Weather sul'lll!IBry for the month of January 1949 is included as Appendix A. 4. PERSONNEL a. Mr. Paul Geiger, a chemical engineer, arrived this project on TDY in connection with technical work. APFROl/Eq: ~!A01 cc' ~+b LOVELL A. ELLIOTT Colonel, Cml C Commanding /',..) ~ f Y . ,/";' j [/~<-fl,. . PAUL R. S~ITH Colonel, Cml C '.h.cbrdcal Director TEST 89 INTERIM !lliEQfil OF .!:! SURVEILLANCE ;,NALYSIS Bomba stored oA dunnage in a well ventilated. building on 21 May 1948a (San Jo• Project, si. Thanas, Virgin !al.ands) A. Bombs, T-3, H .tilled, Heresite coated, Lot No. 3-6-45, EAi 99-l~'" B. Bombs, T-3, HD tilled, not coated, Lot No. 3-7-45, EAi 99-12-45 Sampling date 12 Jm.UBrT 1949a ~Number Wit. bomb plue agent (lbs.) Tfgt. bomb casing (lbs.) Wgt. agent removed (lbs.) :1gt. ot reaid.ue through 16 mesh screen (ll>a,) Wgt.. ot liquid agent (lbs.) Reaicba through 16 IDltSh screen (%) liquid agent (%) F.P., agent (CC) Distillate (%) Reeidua (:C) ' 1 Lose , (%) K.P. ot distillate (CC) Pur1t7 or distillate (i) Purit;y of agent t~ baab (%) !Cl (total) (~) Fe as Pe c12 ( agent trom bomb) (%) Fe aa Pe Cl2 ( lat waab water) (%) Fe as Pe Cl2 ( 2nd wash water) (%) Fe aa Fe c12, tota1 (%) H filled Her-..ltia coated I.ff'. #. j.6.-J.5 !A# 99-10-45 l 132.00 76.SO 55.50 3.00 52.50 5.)8 94.62 ~s, 79i.'1 ~ 3.0:· U.3 91.se 72.rn 0.17 o.si 0.34 1.80 2.65 2 132.75 76.50 56.25 2.25 54.00 4.00 96.00 3..6 fJ~l. 1.'1~·· 2.1.L lO~)~• 88.;86 70.23 0.18 O.Sl 0.04 HD filled Not coated Lot-II 3-7-45 EA# 99-12-45 I.. l32.7S 76.50 S6.2S l32.w1· 76.50 56.00· 0.151 SS.851 0.125 56.125 0.22 92.78 11..5 93.6 5.4 1.0 12.7 95.)8 99.5~ 0.09 0.10 o.62 o.~ 99.73 I 11.3 i 94.8 : 4.6 o.6 ~ 13.1. i 96.1:~; I i 91.5~' 0.13; o.'6 i o.u 0.13 0.99 Prior to the sampling performed an 12 January 1949, tbe bombs were .moved frolll the building in which the7 had been stored to a new storage location outdoors, the bombe being protected b7 canvas covei-si Thie change of storage location was ef'!ected on 6 December 1948. r-."'1• .. '*1"",.." 1T' ""' ~NP. L-~ -t ,,~ ... SAN JOSE PROJECT PROORESS REPCRT 1 FE13RUARY 1949 THROOGH 28 FEBRUARY 1949 Sap Jose Protect Technical Staff' --om ==C'J!71 ;, (:;ANCEL LEO ____ \,._._1=£3:X - ot/-o c; tJ 1 -oi/ 3 ~Ii,~ Ll '~om=wi N!IAt HEADQUARTERS, SAN JCSE PROJECT Office of the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 1 February 1949 -SUBJECT: San Jose Project F "'•':..Tess Report No, 65 Period 1 F"bruarr 19.'-.9 th:-oug'i 28 F::ibruary 1949 TOs Chief, Che:nical Corps Department r,f the Army Tempo "K" Wash:l.;igton 25, D. C. ATTEN·i'ION: Project Coordination Committee -1. STATUS OF REPORTS a. The following reports were distributed during the period covered by this report: !ill& -SJPR No. 136, Static Firing of M70 Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 7, Interim Report to Chief, Proving Ground Section, . Developoent Branch, R&E Division, OCCmlC, Army Chemical Center, JM. SJFR No. 1.36, Static Firing of M70 Bomb, HD Filled, Phase 8, Interim Report as in Phase 7. 2. STATUS OF TESTS Date of Test Report Distributed 10 Feb 49 15 Feb 49 23 Feb 49 28 Feb 49 a. Static Firing of WO Bomb, HD Filled - SJPPT No. 1)6. The seventh and eighth phases of this test have been per- formed and an interim report on each submitted to the Chief, Proving -. (SJPPR No. 65) ·Ground Section, Development Branch, R&E Division, ~CmlC, Army Che::L:.i:,: •. ~ Center, .M:l. These two phases complete actual field work on this tes~. o.. the final report is now in preparation, b. Static Test of Nine 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar Shells, GA Filled, in the Opent SJPPT No. 130. Plan of' Test has been written and submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch for approval. c. Static Test of M70 (E46) Bomb, GA Filled, in the Open, SJPPI' No. 137. Plan . of Test has been written and submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for· approval. d. Static Test of Nine German 105 mm Shell, GA Filled, in the Open, SJPPT No. 13S. Plan of Test has been written and submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. e. Static Test of Single German 15 cm Rocket, GA Filled, and of Nine German 15 cm Rockets in Open, SJPPI' No. 140. Plan of Test has been written and submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. f. Static Test of' Nine German 105 mm Shells, GA Filled, in Area Covered by Vegetation, SJPPI' No. J.42. Plan of Test has been written and submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. g. Static Test of German 15 cm Rocket, GA Filled, in Area Covered by Vegetation, SJPPI' No. 144. Plan of Test bas been written and submitted to Chief, P~oving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. h. ·static Test of Nine 4.2 Inch Chemical Mo!"tar Shells, GA Filled, in Area Covered by Vegetation, SJPPI' No. 147. Plan of Test has been written and submitted to Chier, Proving Ground Section, Development Brauch, for approval. (SJPFR No. 65) .f'ln\!~ ~ HH .. ! H I tpJI., -· .... i. Static Test of Single 125 Pound Chemical Bomb, TJE2, GA Filled, with 35:1 Burster Ratio in Area Covered with Vegetation, SJPPl' No. 152. Plan of Test has been written and changes recommended by Chier, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch. j. Location of Entrances to Gasproof Shelters in Relation to Prevailing Winds, SJPFT No. 102. Further changes have been recommended by Lt. Col. Roberts, Lt. Col. Campbell and Mr. Smith, which will necessitate rewriting this Plan of Test, once again. A location for the shelter has been chosen and approved by those mentioned above. 3 • . TRAINING a. Gas Identification and Gas Mask Drill was performed by all troops on 2 February 1949. 4. METECROLCXiY a. Weather summary for the month of February 1949· is included as Appendix A. 5. VISITCRS a. During the period covered by this report, the following persons visited the Project: 6 Feb 49 Major General Alden H. Waitt, Chief, Cml C arrived for official visit. 14 Feb 49 Lt. Col. W. W. Campbell, Lt. Col. Herbert Roberts and Mr. Brooks Smith arrived from Army Chemical Center, Md., on TDY of approxi- mately 10 days in connection with technical activities. 18 Feb 49 Drs. Mass, Solandt, Colonels Curry and Klaehn and Mr. Reed, a group of Canadian technical personnel, arrived this project, in co:cmection with technical activities. J - -:-i..:._ ,f. \I', ;, ( GONFW~ llffAt {SJPPR No. 65) 23 Feb 49 Dr. Fell, Asst. Tech. Dir., Camp Detrick, arrived in connection with technical activities. 6. PERSONNEL a. Mr. Paul Geiger departed this project on approximately 16 February upon completion of TDY. APPROVED: . ..._, ·. I 1 .-. L~ f_ • r~>'" .. szhTH PAUL R. Colonel, Cml C Commanding / i • i L·',,..- ,, . .• ~;. XJ. ·(/f}t;i.d..-~ · I JA.Y S STOCXHARDT .:/' . . .Capt., Cml C Deputy Technic~l Dire<,\·· I i1---'t-2-ci . - " / ,/;?¥. ,; ~;;/ RUfYJ'f3 JJrc-1,..-- t!Jiij~- .. - ~. I. SAN JOOE PR~T PRffiRESS REPORT· 1 MARCH 1949 THROUGH 31 MARCH 1949 by ·san Jose Project Technical Staff COPY NO. __:::_ DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS.- DECLASSIFIED AFTEit 12 YEARS DOD DIR .5200.10 I COPY HO. l 2 4 s - 6 7 - 8 9 - lJ 14 15 16 - 17 18 19 - 23 27 28 29. n m Cbiet, Cbemi.cal Carps Chiet, Research and lngineering I>ivisicn OCCalC, Arm,y Chemical Center, JI!. Chiet, Proving Ground Section, DnelopMnt Branch Research and Enghleering Division roc.ic:, Army Cbelli.cal Center, Ml. SecretarT, Research Council, a:Clll. c, Bldg. 3.30, ArlQr Cbelli.cal Center, Ii!. C<>Ml!nding otticer, Cml. C Technical Cownd, Army Cbeld.cal Center, Ml. Chief', Medical D1"1181on, Army Cbeadcal Center, llct Technical Director, C8llp Detrick, Frederick, Ml. President, Clll C Board, Arll\Y Chemical Cant.er, JI!. Cmmanding Otticer, Edgewood Prorillg Ground, A.rll,y "Chemi.oal Center, JI!. Libi-arian, Reaearch and Developmnt Boerd, General Statt: tJ. s • .Inv', Research and Deftl~ Diri.d~ Wu~D.C. llilituy A.pplicaticma Dirl.eion, U. s. Atomic Energr ColBi.aeicn, 1901 Ccmatitutian Awnue, B.W., Washington, D. c., Attentioru Cbelld.cal otticer llr. R. liJlpn, British CW Bepresentat1Te, British Joint Services 1118Bicn, Rcca 475, 1785 llassacbwletts lft., H.lf. Waahingtcn, I>. c. (Thrui Chiet, Bea. cl Ing. Div., 4.?'1111 Chelld.cal Center, 18.) Cenad:l•n Tecbn:1.cal Representative, Arm,r Chellical Center, lld. (Tbl'\u Chia~, Res. le Eng. Div., Arll\Y Cbelllical Center, lld.) British Liaison Orticer, A?'ll\7' Chemical Center, Id. (Tblu: Cbiet, Res. & Eng. Div., A?'ll\7' Chemical Center, Iii.) SJP 'l'eclmical tiles SJP Tec!mical Librarf _ _ -- -~e~, ., ~'{ ,_,~' . ~ • ~~ ... ~,_.A, • ~ ~ .. ~MWQ}tJt;µi:r· ::: · . -.. _:._. ~·~:-~:_''.·.~·~.\L CE~TER ,....__ . . · ... -···. ··, ~ .• \·'.\·_ ... -'_ . ./ - B!AD~.&RTERS, SAN J'CSE FROJ!£T Ott.lee ot the Tecbnicel Director St. Thoms, Virgin IslaMs CILTI> l A.p-11 1949 SUBJ!X:T: San Joae Project Prog1•ess Report Ifo. 66 Period l March 1949 throogh 31 March 1949 TO: Cbiet, C.belrd.oal CCll"JIB Departmnt ot the ~ Wasbingtcll 25, D. C. Ai>tenticei Project. Cocrdinaticn Ccmi:t.tee 1. ST.aUS Cl' REPCllTS a. The tall.oring reparts were dietribllted during the period covered b.v tbia reports S.JFR Ro. 136, Static Teat ot 'WTO Bomb, BD Filled SJPR Bo. 120, Test ot llask, Gas, Service, Callbet, E48-ll..gl6, (CllWBd Project Bo. 748) Date of Test Bepsrt Distributed lov 48 - 22 llar 49 Peb 49 Sept.e1Dber 47 24 lier 49 2. FROORESS or TESTS DURilll THE llCllTH. Cl' MARCH a. Static Teat ot M70 Bomb, BD Filled - s.JPP1' lo. 136 Pinal report distributed an 22 March 1949. b. Static Test ot Rine 4.2 Inch Cbem:f.cal 11ortar Shells, ca l'illed, ill tbe Open - SJ'PPl' lo. lJ(). Plan ot Test bas been revised and submitted to Chiet, (S,JPIJl lJo. 66) Proving Ground Secticn, Dnelopaent Branch, tar approval. c. Static Teat ot '1110 (146) Bomb, GA J'Ulad, in the Open, SJPPr Bo. 137. Pl.an ot Teet baa been revised and submitted to Chiet, Proring Ground aeattm,Dnelopmnt Branch, tar app.oon.l. d. St.a.tic Test ot Nine German 105 m Shella, GA Filled, in the Open, SJPP.r Ro. ]38. Plan ot Teat baa been revised and submitted to Chief', Prorizlg Ground Secticn, Dnelopaent Branch, tar approval. •. Static Teat ot Sinele German 15 ca Rocket, Gl J'illed, am ot Kine German 15 ca Rockets in Open, SJPPr No. 140. Plan ot Teat baa been revised and eubld. tted to Chief', Prm.ng Ground Section, Development Branch, far approval. t. Static Teat ot Hine Genan 105 - Shella, GA Flllad, in Area COftred b,r Veptation, 8.1PP1' Ro. 1'2. . Plan ot Teat baa been reviaed and aubmitted to.Chief', Proving Ground Secticc, Dneloi-nt Branch, tar aPJ:rcwal.. · C• Static Test at Germn 15 ca Rocket, Gl J'llled, in A.rea Covered b,y Vegetatim, SJPP'.l' Bo. 144. Plan ot Teat baa been rev1aed and aubm1tted to Chief', Proving Ground Sectim, Dneloi:-nt Branch, tor approval. h. Static Teat ot Bille 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar Shella, GA Pille4, in Area C0981"8d 'bT Ve .. tat.1.m, SJPPT Ito. '147. Plan ot Teat baa been revised and auhldtte4 to Obie!, Proring Ground Secticn, Dnelopmnt Branch, tar appr"oval. 1. Single 125 Pound Chemical Bomb T)B2, Gl Filled, rlth .35:1 Sm-et.et- Ratio, Dropped in Open, SJPP1' Bo. 150. Plan ot Teat sabm:ltted to Chi.et', ProrlJlg Ground SectiC11, Dneloi-nt Branch, tar apiroval• j. Static 'l'est in Area Covered bT Vegetation ot a Single 125 Pound Chemical Bcmb T312, GA Filled, with a 35:1 Bu:reter Ratio, SJPPT lo. 152. Plan or THt. submitted to Chid, PrelriJlg tiround Sectim, DenlopMnt Branch, fOI:' approval. ·- .. n·~ 5£$.:,~,~ . ~ ~-: \ =:: ·, . EU -z~. ""~'•en .- -''1C'jSS\f1 -.-.",•. ·- - ·;.r:~~fSJll~>.,'~ ,:>;t;;·:- ! 1 t ?•>_,_ rto• (SJPPlt Ho. 66) k. Sinele 125 Pound Cbelld.cal Bomb, TJ'E2, GA Filled, with JS:l Burster Ratio, Dropped in an Area Covered by Vegetation, S.TPPT No. 15.3. Plan of Test submitted to Chiet, Proving Ground Section·, Development Branch, for approval. 1. Location ot Entrances to Gaeiroot Shelters in Relation to Prevailing Wind, SJPPl' lfo. 102A. (1) Plan of Test rewritten and aubadtted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. (2) Plam tar the sbel ter have been drawn and construction will begin earl;y in ,lpril. 11. Static Test in the Open ot a Single E23 Smoke Pot, GA 1'1lled, s.TPP'l' No. 166. Plan of Test eubllitt.ed t.o Chiet, Proving Ground Secticn, Developmmt Branch, tor appr0'18l. n. Static Teat in Area Covered b)r Ve19tation ot a Single !23 Smoke Pot, Filled GA, SJPP'l' Ro. 167. Plan ot Test submitted to Chief, Proving Ground'. Sectico, Develoi-ent Branch, tor apiroval. o. Static Teat in the Open of a Single E23 Smoke Pot, Filled GA, cm Water wi.th Cblhare W:lnd, SJPPr Bo. 168. Plan ot Test submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Developaent Branch, f'or approval. p. ~ic Teet in the Open ot a Single E2J Smote Pot, Filled BD, SJPPr No. 176. Plan of Test subllitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, tor aJ>Jronl. q. Static Test in the Open ot a Single E23 Smoke Pot, Filled m, SJPPT 10. rn. Plan ot Test submitted to Chiet, Proving Ground Sectim, I>evelopant Branch, tor approval. _==-==. -~~::;:A:;::N.;C::;;J~~k[~'.t.~~I~~~=-. U~CIJ\SSIFIED 3 f t'-f/ !). t-/J I<./- Smoke Pot, Plan of Test submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. s. Static Test in the Open of a Single E2J Smoke Pot, Filled HQ, SJPPT No. 179. Plan of Test submitted to Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, for approval. 3. PROORESS OF TF.STS a. A complete list of tests scheduled for San Jose Project together with current status is included as Appendix B • . 4. CONSTRUCTION a. Necessary construction to accommodate test animals on Water Island is very near completion. Approximately 1050 feet of fencing has been strung to furnish separate corrals for fresh and con- taminated goats. Total area for both fresh and contaminaed goats approximates two acres. b. Sixteen eight by twelve foot pigeon cages, each containing eight roosts are being constructed which when completed will accommodate approximately 2,000 pigeons. c. An entire building is being rat-proofed to provide feed storage space for the test animals. 5. METEOROLOOY a. Weather summary for the month of March 1949 is included as Appendix A. b.· -There was unusually heavy rainfall on 22 March with l.35 inches, 28 March with 1.23 inches, 29 March with 1.38 inches, and 30 March with 2.05 inches. - 6.. .- :PE!!SOONEL . . \,I~- . ·t.· a. Colonel Lowell A. llllott departed 4 March 1:94"9 for 4 (SJPPR No. 66) -return to Zone of Interior. A formal farewell ceremony was held in his honor on 2 March 1949, all personnel this project attending. b. Colonel Paul R. Smith assumed command this project on 4 March 1949. APPROVED: . /,,..·;, ./ / ; . ;' ·,:-r~ -~,,,,(. t&- ;/' {_ . .£-"t/-· J .r-- rv . PAUL R. S~.frn( Colonel, CmlC Commanding / ,; ~1 -;.:f ~/.:to.ell~ ~r . -}JAY S. STmICTLWJT ,, Captain, Cml C Deputy Technical Director (SJPPR No. ES1' NO. Tl.TLB 8" &u-veillance of Bcnba, Chemical 125 lb •• T•3• H tilled, Heresite coated and T-S, HD ·tilled not .coated. ·,, • 99 aiz-veillanoe of VIL. Location or !Dtranoea to Ouproof Shelt.-a in Relation to Prevail- ing llinda (WOoded Phase of Cml C Bd. Teat lo• 724) static Test ot llfine 4.2" Chemic&l llortar Shella, GA N.lled, in the Open 132 SUrvelllanoe ot BClllb, Particula.te 4 lb •• E-1 135 SUrveillance 0£ .CK stored in Bcmbe md ·Ton Container•· Under Tropical Ccmditiona. 1!8 Teat with 1170 .Saab, tilled HD, in open end Ua.. area o overed with vegetatio11~. ~tic tired~ with cnllhore and with orr•cre witlds. Teat ot )170 Bomb, filled GA (B46) in .opan are•• ·static fired. 1~8 Teat of German 106 lllll Shell, tilled· GA, atatio fired in open (approx. 9 ahella tired aiDultaneOl.laly). 1.S9 teat .or Genian 105 m shell, filled GA, · ·.f'il'.'ed from gun into open (numb.er or round.a· to be · determined by reaul ta fro• Teat llo. 138. : · · · Tea't of German 15- cm rocket, . t1lled GA, -•tatio fired _in_ .open. (aingle rou.nd alld J11Dlt:iple~ .. 9 '· 8TA1'US Test Ccmpleted, Report Distributed .. Plan 0£ Test submitted 7 llarch 1949 Plan ot Teat aubmitted 14 llarch 1949 - . Test Completed, Report Distributed. Awaiting Material Teat Completed, Repcrt DiatriWted. Test e.ompleted~ Report Distributed Plan ot Test submitted 14 ltarch 1949 Awaiting complet.ion .ot Test No. 1)8 · · Plan ot Test submitted 14~h1~9 tired eiDul taneousl7") . .. -=z=~:':;::.:;Yjti~WIN=-g :~·[il!~li9;;;;•. : •·;;:;it:;;:·_ ~ss;fiEO . N tf ~1</ (SJPFR .Ro. 66, App B) TITLZ Test ot German 15 om rocket, filled GJ.. fired into ope trom trca lawioher (zmmber to be de- tend..ned t'Mm result's ot Bo. 140) 142 Test ot Germail 105 .JllD shell, tilled GAi .-tatio tired in -area oov,recl by vegetation (approx. 9 ahell•.J.'ired.•~ltaneou•ly) 'test of German 105 m shell, filled GA, f'ired trotl gun .in area covered· liy .vegetation; 144 Te.-t ot German 15 cm rocket, fillecl GA, static fired in area o•v~ed by vega1:ation. UT .. fest of German 15 om rooke1: tilled ca.' fired ui area co~ed b7 ·vegetation · (mma'bar to be de- termined trcm reaulil• ct Bo. UO) Ta~· ot' 4.2• chamioal mortar ~ell, tilled GJ., tired· into open arft. (mmber to be detenained trm ·!'aault• ot Tut Bo. 130) •.. ·te~ ·of 4.2• chemical mortar ahall# !ill.ec1 ·GA. fired .1;atioally in covered area (Dine to be tired •1alltane011aly). Test ot 4.2• oh·am1oal aortar ahell, tilled CU.. fired into area covered by vegetation -{number to be determined trcm re8ult• of :io. 147.)· -.. Teet ·ot llJ3jJ,, •FAY ~. ·tilled Wltb.iokeed .ca in open tram lowr altitude. Plan ot Teat submitted 15 March 1949 Awai ting material Plan c4 Test Submit~ 21. Jlarch 1949 Awai ting completim or Test Mo. 140 · Awaiting com.pl.etioli ot Test lo. ·130· , Plan of.Test submitted . ~ March 1949 Awaiting ccillpletiCll ot Test No. 147 ·Pl.an ot Test sUbmitted ,28 March 194 9 ... - ":"i:; ~ • \<.,. .... ..,·~;--~~ '-'.o::;.',.' 159 Plan. ot Teat. submitted .. 28 .llarch .1949 ,. ~ ·~ :···· .. :·,"' ... -- . Plan ot Teat submitted 28 llarch 1949 Awai thg. c~etion· ~t Edpirood tests . A•aiting compl.etim·i,r · Test Jfo. 155· :. > · Awaiting oomPte~~,~ Edgewood tests Awaiting ccmpleticm ot Teat Ho. 158 ·.ifj ~_._ ... :_ ....... ~.~4~ Test; of 845 oheQ2.ioal bomb, filled GA, modified Ii.a determined by . Sigewoqd te11ia;, dropped ~~ open ·in large ~ber .(number ot clusters to be determined ·t"rcm, i-esulta · ot Test No. ~60) 162 Teat ot modi~ed 1§46 chemical bOmb tired ~tio.U7 in area covered · O, vegetatioJJ {Dino ·'bombs to be ~red aimultaneoualy) · Test of B45 ohemioal bomb. modil'ied aa . determined by Edge- wood· :ta~..,:· ftlitd· ·~ .dft> pped ~ area oCl!lllB 9111 b7 ~tation {nuaber to be determL'"'.1.ed f'rCllll reault11 ot Bdgewood teats) 164 Teat· of J!l6 ohmical bcabi t'.l.lled . GA.·.modif'ied·.· u dei:era1Ded by algewood .teats·. dropped into area c°"'er~ b;y vegetatio~ {mmiber ot oluater• to be detena.ined by ~eaul'ta ·:ot 18$) 18& Teq oi lKS 'chemical bomb with TariOll.a llhaped ohargee, tilled GA., ~pped into open .. in -.11 ~ -{m.aabei- 0) be de11elrmined by B:l~ewood ·1-ll't•). . ~68 Teat ot dngie 123 smoke J>ot. tilled GA. hnotianed atatioally in op.>. OD lailll. . 16? Te~,o~ aingle B23 adce·pot,.: ::: tilled· ca. f\mationed statio&l.ly in area covered by veg~etation• iee r~~t.of' .in,1, 12~ • .e·pot, . '.tilled GA; f\lnotioned 8'-tioally Ol1 1rater with· c1us!1ore wiD!. ··- ~ · ... . ..... .. .•· 169 -· ·--~·- Awaiting completion o£ Test .No. 160 Awaiting completicn of · Edgewood teats· Awaitix.g.completiCll of Edgewood teats Awai t.iDg oompl.eti<m of Teat Bo.. 163 • Plan Qr Test.,ubnd.tted ~ March 1949 Plan ·or Test submitted 21 March.1949 - . Plan of Test submitted 21 llarch 194 9. Awai ting completion of T$St No. 168 ... .I>,':~' ... - ~- ·\.I' v ...,...."'·-"'""--· ......... ---~ Teat_ or·._4~2~ _chemi~al ~ertar .. ll .tUled GB, . .tiied statically in 1he . oP,9D_ (nine.,to _be tired abultaneouely)- ·.: .~. ·-. ;.._·.,.' --" _;;-_"';..;· ..... : :·. ~ ·•· "" ' .. ·fest, o.t.::GZ'!. cheiioCLl mortar shell f'illlK\ GB f'1ied trca m0rtar into ope (number ·to be determ.1.ned f'rOD ,·-.i~·-£rpa :::l:; :15~:: ::·-~=~·tilled GB -~+~: .. ~~~if!~~~· dropped' ·-"'•.ti:.. ·.--· · ... · ..... ,. .. ' ... · ,. 17• ·· Tcist ot 145 'ob.end.oal. bomb • .tilled ' : - GB d..'th ~1.t1ed _bur ctor • .dl'o pped ~- -11 qw.azitity. in open (XIWllbel" U> .. be determined .trcn B:lgewood ,. 11eate) • . · · · 176 T~si o~·siiigie B2:S 8mo1ce.'iJot, .tilled GB~ ·t1motioned a~tio4ll7 in Opell DD lando . . . 178 Teat o.t single B2S m<*:e pot; .tilled BD • .tunotioned atat1oall7 in ope OD land. ID Teat ot single B23 °aabt pot. .till~d Jrf, t\motioned atatioall7 in Opell DD lanilo· 1 ?9 Tes{ o.t aingle BZS -.>lee 'pot, .tUl~ BBS, f\all0t1oned ataticall:y ·in open _on l.ndo . 179 Test o.t single BZS miob pot, filled ~·· f'lmotiODed 1tat1oally in .open oi;i lmdo · . lSO- \ Awaiting compl.et.ion ot . Test Ho .. ~f;i:B:.,';oi(- ~-. Awaiting material , , Awdting compl.eUClll or. Test· No •. 111 :_ Awaiting completion o.t Edgewood teste Awaiting completion ot Edgewood t.etlts Awaiting material Pian ot Teat ~blli.tt.ed .7 larch 1949 Plan o.t Test submitted 10 lilllrch 1949 Plan of Test submitted 10 llarch 1949 Plan o.t Test sublllitted 11.Jlarch 1949 , Awaiting tell't material ~ !.. .•• T~ST NO. (SJPPR No. 66, /1.pp B)c ( ~ : Ci 'Vt~ . ' J -, ; :J~·~ /l~t'~ . : c~-M+r.r 0 "-= . .:,1 1 ...... ,~ .~, .... ,,,, TITLE - -- . 1-~-'ii~l)f Teat. ot Oe.a Caeualty I.it. Treat- meat. -u. 9-244-aoo (Bew lleriaioa) Test Gt Firat Aid Kit. Oe.•• Caaual ty • Item 9-~0 -{BtM' llfrriaion) Teat ot Veterinary ~· Caaua.l ty OuUit •. It. 9-602~ (Bew · Reriaicm) . Operaticmal· Scale Teat with Gerliu ~ HO III Gr Bomba. tlllecl with GA. Teohnical ca:miand Field Test Bo.· 114. Test ot dDgl.e ~ kg Qenla.n; GA tilled bomb· tired statically iD the open UDdar inftraioa or a.-o temperature gro.dict ocmditLona. 186 Ted ot aiagle .250 kg Oermen. GA tilled bomb dropped into open and alao· inw ccwered area under iD...rlioD or aero temperatu" gradien't e~t1cn8 • ·· · A.waiting taat·11Bterial Awai ting teat material ' Awai ting test Mterial Awaiting material Awai Ung mteri&l l APRIL 1%9 THRO'.JGH 30 #.FftII. 1949 COPr:KO. -1 . __, Jt1x- ot1-oro1-ols- p~ I b-f lrf 2on NO. 1 2 3 4 ' .. 6 ?-8 9 - l3 14 lS 16 .. 17 18 19 .. 23 27 28 29 - 31 lm Cid.et, Chemical Carps Ch1et, Raeearch and lngineering Division CX:Cal.C, l:rfrr.1" CheJl:lcal Center, lld. Chiet~ Proring GrCNml Section, Dnelopmnt Branch, Resevcb and Bngtneerhg Diviaion, OOClllC, Arrq Chlld.cal Center, Md. · Secretat7, ReHVCh Council, CCCml.C, Bldg. 330, Arw CbeJDioal Center, 114. · CO!D!lllncUnc otnoer, C.l q Technical c,._.Ni, ArlilY Cb1t1d.oal Center, lld. Chief, lltd.ical· I>ivifian, lr1'f Cbeld.oal Center, lld. Tec1=1.cal. Director, Calllp J>etrick, Frederick, ild. P:ree1dent., Clll. C Board, .tnv' Cbeld.cal Center, lld. C,._ndina Ottiaer, Bdpwood Proving G:-ound, Army Cbellioal Center• Jld. IMearc!l a:nd ~ Bovd, Teohn1cal Betwence Bt-azich, Document Sectim, Jlooll 31D-641, •Ucmal. llUituy latahliah- amt, Waabingtcm 25, D. c. llilltary Applicaticu J>iYieion, tr. s. Atomlc Bbel'B)T C~aion, 1901 Ocmati:tutian A"Y9DU9, 1'.W., Wa•bilJgtcc, D. C., Attentiau Chemical Otticer Mr. R. 11.ngan, British CW Bepre .. ntaUve, BriUeh .Toint Services lliadcn, Boom. 47S, 178S llaaaacbuaett.11 An., ll.W., WuhiJ:Jgtcn, D. C.(Tbnu Chiet, )tes I: Eng D1T., Anl¥ Cbemic-3. Center, lie!.) Canadian Teobnical JlepreHntaUve, Anv Cbelld.oal Center, Ila. (Tbnu Chiet, Ree & Eng DiT., AnlT Cbemcal Center, lld.) Bri ti.ah I.Wson otnoer, Ar-., Obeid.cal ~nter, lid. ('l'bnu Chief, Rea & Ing DiT., 1?'llT Cbeld.cal Center, Md.) s.JP Technical t1le1 li c- •. "t\CAN!LJ E-i~tiE·D--·- . 11uCl.ASSli 3 Ufli I rlf' HEADQUARTERS, sD s s f!t& 1 '* : · 0 ott"ice ot the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Islands CMI.TD 2 1(97 1949 SUBJECT: San Joae Project Progreas Report No. 67 Period 1 April 1949 through .30 April 1949 TOi Chief', Cbellieal. Corps Depa.t'tment ot tbe Anny ll'lshfng'ta:l 25, D. C. 4.';t&ntions P?-oject Coardinetir:n Cour_i:c.~-ee ti.. Single 125 Pound Chemical Bomb T3!i'2? GA FU.led, with )':l. Burst.er Ratio, Dropped in Open - ::;...7l'i1T. if.:.. :1-50. b. Static Test in Area C~ b7 V.l~~ti"L o! a Single L'?5 Pound Cheaical Bomb T~, Cl-Ji ~ o•'.::- w:'tb a 35:1 Burster Ratte - SJPPr llo .... ~2. Plan ot test subllrl.ttP.d to~ a~~!.l ;.:~ lie.T'~b 1949. . . c. Single 125 Pound Chemical Bomb1 r?E.2> JA. ::!'illl!e., witb J~:l !urater Ra-MD• .D.rnppP.d :'n !'.D Area .J""8red b;r Vegetation - SJPPl' Bo. 15). Plan ot teat submitted 28 llarcb 1949. ==~~-=~ u~c· i'SS'FIED. ---CAMC[LLEO-=-=- RI.ft i a. Location of Entrances to Gasproof' Shelters in Relation to Prevailing Wind - SJPPl' No. l02A. (l) Work was begun on the shelter to be used in this test on 13 April 1949. (2) Streamers to be used arrived on 'Z'f April 1949. (3) Construction completed 29 April 1949. (4) Preliminary testing wil~ begin on or about 2 May 1949. b• Work on the tests listed below has been delayed pending the arrival of munitions, test animals, or both: (1) Static Test of Nine 4.2" Chemical Morta~hells, GA Filled, in the Open - SJPPT N.o. l.30. Plan of test approved w:ith changes 29 April 1949. (2) Static Test or lK"/O (E46) Bomb, GA Filled, in the Open SJPPT No. 137. Plan of' test approved, with changes 18 April 1949. (3) Test of German 105 mm Shell, GA Filled, Static Fired in Open - SJPPT No. 138. Plan or test approved, with changes 29 April 1949. (4) Test of' German 15 cm Rocket, GA Filled, Static Fired in Open (Single round and multiple, 9 fired simultane- ously). Plan of test approved, with changes 2~ April 1949. (5) Static Test of Nine German 105 mm Shells, GA Filled, in Area Covered by Vegetation - SJPPT No. 142. -Plan of' test approved, with changes -25 April 1949 (6) Static Test of German 15 cm Rocket, GA Filled, in Area Covered by Vegetation - SJPPr No. 144. Plan of test approved, with changes 25 April 1949. --. 6 l tfC Ell ED ?·: - llClASSlflED SZli.r., .... ,..,..·-·· . -· ·- --· -·----· (S.TPPR lo. 67} (7) Static Teat ot line 4.2 Inch Chemical Mortar Shella, GA 1:Uled, in Area Covered by Vept.aticn - SJPP'l' Bo. U.7. nan ot teat approved, with changes 25 April 1949. (8) Static Teat in Open ot SiQgle B2.3 Smoke Pot, GA Filled - SJPPT lo. 166. · Plan ot test apP'oved, with changes 22 April 1949. (9) Static Teet in Area Covered by Veget.aticm ot a Sin(de E23 Smoke Pot, GA P:Uled - SJPPl' Bo. 167 • Plan ot teat approved, with changes 22 ~il 1949. (10) Static Test. in the OJ1J8 ot a Single B2.3 Smoke Pot, GA J'llled - SJPPr Ho. 168. Plan ot teat •J>IS'O¥ed, with changes 22 April 1949. (11) Static Teat in t.be Open oi a Singl.e ~3 Smoke Pot, BD Fil.led - SJm 5o. 176. Pl.an ot teat appiovad, with cbanpa 25 Ap-il 1()49. (12) Static Teat in tJae Open ot a Single E23 Smoke Pot, BT J'Ulecl - SJPPT lo. 17'1. Plan ot teat approved, with changes 25 April lW.9. (13) S.tatic Teat in the Open ot a Single Ei.3 Smoke Pot, Bl) :rilled - SJPPr Bo. 178. Plan ot teat appi-oved, with changes 25 April 194,9. (14) Static Test in tM Open ot a Single E2J SIDOke Pot, BQ Fille4 - SJPPr Bo. 179. Plan ot teat approved, with challges 25 April 1949 (15) SuneUJance ot ~Cl in 1170, M78 and 1179 Bomba • SJPP'l' Bo. 135. a. Cbservance ot Anv Da,- by the San Jase Project was ccaducted in two aeperate pbaaea: {l) '!'be ti.rat phase waa held on the bue and coziaisted ot a conducted tour ot 1"ac1lit1H and a delllOll&tration ot ·materiel . on lfater Ial.aild. A groap ot approdmateq 3S local dignitaries wre 1n attendance. Allang the gr011p were Honorable Marris F. deCaatro, Acting Govemcr; Honorable Benan JC. Moore, .Judge ot the District Com'tJ Bcnorable Walter I. M. Hodge, Chairman ot the Legislative .&aaelllbJ..T; mmbers ot local legis- lative bodies am JrO'd!Mmt local busineaa•n. (2) The aeccmd JUN oCD81ated ot an exhibit in Rooeevelt Park,. Charlotte A•lse. ot Cbald.aal Corpe •teriel 1n wse at the San Joee Project. Such ite• aa cbsm:lcal amiticma• special vehicles and pi'Otective eqaipmnt wre teaturea. 'l'be exh1bit ... held fraa nine in tb8 mrm.nc until tour in the afternoon am waa open to the piblio. An eatimted titteen hwldred peracme witneued the exhibit. S. PROORISS '6 'l'l:S!S a. A coaplete list ~ teats scheduled tar San .roee Project., together with cunent status ia included aa Apperidix B. 6. CCllS1'ROCTICll a. lleceu&r7 ccmt.ructicm as oatlined in SJ'Pl!l lo. 66 ot accomodaticcs tor teat animals baa been completed. MftECllCLOO? a. We~tber llWlmB1'7 tor the month ~April 1949 i• included aa Appendix A. 8. TlW!tDG a. Gu mak drill am gas chamber ezerc111& was conducted tor approximatal.7 forty (40) enllated mn on 20 April 1949 (SJPPR No. 67) 9. PERS<Jm!L a. Captain Donald D. Dannenberg, Cml c, reported ror duty and was assigned duties as Chier or Photographic and lleteorological Secticms, vice Captain Luke H. West, who is scheduled ror rotation early in Jla.y'. 10. VISIT<:mS a. During the period covered b;y this report, the rolloring personB viaited the Project: 27 April 1949 -=- Jlessrs. Clark and Chapman, t'rom the Panallll!l Bistrict Engineer Ottice, arrived in ccmnectiai with Technical cmstructicm matters. 5 ~i· J:~J~ ~ '<!~ STCCIHARDT Captain, Cml C Deputy Technical Director APPR!DIX B ~QF'J:ESTS 99 .. l3Q ll55 l!G lJI 139 140 ? OAN,ct L_ Lt o.;;:::JJftiifSSIRm PROGR~S ~~·T~S; ~:~E-~&Tl!&T. . - ·-··0:~·:- T.trLB &m"Teillanoe ot Bi:aba. Chemioal 125 lb.~ T~s. B filled, Heredte coated and r-s. HD tilled uot ~oatech - • . ·~· I 9.lrveµ1~we!' VXI.• Looation ot Etitranoea to Oaaproot Shelter1 in Relation to Prevail_. il2g l11Dd 1 (WOoded. Phaae ot Cml C Bch Test !lo. 724) statio Teat ot line 4.2• Cheinioal Mortar Shella, G.l- filled, 111 the Oi>en SirTeillance ct.Bomb, Particulate ,:::;. ..... ....._ ......... ........ - -~ .STAXUS Current., lODg-range eampllng. Tel'!' Ccapleted. Report Diatrimted. Plan of Test submitted 7 Jlar 49. Plan ot Test. appE'oved, with changes, 29 .lp-U 49 4 lb., 8-l Teat Completed. Repcrt Diatri butede surveillanoe ot Cit stored in Bemlie and TOil Container• Ullder Tropi~al Caalit1cma. Teet with Jf70 lkllb, tilled BD, 111 open end in area covered with ngetat1011. static tired, with cmmc:ire and wi..th o£faA.cr. wiDda. Teat of 1170 Bomb, tilled <a (1"6) 111 opmi area, atatic til"ed, Teat .of Gel"JllBD 105 - Shell, t'llled ca. at&tio tired in open {ap~ ... 9 ...-.u. t'lred · aiaaltaneoualy) • .·.· .. -.·, ,. .... Teat ot German 105 m shell, tlllitd ca. t'i.red trora ~ into open (DUJl!ber o.t roUnd1 to be determined by reaul ta from Teat Bo. use. · · l In progress - awaiting material Teirt. Ccapleted• Re pert Dinribl.11-ed. Pl.an- ot. Te4-t &.PF<mild wi.th changes, 18 April 49 Plan d Tea.t &PJIE'oved, with · cbaages, 29 A.J:rll 1949 Awai ting completicm ot Teat No. l.38 Pl.an ot Test ai'PrC:rnc!, ,;1th changes, 29 AJrl.l 49 ·--- nsr NO. TITLi Test -ot Genlan 15 :cm.· rocket., tilled ca. fired into open traa trca launcher (~ to be de- teMDined :f'ram resulti. oi No. 140) .Teat ot German 105 .1:1111 shell, tilled GA, .tatio .fired in area 009'ered by ngetation (approx. '9 shells t',i+ed aimultaneoualy) , . "' • T ' 1'3 Teat o.f German 105. llll shell, tilled ~. !'ired :f'rom gun in area covered bx vegetation. 144 Teat ot Oenull 15 cm roeket, tilled GA, ataUo t'!r~d in area c•vered by ~egetation. Test ot German 15 om ro0ket, tilled GA., nred in area OOffl"ed by vegetation (~ber to.be de- termined trca reaul•• ot :so. uo) 146 Test ot 4.2• oh.teal mortar · abell, tilled GA, tired into open area (number 'tO be de:t;9na!ned frOll!l reaulta ot' Test 11o. 130), , 141 fest ·or 4..2•· oh.Uoai mcrtar shell, _f'illed.G.\,·t1red Statically in oo...-ed area· {nine to be tired aiall timeoualy). l48 .i'eat ot 4.2• .cheinioal. mortar abell, ·tilled GA, 11.J'ed into area o~vere;d by vege~tion (DWDber to be determined tram rewlta at JJo. ~;41~·:··... . ·.,. . .. : 149 feat at' ia3~ spray ~. tUled ~thioJcced GA in open :f'rcn low altitude. · · · · • Awaiting completicn ot Test Bo. l40 Plan ot Test apprond with changes, 2S April 49. · Plan ot Test approved with changes, 25 April·~ ' l'l.e" ot '!'eat apprmed ritb changes, 25 April 4~· Awaiting completion ot !fest Jib. 147. Awaiting material TEST NO. TITLE 152 Test of single 125 lb. chemical Plan of Test subiiiit"t;d 28 Mar 49. bomb. T3E2. filled GA. • .14th .. 35~1 • ~"·- ~ __ ,,...:: __ -__.,~ ....... ..-·· 1 burster ratio, fired statically in . .---· -- a.r'ea covered by vegetation. Test of 125 lb. chemical bomb, T3E2• filled GA with 3Ssl burster _rat_io. dropped ,singly in covered area. · • - lS4 -Test of 125. lb chemical bombr T3E2 filled GA.--with 3511 burster ratio dr-opped-in.?1111ltiple into covered area. (number to be determined from results of Teat No. 153} · Test of 125 lb T3 bomb, filled GA, with burster modified as determined by .Qigewood tests. dropped singly into the open. 156 Test of 125 lb. T3 bomb. filled GA with modified burster dropped in multiple into opon (number to be determined from resul.ts of No. 155) Test of .single 125 lb. T3 boml?, filled GA with modified b.lrster fired statioally'in area cover8d with vegetation. 158 T&at of 125 lb. T3 bomb, tilled GA with burster modified as deter,.. mined by :aigewood testa. dropped lingly into covered area. 159 Teat of 125 lb.. T3 bomb,· filled GA with modified burster dropped. in lllllltiple into covered area (number to be determined from results or Test No.. 158) · 160 Test of !'15 chemical bomb iaoditied as determined by -D:lgewood · teats1 tilled GA. dropped. iD open in. j· : . • small number (nw:iber to be ~eter­ miJl~ _by algewood .tests..).<-: ... : ~·· _, -• •a -.• • •• --:,·•·-·-···a"- - •..-!!. ;. ~- ••• • • -• Plan of' Test submitted 28 Mar 49. Awaiting completion 0£ Test No. 153. ·AwaitL~g ~ompletion 0£ Edgewood tests. Awaiting .completion 0£ Te~t No. 155. Awaiting complet~on of Edgewood tests. Awaiting completion 0£ Edgewood tests. Awaiting completion of Test No. 158. Awaiting completion of Edgewood tests. - _..,.._... ~ __ , __ -- -....... .. ._.. . ,_. , .:.-- =~ TEST. BO.· TlTLB _;.-.- .· :: STA!US Test' of 1145 ohemioal b~:.:B~i~ 0 jJ,,'A{; ~~e~ea5r TeSt No. l.6o. GA.. modlf'ied as deteZ'.lllined b;y :::::::::=:::::::::::;rf:;J~~~-; Bigawood tests. dropped into open. - in.large number (numbe1• of oluaters to be determined t,'om re sul te . ot . · Tut Bo. 160) 162 Test of modified .8'5 chemical bomb tired etatioally in area OOTS"ed by vegetation . {nine bombs to be tired aia.1.1 tabeoual7) . . Test of JM5 chemical bomb, modified f18 determined ,by Bdg- wood teats, filled GA• dropped in arH. ooTered by v.tgetation (mmbw. ilo _be.;.~ hClll re81ll1'a ~ lldgeWood teata) · Teat of 846 ohemioal ba:ib, t1lled GA, aodified aa determined b;y -.Wood ·tena • dropped ;iirio area covered by vegetation (number ot cluster• to be cletermined·by reeulta o~ 163) -· !est ~ 1&15 oheadoal ·bclmb with .varima Shaped ·ahargee, t1lled ca. dropped into open in maall Dumber (DWllber to ·be determined by 9S,S~ ·teata). Test ot 1ingle ·1:23 make pot, t1118!1 GA • .tunotimed atatioal.ly in open on land,_ · 167 Test .of' single 123 •cite pot, : tilled· cu.;·· functioned 8tiitio&lly hi ~- ()oTered by. vegetatien. 168 Teat of iJingl.e 8'23 SDalce pot, . tilled .GA, ·tunotioned 1tatically on wa1*' w11:h on9h0re wbr:f•· ....... ::°'"'#-1_· • ·· .... _ 16~ Awai ting completic:m ot !dgewocd tests. Awaiting completic:m ot Edgewood tests. ...... "."- Pldt.!.o.J C'lr.lpletian uf Teat N.J. ~63. maitir..g completion of Edgewood tast.s. P" ...an ot Te3t a~ond with changes, 22 I.Fil 49. P:tm of'. Test 4 ppt".:.-ved with ~bangea, C.Z April 4i•. . · Pla.n ot T9st appt'ovad with changes, .22 April 49. Awaiting ccmpletiac of Test Ro. 168 TESI' NO,. Mil tiple teat ot ]f23 aoJce pot, filled Git.. dropped i'ran airplane, with onmore wind -to •imulate smoke. (Jfumbar to be determined tram results of Toat No. 168). ln Teat of 4.2• ohemioal mortar shall tilled cm. tired statically in the open (nine to be t'ired lliJmul tnneously) 172 Teat ot 4~2· ohemioal mortar aholl tilled GB tired trom mortar into ope (number to be determined troo reaul ta ot l'eat So. 171) • .- 173 Teat ot 125 lb. TS bomb~ t1.lled GB 111 tb aoditied bUrll'ter ."' J~oi>Ped , · . singly in open. _ Teat ot 845 chemical bomb. filha GB with moditied burster. dropped in llllal.l quantity in open _(number to be de'bermiDed trom lll:igewood ~Sta) •. 175 T.eat ~:·ot single aa miioke pot• filled GB, tunotioned .atatioally in open on land. -- , · ·· -176 !est ot ~iDCi·· B23 . •ake pot tilled BD, _tmaOtioDed natio~ly in QJ*l OJl land., , • · l 7"i teat ·~t •lilcie . 123 a<*e pot. · tilled Br, f\motioned atatioally pi .open on land. 178_,:_r .. t ot_ single_ 123. smoke pot, ·".tilled BH3, .~ti?ned statically _ : _in open ~ _ lllDd • . · · . ti Awaiting material. Awaiting completicn of Test Ho. 171. Awaiti~ compll'ltipD <"! rerwood tests. ---·--- -.. ~-~----~. Plan ~ Tdat a1:pra~ with' changes, 25· April 49. . . I . Plan o~ 'l:l1tt ti.ppt>t'VIK v!th cilanges, ~s ~Fil 41 . . -. ~.; . ~·- P1.&o ol 'laot "'!~pr~ with C:h&nges, ..... : -- ;~ .. t' 25 Aprl.l 4~ • . . · . - . ~;L--; - ...,;~ oi-4..:.' -- ·- TBS? llOe TlTLB 'feat. ot :Gas Caaualty Xit, TJ'ea~ men:t• Item 9-244-800 (Hew Rettaian) .- ·Awai~· ~st matAtrlal • . / Teat ot Fii-at Aid Kit, Ga•, Caiiu&l ty • Ite 9-206-710 (Hew Revilioa) Teat ot Veterinary Gas Ca.aual ty O\lt~ t, It• 9-602-680. (Bew aevtltoa) · , . · Operational $cale Test with . ,,,. GermiLD KO 260 III Gr Bomba. filled with GA. Teoh;iioal C allD&Dd Field Teat .J'o. 114. _., 85 !Ht ot aiDgle ·250 kg Oerl!IDn, Gl tiUecl bomb .fired etatioally in · the open ••r .inversici:i: or· aero temperature gradient aorid1 ti.ona. Teat ot single ~50 kg German, GA tilled bomb dropped into open and also into oe>Tered area. wider iDTeraion er 'aero tempel'atUre gradieat ocindi t.1 c:ma. - .,. . ~-· .,-r-:· ~- ·,• '· . Awaiting teat material. Awaiting test netei'ial.. Awai ting material ..,. . .,.- ·. ·.-- . • . • .-~ r"\ ,l':::,·;->' \ ·~ "CAl'f,C~l.L£D!i~ 'bslfim APPENDll r. StJRVEIILANCE O't AGlS OK Ilf V70, V78 AND 'Jl79 BCllBS TisT NO. 135 R1!$JLTS TO DATE c AN C,.ELLE D ~ _· UNCLASSIFIED fµ! 15&6;I' (SJPPB Ho. 67, App. C)) - - _.,. _, ---= -~ ,_, - -· '·· ·~ :::.; Surveillance ot Aged CK in lr70, Jt7S and Jrl9 Bombs, Teat No. l3S Results To Date Attar obtaining a trial saaple on 2 December 1948, actual aupling W:)l'k in connection with thia test waa begun on 6 .December 1948. Results c! these and aubaeqtmlt supli.ngs appear below. m_Bc-mbs On the toll.owing bombs, the valve was cloMed to the extent that no samples could be obtaiae4 and no pressure recorQeda Lot !fuiaber 183 183 •J.83 222 Date P'illed Aug-44 AQC-44 Aug-44 Sept-44 The valves in the above bombs wre changed and a asaple was ob- tained t'roa Beal> #lS, Lot No. 222, the result• being ah:iwn in the table which fol.lolls. Howenr, still no aaapla or redo:rdable preaeure could be obtained troa Bombs 14, 7, and 17, Lot llo. 183. Tapping these bcmba in- dicated that the cant.em.a were largeq aolida. The bcmbs we1"8 wei&bad, •ented and weiped once apin; and t.b8 tolJ..ow:lnc results were obtainech (PreHure wu taken when bollbe -re tapped) Date 13 Dec 48 13 Dec 1,8 13 Dec 48 Lot Bo. 183 183 183 BQlllb No. l4 7 17 Date Fllled Aus-41t- Aug-44 Aug-44 Abs. Presa. SS lbs. 50 lbs. SO lbs. '1'otal. Non-.olatile Rea. 99.1$ 98.8' 99.1$ One other bomb reaained 1Jl Lot Mllllber 18). Thia bollb was sampled three times due to it.a high acidit7 ~1tent and the toll.owing result.a ob- tainech Abe. ~ f. Soluble Bon- Date Lot Bo. Bomb No. Date Filled Pressure Ac!.d1t7 volat.Ue Res. 7 Dec 48 J.83 lO Aug-44 40 .4~9 6.10 13 Dec 48 183 10 Aug-44 39 .5)8 9.10 ~~ Dec 48 183 lO Aua-1.4 41 .668 8.62 ho additional saaples were taken from t.hia bolllb on 31 Karch 1949 with the ton.om.,. result.at Abe. • ' Soluble Date Lot Jfo. Beal:> Bo. Pressure Aci.d1.t7 Jfon-YOlatlle Residua 31 Jla;..• 49 183 lD 41 .75 . 19.9' Jl. llar 49 18' lO u .ss 19.25 "<'\ ,i-;~tEL:~E.~ 1 _:IJ.~ (SJPPR No. 67t App. t} '• . .. Other M78 Bombs Aba. % % Soluble Non- Date Lot No. Bomb No. Date Filled Pressure Acidity YOlatile Residue 6 Dec U 206 29 Aug-44 39 .ms .258 6 Dec 48 206 " Aug-44 39 .103 .237 6 Dec 49 206 12 Aug-1+4 39 .099 .225 6 J>cc 48 206 27 Septl-44 39 .103 .329 b ·J>be 48 206 19 Aug-44 39 .091 .173 6 !lee 1.2 21)6 32 4ug-44 37 .lOS .263 7 DAc /i8 206 5 Aug-44 71 .087 .312 7 Dec l,8 21)6 8 Aug-44 38 .09S .2ss ? Dec 48 ~ 2l Aug-44 4l .w .220 'l Dec /$ 2ob :?2 Aug-44 .;39. .OIJ'l .243 '/ 'l)ec u ~ n Aug-44 39. ·.un .n 7 I>f,c 48 !?o6 34 Aug-44 40 .()92 .l.83 7 Dec .48 206 13 Aug-44 .39 .108 .244 7 Dec 48 ~ 23 Aug-44 42 .O'I/>_ .176 2 Dec 48 2UI 24 Aug-44 42 .l.lib .2169 b Dec 48 207 31 Aug-44 42 .239 .540 ·7 Dec 48 207 28 Aug-44 40 .112 .288 ·7 Dec 48 207 25 Aug-44 39 .122 .251 7 Dec 48 207 2 Aug-44 .39 .120 .220 7 Dec 48 2ff1 20 Aug-44 42 .112 .270 7 Dec 48 222 '2h Sept-44 'J'I .057 ~233 7.Dec 48 222 9 'iept-44 38 .rn6 .w 14 Dec 48 222 15 Sept-44 31 .099 .421 7 Dec 48 224 3 Sept-44 36 .109 .246 7 Dec 48 224 l Sept-44 J8 .076 .207 6 Dec 48 None l3A Aug-44 43 .101 .268 7 Dec 48 !lone 6 Aug-44 36 .]J8 .267 7 Dec 48 None 4 Aug-44 Y1 ,rn'J .275 ':"Dec 48 Nace 18 Aug-44 37 .oes .280 Jf79 Bomb• On tba tollowd.Dg bombs, the nln was clogged to the extent that no samples could be ~ed and no F•asure recordedt Date Filled June-44 June-44 Bov-44 :tie valves in the aboYe bombe waN changed and aamplee wre ob- ~ai 'l"~ J ":.!Je rasult.a being shown in the table which tollOllS. It is be- 11.ueci tl·.at these balllbe •1' ~ SClll8 U. have been etored with U. nlve d·':llr.1 c.1'115i!lg aollc!a to aettle in the Yabe. Result. obtUned ~ollow: 03te 7 lite 48 7 D9C 48 ? 1>1tn 48 16 De~ 48 1.6.Deo 4'3 . Aha. S S Solubls lfon.- :..Ot Re. Be-.!:> Ko. Date Filled Preeeure Acidit.f' voJ.atil.e RaaL1ua 6S 53 June-44 41 .10) . .308 65 S9 Juae-44 41. .083 .172 65 57 Juoe-44 38 .096 .225 65 60 June-44 35 .087 .203 6S · ~6 Jube-44 YI .084 .m SS S.3 41 .35 .)48 .178 Tesparatve readinge were talam at frequent intenale throaghout ND- pling. , ~ *'1.tu•ea obtainecl 1n thia manner ranged fl'Oll 80 to 860P'. lquii-it neceHar)' tor eampling ot 1170 bombe bu not 19t been rece1'99d. Veteerological Dat.a TbB tollcnring data •re obt.&ined inside the suneillance buiid:lng: Vari•• Ki.rWlarn. Mean Vaxj 'IPID Mam '" n:i •• T~ture Tempe:atare T_,,el'ature Temperature Dec 48 ?rh 86°F 76"F .Tan 49 87 6.3 82 65 Feb 49 ti 66 sr. 68 i!U' 49 88 6S 82 69 J SAll JOSE PROJ:scT i'RO~S R:sPORT mn.mm sa l l!!.Y 1949 THROUGH 31 UAY 1949 San Jose Pr"jeot Teohnioal Statt copt llO. ~ ·----- - - :4:.ie: . . . , • ;n ,ya_!(- ot/0901- oL/-& (f tJJ?:f I &---t I )- CJJLTD 5 June 1949 SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progress Report llo. 68 Period l Hay 1949 thl"ough 31 Hay 1949 :·.,, Chief• Chemical Corpa Departr:lcit of the J.rmy ilo.ahington 25. D. C. Attention: Project Co1rdination COllllllitt.ee l. Sf.A.TU~ OF REPOR'U Uo report diatributed during the pel"~od ooTered by thia report 2. PROGRESS OF T3S1'S WRUIG THB ll<llTH OF HAY Single 125 Pound Che£11oal Bocb. T332. GA Filled. with S5el airater Ratio, Dropped in Open - SJPPT ?lo. 150. Plan of toat approved with oballgea, 9 iUay 1949. be static Test in .Area Cov_J!l'.ed .• W ~etation of a Single 125 POUD!i Ch&oal Bomb, TIBZ. GA Pilled, wlth Dal airate:- Ratio -- SJPPr 110. 152. Phn ol' teat approved with ohangea. 9 !!;y 194'9-, o. Single 125 Pound Cheaioal Boub, T3B2. G.!. Filled, with 3511 airater Ratio, Dropped in an J.Z"ea c .. -vered by Vegetation - 8JPPf 110. 163. Plm of teat o.pproved rith ohangea, 9 i.iay 1949• .. d. I PertoJ11181lQe o.f test delayed tor a three..:.cia;- period due to further amand.I:lexlte to previously ap:rroved plan 0£ test. Amencments received on 9 Hay 1949 •. Conduot o~ ta.t delayed further by arrival ot ship with goats, straw and .feed. All teohniaal person- nel were \ltilised 1n unloading on. 30 aJJd 31 llay 1949. ~eat cannot be resw:ied until approximately 6 or 1 June 1949. (.31 Approxima.tely ~ o~ the work involved in Phase 1 (!Shelter on upgrade slope in relation to wind) haa been ooapl~. •• ~rk on tests listed below has beon delnyed pending the a.-r.U-"1 rp.t ,D.Ulitions. test animale, o.r.· boths sto.tio Test of Nine 4.2" Chemical llortar Shella ~ F;illecl, in th_e Open - SJPPl' lfo. 130. Sto.tio Tost of 1!10 {~) Bvnb, GA Filled, in the Ope ""::~·Jla:..:.l&J:. Tea-I; of German 105 DEl Shell, GA 1'1lled, Btatio Fir~ 1- Gp.en - SJP.Pl'·lJo ... Jl.St. :-;-. .£' Teat ot Gen:an 15 om Roolcet~ GA Filled, Static Fir eel in Open (Single round &net mu'Itiple.:C '9 .f'ired ell:ul taneo:.usl y) ~ · flJPPT !Jo • 140 St'l.--:•10 Teat of lline German 105 mm 3helle, GA Filled• in ~~ea OOYered ~·.Vegetation - SJ:i.':r-1' Jfo. 142. Statio %.es'to o£ Genum 15 .on .R.ootet. :-.a. ::Fill-1, in Area CoTered by Vegetation - SJ"rrT K·.1, 144. Static Test of Nine 4.2 Inch Chenical ~rtar Shella. GA Filled .. in Area Covered b7 Veg•'-&tion - SJPP! Bo. 141. Single 125 Powid Ch-1.cal Botlb. T3E2, GA Filled, with 35:1 Burster Ratio, Dropped in Open - SJP?T lfo. 150. {s.JPPR No. 68) (9'}: Single 1!25 Pound Chemcal 'Ben.lb, T3~2. GA Filled. with 35 :l Burster Ratio, Drupped in an Area Covered by Vegetation • SJPPr )Jo~ l53. stAtio Teat in Open or Single B23 Sooke Pot, GA Pilled - SJP?l Jk>. 166. Sta.tic Test in Areo. Covered by Vegetation ot o. BiDgle E23 &make Pot, QA. JP!.l'led '- &TPPl' Bo. 167. statio Teat in the Open ot- a' Singh 323 Smoke Pot, G.\ ?illed - SJPPr uo. 168. Sbata. Te-n· in~ -Open ot a 9ingle B23 &note Pot, HD Filled • SJPP1' No• l 76. Sta.tic ,'Utft; U tll.e OpaD ot -a Single E23 &loke Pot, BT Pilled - S."PPr Ho, 177. Static T~ 1D !the-'Opiexr·«>f"- a. Single 823 SCloke Pot, BU~ Filled - S..'f'P?r Jlo. 178~ Sb.~O::Test a.Jr th• Oplll ot· a<Singl..:1 823 Smoke Pot, HQ F:'.lled - 8JFPr Bo• 119 • Goats for U'.:o in future teRts a.rriv~ 30 Hay 1949. The ab.ipt.lolut inc~'.l.ded·,194r~goo.'\• bd:ttn-ae !tids.'io::-n on'!"oute. Goats ,••e t:Jl:lat'eri'ell'~,lbip·to-.beiPge, h~.>·led to Ater Island and transported by truolc f'roti the bar~o ·.;u corrals recently ·oan..truoted tor thil<FP>•••~· : ) 'b. Pigeons tor ainilar uae have nut yet arrived a. .A. coo.plate liat of teata scheduled tor San Jose Project tcgether w.l:th. ~ :data. is included aa Appemiix B. (&TPPR no. 68) 5. Jal' D.iOLOGY &.. Tfeai:her llUISl&ry tor the DOllth ot lfay 1949 ia included aa Appendix A. ~ D!!~~ OF_PJCILITUS a. The Chbt ot ingineere ha.a allotted tis.ooo to the San Jo1e Frojeot tor use in deaigning tuture t'aoilitiea. a. The following pereonnel departed thia Projeot on 12 llay 19'9 tor rotation to Z of I and re&Higrment t Capt&in Jai:iea Jl. Granade Captain Lake R. 'fest Captain Bobert J, .Sor Cllpto.in Al vi11 H. Bowl ea b. lir. George Van Bibber arrived this Projeot· 2 liay 1949, 011 'l'DY of appruxiaately 30 daya in oumiec+.ion with teohnioal a.:>ti'vitie1. Ur. Van Bibber'• d.lty has recently been ez- tecded tor a so-day period by rCU:iugram trom Offio• ~t the Ciliet, Or.ll C. · · a. VISrroRB .. a.. Duz:ing the pet"iod oOY_.ecl by this repo~·t. the following perallll13 'rili.~ed the Projtt:lts 2 ~ 1!>49 9 14-y 1949 Dr. Uortbley, Dept- ot Jt;rmy and Ur. Peake, OCCal 0-~'Yed in oon- neoti1>n with teohn~oal a.,ti'ritie• and departed ..- ''"·Y· Bri&adier General .w-i.u-t,. CG USAR.FAH'f,,. arri'ftld 'i;f;_. one day in- spection or tbh P.:-o~~~. (SJ?PR lfo. 68) 8. VISITORS {oont•d) 18 liay 1949 ....wuriil Barbey. C011DODdant 0 Tenth YaYal ~ict. arrived tor a briet vi-1t to SGll .Jo8e Projeot - departed am:ie duy. . . -{i~.:,,~~,~i Colonel, Cl'llC Cm:amding / APP»m:H B. - !!£allSS OF TE:>"f s ... "' PROGRESS OF TESTS. SAN JOSE PROJ:&:T TEST NO. Trl'LE 89 -surveillance Of Bombs, Chelllical 125 ib.-~ T-3, H filled, Heresite coated and T-3, HD filled not coated~ 99 surveillance of' VKL. L0cation of »itrances to Gasproof Shelters in' Relation to Prevail- ing Winds (Wooded Phase of Cml C Bd. Teat No. 724) 130 static Teat of Nine 4o2" Chemical Mortar Shells. GA filled, in ·the Open surveillance of Bomb> Particulate STATUS Current, long-range slllltpling -Test.Completed, Report Distributed Plon of test o.ppro..-ed With changes, 9 j(ny 1949 Plo.n or test approved rith changes, 29 April 1949. 4 lb.• E-1 · Test Completed, Report ·nistri butede surveillance of CK Stored in Bombs end Ton Containers under In progress, a.waiting material• Tropical Conditions. 136 Teat with M70 Bomb, filled HD, in 137 open and in area coverecl with vegetation, static fired, with onshore and with ~ffshore winds. Test or l470 Bomb, f_ill 0 ed GA (E46) in open area, static fire~. 138 Test of German 105 1111D Shell, filled GA, static fire? in open (approx. 9 shells fired· simultaneously). Test Of German 105 mm shell. . ,._tilled GA, fired from gun ill.to ·-open (number of rowns to be ·.: ,· ,detet'mi.ned by reilul ts from Te St No. 138 •. 140 Test of Germnn 15 om rocket, filled GA. static fired in open. (single round and multiple, 9 fired si111Ul taneously) I Test Completed; Report Distributed. Plan of test approved with changes, 18 April 1949. Plan of test approved with changes, 29 Apr_il 1949. Awaiting completion of Test No~ -Pl1.1,t1 of test approved with chAnges, 29 April 1949• TEST NO. TITL& Test of German 15 cm rocket. filled GA, fired into open from from launcher {number to be de- termined from results of No. 140) Test of German 105 I:llll shell, filled GA. static fired in area covered by vegetation (approx •• 9 shells fired simultaneously) 143 Test of Germnn 105 mm shell, filled GA, fired frQI;l gun in area covered _by vegetation, Test of German 15 cm rocket filled GA, static fired in ~ea cmvered by vegetation. Test of German 15 cm rocket, filled GA, fired in area covered by vegetation (number to be de- termined fr~ results of No. 140) 146 Test of 4e2" chemical mortar shell, -filled GA. fired into open area·· {number to be determined from re~l~s of Test No. 130). 147 Test of·4.2" chemical mortar shell, ~illed GA. fired statically in covered area (nine to be fired simultaneously)~, 148 Test of 4. 2" chemical mortar sheli, filled GA, fired into area covered by, vegetation {nmnber to be determined from results of No. 147)• . ".•· \ .. ' . . . 149 Te-at or M33Al spray tank, filled unthiokened 9A in open fror:i low altitude. 150 Test of 125 lb• chemical bomb, T3E2, filled GA with ;55al burster ratio, dropped singly in open. 151 Test or 125 lb. chemi-~al bomb T3E2, filled GA with. 35:1 wr~ter ratio. dropped in Irllll tiple into open area (nUmber to .be deter-· mined from results of No. 150) 2 STATUS Awaiting completion of Test No. 140. Plan of test atproved with changes, 25 Apr11 1949. Awaiting material. Plan of test approved with changes, 25 April 1949. Awai ting completion of' Tes\ No• 140• Awaiting completion of' !est No. 130. Plan of te~t npproved with changes, 25 April 1949. Awaiting completion of' Test No. 147. Awaiting mnterio.l. Plan of test approved with changes, 9 May 1949. Awaiting completion of Test No.-· 150. ( TSST IiO. TITLE Test of single 125 lb. chemical bomb. T3E2. filled GA. with 35:1 burster ratio. fired statically in area covered by vegetation. 153 Test of 125 lb. chemical bomb, T3E2, fH-led GA with 35:1 burster ratio, dr~pped sipgly in covered area. 154 Teat or 125 lb chemical bomb, T3E2 . filled GA. with .~5:1 burster ratio STATUS . . • ,t_ )~ Pl.on of test approved wi·th ·chmlge-s, · .::-.. · % 9 May 1949. Plo.n or test approved with changes, ,9 Jfo.y 1949. dropped in llllll.tiple into coverl'.'d Awai ting completion of Teat No. 153. area. (number to be d!Jtermined from 156 157 results of Teat No. 153) Test of 125 lb T3 bomb, filled GA, with burster modified as detennined Awai ting completion of Edgewood te•ta. by J!)igewood tests, dropped singly into the open. Teat 0£ 125 lb. T3 banb, filled GA with modified burister dropped. in multiple into open (number to'_ be determined from results of -No. ;155) Test of aingle 125 lb. T3 bomb, filled GA with modit'ied b.lrster fired statically in area CQ'V'.ered with vegetation. Awo.iting, OOlllpletion or Teat Jll~· 155. 158 Teat .or 125 lb. T3 bomb,· filled GA. 159 160 With burster modified as df;l:ter- mined by B:lgewrood teats, dropped a~y into covered_ area. Teat of 125 lb. T3 bomb, filled .GA with modified furater dropped µi, 111111 tiple into. covered area (number to be d&termined from results of · Teat No, 15_8)' Teat ·Of J*S' ~h~cil bo'.m; -~~~ti-ed &s· det~ed ·by .. Edgewood tdts; filled GA. dropped 1n open in . emall number · (nwiiber to. be· d~ter­ miiled by B:lgewood ~'t;e!ts.) · · · .. : •. ,I • -· • .•• Awn!ting completion of Edgewood teste. Awai ting completion or Teet Ko: 158. Awai ting ·eomp1 etion or Edgewood tests, -_,,.,_,,- .. _ .... TEST NOr TITLE 170 -1.ttl tiple test of E23 smoke pot, filled GA,. dropped fran airplane,. with onshore wind to simulate smoke. (Number to be determined from results ot Test No. 168). l 71 Test of 4. 2" chemical mortar ;hell filled GB, fired statically in the ~ATUS -Awaiting completion of Test No, open {nine to be fired simul to.neously)\wai ting material 172 Test of 4.2" chemical mortar shell filled GB fired frOI!\ ~ortar into open (number to be detormined froo -Awaiting completion of Test No. results of Test No. 171). l 73 -Test of 125 lb. T3 bomb, tilled GB with modified -burster, dropped ~ · singly in open. 174 Teet. of E45 chemical bomb, filled GB wi~ modified burster, 'dropped in small quantity in open (number to be._ determined from ~gewood - tests_). _,_ 175 Test.of single -E23 smoke pot,. -1'.illed GB,. runotioned statically j,Jl open on land. - - ' . -· ~ - ~ ~ .... - Awai ting completion of Edgewood tests. Awaiting completion of Edgewood tests. Awai ting material. . , 176 Teat-_of single E23 lllllolce pot,.- filled HD, func1'!oned statically in open on land. Plan of Test approved 11ith changes, l_ 25 April 49. -177 test of_ isizlgle E23 smoke Pot, " -··~- filled_~,. _i\inctioned statically :.:o,:-...:., . in,~pen on land. ,_ . • Plan of Test approved-'With changes,_ .. ·).i~~;h !!~ '~t~~·.;~~g,.~:~:::""..!~~al::~ . ·~ ~~ 49 • , .• ' ' ,,,':f"~f! in. open.~n llllld~ Plan of Test approved "with ·cbang8s; :: --~ _ ;: . . 25 April 49. 'r-,~-~ 179 Test- ot 'a"hgle. Ea3 ~1111oke .pot, :- /:::~~? '.: • filled HQ,. i'urictioned statically ::· "' 1 -' in open on land. _- - - Pl~-of Test approved with changes,'; - _,-_~:-.<";~t;:<. _ -, ; ·_ _ ___ "o, _ __ 25 Aprll 49. :;,;:;!.: ..;~~~oi Tes1;.o1' su1t,-- Pro~tive, One- ":~·~ . - ::: ~ - .;;,;_ . . -- -.: ., < :~-:.._>:_F,~-,f'-"'_-_."~ __ :._;ci.._.~,:.·_-_- ' .'.-_,.__ Pieae•·Impermeabl~. El.Rl. ·and ·-~:f;_, __ ,-.,.;._ · - -· "'- - · - - '"'- ~:: ,_,_;:,_-;:_ ,·, related: iteiu under eT.treiaS __ heat.::-·-;··· Awaiting material. loa~ · (Cml· c Bd. Projeet No• 1_82) ~ · -. . . -- ;_ .. -.- ~·; ... - 5 ;-- ·.-: /( TEST NO. TITLE 181 Test of Ge.s Casualty Kit~ Treat~ __ men_t. Ite111 9-Z44•soo (New Revision) 182 Test of First Ai4- liti Ge.s. Casualty• Item 9-206•710 (New Revision.) 183 Test of Veterinary Gas Casualty Outfit, Item 9-602-680 (New Revision) -184 - Operational Scnle Test with German KC 250 III Gr Bombs, filled STATUS Awaiting test material. Awaiting test material. ·Awaiting test material. with GA. Technical Ccr.miand Field -Awaiting material Test No. 114. ·c 185 ·Test of single 250 kg Geronn. GA. filled bomb !'ired sta-tically in the open under inversion or zero temperature gradient conditions. 186 · Test of single 250 kg German, GA filled bomb dropped into OFen and also into covered nrea under inversion or zero temperature gradient conditions. ~ - ... . ~ .. _~ .. ,. ~-:~Y{;.~~~:14: .. -~~:-~. :· ~ .. ~. ~, -Awai ting material• -Awai ting material• -.:;:.,>. .~: ' ~--. '.rj .. ·.;~l~~t<;_-.3· -=--~~~_., 1~?'., --'"-- if . ..:...~ ....... J SAN JOSE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORl' 1 JUNE 1949 THROUGH 30 JUNE__!2!ti San Jose Proleet Technical $ta!! TECHNICAL LIBRARY t.:.!!'l CHE&iiCAL CENTER L,"'..lYLAND ~ Cl>L -Dl/090J- D'f 7 '-f~ / ~ /~ 3 4 ~ ... 6 ? .. 8 9· lJ 14 15 16 - 11 18 19 - 23 27 rm Chiet, Cbead.cal Corpe Chiet, Research and Engineering Division rocmlC, ~Chemical Center, lid. Chief, Proving GrOUDd Section, Development Branch, Research and Engineering Division, OOCml.C, Arl!G" Chemical ~n:t;e~i*· Secretary, Research C~i~f ~mlC, Bldg • .3.30, Ar!llY Chel!ic_al cen.-.-. ,lllft .... ::::!~illt... ~ Col!ll!lllnding Officer, Cml C Technical Commam, Arey Chemical Center.; Id. ChietJ •. ~~al. Ja,~ion, Army Chemical Center, Jld. Taclmical Director, Camp Detrick, !'rflderick, Md. Preaidiapt, Cml.C Boe.rd, Army Chemical. Center,,li:l'~ '\. -- ~ ,• ~ .. ~ -. Cnmninding Otticer, Edgewood Proving Grown, Arrq Chem1.oal Center, Md. Boeearch and Developoent Boal'd, Technical· Retenmce ~anch, Document Section, Room 3D-6U, •Rt-ical Milita17 Establish• ment, Waahi.Dgton 25, D. c. · ->-".. \ , · llilitery Applicaticms Division, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1901 Constitution A-venue, H.W., Washington, D. C. , J.ttentions Chemical otticer Ir. R. Kinpn, British Ctr ·Representative, Briti'5h Joint Services llinion, Roolll475, 1785 Massacl:mset~ Aw., !1~1'~ 1faehingtona D. C.(Tbnu Chie.t; Res & Eng Div~, Ar.l!l1 Chemical Cent.er, at'.! •• ) Canac!ian Technical Bepresentative, t.rrrrr Cbemi.cal Center, llld. (Thru: Cbiet, Rea a: Eng Div. , Army Chemical Center, Id.) . Britia,h Liaison otticor, Army Chemical Center,, Iii. (~:Chief, Rea I.: Ing Di"Y.; Arm,r Chemical Center, Md~., ~'- .Teehnical rues TECHNICAL LIBRARY ··=·==-=C=A~N~C~E~l~l~E~o~-~~·:r~C!A__,rER ~~ c2 e-jJS- ·'-; ,.. ...... ·.l "d:i'~. ~~~== ,:;-· 9,~~.c,&t~fll '. · , · , UNl!LASSflm 'G' i~, HEAD'°.: '~Aii JOSE koJECT Ot!i~e ot the Technical Director st. Thomas, Virgin Isl.anda c::..TD 5 Ju.17 1949 .~·~'3.JECT: Sin Jo .. Project Progreea Report No. ~ Pe~ l June 1949 t.brou&h 30 June 1949 j ~ Chie.f, Cbe.:n!cal Ccrpa O.pa.-Ymt ~! the ~ Waah.!ngtoo 25, D. C. At.te.-ition: Project Coordiration Comalittee l. :rt~T'.J~ OF REP'JRTS a. Tl~• tol.lc.111ng ~hl repc-:-t waa distributed during •Jn··· perio:i cowred b7 this report: !!!-!!. S.TPR No,. sr-3. ilwninum Su:~ate l'!~ter Treat- .auc-:'.;. (By 1,.queist ot NaY-.U Reavarch ::'..abor-- at01"7) 2~ *71949 through lj June 1949 2. PBOGR!SS aF T&SrS mu THE J«,lftH OF JtJd Report Distributed 21 June 1949 a. wcation ot lntrartC38 to Qaaprc~f. Sbeltera in ~ lation to Prnaillnc,; Wind -· S.JPP'.;:" Jlo. 102-A (l) Phlls• l o! thit; test i.aa biwn CO:llpl.et.ed. ~e l.oceion t:•r Pba"Se 2 bu bee:i selected and c).uared t.!ld th~ ebel:.ftr ia at the present time being moved to ~ hia new loca~ial b. Sr.rnillanee '>! Aged, CK in "JrlC, 1!78 and W19 Bamba - SJPPT No. l)S. Results ot re~ent aampl1r~ per..ormec:l in thia teat are includ'Jd a. Appendix C. (SJPPR No. 69) Static Test in t.he Open of a Single E23 Saioke Pot, HT Filled - SJPPT No. 177. St~tic Test in the Open of a Single E23 Smoke Pot, HN~ Filled - SJPPT No. 178. (~~") Static Test in the Opt;n of a Single E23 Smoke Pot, HQ Filled - SJPPT No •. 179. J. 'IZST M-'r4ALS a. F~gP.ons for test purposes were no~ shipped to this !-':·:>ject during the mc:ith C'f June due to· insufficient .fi::1js fo:r:- proc1.irement in the rece.1t !heal. year. This ir. format ion WE s recc.:. ved fr:)Jll the Chie1, Proving Ground Sr ·;tion, Deve:i.o_:iment Branch, Army Chemical Center, U1:- :ylanG., in a lett£:r datt.d 3 June 1949. 4. PROGRE~~ OF TESTS a. A ·:omplt:>7.e 1:1..f"::. of tests schf'duled for San Jos~ Pro,j-1ct., t.cgether ld.th pertir.'3nt informatir>n, ls included as ip_ilendix B. 5: F'JTUf.S CONeTR!JCTIOi.i a. l!sssrs. Tatum and Dav~s from the ?ans.ma Engineer Dis- tr.;_<.;t ar:..-tved >n 17 J•.me 1949 .tot" t..he purpose of corr- ducting a surirey of p:Lanned oonstnlction at San Jos~ Pnject. The survey inclujed de·:;ailed study of all planned oonstruction, as w~ll. as several conferences -,iit.!1 Tecn.-Ucal perso·::.nel, t.his Pr:>ject. Mess!"R. Te.'.:.um a:id Davis depa:"."ted 2'3 June l.949 v:ith ~fficient info~ .aiation e.::ld drawings ·.:.o publ.i.sh these ciai:.a in a request fo~.~. contractor bids. 6. ME!EOF..JlOGY a. vr~ather summary for the mon~h of June 1949 is included &R Appen1ix A. J (SJFPR No. 69) 7. PERSONNEL a. Captain Henry M. Cook, Post Surgeon, departed this Project on 21 June 1949 for rotation to Z of I. b. Miss Angela Bornn, Chemist, P-2, arrived on l June 49 to work in the Technical Laboratory. Her position number as listed on the Personnel Authorization Table for San Jose Project, Technical Division, is 60.31-5. c. Mr. Miles Hardenburgh, Chemical Engineer, arrived this Project 2 June 1949, and was assigned to duty with the Field Test Group. His position number as listed on the Personnel Authorization Table for San Jose Project, Technical Divisionl is 60.32-1. a. VISITORS a. During the period ccvered by this report there were no visitors at the Project. /)z1A1,£j~ . j)5q/s:1 Sl'OCKHARDT Captain, Qnl C AP?ROVED: Deputy Technical Director / ' ( .,-~ , / '! ,: ' : ,/~~~/ ;11;d/-~, .• ;_UL R. sdTH Colonel, CmlC Commanding 4 TEST :rm. T?rLB 89 SUrveillance of Baaba, Chelld.oal 125 lb •• !-:s. B tilled. Heredte ooe.ted cd T .. :s. HD tilled not coated. 99 $.lr'Velllimoe ot .VXI.·. Location of .BDtrancea to <Jaap.root Shelters ill Relation to Prevail• 1ng i1'1nda ~wooded Phaee ot Cml c Bd. ·Test llo. 724) static Test ot lJine 4.2" Chemical )(ortar Sh~ls. OA tilled. in the Open . 132 SUrveillance ot B<lmb, ~iculate 4 lb•. B-1 . lZl6 SUrveillaDoe ot Cl Stored iJ1 B~ llDCl "Ton Container• under Tropical Ccmditicna. lalS Test wt th: .M'70 B~, f'illed HD, in open 111d in area covered with· :· 'nlge~ation, atatio tired, with cnsbore uad with ottab.ore wind•• 131 Tut ot K?t)Jcnb, iii.ied .. Gl (Ms) in open area. static fired. 138 Te1t of German 105 Diil Shell, till ed. GA. statio fir ed. in open (approx. 9 shell• tired limiltUleCNaly) a ' ·· • .;1.:39 140 Teat "9f oei-man 105 1lllll Shell, tilled GA. tir9d ti-ca ·gun into· open (11uner of roume to be .. determined by reliul ta ~ ~ect Bo. ise. · CUrrent, long-range sampling Test C0111pletod. Report Diatribl.lted. Teat in progress Pl.en ot. Test .appro•ed with changea - 29 April. 1949 Test 1n Prog:reea THt Ccmpl~ed•. Reparl; ·D1•tribute4. · Pliri.o! .f~~----.J>P~ieii ·With - .• changee - lS April 1949 Plan o! Te¢ .approved with ~~~ - 29 April. 1949. AW&iting c~etion ot Test No. 138 . · .. . ..... ,.·.. \ . .. PlBZl D't·Taat.·apjlroTed·wit.h changes - 29 April 1949 Test ot GenBa.n 16 cm rocket, till~ ,QA. atatio fired in open. ( ain.gle .round and i:iul t1 ple~ 9 · · tired siml.taneQlaly) .. ~::: =-::;c:;:-A:;::N c~.t~t L:;::"E o~_ f-=-:;~;-~·d l!W.SSlflm ~!! ,, -=· . = - TEST -NO. 141 142 TITLE -·-. ....... _ Test ot German 15 cm rooket· •. tilled GA· tired into open trcaa tr._ launcher (DUl!lber ~o be de- tendned 1'rcm re11Ulta ot 110. l~) Teat ot German 105 mm sheii. filled GA. static fired in area covered by Yegetation (approx. 9 shell~ fired aimalltaneoualy) Test of Gerlar&n 105 mm abaii • .filled GA.. tired tram _gun· in area covered. by vegetation. 'l'eSt ot German 15 en rocket. · .fill~· GA. static fired in area o•vered by TOgetation. Test ot German 16 om rocket. tilled ca. .fired' in area covered by vegetation' (nWllber to be. dr \enained trcm roeulta ot Jto• 140) .. 146 Teat ot 4.2• oh81111cal mortar · shell. ,filled GA. fired into open area (nwa~ to be determined troa result• ,ot Teat So. lSO). 141 .Tut of 4.2• chemical ·mortar shell, · t'i~led GA •. fire4 . ~'.tiort.lly in .,o...-_ed area (nine to be- tired llillailtanecualy)• · ..;; .· ,- : ~· ~ "' ·•' .. . . . . . ... 148 Teat or 4.2• chemidoa1 ~ortar' 8hell; . rilled GAi tired into area ~overod. b7 vegetation {1lWlber to be det~ed trom result•· ot No. l~~~. ' . ' . . . . - . Ht Teat· ot KHJJ. spray ~. t'liled w:ithiolcened· GA. in ope trC1C1 lOlr altitude. lSO S'PH:f't!S ·Awai ting completion ot l'Ht :Ro. lto • Plan ot teat approwd With changes 26 April 1949. · • Awaiting material. Plan of .test apprond With changes. 25 April 1949. - · Awaiting ocmpletian ot Test Wo. 140. Plan r>t teat approved With c::hanges, 25 Apr~l 1949. . - . Await~ completion.of Teet lo._141. Awaiting material. Plan, ot test approved •itll ~s. 9 1'a7 1949. . · · · , · - · . · , ·. 151 Teat ot 126 lb. oheucal ~b; 'f~B2. :filled GA with 3511 'burster ratio. ;~P~ .. ~mgl.y in '.ope.··~-· . ·- .. -·:,.. ._ .. -- - . Test .-ot'-i26 ib. :·~h~~al -~~ .•··. Await~ ~ieU.on: ot. te~t lo. lsO, T:s~. tilled GA nth as.1 mr~ter · . ., · · -· - .1"&ti~. ·dJ"opped 1A 11&\ltiple ·iAtcf' · · • .=:.. arr:,.<:"",:.,'!r "•trOC>O j'J!:'..ili JO ~4'"! U"!' ·~---::=-~----- TEST· !lJ. 152 Teat of •ingle 125 lb. chemical bomb, TSE!. tilled GA. with 3511 burster ratio, tired statically in area covered_by vegetation. - 153 Ten ot 125 lb. chemical . bomb. '1'382• ,filled GA with 35sl bur•ter ratio. dropped singly in oovered .area. 154 Test of 125 lb chemical bclmb, T3E2 tilled ca. with S5il burster ratio dropped in ·nil.tiple into covered area. (number to be.determined from reaulta o'f Test llo. 153) Plan ot teat approwd With etumges. 9 May 1949. Plan ot te•t approved with changes, 9 lray 1949. . ........ _ ~- :~- ~ - A•ai ting oompleti011 of Terl 1fo. 153. 155 Test of 125 lb 'l'3 bomb. tilled. GA, Awdting oompletian of Edgewood te•ta. with burater modified as detei'mined by !t:lgewood tests• dropped .aingly ~- into the open• · 156 Test of 125 lb~ 'l'3 bc::lltli~ tilled G4 with modified burster dropPed in .Ui tiple .into ope (number to be . determined from ruulta of Jlo.• 155) 157 Teat o'f aingl:e 125- lb; T3 bod>, tilled GA with modified 'blr.ater · tired atati,o..U¥. in ·area '!'<>Tel'ed with -V.geta~~~ .' :·/ ::· ~ . : 158 fHt of· lzS lb, fa bomb, filled Ql with 'burater iii:oditied aa deter- mined b7 B:lgewood t11st•• dro-pped. ~~::V .into_ covered area. 159 'l'e.t of .US lb. TS .bCimb; . tilled· ca with aodit'ied ba.rater .dropped .m liil tiple" into. covered area (m=ber tO ·.be deteriafued ·tram relilil ta or THt Jfo •. _158) ·: · · · i&O Aftiting completion ot Teat •o. 155 Awaiting completion ot Edgewood teats. T.Ht ot MS :oliemioal b6iDb modit1ed a• det~d ;b7 atgEn.ood .. teat•, .I.Waiting .~"¥, etion ot_ ~g.ew~~~-~t·~· ~~dm~er~=-~,_:ict.'trai": · ·-:-·': ... __ , ,. '· · · · , __ ,. ~ ·.I, _ ... ..:_· .............. !...;...; .. · ... :....·· ~:-c .... &:= . -. -, - . '· ---.... ·.. . n. ~ .. ., .,.g .......... , .. e._ ... ..._. t I . '. ~ .. - . ~-,··--··~-, • .:> --. , ... ·.-; -'·,. _ ..... -: . ,_. -.-·,<· .. - . .,., .. -.·:·.} ·r.1..-...-...... __ .., __ ~t-f~-~H~"~ ·~ ..,,.,~zc . = ua.., . -- ( ~ZZ!t~~··:.·~·'_·\. , -~;"(_1nfi'1 J -~ '. ...... ·- TEST NO. TrrLE Test' of E45 chemical bo~b, filled GA. modified as determined ··bf; .. »igewood tests. dropped_ in~ open in large .number: -(number o£· clusters to be determined from results· of Test No. 160) Test of modified ~5 chemical boi:lb fired statically ilf'9area covered by vegetation (nine.bombs to be fired simultaneously) Test of E'is chemical bomb, modified ns determined by Edge- wood tests, i'illed GA, dropped ln area covered by vegetation {number to .. be de~ermi:i1od from results of Edgewood tests) 164 Test of E45 ohemicnl bomb, f'illed GA, modif'ied as determined by Ji}:lgewood t_ests, dropped into area co\"ered. ·by vegetation (nUl!lber of clusters to be deten:iined by results of 163) .. 165 Test ~or El45 chemical bomb with vari.ous sha.ped charges., filled G.A, !ll°oPpe.d _into open in small number (number to be determined by !):lgewood te.eta) • 166 Test of single E23 smoke pot·,;." filled GA, functioned statically in open on land. 167 Test ot single . E23 Siiioke pot, . · ! filled GA, :f'Unctioned ata.tioally in area oo'!er_ed by vege_t.ation •. 168 Test of single E23 smoke pot, fil~ed GA, functioned statically on wa.ter with ,onshore wi.Dd .... ·: • Awai tiJlg completion of Edgewood tests. - . -. . Awaiting eompleti<m · of' Edgewood tests. Awaiting completion af F.dgewoed. tes~. · ·Plan ot: Test e.pproved ..rith -eba.ngea• 22 April 49. . Pl.all of Test e.PP1 .oved with changes.. ·22 April 49. .>: .... ·- 'Pl:an of Test approved -with ehtmge~,- 22 April 49. - - - 169 1611 tiple test of E23 smok~ .poti~ Awaiting eomple-tj.an oi'"1'es~ llo. 168. ti~led . GA, dropped trom boat, with onshore_lrilid to simulate smok8: _· (number to be determined .from · results of Test No. 168).' > . ,. ~"C· h~ :-:. ·. ~. -- n114--~ g]ll=~~L! :/J.== TEST NO •. 170 I.ml tiple test o'~~====~:;;==~:;~ filled -GA, drop# ff 9l! !li_prane, · 1 • S' 68 Awaiting comp et1on oi Test No. l • with onshore wind to simulate smoke. (Number to be determined from results of Test No: 168). -. .-.., .. 171 Test of 4.2" chemical morto.r shell ' ' filled GB, fired statically in the Awaiting material. open (nine to be fired simul ta.neously) 172 Test of 4.2" chemical mortar shell filled GB fired from mortar into Awaiting completion of Test No. open (number to be determined froo results of Test No. 171) •. 173 Test of 125 lb. T3 oomb, filled GB with modified burster, dropped ' - singly in open. 174 Test of E45 chemical bomb, filled GB with modified burster, dropped in small qua.nti ty in open (number to be determined from E):l.gewood tests). 175 Test of single 323 smoke pot, -t'illed GB, functioned atatioally :in. open on lend.· ...... l 76 feat of single E23 smoke pat, 'tilled .HD. functioned statically in open ·,on land. 177 -''!es~ of aingle Ei3 smoke pot, . ·filled HT, fUnctioned statically ln open on land.- 178 Test fJf single 823 smoke pot, filled BN3, fUnetioned _static a.Uy·. in open on land~ · -179 Teat of -single E23 snok:e p'<ilt, filled HQ, tunctioned statically 1.zi open on land.~- . :_, 180 Test of Suit_, Protective, One Piece_, -Impermeable, Z!.Rl, and_ related items under ezt.rel:le heat load (Cm1 C Bd. _PrGj~ct !Io• 782) • Awaiting completion 0£ Edgewood tests. Awaiting completion or Edgewood tests. Awaiting material. -Plan or Test approved with changes, 25 April 49. Plan of Test approved with changes, 25 April 49. . -Plan of Test approved with changes, 25 -April 49•; . I i0i Teat of Gas Casualty Kit, Treat- ment~ Item. 9-24~-800 (New Revision) 182 Test of First Aid Kit~ Gas, Casualty. Item 9.;.zos-110 (New Revision) 183 Test of Veterinary Gas Casuai ty Outfit• Item 9-802-680 (New Revision} Operational Scale Test with German KC 250 III Gr Bombs, filled with GA. Technical C onmand Field Test No. 114. 185 Test of single 250 kg GerI!lllD, GA. filled bomb f"..:ed statically in the open under inversion or zero temperat-..ire gradient conditions. Test· of single ·250 kg German. GA filled bomb dropped into open a.nd al so into covered area under . inversion or zero temperature gradient condi ti ona • · .. 6 Awaiting test mat'~riai. · · Awaiting test material. Awaiting test material. Awaiting material. Awaiting material Awaiting material. • ;w .~.FPENDIX C ~~JRVEI~ANCE CF A~ CK r~; M70, 1·~78 AND M79 BQms TECT NO. · 135 liSSULT·~ OF SIJ/.PLING mmr~G JUN3 1949 . . .DOWlIG.ZU.:""' 20 .. E ._; 13..IB lliTEli:V Al .DECLASSIFI.ID AFTER 12 YEARs DOD DIR 5200.10 . Surveillance of Aged CK in M70, 1178 and K79 Bombs, Test No. 135 Results of Saq>llng D1D"ing Jwte 1949 Semi-annual sampling in connection with this test was per- :·: :rotsd during the period 14-16 June 1949. This is the second ser- : .cs ot samples taken, results ot the first being reported in SJPPR ~;o. 67 which was distributed ear~ in Jla;y 1949. Results of recent .;llnipling appear below. ~TI.~ Abs. • % Spluble a.te Lot. •o. Bomb . .lio;. Date Filled Press. .loidit7 Res.t.dm :..J. Ju 49 206 29 Aug-44~ 391.be. 0.12 0.220 206 35 Aug-44 39 o.os 0.247 206 l2 Aug-44_ 39 o.06 0.392 206 2'/ Sept;-44 39 0.10 0.263 206 19 Aug-44 39 o.rn o.283 206 32 .lug-44 YT 0.09 o.216 206 5 Aug-44 39 o.08 0.24? 206 8 Aug-44 39 o.os 0.204 206 2l Aug-44 Y1 o.os 0.966 206 22 Aug-44 39 o.oa 01\280 206 11 Aug-44 39 o.06 0.222 206 34 Aug-44 .38 0.05 o.m 206 13 Aug-44 ~ o.os 0.413 206 23 Aug-44 39 o.06 0.3<t> lJ.. Ju 49 207 24 Aug-44 36 Bad TB.lve - DO sample 2<17 31 Aug-4.l+ 43 0.02 2.340 2flf 28 Aug-44 39 0.10 0.)63 2fY1 2S Aug-44 40.5 o.r:n 0~20 2fY1 2 Aug-44 38.5 o.or. 0.450 2rrt 20 Aug-44 39 0.10 0.087 :it Ju 49 222 2b Sept-44 No threads o.os 0.248 222 9 Sept-44 37 o.os 0.225 222 15 Sept-44 34 0.09 0.)19 l4 Ju 49 224 3 Sept-44 39 0~07 o.zr4 224 11 . -_..§ee~J.L. aid :111b:• 0186 0.205 14 ~'"' None 13k d7 ~~cELwtD-~ a :3 o~ict~~nm Hone !--· .;=: ~ I - g:;:tt1 o.461 Noeje o.os 0.255 None 18 Aug-44 39 0.09 0,)2.5 Re sample 2£11 24 Aug-44 38 0.08 0.435 C-1 ;4~/5 ~ (.: IPPR !.fo. 6 ~'; ,;op. C-<-) - CAN GE bl ED -· - - ~~CLJ\SSIFIED - Abs. % % Soluble I 0 No. Bomb ~fo. rate Fili.ed Press. f,cidity Residue .S5 58 June-~ 40 0.12 0.414 • &: 59 .J1.ne-44 41 0.06 0.206 lJ ... ,;5 57 ,fune-44 40 0.07 0,276 {)5 60 ,T IJ!le-l.,.4 35 0.05 0.311 :.5 56 J me-4+ 37 0.07 u.271 ''· ..;. 49 ;~ >6 55 !fov-4·.~ J...O 0.14 r;.112 4-)6 53 fov-4~ J5 0.06 0.213 :.'!l!?_~ ,;·ecessary eq._•ipmen!. f'or i~he sam.".>ling of lf70 Bombs was received, : . .is phase c-.f the t.::st was beg~u On<l °jo,m!, from ~.?.ch lot wns ,:•.-=·~ad ar.1 neef.ie vahos inserted :'.:. thes0 Ooruts to facilitate fu+,ure !J"·-~.iing., Rasul·::.~ obta:' ned a;)pear Ltl~. -'~te Irr: No, 1.::) .:·.i 49 384 ~('I .... ,,.. 373 3[;2 '~J6 J52 331 309 3(5 ~s1 .~~5 3·,4 3i.9 ~o '·?9 Meteorology ..i~e ~949 A::: s. % % Soluble Eomb ~Jo. Date FiJJ&d Pre::.::;s. Ac.:idi~y Residue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B c; 10 ll 12 13 14 1.5 Oct-4 _. Oc~-4'. Oct-44. Oct-1;..:i. Nov-4-! .. Cct-4,~ Oct-M;. Nov-ll.'~ Nov-4:,. Oot-44 Oct-~ Oct-4:~ Oct-41~ Nov-41. Nov-4\ Min. Temp. 69°F 36 0.10 :;7 0.07 ~15 0.04 .·14 0.14 :s 0.06 :6 0.09 _4 0.14 -_,9 0.07 ~~6 0.11 ~.i: o.~ .... ::s 0.09 .73 0.07 J9 0.05 i.J..O 0~05 39 0.13 ~1::1.r. 'fax • Temp • 82°F 0.32 0.29 0~26 0.61 0.37 0._38 0.52 0.76 o.9s 0.70 0-41 0.30 0.31 o.e9 0 .. ?4 Dean JUn. Tes:>· 'TS°F c A N c EL L E D -'~U~CLASSIFIED C-2 ~ !S P-j/5~ SAN JOSE PRo.TmT PROORF.SS REPCET NUMBER 10 l JULY 1949 THROOGE 31 JULY 1249 · San Joee Project Tecbnica1 statt~ i~<~ .·~' ·,_:.::;;:· · :. ·· DOWllGllADD J.T ;5·Da ~ALS ,;:;,: 0 •i' ~if~~~:?Cii~1 : ,.,,:, ·.~ - ~ ~ ~·.-< ;·•, 'o·.' •'· :•-.:li:."tl;.;;ii;1'.->.'.'" >£!"' ,,,..;y_ ~ ~'~~]1.t~:aiflk-~~~;,,'t.~'.-~; .-. . .. - . - _h_., :~ . ...:.:- ARUY. CHilldiCAL ·CEllIEll~'- iliYLAND Ja.x. :~5.f. ~· :~. : ;/;t~1~~ Jax- ot/0901- ol! f>~, I ~13 COPr NO. 1 4 - 6 8 .. 13. l8 26 ?.8 29 -~ 31 - ~"·A· · 1\1 tDrflf!WW -'° ·~!\!J1il" nSS"flED - j\I; : l'.l ;Li · LU · · .· J~~~! '.I · \\ ~ ,, I. '· _ .. ~ l·4<.:~l... I Chiet, Chemical CCXl'Jl9 CJrl.ef, &search and Engi.Jleering DivisiOD CCCmlC, ·.t.nv Chemical Center, lld: Chier, Proving Ground Section, DeveloPment Branch, Reeearcb and Engineering Division, C:CCml.C, . Arm.r Cb<!ndcal Center, lld. · SecretaJ-y, Research Council; O.::CmlC, Bldg • .330 Arm:r Cbe;dcal Center_, lld. · CommixU.11g Otticer, Cml c Technical Command, Army ·cber.rl.cal Center, »Cl. · · · Chier, ·lleilcal Diviaicin, .Ar'111Y Chemic~ Center, lld. Teobm.cal Director, C&JllP Detriek, PredBrick, lld • President,· _CmlC Board, Army ·chelllical Center, lld: Cm•rvHi>.i'Otticer, Ediewood Proving.Ground, 1.r1v· Cbe11lcal Ceil~~ lld~-. _ ,· · . ·· , ' ~- ,, ·:· '"'_ Rea~ ~ Deftlop::ieat. Board; · ~acbD1c~l ;Jieter&Me .Branch~ Documant· Section, Room~' 11at1cml JIUi~ Estahlisb~ t . 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'-.: ,:>~>?F' ,~:·.::.,{ ~:/ F;~:/JL~:~:·-;.~'.~·T \( British 1.iais~rgtticer, :~ _C?ellliC'1 Jhmter, ·.Jld~ .-.- <:;? ·(~& F-bi~~f~_s c. .. :~ ~!;,~i~-~,:~~!1~,-~~t:~~i SJP TecbniCal. -!'ilea ~ > ' - ~].LlLCfL_ ~ £ Q ·___ : UMr.t ~~ HEADQUARTERS, SAM:;;;§ iid! ~T .,,._-""'SIRED Office of the Technical. Director St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Cli!L'l'D 1 Augurl 1949 .'3:ra.11!1:T: San Jose Project. Progress Report No. 70 Period 1 July 1()49 t.brough 31 J~ 1949 fl); Chie.t; Chemical COl"ps Department c4 t.be Army Washiligton 2S, D. c. ·• 1. STATUS OF REPORTS Bo reports were distributed during tho period ~Oftlred b.r 'thia ropart. · (5.TPPR Mo. 70) =~.CANCrt·tro __ ··UNCUlSSllED . . _:~ (2) Sta'tic Test ot lt10 (E46) Bomb, GA fill:.ed, in the · Open - S.TPPl' lo. l'J7. · (3) Sta'tic Test. 'ot Hine 4.2 Inch Chemical .Mortar Shells, QA J'1.lled, in Area CCJ!ered by -Vegetat.1c:c - SJ'PPT lfo. 147. {4) Single 125 Pound Chemical. Bomb, T3E2, Gl Filled, with 35:1 Burster Ratio, Dropped in Open - SJPP.r Bo. 150. . (5) Static Test. in Area Covered by Vegetatian ot a Single 125 Paund Chemical BOlllb, T3E2, GA Filled, with 35:1. Burster Ratio - S.TPP'1' Ro. 152. · (6) Single 125 Pound CbSJd.cal Bomb, T3E2, QA Filled, with .35:1 :8m'ster P.atio, Droppod in an Area Covered by Vegetaticn - S.1PPf Bo. 15). (7) Stat.le Teat in Open. t:4 :Single E23 Smoke Pot, GA :ru.J.e4 ~ SJ'PPr Bo. 1.66. . ... -:,_.--t ~--···2~ -... :: .. "(._: (SJPPR No. 70) ~~ '.l'be .f'ollOlfing tests bave been deleted t'roa tbe San Joee Project Prognua o.f' Toats in accordance ri.t.h . letter ClllMR.J>-.4 400.112/249 S.J. f'J'om Chiet, Research aDd Bngineering Divisial, OOCllllC, ~ Chelllica1 .Center, m.,, dated ,30 June 1949. Subject& Testa o.f' German Ground llmi tic:ns, GA Filled. , (1) Teat ot German 105 1111 Shell, Filled GA, Static Fired in Open - SJPPI' No. 138, . (2) Test ot German 105 111111 Sbell, Filled GA, Fired t'rom Gun into Open - S.TPPl' Bo. 139. (3) Test ot GelWm 15 cm Rocket, tilled GA, Static Fired in Open - SJPPT No. 140. (4) Test ot Germmi 15 cm Rocket, J'illed GA, Fi.red· ~. ~n from Launcher - SJPPr No. 141. (5) Test ot Geramn 105 m Shell, -Filled ·GA~ Static P1red 1n Area Coverod _br Vepta~1:on - SJ'PPl' Ro. ·142· (6) Tut o1'.Genan 105 1111 Sbeli, Fi;lled GAl,F:lred rroc . -· . Gun in Area Covered bJ' :Vegetattui \ pPPT lfo. 14). ,(7) Teat:~ Ge~ i5 ca Rocket, F~ a4{ste.ti~ , Pired 1n Area Cowred ·117 Vegetati«i ·~ SJPPT io. 144. , - ·_. : . :. . . ::. -- . -. -:-:.-.: I· (8) Teat ot German 15 cm Rocket, 1'illed G.l, ftfeJ ln- : Area Covered by Vcl!tat~Ctl - snPr lfo. Ji.~. _- ~ - -.: ...... -:' 5. ;, ~<J.OOI .. -... _ I , , , - " •. --, : -.. Weather ~ tar the· ~th'. at ·Ju~i 1949·'.ia · 1Jx:1~ ~- - ais Apperdix A.. . .:. '. :···::._~. ;·.~· :·~ · . ~-:_,\ -~ };{,<" . ~ . ,:.:,.i."" 6. ~' ~ ._- • , w • • .. - '.. • -.),._.·· •• •• ~-~-~~~ a. lst Lt. Riclard A. ~ arrived.t'rOll Zcxie -_'at Interi"ar-.:.>· ~ · tar assiammmt tb:l.a project ·on S J'\ily 1949. _ • =.: . · . _ '~- b·~. '1or ~iM";i-~.<~r -~i~.;;f~·,~ ~'~ri~ _\~:"'-· I cm· 13 Jul¥ _194 9 .&lid_ as8Ulll8d ~ty · aa ~~ ptrect.or·, . this staucn. _ -.. , =-- ~-:~ )'~· T~:· {:s:· '.--· ~~"··~~f:~1 -- -· ·~~;-:fl t;\ '1 ,nm~ ~· c p. t< c El LED ::::;,; Utttl..ASS "';· ;:- i - . ° C1 _.; -~~:~~ .. ( .. . . CANCELLED== Ufll.ASSID (SJPPR Ho. 70) c. Captain Lawrence E. ReJilick departed. t.bis station an 25 Jul.7 1949 .tor Zeme ot Interior. d; l3t Lt. George w. Cullum .arrive::? from Zone at Interior this Bttition on 26 Jul.7 194 9 ~ assume duties u Post 81:.l"gean. · e. llr. ·Smitoi-d Ribdic-arrived this project cm 15.Tul.J'1949 to .till position with Technical Divis.ion as General Photographer, CAF-4. · .t. 11r. Alan R. Cissna arrived this project on 26 JulF 1949 to .till p0sition as Motion Picture Photograp.tr, CAF-7, with t.be Technical Divia!.an. 7. VISJ.TCDS (SJPPR No. 70 A~:!B~) ~;:;:;~~====== ' ... tAN CELLED== MNCl.ASSRD APRNDIX B PROORESS OF TESTS ..... .. .. ·;.~:.-:..1.: .. ~·:. -. ;.· ·~ •• . -- _:.::_: _ _:_~;:, /~~·<::i;w•,',~ ----~ - CANCELLEo= U~tlJSSjflED ~ !J') • Tl 'l'L! . si3""urveill.ance ot ~1a:lcal . ' •• j_z5 lb., T-3, ff ru:;:resite .. fw Coated and T-3, HD Filled not coated. --- -·p-- -- -- STA'M- ~-·- ·- ~ - __ ........... ~uh-int;· .:iont:-nmae ::~ 99 Rurvelllance ot VKL. Test Complet~d, Report Distributed. l ;);.,.'; :Location of Entrances to Gaa- p.."'"OOf Shelters in Relatian to Prevailing ':linda {Wooded Phase cf Cml. C Bel. Test No. 724) l3C- Stlitic Teat ot Nine 4.2" Chemical llr..rtar Shella, GA Filled, in the Jpen. . Test~ progress • Pl.an of test approved with changes, 29 Apri\ 1949 Surveillance of Bcmb, Particulate, 4 lb., E-l Test Completed, Report Distributed. lJ5 Surveillance ot CK Stored in Bc*bs and Ton Containers Under Tropical Conditions Test of 1170 Bomb, Filled HD, in Open and in Area Covered with Vege- tation, Static Fired, with tnahore and Ottehore Winds Test Completed, Report Distributed 137 Test of ll70 Bomb, Filled GA {E46) in Open Area, Static Fired W. Test ot 4. 2" Chemical Mortar Shell, P'Uled GA, Fired into Open Area (numbel' to be determined from results ~ Teat Ro.· l)O) !. ·::1 Tut of- 4.211 Chemical Mortar Shell, FL:le~ GA, l'i.red Statical~ in Covered Area (nine to. be t'ir9c:l s1- i:;.ultadeoual.7) ..... US Test of 4.211 Chemical Mort.°ar Shell, Filled GA, Fired into Area Covered b;y Vegetation (number to be determined from results of Test No. 147) Plan o.f teat aJIP'Oved with changes, lS A~l 1949 · AwaitiI• compl~on of Test No. 130 pJAh ~t test a~rc:ived with changes, 25 A~l 1949 Awai16ing compleiW>n ot Test No. lJ:l - CANCELLED== UNClASSID ~ . . . ·--:--- TEST ?«> • .i.)0 Test ot 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, T)E2, Filled GA-with J5:1 Burster Ratio, Dropped Singly in Open l ·q Test of 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, T3E2, Filled GA with 35:i Burster Ratio, Dropped in :Uultiple into Open Area (number to be determined !ram results ot Test 1To. 150) j;MJfk:':~ ·m _. Pll « Plan et! test approved with changes, 9 May 1fJ49 Awai.ting completion ot T~st No. 150 t .. 11JISSV1311- _Gj l lJ JN'7'3 -- -- ·-¥ TES'! BO. 152 1S6 161 168 169 180 . . . ~ ..... feat' ot eingl• 125 1 b •. ohemical bomb, TSSZ, tilled Ol; with a51l burster ratio.- tired etatically in.' area OOTel'ed by Y_egetatiODe . Teet Of 126 lb. ohelllical bOlllb, . TSB2• tilled GA with S5sl 't:areter ratio, dropped singly in covered area. Teat ot 125 lb oh8mioal bCllllb•' f3'S2' tilled QA, with 3511 burster ratio dropped in .W.tiple into covered at'•• (IJUlnber to be determined ·fram reau.lta. ot Teat .IJO. 153) Test of 126 lb '1'3 bomb, tilled ,GA. with bw'eter modified a.a 'deii~~ by !ttgnood teat•. dropPeci singly . into the open. Teat ot 126 lb. rs bClllb, tilled GA with aodUied bur ater dropped in milt1ple into opan (number ~·be · determined hom re8'llte of ~· '155) Teat of aingle 125 lb. Ta":J)omb. tilled ~with aoditied l:liiriter. fired R&tioall) in area ~v~8d with vegetation~ · Teat ot 125 lb. TS bomb, tilled GI. with bvrater aodifted u deter- aine4 b7 il!gewood teste, dl'OPPed e1DclJ'-iDto _a.overed area.. · · Teet :ot 126 lb. H bomb, ·:rilled ca with aoditl.ed -bu.rater dropped in .. lllltiple int'o oov•ed ar .. {ll\llllber to -- det91'111ined tram i-elllllta of THt •o• -168) Teat 0£ · M6 ohsilcel. bomb moditied aa determined b:r Bigewood teata, . tuled-'OA. dropped 1D ·open in· / · · , ' !~~; ~·.'.: Plan of te•t approired With changes, 9 )fay 1949. .Awai.ting completion ot Teat lo. 153. . - .. 11..;.r........-~---~-~ •. ....lt.,...·.._..._.. Awed ting ocmpletion of Edgewood teat•• Awai1;1Dg coai>letion of. Ten lJoJ 158 ... . . .· .. t~_n.; cc~.rl~~iop --~~. ·~~"t: ;-.c'•. ~·~·~~ .·~ ;;.,,.; . ... .. ~~ . .;,~ ~ ... , .•. ~. mall number . {mu:iber . to -b• deter- · a1Decl ·by Big~ teats.) ============== sl'trlm ~C.J\-Netlk&B~=-- lf'~l! .-1 =----;._ _________ : ~;{ ·;_: '7 '.., q, : --:;: • ~ /{J &-Ji3 TITLE Test of E45 chemical bomb, filled . GA, modified as-determined by :aigewood tests 0 dropped in.to open. in large number (number of clusters to be detennined from results ot Test No~ 160) Test of modified E4'5 chemical bocib fired statically in area covered by vegetation (nine bombs to be fired simultaneouslJ) Test of E45 chemical bomb, modified as determined by Edge- wood tests .. filled GA, dropped in area covered by vebetation (number to b~ determi.-ied from results of' Edgewood tests) .•. Test of ·E45 chemical bomb, filled GA, modified as detennined by 1i):l.gewo0d tests, dropped into area co~ered by vegetation (numbor of clusters to be determined by results of 163) 165 Test of· E45 chemical bomb. lri.~h. various shaped charges, -tillea GA, dropped into open in irina.1i·. number {number to be dete~ined by Ji):igewood te ata) • : , _, . , _ 166 Test of' single E23 smoke -pot, - filled GA, functioned statically in open on land. .. 167 Test of single E23 smoke pot, filled GA, functioned statically in area· covered by .Yegetation, 168 Test of single E23 smoke pot, tilled GA, i\tnctioned'atatical~y on water with onshore Wind. ·. 169 !611 tiple teat or E23 smoke pot,, filled GA, dropped from bo~t, .. with onshore wind to s1111ulate smoke_. {n~ber,~o be determined trom results ot' Test No. :168) • ---STA!us--- •-ai•..t ~•·-completion of Test No. l~.· 4" ~ . ~· ·- ••• ·- ~tltt'i Awrl ting Ctltl!PletiQll of Edgewood tests. A1'8:tting ~eti<m er Edgewood tests. - , · Jtwaiting-eomplailon -o£ Test N<>. ·16.3. ·Awai ting . ~tion cf Edgewoed_ tests. -- Plan of Test approved-with ~m,mgea., ,22 April 49•. · ._ ,;· . :. ;;. : ;-~·.;iy.\~ · Plan of Test aPPI oved -nth e.~ge&., ;22 April 49. -=-- :·< ·.}~i r::_' - nan of 'rest -apprO't'ed '1Vith ~s,- 22 April 49._ . . • .· . -- '. - · --~ __ :;..~•tetion .of'"Tes.\. lio. l.6S. Awaiting cu...... ·· I · . . : ··USM_-111110_ ====. n;;==:_-- .. -~_1.· - =:==:== .,l\i, ,__, ~ rJ 'r} J - .. - ·- . ~ .. :. 4 -~·=--::::------ NII t1/3 - TEST c AN c Et L rw• = :] -· --= Dss1nm Tr?LB \ 170 1l11 tiple test of B23 coke pot. .filled QA.., dropped· trca. ~q>lane., with onshore wind to abiai1ate 81110ke• (Humber to be de'termined from results of Tost No. 168). Awaiting completion of Test No. 168 - 171 Test of 4.2" chemi.cal mortar sholl Awaiting material filled ·GB, fired staticallr in the open (nine to b~ tired simu.l ~eoualy) Teat of 4.2• ohemioal mortar shell filled GB .tired frClll .a•>rtar into open (nw:i>er to be deiiermined fron results ot Teat Ho. l 71). """ l7S Teat of 126 lb. T3 bomb. filled GB wi t.b modified burater, dropped ~ · · singly in OPelle 17' Test ot E45 chemical bomb. filled GB nth modif'ied burster_. dropped 1 in · llllaJ.l quantity in open (mlmber to be det.rminod tr<D B:lgswood t.ata). . ·· · · · · . 175 Teat -ot single £23 smoke pot, tilled GB. f'wlotioned· ·Statically in_open·on limd.· · Test o~ -1ngle •a •eke pot. filled BD. tlmotioned at&tical.17 in_ ope· on led. · 177 Teat of aingle_ EZ3 .aolce pot, . · filled B:r., tunotioned .-tatioally' · in ~pen .on ·l_and· ,· · · · 1 11a Teat· cit' single. iaa·•k~ pot,· t·-' tilled lDl3., ·functioned a~tioally m.o~:~·ld. 179 Test. ot · aingle B23 911oke pot, filled ~ .. JfU=tioned ata~al.lY 1n open Cia·:1aD4. ·. - 180 Awai:ting completic.l ot. Teat. No. 171 Awaiting completion of Edgewood tests Awaiting completim of Edgewood tests Awaiting .material Test in progreas -~waiting completicn of Test Ho. l 76 . ~:: TEST NO. TITLE 181 Test of Gas Casualty Kit• Treat- Awaiting test material. ment, Item 9~244•800 (New Revision) 182 Test of Fir st Aid Kit, Gas',; · CasualtY; Item 9-206-710 (New Revision) 183 Test of Veterinary Gas Casualty Out~it, Item 9-602-680 (New Revision) Operational Scale Test with German KC 250 III Gr Bomba, filled with GA. Technical Ccnmand Field Test No. 114. Test .of single 250 kg Gerrlllll,i GA filled bomb £4...red statically in the open tinder invereion or zero temperature gradient conditions. 186 Test of single 250 kg German, GA filled bomb dropped int0 oi;.en i>.nd also into covered !ll'ea unde!:' inversion or zero temperature grad:fent conditions. __....,,,......-~ ......... .... - ---- f' ' .. \.. • i. :-:=:::..--, -- 6 Awaiting test material; · Aw'aiting test material. Awaiting material. Awaiting material. Awaiting material. ·- SAN JOSI PROJEC1' PROG!raSS J!EPORr NUllBER 71 l AUGUST 1949 mROUGH 31 AUGUST 1949 San JoH Project Technical Stall C01'r BO. 1_ J'r.' . ~~a:'l!CAL LIBRARY A,,,if, cni.•u1CAL ~--- .i.:.i11. CENr •1 Cft ~l-" "'"t·tro·--~™IAI~- . --- . ' ....•. ,. . . . . I, :m~" . -· .•."' . .._ .,._ i-.~u\l~- m . ·- ·- - ·- .- -- et:.= ::::::::zzaz:s:z Ja+- OL/-09DI- OL/9 jJ~ /~IL/ COPY NO. 1 2 3 4 18 19-2.3 28 29-631 Chief, Chelllical Corps Chief, Research and Engineering Division OCCml.C, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Bra."lc.'l, Research and Engineering Divisicn, CCC.ml.C, Al'llO" Chemical Center-1 Maryland SecretaJ7, Research Council, OCCJDlC, Bldg • .3.301 Anq Chemical Center 1 ¥aryland Commanding Officer, C.ml C Technical Ccmnand, Arrq Chemical Center, lfaryland Chief 1 Medical Division, Army Chelllical Center, llaeyland Technical Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Maryland President /1 Cml C Board,. Army Chemical Center, Maryland Co11111aiding otticer, Edg~od Proving Ground, Al'llO" Cha.d.Cal Center, Jlaryland Besearch and Development Board, Technical Reference Branch, Document Section, Room JD-641, National W.Ut .. y Establl.ah- .ment, Washington 25, D.c. )(111.tary Applications Division, U.S. Atomic Energy Comad.~on, 1901 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.; Attention: Chemical Ot.ticer llr. R. lingan, Britiah CW Representatbe, British Joint Senices Miasicn, Room 47511 1785 Jlassachusetta Ave., N.W., Wasbington11 D.C.('l'bru1 Chi.et, Res & Eng Div. 11 A'nlf3' Chemical Center11 JlarJ'land) Canadian Technical Representative, Anv Chemical Center 11 Maryland (Thru: Ch1et11tes & Eng Div. 11 Arm,y Chead.cal Center, Kaey1.and) British IJ.ai:son 01'ticer, Arrq Chem1.cal Center11 Maryland (Thnu Chief, Res le Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Maryland) s.JP Fllea SJP Technieal?"'U' k" l\ ~c ... L--L E:_, n ,- ~J;j!:'~~ .~SS~fl~.,-c,~: .. jTF ~ -- \Jf\1~ r - .,.~ - .... . ... ·,.a~ ...... , .vi J'../:. ...-:-·····--- --· ... -_,,.....-..:.. _____...__.._ ,,,,,_--= ... - ; ........ , ,;._..: •• , rm -- 0 --" ,'i' '1 I •• CA--Nc_; LL r D . - c~H~;'\7~] -"~sJJm ; '\Ji : ji{ ;;; i,j,JJ'J~..JW . , HEADQUAR , A -~- I n!Jii &: Office of the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Island• • CJIL'l'D l September 1949 SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progresa Report Bo. 71 Period l August 1949 through 31 Auguatl949 TO: Chief• Chemical Corpe Department of the A.nq Washington 25, D. c. l. STATUS OF REPORTS The following special report wo.a distributed during the period co-vered by thia report: !ill!. Date of Teat SJPR Bo. 176. Static ~eat in the Open of a Single E2S Smoke Po\, BD tilled 27 July 19<i9 through 15 Auguat 1949 Report Diatributecl 30 August 1949 2. PlllGBESS OF 'l'ESTS D1JRIBG TBE MONTH OF AUGUST a. Location of Entrances to GUproot Shelters in Relation to Pre~iling Wind - SJPPT No. 102 Pbaae 2 of thia teat will begin w1 thin the next week. b. Static Teat in the Open of a Single E23 Smoke Pot, BD Filled - SJPP? Ro. 176 The final phase of ~. teat was conducted on 15 August 1949. Report of this teat wa.a distributed as a special report on SO August 1949. c. Surveillance ot Bombs. Chemical. 125 lb., T-3. H Filled. Hereaite Coated and T-3. HD Filled. 'lot Coated - SJPPT Bo. 89. (1) Reaci• r. ¥Ufie. m.~..:P': t;rg&ed in connection w1 :ii tlil. -· · ~,ft'"~ . •. J ~.~f-T~~~ra "SSIAED . - - .. 'u . - - -: . -~u". .. l:.J~ (SJPPT No. 71) 3. SUPPLY a. Shipment of Pigeons requisitioned in Mnreh 1949 arrived this Project on 18 August 1949. 4. TRAINING a. Technical personnel have received during the period covered by this report intensive. training in all a~f)ects of work with agents of the G series. It is anticipated that work with these agents will begin in the very near future. This training included a three-hour course whici. covered safety, first aid. symptoms of exposed personnel. etc •• Followed by an exrunination in which each man was required to receive a passing mark before being permitted to work with G ngents 6 In addition. technical personnel were given instruction and practice in the use of impermeable clothing. 5. PROGRESS OF TESTS a. A complete list of tests scheduled for the Se.n Jose Project. together with pertinent inf'ormntion is included ns Appendix B. b. The following tests have been deleted from the San Jose Project Program of Tests in accordance with a letter dated 10 August 1949, from the Office of the Chief. Research and Engineering Division, OCCmlC, Army Chemical Center. Maryland. Items to be tested will not be available until 1950 or 1951 and when available it is plmµied to test these items in n hot, wet, tropical climate. Test of Gas Casualty Kit, Treatment. Item 9-244- 800 (New Revision) - SJPPT No. 181. (2) Test of First Aid Kit. Go.a Casualty, Item 9-206- 710 {New Revision) - SJPPT No. 182. !est of Veterino.ry Gas Casualty Outfit. Item 9-602-680 (New Revision) - SJPPT No. 183. 6. METEOROLOGY a. Wea tller summary for the month of August 1949 is included as Appendix A. =-~~~~ ...._.,-__ r ~.QAN e EL Lf: n '·. ~u"jfj~lASSIAED m ..... -:: tea-.....-.. -----·----··--- ;/ ~;t/ 'T • PERSODEL a. Captain John F. Beville. MC. nrrived 18 August 1949, tor temporary duty or approximlltely thirty days ill oonneotion with work on the G series Agent•. b. <JJO Jaclc B. Triden arriTed 26 Augiiat 1949 on penno.nent change of station. o. Lt. Col. R. Be'ftrly Caldwell arrived SO Auguat 1949 on permanent change of station. d. L~. Willi811l B. Strough arri wd SO August 1949 on permanent chance of station. 8. VISITORS a. During t.he period oowred b;r this report no persona arri wd at the San Jose Proje~ to 'riai t the Technical Di 'ri.aioa. (SJPPR No. 71, App. B) cA N c ELLE o - u~~L4sSJFIED APFlfDIX B PROORESS OF 'l'BSTS ~- :10. TITL~ · <19 Surveillance of Bombs, Chemical 125 lb., T-3, H Pilled, Heresite Coat6a and T-J, ijI} Filled not coated.· · ;- ' Surveillance of VKL. · ):.A IocaJ;ion or Entrances to Gas- . _proo.! Shelters in.: Relatiqi to Prevailing '/i.nds {!iooded Phase of Cml C Bd. Test No. 724) jO St'!tic Test o! t119e 4,2" Chemical Uortar Shells, GA Filled, in the 0!)911. ;:,; Surveillance ~ Bomb, Parblculate, 4 lb ... B-l STATUS eurrent11 long range aampnng Test Completed, Report Distributed. Teat. in progreaa Material. avail.able_- occupied on other tests Test COlllPletod, Report Distributed • . J, Surveillance ~ CK Stored ·in Bollllbs Test in progress and Teo Containers Under Tropical Conditions 136 Test ot ll70 Bomb, Filled HD; .iri . Open and in Area Covered with Vege- tation11 Static Fired, with cnshore and Ot.!sbore ~finds · - Test COC11pleted, Report Distributed .. 1SJ Test or ll70 Bomt» Filled a.\ (f.46) ·in ~ Area, Static Fired Material avall.able - occupied on other testa Test or . 4 • .2" Chemical llorta,r Shell, Awaiting completion or Test Ho. l.30 Filled~" Fired into Open Area · · (maber to be determined t-ro111 results or Test -.iro~ 130> .- · · '· · · Tut of 4;2n Cbemicd MO~~Shell, filled GA, l'ired StaticalI,' in Covered Area (nine to be fired si"".. m4taneousl.y) · . . .• . · - llaterial. ava11.able -: occupied on other tests -· ..... ,..-.·, TEST NO. TITLE -149 Test of ll3;3Al Spray lank, Filled · Ur.thickened GA in .open From Low Altitude.·· · ·;o Test.of 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, . T3E2, Filled GA with 35:1 Burster Material. available -·occupied on Ratio; Dropped Singly .in Open· other tests • ... 'i'i!st of 125 lb. Chemical B:>mb, . . T3!l:.2, FiUed GA wit.h 35:1 Burster Alfait.illg complet.ion: o°t Test. No. lSO Ratio, Dropped in Multiple into · · r · Open. Area (r.umber to be c1et ermined from· rcsul'ts of Test To. 150). ,. ,, " ' ,) .. ,',' ~ , . ,"' ', ·'"'.: ·~ ' . I. ,••. -~\ ~· # ~' <+ < '< •• •, ,,."' "''' "t ... J ,, ,. ' ., ... . .. : .. c ,,_, .... , ;...,, , .. ·'. ' ; ..... ' ' - .. . ... . rest or single 125 lb. ohemioal bo11b0 .T332. tilled GA. with 36:1 burster ratio. tired atatical ly in ors~ oovared by vegetation. Test o~ 125 lb. ohamioal bamb 0 ?S32, filled GI. with 3511 bllrster ratio. droppe<! singly in oovered !ll"ea. r .. 11t of 125 lb- ch~iciU. bmb, .T3E2 !'illed GA, with 35al ~shr ratio dropPad in Da1lt~ple into covered ar-. (nwnber to be determined from results ot Test No. 153) ' !&st or 125 lb T3 bomb. tilled GA, '11th l:urat.er Jll~t1ed aa claterminod Jy 3'.go'M>Od tests, dropped singly into tho open. . , .56 T~ -or 125 lb. T:S ba:lb> fill~d GA with mxlU"ied burster droppod il1 mltipl~~ _into opon :(nwuber to be - determllied troz:i results of: ~o. 165) Material availab1e - occupied on other test.a Material available - occupied on other tests Awaiting completion or Test No. 153 Awaiting comPiet.ion ot Edgewood t.esta Awaiting campletion o! Teat._Bo •. 155 :~.'---::- :._. , __ .- : ~ - :: :~,-=~~~-i.':. ... t-. :~;;7 Te~~:o~ ,~ingle-125 .lb. TS.~~~ _ -. .Allilting completion or Edgewood · tilled ·ca nth-!11ocli1'1ed b:lrll'tef: test.a · tir&d~~atiosl.ly 1:i area ·ao~ wi tti 'ltvg~tation.. ' · · ~ · · .l ~39 T~~·--~iT~ -~~- T'S ~;7i-ifi~~ GA with b\D" .tar 9oditi0d · u -de'ti8r.;._ pWJOa'bJ'-''3ls~ t,.sta~ ·\mippecs singly 'intc)' CO-Yered· ar..,&~ ·:~ . Awaiting completion ·0r F.dgftood / 'tests •. - .. ~<'# . !:.t ':·o~ ~-~ lb •. ;s- ban~. ,r1iled ·<a I?.~. '~1t~E2:~zr.+ ,. .. , ·::;.,_;:i~;~;· ,.. t.1·y··1&er ~ '.~--·-~ ·-. - _.. ~~ ~- .. ___ .,,~,-~ - - .. -8~ :~~.~~-~~-- -~~ .. ~::·,::~: '. . . <- : ~-".· - -' -_::.,~; :;~~~1~ · -7~8t ·o.i"- lfl5 -oh_eldoel ~ab ·mocli~ad Awaiting COllPletion _of F.dsewooei; ...... ;,.,- ~ :-~.,-_;;-;. .. u Cleten:d:aod-by~ldgawood--:taet.. ·'" test.a •,-_-;.,.. .--:-· .. _ :;·_ .. ':-J..o·<~ _, 1,, .:~~~,;3;.~r~~~~~;:·.~ •. ·~.f;§~J···· ~; .. ,.:·:::~ .. · ·;~ ' ... ~~"'-c" - • ' ·• - ' " .:ci<'~;C'AtfCi[tED,Bttt;;.1Jfl~~~ssm -'\~..:,, ;,<;''?, .. .' .' •. :..·-~----· : • ·?f~~~-~'.'?~. :.l. . · .. L. -~-'!I;._;·::.~: .)~~ .. I .. :~-*-;--~_ ~r\;""'r.:::. . -.. ;_ ~ -_=_-~ __ - :.~-. .. ) - · ·.. .. · · - -~- .. ('~~-...:.:-..;... ----~·-·-....;,.' - .··:.-T .. /-:- ·~~ \.~·..,:: __ ....;·~· -""""--- , - TITLE 1Sl Test'. of 345_ Cheti.io&l bomb, fillod Awaitizlg 0001pletion. o! T~ )lo.. J.60 GA, ;:ioditied as 'deten:iil)e_d by J;t.gswood teata, dropped into open in h.rge numbor '(?:Wllber ot cluatera to.bo"doto=inod from relll.llt• or Teat No~ 160) Teat of mcditiod. S'<S chemice.l bomb f'irod si;atice.lly in e.roa covered ry v11gotatiott (nino bocba to be ~ir-ed •i.mul tonoouisly) <A ,•« Test ot' E45 ehemiee.l bomb, i:;oditiod ns deteri:dned .by- Bdg- wood tost::; i'illed. GA, dropped in nrec. oov!'red by veget!l.tion ( :».mber ·to bq doto.rmiJ:lod rr= ;..;sults of Edg~d testo). Awaiting completion or Edgewood . tests · Awaiting completion o! Edgewood test.a Awaiting "completion ot Test No. 163_ Awaiting cOlnpletion or EdgPoOd teata . . . : ··.: ·· :; Tgs:' BO;, 170 .... _. ~ Jill tiple teat ot .!23 1111oke poi;, · Awaiting completion ot Test No •. 168 filled GA~· dropped trC. airplane, · ~th onshore wiM to ailllulate llllDke. (llfumber to be determiiled t~om. r~su~ts.ot Tost Bo. 168) •. 171 Test of 4.2~ chemical .mortar wli ~iii_..i& nUrial. tilled GB-, fired atatioally in the open {nine to be fired d.mul taneoualy) 172 Teat 0£ 4.2" chemical mortar .sh8ll Aw~tirig c;ompletion of Test No. 171 filled GB .fired .from mortar into open {number ··-to 1>e determined frao re1111lts of" Test Jlo. l n) •· Teat of 125 lb~ 'U bom't>~ tilled GB Await~ completia,i ot Edgewood tests wi t.h. modi.tied :tiurster~ dropped • :._ . singly in Opell~ . · · 174 Test .ot_ E45 oheinioal. bomb, tilled Aw~ting completion ot Edgewood tests GB with modified burster, dropped in Dall quanti ti in opeii (mlllbet' 1:c!_ be determined f'rcm Big~ . .. teats)·· ·~ , _. · Teat ot sii:igle B23 ,. lllllOke pot, filled GB, function~, stati(ially in open ·C?~ land.. . · . Teat ot dngle 323 smoke.. pot~ till!Jid BI>, tunotioned-~at'atically 'in_ qpen on l~d.. · · · 171 'feat _of single 323 1111oke pot,_ til:led BT,. 1\Uictioned atatioally in open_ on laDd. Te~t ~t :81ngle E23 smoke pot, rilled Blf3, 1.\µultioned ri&tioall-y in open on land. _ · _ · . ·• . Test completed, report ~ri.buted ~ Ma.ter_j.al •ail.ab le - occupied on other ~st. . . - Material available - occupied on other ~sts · . · • · - .{ Teat .of single E23 1111oke pot, ti~l.•d . .f!Q,. f\motioned statically :::ail available - occupied en other -~'"f;~ in. open .on.l~.- '."'-,. · · ·_ · 5 ~ii ~If TE$!' 110. 182 185 186 - - ... -CAJ{_t'" r. l CD·, ,,.,~ ORCl.ASSIFIEl' ====z;';!;+l!J;;f.;:::========= .. -.. -~ ~ L STATUS "fi.t of Gas Ca1111alty Xlt~ Tz-·~~t­ men~t- 9-244-800. (Bew Re~hion) ·rest ot)n,.st Aid· Kit, Gas, Casual.ty. It'eS. 9-206-710 <N- Revisi c:tl) Te'st; or" Veterinc.ry Gas f1SU9.l ty Outfit. Item 9-602-680 (?l"' ·~·~I ~it:~ r .. °"' . Re'Yiaicin) . "--- Operational Sea.le 'feat with Awaiting .ma~erl&l . •. ..: German ltC 250 III Gr Bombs, f1lled rith GA. Technical CcrlllllDd Field Test Bo~ 114. -. . c: Toat ot sin°gle 250 kg Genmn~ GA. tilled bomb tired 11tatioally in .. the ·open under ·.1D-raiori 'or 1ero. ~perature gradient oonditl.ona. ~ . . . . . ··:: - 6 ~t;~; ..... _,. .. ( .r . . • (SJPPR No. 711 App. C) > t • .JC::;- '"> - ... M__...,,.__.... ·-, .. -.... --~- __ _,~..-.··--·~~-.- '.,. APPENDIX C TEST NO. B9 Results of Sainpling Performed on 5 July 1949 =::: CANCEttEO ;:::: c A tJ ·c EL L ED :------: ~NCUSSIFIED (SJFPR No. 7l, App. C) TEST !9 INTERill ~ g: .!! StBVEILLANCE ANALYSIS Semi-annual sampling in connection with this test was pe:-!'ormd on 5 July 1949. Previous sampling was performed on l2 January )949 and na reported in SJPPR No.64, San Jose Project Progress Report fo-= January 1949. Results of the recent sa111pling followt c I S ·1- ;:i )/· .. .....e ::=.CANCELLED ~UNClASSJFB SAN JOSE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT llmlBEJi '!Z l S~P'?BMB&R 1949 'Jm!OOGH 3G SEPmmER 1949 by StUl ~ Project Technical Stat't DOlllGlUDED kT· 3 YEAR nm:nhr.s DECL!SSIPIJ.:D A1'TEi l2 WBS - : DOD.DIR 5~.10 ;Ja_y_- ot/-DC/0/- oSD ~ /~// "~ \~aa. ·~ \ 'J.. COPY NO. ~c- · .. =-·· . ,JtNCE~l·E·.D--".· . . · ....... r ~I.,, DISTRIBUTI:N ~ -2 KJ~•CUJSSIFIED L Chief' 1 Chemical Corps 2 Chief, Research and Engineering Division OCCml.C, Anq Chemical .Center, Maryland 3 Cbiet, Proving Ground Section, Developnent Branch, Research and ?:ngineering Division, OOCml.C, A1'1111' Chemical Canter, Maryland 4 Secret.al')", Research Council, OCCm.lC, Bldg • .3.301 A?'llcy' Chemical Center 1 lfaeyland 5-6 Coma:and:Lng otticer, Cml C Technical Command, A1'1111' Chemical Center,· Maeyland 14 15 l.6-17 l8 19-23 Cbiet, lfed1cal Division, A1'1111' Chemical_ Center, Mar,yland Technical Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Mar,yland President, Cml C Board, Arm;y Chemical Center 1 Mar,yland COlllllmdi.ng Of'!iqer, Edgewood Proving Ground, Anq Cheiad.eal Center, Kaeyland Research and Development Board, Tecbnic!ll,Reterence Branch, Document Section, Boom 3D-641, Rational Hilitry Establish- ment, Washington 251· D.C. · · · Kilitaey ApPlications Division, U.S. AtQmic Energy . Coaa:Luim, 1901. Ccutitution Avenue, 1.w., Washington, o.c.; Attention: Chamical Ot.ticer · ){r. R. IUngan, Brltish CW Representative, British Joint Services W..ssic:n, Boom 4751 178'5 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., . Washington, D.C.(Thrua Chief, Res &: Eng Div., Arrq Chemical . ·~;. 28 Center, Ka17,land) . . . ·: _-~. · . . c·~· .. o ' --~~- Canadian Teclmical Representative, Anzq Cbeiaical Center,· :f"~ 11.aryland (Thru: Chiet-)''1les Ii Eng Div., Anzq Chemical Center, •-':.f.?1 Maryland) . . . '-~, Brit.isb Liaison Officer~ Arrq Chemical "center, Maryland · ·~ :~ (Thru: Chiet', Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical ?enter, Haeyland) T:ifi. '..;'=""' ·. ' SJP F2.lss an.ro SUBJECTt TO: 1. report 2. H&&DQtrA.RTER.S. Sil JOSB PHOJEC'l Office of the Technical Director st. Than.lrs, Virgin Islands San Jose Project Progress Report No. 72 3 October 1949 Period l September · 1949 through 30 September 1949 Chief• Cbeaica.1 Corps Department of the Army Washington 25, D. C. STATUS OF R!R>RTS Bo reporta were-di11tributed during the period covered. by this . . PROGRESS OF msrs DORIIG 1'HB JIOl'TH OF S!Frl!!llBER a. static Test in the Open of a Single E23 Smote Pot, GA Filled •·sJPPT Bo. 166. (?') Phase l ot this teat n• pert'onaed on l September 1949 . ' . I l>. Location ot Entrances to Gaeprool' Shelter. in Relation to Preniling Wind - SJPPT Bo. 102. ( 1) Phase 2 of this test was completed on 30 September 1949. 1hie complete• the te•t ae a whole, and the final report 1• now in preparation. - I a. 1be U.S.A.· 'l\ig Boyes arrived on 7 September 1949 -with supplies for the Teahnical Dirldon. ·. Included in the shipment were T-S Bomba with tail and noee tuaea and tail assemblies, two one-ton containers, empty 4.2 inch mortar shells and photograPbic paper. ·. b. Jfr.~ Crou.se arrived ~ l~ Bep~mber /949 from Arrrry ~~l Center, Jfaryland, with a_ ahipnent of material tor the Technical Dirleion, which included pigeons, 4.2 inch mortar shells ·and impregna~ 'Clothing. '!he purpose of Kr. Crouse' s rlai t was to ofter adrlce and make re- · commendations in oonnectioJ?. with the care and feeding of test ani~p agr being used by tha f);pjeot. · Mr. Crouse departed ea -·~·':C~lfrfi~: .. , .. : UNCLASSIRED s=- .. ~ 3 '-t !/ ,- (SJPPR No. 72) a.. A complete list of testa scheduled for the San Jose Pro;ject. to_gether with pertinent in.1'01"'1118.tion is included a.a Appendix B. s. ME7EOROLOGY a. Weather SUllllllD.ry for the month of .September 19°49 ia included o.a Appendix A .. b. A bo.rometric pressure chart for the twelve month period ending with August 1949 ia-.-iDcluded as AppendiX A-1. Preaaures are recorded in inches of mercury. o.. Unusually heavy rainfall occurred on 3 September With 3.62 inches reported, and on 16 Sep:tmaber 1'5.th 2.25 _ in~a reported. · - · 6. ORGAlfIZATION DAY a. 1he t1f'th anniwr!IUJ' of _:l;!?.e .o.r~lc;al. establishment of the San Joae Project we.a observed on 27 September 1949. A .full 8ay•e-aetivi~i•• ~~de~ t!).e foll~: {SJ (4) Auembly - Addreisaea" by- Ccipto.:tn Jay s. St.oclcbardt, Deputy ~cbalc.a~- l>i~!Jtor1 CO:J.C?!JBl Paul R. Smith, Commanding Ot'tioer> San Joae fr-9jeot; ffonoro.ble Korria de Castro. Acting Gonrnor or the Virg~n Isl!llldsJ_~Jr~~r.,6'~~~ ~ L~ S~rt, . Commanding ~ •. Uili~d ~te~. ~- ~or0ea Antilles. Parade - Headquarter•- De~ohment. So.n ·Jose Project participated ~ a. atreet parade on the Project• The 81.at .A.nq- ~d was aeat over trom San .o!uan.- Puerto Rico t.o participate inthe parade tin.d subsequent events. Display- and Dell.cmatration of Cbemicai Equipment io. A diaplay waa set up lrhiqh included .Ucb. itema -as the 4.2 inch Qhemico.l mortar#. Colleotin "Pro'tector, Deoontamination Tru.Qk, var!wa._, ~ba~ etc. •The demonatrations incl~ded the b~i,pg,of oolored smoke greno.dee. !irbg of the mortar and acreen:irig of an area by boat with E23 Floati.J:lg &lot. Pots:. 1he ci4y's actirltiea were cli.mo.xed with the aerving of .a 11icnio supper in the Headquarters Detachment - Kesa for all military persomiel and their depandente. - :::=.CANr~'tlr:o--= (SJPPR No. 72) . · · · · -. : '1NCL4SSIFi@ 7 • PERSONNEL a. Captain John F. Neville. MC. returned to Army Chamical Center, Maryland on 6 September 1949 upon comp~e~~on of approximately ~hirty days temporary duty at the Project. b. 1st Lt. Elmer Hensley arrived on permanent chc.r~~ of station from Zone of Interior on 2 September 1943. a. VISITORS }PPROVED: ·a. During the pericd ~overed by this report the !'cl:owing visited the Pro.:;er:·::: 26 September 1949 _,.; .. ·--" ./ I Bri~o.dier General Edwin L. Sibert, Commanding General, Vnited States Army Forces Antilles ::>.:<ri.ved in connection with San J,,se Project Organization Day Acti7jt~es • . A ft<.,...~/~).,,.~ - ~/SPEERS G. PO:::.r::: Major, Cml C Techni cnl Direc·.-;or / ~ . ·"""' /, f - .· I /" . /',;Y~ ~-~~SMfr~ ·-~/ Colonel, Cml C Col!llllanding :::::::-~: ==-~c=-=P.. N::;:;C~. ~~tL=fiE uf. =-~~ U~ct.~UD ---- - t ~.~AN c EL ~IQ == UNCL1SSIRED ~ ::.. - APPENDIX B ?~'.JG?.ESS OF TESTS t..; :ol = 1CANCELLED ::=: IJHCl.ASSIFIED N1t;~11 .•. :::..~ ~·~ ~·..f.4 . -. ~!!i; ._,;_ ~H~ rs PROGR"SSS OF TESTS, SAi'r JOSE PROJECT TEST 30. TITL!!: ~9 ·surveillance of Bombs, Chemical 125 lb., T-3, H Filled, Heresite Coat6d and T-3, HD Filled not coated. ·;·~ ·Surveillance of VKL. Location of Entrances to Gas- proof Shelters in Relation to Prevailing 'iinds (~fooded Ph~se of Cm.l C Bd. Test Uo. 724) - :iO St':ltic Test of ?1ine 4.2 11 Chemical Mortar Shells, GA Filled, in the Open. ;.:: Surveillance of Bomb, Particulate, -4 lb., E-1 ~35 ·surveillanca of CK Stored in Boh:bs and Ton Containers Under Tropical Conditions · /.:·. ,' .. -:; .. ~ ;_ '. .. '. Test. of M'l.0 Bomb, Filled ·i{I>j').n . : Open and in Area Covered withJTege- tation, Static Fire:d, with._Ohshore and Offshore ~'iinds • ·- · -'. J.37 Test of M70 Bomb, Filled GA ,(Ei;.6) in_ Ope~ Area, Static ~ired f:-:-. . ·STATUS ~current, long range sampling Test Completed, Report Dist_:ribu~ed. Te~t Completed, Report in Pre- paration. Material aTailable - occupied on other tests Test Completed, Report Distributed. Test in progress Test Completed, Report Distributed.> .· ·• !Laterial available other tests . • . :.. ·,,o:::.,;. : NO. :f· ~: TITW--··-:_;<.f:.·~~-;' ; .. ·0,:.;_, 149·,· T~st. of :UJJAl !>~r~y 'i'ank, Filled:_ /.., •• " - ~ _ o UI;lt~~kened GA~ in. .O~n- _Fr~m LOl't _ I ·:·· -,,.·::,,::_.,..-Altitude-... · ;.;"'",}'~.....--1 ,, •• l:" .. ~•.-t. · · "..:-;· ••• • - - ~~4 ·;'·~· _·--·~ X _ · · :;o' .Test_ -;,f_ 125. lb. Ch~~c-al~ ~b~ . ,_- TJE2, Filled GA with ~5:1 Burster ~-. / · Rati~-· ~ro~ped· s~:~ly ~ Open ; th~-::.,·.~ ·1 ·Test of 125 lb. Che.mi.cal Bomb, _ . ~~-'.2, ... ,,-T3E2, FiJ:led GA. with 35:1 Burster ~}"' :r>: ., ::_: .. >"Ratio, .Dropped ·in Multiple into · , · · · Open, Area (number to be determined ,·.from results_of.·Test Uo. 15~) .· STATUS Awaiting material llaterial availabl.e - IPC(:Upied on other tests · · · Awaiting _complet.ion of Test. Ho. 150, -~.f~;· --~ ~~=· ;,,. :~·.-: .. ~ftl?~-=--­ .JUNiWWn~S ----- .. __ .. ---~----~--::.· 2 --~~- - •. - ~ .. ;:; ._ .,I : Tee:t. o~ modit\ed ~5 chamici~ bomb . . -~ f'1ro4 · irt~pically. in area covered · . by_ vego~tion (mnii bomb• ti), b8· ~ .; !ired ai?mil tonecniaiy) ~··, .. · •- .•. ~ -. . . - , ·- - .... ·. . ~-, · '.' Test of ~5 chemiool bomb . . -~i:x11.r1ed _11s determined by• Edg- , wood toats;.·'i'illed GA.• dropped in area _c_ove.red. by veget!).tion ·, c~.-:!Jlber -~ be d.-tcwmined· rrct11 . . . . , _ naulte . at Edgewood. tests) .. · · - . ~. . . - :,1 Tast o~ B's _c~emiolll. bcmb, filled GA.; !llOdit'ied •• ~tenaiDed by . ': »:lg~d . teata,.: 9ropped· iii1x> area · covered by vegetation (llUllber of clusters to be deten:iined by · reaiilta of' ~63) ·. · ._ ... ,, · 35 Teat. ot M&.. ohemio,U bomb ~t;ii ' variaia shaped obargee~ n1iad GA, dropped into. open iii mall DUll1ber ( DWllber. w 'be deten:dned by »:lg~ -teata). ,~5 Ten of •ingle B23 811loke pot. tilled GA., tunotianed statically· in ope on land. 1.-t T:Jat nt single_ E23 811loke pot, tilled GA. functioned ato.tioally in area oovered by vegetation. Test ot ai~e E23 smoke pot, tilled" GA, i'linctioned statically on water with CPshOl'e wind.. ~--- Awaiting completion o! Edgewood tests Awaiting completion o! Edgewood tests Awaiting eo~letion o! Te.t No. 163 Test in progre&s llate~ial avail~ble - oc~upied OD other tests Mlf.terlal avail.llble - occupied on other te!tS - Awai~ing c:apl.etion ot Test. No. 1.68 lt.lltiple teat or·-32~ s:nolce pot, filled <a,, dropped h'om bclat · with onahcre -wind, to lliDW.ate ~ (number to be det<rmined ·tronl . -- , ·'·" -" - results. ot Teat- Bo. l~....rt~~m.~ ·. :-_._-.. ':_:._~ _ . , ·' . : 1 JR - ..... Nftiil - ~ - _;:,- ~.'c~":4\:.&;ir" ;:; -~ ~ ....:.... . , .-.... - ' . r 4 TEST NO. TITLE 170 lbltiple test oE B23 illlloke pot. filled GA .. dropped tran airplane• with onahore wind 1x> s:llll.llate Awaiting completion o! Test No. 1.68 11DOlce. (Humber to be detelillined tram reaul ts of Toet No. 168). . - - . ". - . . - . :· ' : . 171- Test; 01'. 4.:z"·~.~ .Utar-sheU··-·-:-~££ii·;.;.-~ ---1"ttlea -cm·, -fired statically in the .. · .. ": ~- ·"· .. r. · ~ ·:~· '. . · . open (nine to be fired ld,mii1:t~~~;iyl '~ -· .,· .• : . . ~. '·. · . ;.·.: . . . Test· ot·4.2" ohemi~al mort&:r .q .· . ·A'1fait:ing<c6q>l~ti:pp :~r ·~e:st No. 171 tilled GB tired trc:a mor~ ini;o '.: ,; 1· . · . - • ·: · ·' · :'.. 112 open (JlWllber- to be determined troa '· reaul ta or Teat;. lfo. l 71). ·Awaiting c0111plet1~. ·er Edgewood t.ests -176 Test ot .. aingle iza ilncke pot. . . .tilled BD, 1'unotioned et&.tically in open .on land. · · ' .. - - a ~ · ·.Teat-: completed~ rep01't :distributed · .. ·. ··: ... : ...... 177 Teat. ot ei.ngl.8 _E23 mnOlce_ pot. . tilled B'.r .. fUmtioned ~tioally in o"Pen on land. · · ...... L . • Mat; rial •ail.Ii> le - occupied 0n ~th&r tests · · · ,. -.· ·· · · · ·.;. 178 Teat ct ai~gle Ei:s 11m>k:e pot .• - i'illed-BHa.i;· 1\lnationea staticall7 ~terial available - occupied on other in .. ~~-~-·;and. :-'.;~~·: -1 tests · · ' · - ;'.?:~ ... ..,;. 179 Teet ot aingle 823 llllQU pot. · .ti.lied BQ. f'uDotiCllled eta~oally l!aterail available - occupied on other test.a . ·. in~ .on l~d. ~· ·.. ,\: . -~ . . '~. ,. -::-:_ .• -180 _Teat or &i1-t. Pro~tt"~~-: Awaiting materal - _ ·Pieoe. ·Impermeable. ~.~-~ ; , . . :": .. - related it.ul \Ulder utareae heat ... . • . . .. ~~.?.·load ·(Cml -~ _Bd •. ProjeSJ~'C~)N r r.t· 't:m-~ ·n,~~~~ ~1('s1rwm ~ ... ·~\r,:,~ . .-:\-:: ~ ~J\l~Ji!;:J,,l~ fB ~~~.,_._.~.....::==r---+---- =-...,,:...... _., .... - - ,. ==- -7C ~ ~ -· -1;.:.N('"' ·-~. ;- . U''.'M'' - '.f' ~ ..,u {fi)··i··-~" ' _.,. , .. '111L,:tr<·'.............., ,· .·.\ ~ .... ,.' ,: : ....... _ I I • I c. ,·':ii TES!' NO. TEtLB "" . 181 hst Of G&a Ca.ualty lit~ r:ie~. ·Item 9-244-800 (JI 182 183 Teat ot F st illL-fit, Ge.a, Ca8Ualty~ It :::--?206-110 {Hn Revi1icc) ~ Test Veterinary Ga~usualty O I'i t, Item 9-602-681) (11,;iw evision) ~ Operational Scnle Teat with Ger-.n XC 250 Ill Gr BOmb e • t111 od with GI.. '.reobnioal CCDlllOl'ld J"ield Teat 50. 114. 186 teat ot single 250 leg Gercmi, GA .fill«! bomb tired at&tiOe.117 ill · the open under 1Dwraim or ael"o temperature grAdient oonditiona. Teat ot aincl• 250 kg German, . QA tilhd bomb dropped into open and al eo into · o<Wered arn ·QDfler in'YWaion er .sere temperature gradient o~ tiQ:US • . 6 ' ·~ ...... ~ ··!tfATUS . Alid.ikg '.i~ . , ! ~ . .~· v .•. .:. .... ...... : "~-· •.· ~;! -~~~ .~~:- ·~ ·.~ ,,, !~ .-•• ~·.· • .-: ... .... ,,. ...... ..:·· ..... :~.~$ir::·j~ :\ r~J:.:.~~ -tx~ //till i ,,,;- =-~ .~::; ~ :-... ,. .... ... .. ,._);_• ~ .. . ~. SAN JCSE PROJECT PROORESS REPORT NUMBER 73 1 OCTOBER 1949 THROUGH 31 OOTOBY:R 1949 by s~ Jose Project Technical ~swt .coPi .. Bo • ..2. Jtt)l-Ot/-c1DJ- ()5/ ~ I~#'<---'---( !~D -- ~.:·~~\ ..... DISTRIBtrl'ION COPY NO. ~ Chief, Chemical Corps 2 Chief, Research and Engineering Division OCCmlC, Army Cbanical Center, Maryland 3 Chiet, Proving Ground Section, Developnent Branch, Research and 'Engineering Divieia:i, <XlCmlC, Anq Cbead.cal -<ten tar 1 Maryland 4 Secretary, Research Council, OCCmlC, Bldg • .3.301 Anq Chemical Center, Yaryland Commanding Officer, CJDl C Technical Command: Anq Chemical Center, U&J7land Chiet, Medical Division, Anq Cbemi.cal Center, Karyl.and 9-]J Technical. Director, Camp.Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 14 Preeident, Cml C Board, Arm;y Chemical Center, Maryland lS Cotlmln dl.ng O:f'!icor /1 Edgewood Proving Ground, Arm;r Chela4.Cal Cent.er, Maryland .Research and Development Board, Tectmical Reference Branch, Document Section_, Boom 31)-641, National ~t .. y Establish- ment, Washington 2S• D.C. 18 ,. 28 29-'-31 Kilitaey Applications Division, U.S. Atomic E'nera · COlmliadcn, 1901 Conatitut.ion Awnue, H.w., liaehingtOn, D.C.; .tt~tion: Chemical Otticer . Kr. L Dngan, British CW Representative, British Jo~ Services W.SsicnJ Room 4751 1785 Massachusetts Ave., R.W., Washington, J>.C.\Thrui Cider, Res & Eng Div., Arrq Chemical Center, llar,yland) · ·· •• ···~·;J:. ..... ;-:~ !,,f ~F:_; ~:· .:~J:~ BEADQUARTERS1 SAN JCEE PROJECT Office of the Technical Director CML"ro :ij piomas, Virgin Is~a · ==: CA_NCft~'~flf!tq. 'lit~ .A{'~{fjflJ ixl• ... = fj J;J..;.!i' ,., . === . !ioVemDe SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progress Report No. 7') Period 1 October 1949 throwrh .31 Cbtober 1949 TO: Cbiet:, Chemical Corpe De~nt of the Army Washington 25, D. C. ' 1. STATUS CIF REPCllTS '!be tolloring special report wee distributed during the period covered by this report: Title SJPR Bo. 102, Locaticm ot En- trances to Guproat' Shelters in Jtelatim to Prnall!ng Willd Date of Test 17 May 1949 through . Report Distributed 24 October 194 9 ;, \ .30 September 1949 2. PROORESS CF ~TS DUBING 9 MClfTH CF OOTC&:R a. Static 1'eist in the Op8n of a S~le 123 Smoke Pot, GA 1'11.l.e<! - SJm Bo. 166. · (1) Pbues 2 and .3 of this test were pert'ormed cm 26 Cbtob9r and 2tl October 1949 respecti~i,o. ~ ' • • I ~ •. 3. INSPECTIOO Lt• ColCI091 White and llajor lfcCacbem from the P1annin{! Dhision, • Baseareh and DeT11lop119nt Board arrived on ar abollt 14 October to ccmduct . a brief inspection o~ facilities at the San Jon Project. · · -~ ... ., '.. ; ·::'- a. A complete list at:;-t.ests scheduled tar the San Jose Project .. togeka ltk·ps.!ftMn*·intO':ll"UO" is included as Appendix B. ~-~c AN c E L=t,~o~ ::=t-=UNCLASSRD •-·--j; . c .• ·•. ==~- r- ;;: . ·-. (SJPPR Bo. 7l) ;;;::.,CANCE 1.i tt .... ~Sfb- -........_ Uj!f,,LJ~ - - ~: · ·. ·· - ~- -~:1c.uL.~fDIN1sna 4. PROORESS OF TESTS (Cont'd} b. The rollowinv tests have been deleted from the San Jose Project Program or Tests in.accordance with a let~r dated 11 October 1949, from the Office of the Chier, Buearch .and Engineering Division, OOCml.C, !11Q' Cheld.cal Cen"t;i,r, Jlaryland. · · (1.) Test of 12"-lb. T3 bomb, fill'.ld GA, with burster modified as determined by Edgewood tests, dropped ainv;l7 into the open - SJPPT No. 155 (2) Test of 125-lb. T3 bomb, filled GA with modified burster dropped in multiple into open (number to .be determined from results of No. 155) - SJPPT Bo. 156 (3) Test of single 125-lb. T3 bomb, tilled GA with aoclified burster tired statically in m:ea·covered with !9Ptatian - SJPPT Be. 157 (4) Test of l.25-lb. T3 bomb, tilled GA with burster . modU'ied as determined by Edgewood teats, dropped sinS11' into covered area - SJ'PPT No. 158 . . ' (5) Teat at 125-lb. TJ .. bomb, filled .G.l JJitb llCdified burster dropped in multiple· into cover8d area (number to be determined from results of Test Bo. 1S8) ~ SJPP1' Bo. 159 · ' · (6) 'flt•t oi .E45 ~h9mical bomb llOd.11'1ed as determined by EQgewood ~, . ..fillod GA.1 (lropped in opep in smll numb'!r (numb?r to oo · determinod by Edgewood t.eta,) - .SJPPr Ho. l6Q . . . (7) T!lst or E4t; chemical bomb, tilled GA, modified as determined ~ Edgewood tests, dropped into open in largo ntDlll-.r ·(JUlbitr . ol ~lusters to be determined from results ·or Teat Jo. 160} - ·. · . SJPP! Bo.· 161 . · · (8) Teat of llOdified E4"- chemical bomb fired statically, in area c'OVl":rod ~ ?'!getatio.n {niM bombs to be · fired sillultaneously) - SJPPT Bo. 162 · · (9) Test at E45 ~mical,bomb~ ·iDoditiod as dete~ b!{ Ed~ewood tests, tilled GA, dropped in area . • ~1m1 ~:siA!iftt4r8:,.knz;k1oObelfndete~J . - tlg t n . :: "I """" --· ---. '. .. . .... ~ ·~ltu 2 'T"' csJPPR No. 73) == CAN Cf L ~~·~ - UNCL~SSIF1m 4. {10) Test of ~4<; .chamicol bomb, filhd GA, modified as determinei:l by Ed~r?wood tests, d1·opped into area cov~red by vegetation (number of clusters to be determined by results of 163}. - SJPPT No. 164 (11} Test of E45 chemical bomb with various shaped charge~, filled GA, dropped into open in small number (num~r to be determined by Edgewood tests} - SJPPT No. 1;65 {12) Test 0.1.' 125-lb. TJ bomb, filled GB, with modified burster, dropped singly in open - SJPPT No. 173. c. Test No. 174, "Test of E45 Chemical 1Bomb, filled GB ~ith modified burster, drooped in small quantity in open," will be held in abeyance pending results of comparative tests between the E45 and E54 bombs, to be conducted by Technical Command. 5. METEOROLOOY a. Weather summary for the month of October 1949 is included as Appendix A. 6. PERSONNEL a. Capta:i.n Jay S. Stockhardt departed this station on 10 October 1949 for Zone of Interior on permanent chant>e of station. b. Captain Alton K. Smith arrived from Zone of Interior on )~·~ 12 October 191.,9 on permanent change of static~. . ,~-i~ii c. Mr. Lueius c. Andrews, P-41 Chemist arrived on 12 October::·~ 1949 for duty with the Technical Division. ·. ~-::r1-: 7. VISITORS . . . ;·_'..• . ._,~}~~~;~ a. Dur~ the period COV"lred by this report no persom, · - , .. ~ . .!~ virltee the Pro.]ect. . · . . : ~~~;ifH; /.;-~.C,A.NQEL.ltr _ ;{~t4·r;.;. ,..-~~/;Z.~-(~~ .1 · :/"::': ; ••. • f .'. - ~}~~. tftflllliER., .,~ -~,r'--·: .. ,,., .. ,L • .: 1 .•,:-- .• "·-?·- -. g~Yf(faJ - :-:: .... APPROVED: ~a.u/ ti! 'K:~ -'- - - Technical DirP.ctor PAUL R. SMITH . · - Colonel, Cml C C omniand ing • ~j. ',"':~. ,,-:....,_~_-. _;;_:~~~ ~IX B . OF·. -TESTS PROGBBSS Y' "tC ,, .. :. {pH ;o Fl t 1'11'..sT NO. TITU!: 89 SurYeillance oL Bombs, Chemical, 125 lb., T-3, H Filled, Heresite Coated and T-3, HD Filled, not coated. 99 Surveillance ot VIL . 102 location ot.Entrancea to Gesproot SbaJ.ters in Relation to Prna.U- ing Winds (Wooded. Phase ·of G.ml C Boa;-d Test No• 724) 130 Static Teat of. Nine 4.211 Chead.cal Kort.ar Sha~, Gl Filled:, in the epen. : 132 $Ul"'98111.ance: ot Bod>, Particula.te, 4 lb., E-1. 135 Surveillance oL CIC Stored in &.be and Ton Containel:IS Under Tropical Conditions. ·1)6 ,Test 'or rto. Bomb, Filled HD~ ·in . Ope and in Ai-ea Coverec:J with . . .. Vesetation, Static Fir9d;. ~t.b. cn- ebOre ·and Ot.hhol'e \'finda~ ., lYT T.l~t ~t. 1170 s• ~ - Fille d::CJA . (~) in. Op8n ·Area~ Static Fired.· .-. STATUS Current, long range aa.mpling Teet Completed, Report Distributed Test Completed, Report Distributed .Material availabl.e - ocwpied on other test.a · Test Completed, Rep>rt Distributed Teat in progress Test Coilpated, Report Distributed Materi8l an.ilab1e - ~ccupied on other tests 146 Te~~ 4e211:Chaidcal Kototar SKeili Ffiied qi., Firiid' int.9 Open An:a .. Awaiting completion o! Test. No. 1.30 .(~r to be detend.nad · troa· r-- sui.ts. ot test. lio. l,30}'. · •. i ~ . ; . . . . . . ' 147 TeW.. ot 4~2" .. Chemical Mortar Shell, Material available - occupied on n.ti.a GJ., l'ired :s~~l1;r' iii; other test.a CO'fered Area (llim to J:>e tired · sillUl~eous]T) l.48 T~~: ot 4.2·" Chemical .KOrtar ~ll, · P'lll.ed GA, . Fired into Area Gover- . ;Alfaiting comple~ion o! Test No. 147 ed. . ti7 Vegetation' (Naaber . to be · · determined from result15 'ot T.St ' J'-:i.-' Ql-U l.f"i ...... - ·-~ ~-· No. 147). ., . ... ~. - : ---·-- •q"'•!A.e. f .· ~ • - ... . ., ""t:!_l .... ~--"- . .----- · .r.-~ • . . --- .~~; ·rEG~ CANCJLJ~D,~-~~~~flm -·cit··- ~--~- - '"-sf t & =JCZ e • N 7&-f;IO -- ........,. IBllSSVl:~c :·- . . .. ......... •.· ... - NO. TITLE . . .. STATUS 149 Teat of Jl))Al Spray Tank, 'Pilled. • Ontbiekened GA in Open FrOlll Low Awaiting material . ~- . .,_..,:_-Ct t ,, Altitude. . Ji' 150 Teat .·o£ ·125 ib. ChUdcal Bembi Material available - occupied on T312, Filled GA, With .35•1 Bunter other teata · ·Ratio·, Dro~d Singl.7 in Open. 151 Teat o! 125 ib~ ·Chemical ·Bozab; T3B2, Filled Ga; with ·3,-t-l1·!hrster Awai~ing completion of Test No. lSO Ratio• Dropped in M1Z'lt1P.1.e ·intti.· 1 • . Open A1'94 (lhaber to be determined .tr::llll result~ of Test lid.~ 150). 152 T-est ·or Single .125 lb~ Chemical ·Bomb, TJB2,- ?illed· GA 1 with 3511 Burster Ratio, Fµ-ed _Statieall7 in Ar•a_C~red'b7 V~getaticn. 15.3 ·Test of l.25 lb.· CheJldeal Bombj '?311:2,· Pilled GA with 35:1 Burster • · Ratio, DroJiped ~~ in Covered · Area. · Material &Yailabb - occupied on other t.eat.a 1faterial aYailable - occupied an other t.ut.a . 154 Teat .of 125 -lb. Chemical Bomb, . T3&2, Filled GA, 14th 35:1 Burster Awaiting c:oiiipletion o.t Telt Ho • .153 Ratio Dropped in Kultiple into · CO"f9red Area (Rmber to be , deter- ildned troa l"esult.s or Tost Ro. 153) 166 Test or Single 1:2) 8mOke .Pot, · ' ·1"lll.ed GA, Funetioned Statically Test in progi-eaa in. Open on Land. . . , ·. : :,,. . . . 167 Test of Single E23 Sai.'.>ke Pot;_- ., Material aYai.l.able - oe'!upied on Filled GA, Functioned StaUcall.7 other test• in .Area Conrad b7 Vegetation~ 168 T~t or Single E2) Smoke Pot 1 llaterial available .:. oecupied . on Pilled GA, lunctianod 5'.atieall;y other t.esta on· Water llith Onshol'e tlincl; · 169 llUi.ttpie -Test o~ E2.3 &nOke P~, · . Awdtin& ccmpl.etioa o?""'l'est 11g.· 168 iilfi Y1il.ed GA1 DrOppld hom Boat., .. · with Onabon V:ind . to Simulate · · Smoke(llumber to be. detorm1.ned,. . · from results o~.~!,e._st No9 168)• .. ,~, ... 14 ,,., ,: "" • • · "":r". n ~n~ ,,~,~=-;:-1:i 1;iisii;:;;;,;;-;;;;· ;;1:z:i.;.:. :;:;;::- -'- ·= ,-. ,· .1111 Ir•= . .l~H~UJI "'\ - 1UISM5t;w ~:::: ~~ '.::i :~i --~·-==:;; 2 , I TEST : U~!&tASSl1m STATUS 170.Mul.tipl~ test ~t E23Y~i.,·Pot, . Filled _GA, Dropped from. Airplane, with OnshOre Wind to Simulate Await.iilg completion of Teat No. 168 &nob (N\Dber to be ,determined from. .r.esul.ts. ot Teat No, l.68) • . '..... . . 171 Test ot 4.2ri·Chead.eal·K~rtar Shell, Pill.ad GB;·Fired Static- ally iD tm Open(Nine to be ti~~d A118it1ng material. ~imul:t~eouslJ').· · __ ,172 Test 0£ 4.2" Chemical. Mortar Shell, ·Filled GB, Filted trom Mortar into · . Open(Nambei- to be determined trom Awaiting completion o! Teat No. results.of Test No. 171) •. • 1.: 11.L 174 Teat ·or ~S Chemical Bomb, Filled GB, with 1'odified Burster Dropped · , in ·Small Quantit7 in 0pen{Humber Awaiting completion of Edgewood Testa to be. determined t~m r.dgewood . tests). ·. ·. , · 175 Test ot Singls E23 Smoke Pot, Filled GB, Functioned Statically. !in Open on Land. . · . . .. . Awaiting Qlflterial. 176 Test 06 S;Lngl.e E2) SJ!Dke Pot, Fi_lled HD, Functioned .Stat1.caUy in Open on. Land. . • · . · • Test ComPl~ted, Repo:rt Distributed. . • ~ .. . t, . !; ·. • . 177 Test ot s~ .. E23, ~kB •. PQt, Filled HT, FuziPt.ioned sti,tloally llatarial. aTailable - occupi~·m in Open on Land. ·· · · ~ , other test.a .. , ·:. - \,, 178 Test ot Singl.~-'E2.3 Saioke Pot:,_. : : · -; .· . Filled HI), ~tioned Stat.iCa-1.ly>'.··lilterial. avallabl.e - occupied on in <>pen on.Land~ . ". ;. .. ', ',. - other teats . ) -. . . .. : .· . . ... l. 19 Teet or s~ E23 &noa .Pdt ;- - ~~ed HQ, Functioned _Sbat.lc.Uy Materia:l available - occupied on in-~ ~~ Land. . · : <:.:·~; - . ot-!ter teeta · · . !' •. lSO Test or 'SUit, ProtectiTe1 ~.Piece, ..... : . I.mpe:rmeabl.el E1Rl1 :.aix1-=tlela-ted Item, · . · · - Uzl:der ~treme Heat Load(Cml .o BoarcfAwaiting aaterial. · ~ject Ho~ 782)_;-: .;::~". · ~£,~~~ .. ; _,._ · · · -- .. --·, . . CA r,, ~· r- • :-- -, -==-- pt".}.!1~11 n"SIFIED - - I ~ ' .. . iJ•\~~ N qe-t;D :• .•. ~~·::>.•. 184 Operational Scale Test with Ger- man KC 250 III Gr Bombs, Filled GA:. Technical C::.arnand Field Te:Jt Awaiting material No. 114. . · - - 185 Test of Single 250 kg Genp.an1 GA Filled Bomb Fired Statically in the Open Under Inversion or Zero Awaiting .material Temperature Gradient Condi ti .ns. 186 Test of Single 250 kg German, GJ\ Filled Bomb Dropped .into Open and also into Covered Area Under Awaiting material Inversion or Zer~ Temperature Gradient· Conditi:>ns;. ... , " ... .. ~ - . .i' ... _;.: -, ,._ ... -~ ..... -:.-J;.-:· .... : .. :;-;". ~ -...... . . . .·• : .-.. .:._. . . •. 4 .'.._.;'·------· N /!J 1J ID ... --1 .. · .. :;~ ---:---- =CANCELLED== UNCLASSlm~ . S.Ul J1'63 rao.;EC':' "PROJRESS RI:F·T.T -- ----·-- NUMB_~~3 l Novemt~r 1949 THROUGH 30 NO'IEMBE~4~ by San Jose Pr'oject Technical Staff 2 • ~-~-~-~ c .U- L Eo =; UHCLAssinm DlSTRIBUTICll Chief, Chemical Corps Chief, Research llnd Engi.naer:"..ng Division OCCml.C, Anq Chemical Center, Maryland Chief, Pmvi:Jg tlround Section1 D.:-veloOOf''!l', B:.•an .• h. Reaearch and ~lle'triug Dhi&i01., (Cr:JJJ.1~, Anq Chemical Canter 1 Kary land Secret.8J7,. Re.:.ea1·eb Co'.lncil, OCCmlC, Bldg • .330, Arrq Chemical Center, &ryland Cocnmandi.n~ Q!fi -:er, Cml. C Technic.s l ~v.J A1'1111' Chemed Cdftter, Maryland Chief, ~ecli~al" Division, Arttf¥ Chead.c:U Cun~r, Maryland 9-13 Techiical Direct.or, Camp Detrick, Fr--Xieril.'.!c: ·!!aryland ~ Co.ill!Un ding Officer: Zrl&awood Provi.~ Growid, Anrt3 ChEllad.cal Cen~, kar7land l8 28 29-*31 Research and Develc.~t Board, Technical itefe".'Onr..e Branch, Document Section, Room 30-641, National YJ.lltry Eat~J.:1sh- ment, Washington 251 D.C. · ' lfilltary Applications Division, U.S. Atomic Energy Coawissico, 1901. Const.it.rt.ion Avenue, H.w., \lash;;.ngton, D.C.; Attention: Cnemica~ Officer · Ki-. R. 11.ngan, British CW Representatin, British Joint Services W..aaicn, Room. 475, 1785 Massacbuset.t.a .A-:e., N.W., 1'aehington, D.C.{'l'hru: Chiet, Res & Eng Di-.·~, Arrq Chemical Cent.er, Jla?'1land) Canadi~ Tee~cal Bepre!'lentati ve, Arrrq CheJ!li.cal Center, · Maryland (Thru: Chiet11lea It Eng Div., Arrrq Chemical Center, Maryland) ~.::.t-i ~ c " - _CA ~.S}:L ED . ·-: !!NCl.ASSJR . BElDQUARmRS, SAN JWE MtwBGT m Off ice of the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Isl.ands Cm.TD 1 December 194 9 .3'C'B.,TECT: San Joee Project P;:-ogress Report No. 74 Period l tlc-7.c,m!:>er lC:~9 tbroulh JO Novcmb~r 1.S4.1 TO: Chiet, Chmri.:;al CcrrJS · Department ai t:ie Al':llV' Washington 25, D, c. 1~ STATUS OF ?E:>m·rs No reports were dietribut.ed during too pur:i . .:d .Jovered by th..~.s repor·t.. a. Statfo Test in tt.6 ('pen or a S~l·~ E23 :3moiaz rot, GA Filled - 3.i'Pi'T lo. 166. . - (11; PhaBe 4 of this test was perf'ormd 0t1 9 ?!O?!"'m~r 1949. l'his phase completed field work iI: c ... 'mlection with this particular test. (2) The final reporting or this test is being delayed peming,.turtber inf'ormation am materials requirer\ in preparation of the report. b. Static Test of Si~~e E2J Smoke Pot, . , GA Filled, on Water Yi.th Onshore Win:! - SJP'l>T No. 168. I • ~ • (1) An attempt was made to run Phase 1 or this -test on 16 November 1949. The actual nm was made, but no agent was disperseu by the smoke pot. , (2). Phase 1 or this test was performed successtul.i,y on 18 November 1949. (J) Phases 2 am J were perf'armed on 23 aDd JO November 1949 respectively. 1 (SJPPR No. 71.) rm~· a 3. PROORESS OF TESTS a. A complete list ot tests scbeduled tar the San Jose Project together with pertment information is included as Appendix B. · 4. IETE<llOLOOY a. Weather summary far the month of November 1949 is included as Appelldix A. 5. SUPPLY r Great str1.des have been made in speeding up the supply of impregnated clothing ~ .t"9qu1red b;r the San Joee Projeot with the institution ot new 8UP'JlY channels tar this particular item. It has been the polic7. to ut:t:...i"° impr'egnated clothing in lieu at impermeable / suits wherner possible l'J.8 to the discomfort caused by the latter 1 tem. Up to the preeen~ time the necessity tar orderi~ impregnated clothi.Dg t'rClll the Zeme ef Interior bas OD OOCaBion CBii!'Od undue. delaT in the conduct at testBa An impregnating plant bas n~ been established in Panama with the exp!'E.S'J ~pose at euppl.,-1.ng this cJ ~t.hing to the Antill.ea Cmmnand. :rt. !.F 11C111 possible tor the San Josa .?roject to order clpthing frClll thif' i,>l.aut through agencies 1n Puerto -~.c-:> tberebi ex- . . pedit.ing continucr.iJ &u~~v and remOVing the poeaibili~,- at tuture delqs ' in teat wark due to lMk of .iJll]r"gnated clothing. Tba tirat such ship-·· Jllent·o:t' clo~ is ·e~c'tecl an or about 3 December 1~1+9• ~ Chemical · o.tticer ot the Antilles bas bMn extremely cooperative in instituting this new channel ot sup~. 6. IBS'l'RUJIENT IC!:Pint With tbs arrival of an Instrument· Repairman Zerr permanent duty with the San Jose Project. the setting up at an instrumant repair section has been instituted.· This new secticm ahoul.d aid greatlJr in ~~k maintenance aDd repair ot such field equipment as totai dosage pumpr, ' · · rotarJ' samplers, sampling apparatus, racks, etc. 7. CHANGE HOOSE Work is nearing completion an the remodeling ot the change - house en Wat.er Island. The nn arrangement will. contribute much to the aatet7 1n dressing am undressing of peraormel working 1n "or around ' contaminated areas. · · (SJPPR No. 74) 8. BRSamEL a. Major Arnold c. Bre\Bling arrived on 16 November 1949, trom Zane at Int.erior cm permanent . chan~ o£ station. b. Mr. Donald R. Schiebel, Instrument Repairman, a?Tived on P November 1949 tar O.uty with the Technical Bi.Vision. 9. VISITOOS a. During the period covered by this report, the f'oll<Ming persons visit.ed the San Jose Pro.ject: 12 November 1949 Major General Feldman, Quartermaster Gemral, arrived San Jocse Project tar a one day visit. 16 November 1949 ·Lt. General. William R. R. Morris, Ccn•n>der-in-Chiet, Caribbean Connard, arrived tor a one dq inspection of the San Joee Project. General llarris was acoaapanied 'bJ' Brigadier General Edwin · L. Sibert, COl•Mnd1ng General, U. S. A.rm,y Forces, Antilles. ,,, ,t?;''A /,· . / . , ' , . ., / ~. 4-"-'• .- -~/ -~ , >t.C~ ,.. / SPEERS G. POO>ER . Major, Cml C Technical Direotor - ........... -- PRq&lfi$5 OF Tli'...STS I SAN JOSE PROJECT r;~ TITIE = c AN _C.,t ~LED UNW~ 89 Surveillance ot. Boiiffis, tMhl±car, v ·· 125 lb.,. T-3, H Pilled, Hei-esite Coated and T-3, HD Filled, net Current, long range sampling ·coated. 99 Surveillance ot VK,L 102 location of Entrances to Gasproo! Shel.tars in Relation to Prevail- ing Winds (Wooded Phase ot Cml C Board Test No. 724) · 130 static Teat ot Hine 4.,2n CheJllical · llOrtar Shella, GA Filled, in the epen~ . ... · .: 1_32 SUl"'leillance ot Bomb, Particulate, 4 lb., B-1. 135 Surveillan.ce o! CK Stored in Bombs ·· and_ Ton Containers Under Tr~pical 'Co{ldi t.ions. · 1)6 Test of 'JrlO Boaib, Filled HD, in Open and in Area Covered with . 1{eptation, Static l"i;red, with ~ e~l"8 and Ottebore Winds• · ; Test Completed, Report Distributed Test Completed, Report Distributed 1.lat'3rbl !1'12 :U.a1>:..e ·- oce~iad on 9t~r.._~U~$ Test Completed, Report Distributed Test Completed, Report Distributed 1'37 Te~t of M?O Baq>, Filled GA (E46) in' Open Area, Static Fired. Me.teris.l availabl-e · · occupied on . . · other testa 146. Test O! 4..2" Ch8.ll!ical. Kort.~ Shell, · Filled GA, Fired'hito Open Area . .. · (Humber, to be. d4Ji;.er!Jd.ned from. re- · Awaiting completio~J_es~ ~· 130 . · · eul.t.s· ot Teat ·10· l'2n)~ ,.. ,,,. · · . '" .. .-,,: :·-:·,-·: · . . • • '7"' . ' • ). . . . 147 Test of 4~2" CheJ.iical Kort.al' Shell, . . F,11.le.d GA• Fired Stat.icall;y in Material available - occupied .on cbared Area. (!line . to be tired other test• siault&ne:>u.sq) · .· ; • :. ... • • ' ' : 1 ·... • . . ·, . -·--·· .. -. .. . . ..: 148 Test ot 4~2 11 Chemical KOrtar Shell, · '·· . . . . . : .. · .. ·Filled GA, Fired into Area Cover- · ; · .. ··.. . · _,,. · . ed b;y Vegetation (ll~r to be Awai~ing com.pletion~t>f. T,est. No. l4r . determined from results of Test --· . - No. u1>. a::~mff;~Ff.!if::;:; r.• AS.mm . CAN CELL1fJ)_~ - ~?l~L~ ~1r1w ~~ -== " - - ·-· ;;a - , ·l. NO. TITLE 149 Test of JlJ)Al Spra;y Tanlc, Filled Unthickened GA in: 9pen From Low Altitude, . 150 Te.st C;t 125 lb~ Chemical ·Boinb,· ·T3E2, Filled GA, with· 351J. Burster Ratio~ Dro_pped Singly' in Open. l5i Test or 125 ".Lb. Ch~cal Bomb, . ·TJE2, Filled Ga, with 35•1 Burster Rati"o, Dropped in )((dtiple into Open Area (Number to be determined fr::im results ot Test No. 150). 152 Test ot Single . 125 lb. , Cbe.m1.ca1 Bomb, T)B2. ptlied GA, with 3511 Burster Ratio 1 P'ir~d. Sta t1call7 in .Area Conred b;y Vegetatien. 153 Test .of 125 lb. Chemica1 Boat>, TJ'g2,~Filled GA .with 35:1 Burster Rati.o, DrOpped Singq·in Covered Area. Test ot 125 lb. Cheaioal Baab, T)B21 ·Filled GA, with 35&1 Burster Ratio Dropped in Multiple into · Conred Area (Humber to be· deter- mne.d from results_ o! Tost Ho. 153) 166 Teat .of S~ EiJ Smoke -Pot, · . Pilled ~, Functioned .8~atica1ly- 1n . Open on Land. · 167 Test ot Single E23.Smoke Pot, J'ill.ed Gl, P'unqtioned StatJ.cally in· .lrea Covered· by Vegetation. 168 Test ·or Single. E23 Smoke Pot; Pilled GA, ~cticned Stat1cs.1ly · :lll \iater with' Onshore "1!.Dd-~- ·• ... ---:.-__ ....... -:- ~ .· 169 Multiple Test o! E23-&iO'JCe Pot, Filled GA, Dropped ·from Boat, · with· Onahore hind to':Simtihte'·. ~ · Smoke(Number· to be determined ' Awaiting material Mater:'al availeble - occupied on other ~eets "a... I t bait.log ~et!on of Te'Jt No. ~-50 "l&:lte:-:i "'-: e. :at ~.i.b:e · · occc;rl.ed o:i ?the-· ':. ,.,.f;.J llate~ia~. a~ .. sK.e -· o ~1~;ned o~ ot.be• ~.:>at.o ' Test completed - report in preparatior Material availabl~ - occupied on other test• Test 1n progress - _. U(I\~· .,?~Uf3 Awaiting completion ot Teat No. 168 !rom results of Test.~o •. _ _168) •. ·:.::::::::=;:=::;::::::::::::::::;.:::=~~ llHSSY13NO ;;: . --~ --- J L1 ''J -- 2 .. £~,9 E~ LED - M~~~P:JD TEST --·~ RO, 'T!TLE STATUS 170 llultiple t.est of !23 Sm.::lar Pot, Filled GA, Dropped from Airplane, with Onshore Wind to SiJlul.At.e Smob{Nmber to be determined trom results of Teat Ho. 168). Awaiting completion of Test No. l6e ally U the Open~Bhi~ to-.;;-fired Awaiting Jnaterial aimultaneouel.7). 172 Test ot 4.2" Chemical l!ortar Shell, Filled GB, Fired trom Mortar into Open(Bumber t.o be determl.ned trom. Awaiting completion ot rest Mo. 1.71 result.a ot Teat No, 171). Test of &t.5 Chemioal. Bomb, Pilled GB, with Koditied Burster, Dropped .. · _ in s..u Quantiioy in Open\lwaber Awaiting ca.upleticn ot .Edgln'IOOd Teat.a to be determined trom ldgewood. teats). · 175 Teet ot Single,B2,3 ~ Pot, Filled GS, Functioned Staticall7 · in Open'. on _Land. Awaiting material. 176 Test ~ Singl.e B2,3 S~ Pot,_ . filled HD, Functioned Statically in Open on lend. 177 Teat of Singl.a E23 Smoka Fct, Teat Completed, Reporl. Dis~ributec Flll.ed HT, Functioned etat.i.Oall;y ICaterial ava.Uabl.e, - occupied "1· . in Open an I.and. other teeta 178 Teat ~ Singl_e 123 SaDke Pot,. . . ,. . . · Filled 813, Funct.ioned ~ta~al.q llate~ aYailabl.e .. occupied on · in Open -on Lad. other· teat• . . Teat. ot Single · E23 _&noka Pot .1 • . · · FUl.ed HQ, P'lmc~on84 Stat1c~7 Material available - occupied en 1n Open QIJ Land. - other teats . ' 180 Test Dt smt., Protectiu, One "Pieoe, _ Impermeable, nm.,. am llelated Items , Under-~ -Heat. ~d(Cml C Boafiaiting .material rrojeet HQ. 782). . . . : I • . - ... ~~--~~~~~~~~- -- CPJi, ~ 3 NO. TI'll.E - - - -- - lB4 Opepational Sa.ale Test with Ger-. man l:C 250 Ill Gr.Bombs, Filled GA.-- Technic..al .C"lll!land Field Test No. ll.4. · - . 185 Test of Single 250 Jcg Gel'IJWl, GA Filled BQDb Fired Staticall.7 in the Open Under ln"tersion or Zel'Q Temperature Gradiebt "Conditi.~ns. l8S Test of Single 250 q'German, GA Fllle~ Bomb DropPed into Open : _ _and also into Conrad Area Under Inversion or .Ze~ Temperature· Gradient.-.: Condi. ti~' ' . I.waiting material Awaiting material ··~;.•'"' .... "',:. -.·: ·:·--. ... , ;.. ~-· SAN JOSE PROOF.CT PRCGRESS REFORT NUMBER 75 1 DECEMBER 1949 THROUGH 31 DF.CEMBER 1949 San Jose Pz-oiect Technical Stal'f' COPY NO.~ /. /1.".J . ,l,l - ·' J DOWllGR!Dm> AT 3 YEAR IrrERV~ DECLASSIFIED .ll'TD 12 YBABB lXlD DIR 5200 .10 Ja_x- ot/oc; 01- 053 ~ /~;/ COPY NO. l 2 3 4 7-S 9-13 14 lS lh-17 18 19-23 , ~l . -- m! Chief, Chemical Corps Chier, Research and Engl.nearing ~vision OCCml.C, Anq Chemical Center, Maryland · Chief, Proving Ground Section, Developnent Branch, Research and Engineering DivisiOD, OOCml.C, Ar1111 Chemical Center, Maryland Secretary, Research Council, CCCJDlC, Bldg. 3301 Army Chemical Center, tie.eyland Commanding Officer, Cail C · 'rechnical COlllllllilld.1 Art111 Chemical Center, Y8J7land Chie!, Hedi.cal Division, Arm;y 'Cheml.cal Center, Yaeyl.and ·Technical Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick:, Maryland President, Cml C Board, A?'fl1¥ Chemical Cent.er, Maryland Co11111m.dlng OUicor, Edgewood Proving Ground, Army CheDd.eal Center, Jlsryland Besearch and Development Board, Technical Reterence Branch, Documant Section., Boom 30-641., National l'rilitr:r Establish- ment, Washingt~- 2S, D.C. · Military Applications Division, U.S. Atomic :Inergy Commisaicc, 1901 Ccaatitution Avenue, H..w • ., llfaahington, D.C. J A ttontJ.on: Chemical Officer 1lr. R. llngan, British CW Representative, British Joint Services llies.icn~ Room 47S, 1785 Massachusetts Aw., N.W., · Waebingto~ D.c.cn:1nn Chier, Res & Eng Div • ., Anzq Chemical Center, lla17land) · · · .. · .· ' Canadian Technical Bepresentatiw, Armr Chemical Center, 11.aryland (Thru: Chief11ies & Eng Div., Al"Jl\T Chemical Center, llaeyland) . British Liaison Ot!icer~ Anq Chemical Center, Maryland (Thru.: Chief, Ras & Eng Div., A1'1117 Chemical Center, Haeyland) SJP Files SJP Technical Librery · TI!.CHmc AL 'LIB KARY . - ~f~}'&'D ...;;;.- - . E'll'tFLF[. E=n:::~ . . - l1 J:ol\ . cl'\:l,.yi:.i. o ~: . , CMLTD '~ .. CANC~L'~'iE~-: .. ~\-,l ~NCJ.RSSlflfD HEADQUARTERS; -SAIFJOOE PROJECT-7 Office of the Technical Director St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 1 January 1949 SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progress Report No. 75 Period 1 December 1949 through 31 December 1949 TO: Chief, Chemical Corps Department oi' the Army Washington 25, D. C • 1. STATUS OF RF.PORTS No rP.ports were distributP.d during the period covered by this report. 2. PRCGRESS OF TISTS DURING THE L10NTH OF DECEMBER ·a. Static Test of Single E23 Smoke Pot, GA Filled, on Water with Onshore Wind - SJPPT No. 168 (1) Phase 4 of this test was P"'rforrned on 9 December 1949- This phase completed field work in connection with this particular test. (2) Tha final reporting of this tP.st is being delayed pending further information and materials required in preparation of the report. 3. PROORESS OF TESTS a. A complete list of tests scheduled for the San Jose Project together with pertinent information is included as Appendix ~. ' 4. METEOROLOOY Weather summary for the month of December 1949 is included as A,ppendix A • . 5. INSPECTION Majors Harv·'!Y E. Sheppard, Fra..'1k V. ?.illial:!S, and John G. Appel, Research and ~n~ineoring Division, Ar~y Che~~cal Cent"r, Maryland, arrived on 6 December 1949 in connection wi a three-day ins~ction of' ·-::ac ~ITT=ft")S .. 9!-~~'.!:181 .. ~_ •Helft ~---~.-'"N ~. f:.~L~lf __ ·u-==-~-..,._..-: =-- ,"-~"1."~tr ---- ~N .3 tJ-j I/ •. 1.'1 (SJPPR Bo. 75) S. INSPJ!X:TICllf (Cont'~} technical facilities. The;r depeq-ted on e December 194C1· 6. . TRAINING llr. JosePh llal'ldelson from the Inspection Division, Of'f'ice ot the Chief', Chead.eal ,Corps, Ar1111' Cbemieal ·Center, Maryland, arriyed on 6 Dec'3mber 1949 in connection with technical activities. During his stay at the Project, Hr. llandelsan oriented technical personnel in methods ~ evaluation or t1eld data. In addition, he presented a course in statistical anal.7sis or experimental data and gensrall;r ouWned the lllBthoda or analysis and eftl.mticm or test results. Jlro. 11.andelson returned to Anqr Chemical Center, Jls.rTland on 18 Decellber · 1949. . - 7. l!OLIDAY During the period 23 Deeembor 1949 tbr~ 3 January 1950, enlisted peraamiel or the Project were given as much tree time as possible in observance ot the holiday season. \ 8.. VISITarS During the.period covered by this report the .tollowiDg persons visited the &m Joee !lrojeetc · a Deeembar 1949 - Brigadier Ganeril F.dwin P. Sibert, C omiandin~ General, U. S. Arll\1 Forces, lnti1les, am party · arri~ for a cne-dar visit to the Project. General SibEirt and part)" depart~ oc 22 December 1949. T3ST -~" NO. TIT~:.liA ,I-':~"' I ;: ii 89 Surveillance o! - ~· · 1T-....::.: ~ lb., T-), H 111led, Heresi e Coated.and T-3, HD filled, not coated. 99 St1.nelllance ot VKL Test C_ompleted, Report Diatributed 102 l..ncation or Entrnncea ta Gesproof Shelters in Relation ~ PreYail- ing Winds (Wooded Phase of C.ml C Board Test No. 724) Test Completed, Report Distributed :..;o Static Teat of Jline 4.211 Chemical Morter eheUs, GA Filled, in the· Katerial available - occupied on epen. other teata 132 Surveillance of Boalb, Particulate, 4 lb., :S-1. . Test 8ompleted, Report Distributed l.35 Surveillance of CK Stored in Bombs and Ton Containers Under Tr:>pical Test. in progress CDDditJ.ona. 1)6 Teat of M.'70 Bomb, Filled HD, in Open and in A!"ea Covered with - Veptation, Static Fired, with cn- abore and Offshore ·lfinda. Teat Coaipl.eted, Report Distributed l3'T -~. o! l...,O Bod>', ·P:Uled Gl (1!'.46) Material available - occupi.ecl on 1n jpca Area, Statio Fi.Nd• other testa v- l.46 Toat ot 4.211 Cheaieal Mortar Shell, Filled Gil, Fired into Op8n Area A•iting completion ·or Teat ,No. ~ ... ~ (Humber to be detorllined from re- sults of Test Ho. lJO) • . ~ - l.47 Teat of 4.211 Cb91oal llortar Shell, Jlater1a1 aTailabl.~. ~ "-occu.p_i.~ci on · Filled GA, Fi.red StaticaU:r in · other test.a ~- ·. ·· - · ·, Conred Ar• (Hine to be :tired aimultaneoua]¥) 148 Teat. ot 4-2" Cbemica1 Mortar Sb.ell, Filled ca, Fired into Area COTer- ed b7 Vegetat.1.ori (Runber to be determined troca results of Teat Ho. 147) •. A•aiting completion: ot Test. No. 14'T . .. ~ CANCEbLED -M~CU\SSlflm ........... ,·g ·r==' _· .. - .. -:- 149 Test ,of K33Al Spray Tank, Filled. Unthiekened GA in Opon From Low. 4ititude. ; . ,. . -; 150 !est' of 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, ... ,'?3!':2,.F.illed a.a., with 3511 Burster Ratio, Dropped 8ingly in Open. 151 Teo::t •J! 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, . 1'~_,, Filled Ga, with .35sl Burster M.~-t::.- Jropped in MIA'.ltiple into O·~-=~. i.l'ea (Number to be determined !~~c. :·esults of Test No. l!iO). 152 T~c.t· of Single 125 lb. Chemic.al . B·Jmt: T312, Filled GA, with J5t1 ··. Bu.~7.er Rat.:10, Fired Statically in Area Covered .by Vegetaticc. 153 Tellt of l2S lb. Che.ad.cal Bomb, T31£2, Filled GA with 35: l Burster Batio, Dl'OpPed SinslT in Covered Area. ! 154 Test ot 125 lb.. Chemioal Bamb, T3E2, Filled GA, 'With 3511 Burster' Ratio Dropped in Kultiple into .Conrad Area (Nllllber to be detel'- ., Jlti.ned from results of Tost Ho. 153) : ~ ,..: . . .. -...;..;.· . 106 T~· or. .Single 123 Saolm Pot, · 'Fi.ad~, Functioned Staticallr in ·~;>dn .· on L8nd. . 16'1 Te1Jt ·or Single E23 &Dolce Pot,· _ · . Filled Gl, Functioned S_taticall;y in Area,~Tered by ~aatation. 168 Test of Single E23 Saioke Pot.; Filled· GA, l'unctimed Statically ·on Water wlth Onshore Wind. · 169 Multiple'. Test of.E2j &DO~ fot, ·.Filled GA, Daopped from Boat, . with OnSho're I.ind to Siaul.8~ · Smoke (Humber. to be deter.mined fro~ results of Teat No. 168) • .. . . . . Awcdting material. Mnteria1 available - occupied on other tests Awaiting compl.etion of Test No. 150 Material. ava1Jahle :... occupied on· other tests Material. available - occupied on other teste Awaiting complet1on ot Test ~-0· 153 Test completed, report 1n prep- aration Material available - occupied on at.her tellt.s - Test completed, report 1n pre~ aratj.on . · ·· · - Awaiting completion o! Teet No. 168. . 171 Teet o'i 4.211 Chand.cal M.:irtar - . · Shell, Filled GB1 Fired Statioo-- · alty ~ tre Open(Nine to be 1':1red si:nul'.;aneoual.y). · 172 Tes~ l,)!'.4.2 11 Ohead.cal lfortar Sbell1 !l'U13'1 GB, Fired trom llortar into . 0,P"1.(Numbar to be detarmined from 1esults of Test Mo. 171). ~'74 'I'3St of E45 Chemioal Bomb, F:Ulad ~: with liod:itied Burster1 Dropped in Small Quantity in OpenlNumber to be determined .trom Edgewood tes~s). ~75 Test of Single E23 Smoke Fot, Filled GB, Functioned Statically . in Open on Land. 176 Test of Single E23 Slll>ke ~ot, Filled HD, Functi.:>ned St.atioally i.n Open on Le.rid. J!1'J Test o! Single E23 Smoka. Fct, Fil.:ed HT, Functioned statically in Open oa Land. 178 Test o! Singl.e_ E23 Sm>ke l'ot,· Filled HN3, Functioned Staticall.T in Open on Land. 179 Test of Single E23 &!Dke Pot, Filled HQ, Functioned Statically . in Open °* I.and. , Awa:1ting mat.erlal Awa:1ting ~o.mpletion o! Test No. ' . Await~ C0111pletion of Edgewood Tee Awaiting material Test Completed, Report Distributeo . ' Material. available - occupi8d on other test.a . '( . ME\terial. available - occupied on other tests . . · ' - - I Material available - occupied on other teats · · . . 180 Test of S111.t.1 Protective, One Piece, ~\ . Imperm.ealtle 1 ElRl.1 and Related Items Awaiting · materia1 Under Bxtreme Heat Load( C.ail o Board frojeot No. 782). - . ·=-: UNCl.ASSlll TEST :;:::;:::::===-=--:.:::oau= •··- r----. • I • --" ~ .::-:::.~~ --·. ST:1TUS Sii-i~~-n:I. nr aou;, Filled GA. Technical Cvamlllld Field Test No. 114. Awaiting material 185 Test of Single 250 kg Gel'l)W11 GA Awaiting material Filled Baab F.ired Statically in the Open Under Inwrsion or Zero Temperature Gradient Candi ti .ns. la6 Tes·.; o! Single 250 kg German, GA Awaiting material F!µ.&d Bomb Drowed into Opsn ·Al"Ji' lll.so 1Jtt.o Covered Area Under Inversion or Zero Temperature ~7'!1die;it ·Condi ti ;;ins. = (SJPPR No. 75, : .. , .. '"I· s·-=---=---· ~;-=::Jl"f1.· :"'lM'" ·- cArl cttt-e-U:=:~~CliSSIFJED APPENDIX C TEST NO. 132 ~sults of Sam lin Perfor!J\P,d on 13 December 194 ·- 1- SurYelllance o! Aged CK in 1t70,·.1f1S"~ JJ:19 SQmbs, Test No. 135 Results of. sampling Performed on l3 December 1949 semi-annual .iampJ 1ng in connection with thia test was per- formed on l3 December 1949. This is the third aeries o! aam- plea taken, results or the !irst and second being reported in SJPPR No. 67 and SJPPR No. 69 respectively. Results ot recent sampJing appear below: '1!1..8 Bombs Abs. ' % Sol.ubl.e Date Lot No. Bomb No • .Date Filled Press. Acidity Residue 13 Dec 49 206 29 Aug 44 34lb•· O.ll 0.253 206 '-'· . Aug 44 34 O.ll. 0.245 206 12 Aug 44 34 0.13 0.260 206 rt Sept 44 34 o.16 o.rts .206 19 ~·J,4 34 ~o.oe 0.175 206 ·32 Aug 44 'jf- -0.13. o.216 206 s Aug 44 35 0.15 0.291 206 a Aug 44 3S 0.09 0.265 206 21. Aug 44 33 0.l.4 0.344 206 22 Aug 44 34 o.is . o.~ 206 ll Aug 44 35 0.13 0.231 206 .34 Aug 44 3.S O.lO 0.270 206 l3 Aug 44 35. o.u. 0.338 206 23 Aug li1+ 36 o.oe 0.215 13 Dec 49 207 24 Aug 44 3.S 0.12 0.343 m 31 Aug 44 No sample 207 28 Aug 44 35 0.11 o.m 207 2.5 Aug 44 35 0.12 0.296 207 2 Aug 44 35 0.09 0.459 m 20 Aug 44 .36 0.13 0.464 13 Dec 49 222 26 Sept 44 No thread.a- 0.09 0.244 222 9 Sept 44 35 0.10 o.-268 222 15 Sept 44 32 o.u 0.356 13 Dec 49 224 ~ Sept 44 34 O.l.) 0..)02 224 l. Sept 44 31 0.07 Plugged l3 Dec 44 None l3A Aug 4!+ .34 0.13 0.31.3 None 6 Aug 44 35 o.u 0.436 None .4 Aug 44 34 0;10 ·0.223 None l8 J.ug 44 35. 0.04 0.305 -c~~CEL-LED -DNClASSIFltb "· 1 ~ -===:m· ff /!J ~II M79 Bombs Ji.ba. % % Soluble Date Lot No. Bomb No. Date Filled Presa. Acidity Reddue l.3 Dec 49 65 58 June 44 .36"lba. 0.1.3 0.130 65 .59 iune 44 .35 O.l3 0.257 65 57 June 44 .35 O.lO 0.261 6.5 ro June 44 .34J" 0.12 0.299 65 56 June 44 .34 0.10 0.324 1.3 Dec 49 456 55 Nov 44 No 88J!!Ple taken 456 5.3 Nov 44 34 0.10 0.185 KZO Bomba Abs. % % Sol\lble Date :r..Ot Ho. Bomb No. Date Filled Preas. Acidit7 Residue l.3 Dec 49 .384 l Oct 44 34 0.10 0.257 ~94 2 Oct 44 35 0.09 O."JJ:n .373 3 Oct 44 .34 0 .. 10 o.46.3 .382 4 Oct 44 34 O.lS 0.4.36 JtJ6 5 Nov 44 34 0.09 o.m .352 6 Oct 44 .35 0.11 o.i.oo 331 7 Oct 44 34 0.12 0 • .3.39 .399 8 Nov 44 2.3 Q.l.4 0.480 385 .9 Nov 44 25 0.18 o.637 .367 lO Oct 44 .35 O.l.8 0.599 395 ll Oct 44 .35 0.09 0.153 .374 12 Oct 44 2.3 0.09 0.154 319 13 Oct 44 .35 0.09 0.381 410 14 liov 44 .36 o.06 0.427 439 JS Nov 44 .37 O.J.6 o.6so Meteorolga Ma-x. Temps Min ! Te!!!!!. Mean Max, Te!!!E: Mean Min. Te!!!E. July 49 86°F 65°F 70°F Aug~ 49 9<PF 650!' 73"1' Sept. 49. 88°F 6.3°!' 72"1' Oct. 49 88°F 650!' 720F Hov. 49 91.°F 71°1' 75°F Dec. 49 ~°F ·en (10f: 2 SAN JCSE PRO.JmT FROORESS REPCRT NUMBER 76 l JANUARY 1950 TBROOGH 31 JANUARY '1950 SAN JOSE PROJEcT 'lECHNJCAL STAFF com- Ho.~ ~. . . Ja.x- OL/-ot/O/-tJ5t/ N-1 ~/0 t 1 --:·-.. i.. ,;.,.j.·.;...:.:.. i.~~ .'!:E:~ COPY NO. 1 2 3 4 5-6 7-$ 9-13 14 15 i.6-17 Z.._ 18 :i.9-23 28 29-"Jl ·chief, Chemical Corps ·chief, Research and Engineering Division OCCmlC, Army Chemical- Center, A!aryland Chief, Proving Grouhd Section, Development Branch, Research and ~ngineering Division, CCCmlG, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Secretary, Research CoW'lcil, OCCmlC, Bldg. 3301 Army Chemical Center, ~aryland ·Commanding Officer, Cml C Technical Co11U11rmd, Army Chemical Center, Haryland Chief, Medical Divisionj Arrrry Chemical Center, Maryland .TechrUcal Director, Camp Detrick, Frederic..'<:, Maryland President, Cml C Board; Army Chemical Center, Haryland Conmai ding . Officer; Edgewood Proving Ground, Army Cheruii::al Center, Mllrylmd Research and Development Bo3rd; Technical Reference Branch, Document Section, Room JD-641, National !'ilitar y Establish- ment, Viashington 25; D.C. Military Applications Division, lJ.S. Atomic Energy Commission, ~901 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.c.; Attention: Chemical Officer ·Mr. R. Kingan, British CW Representative, British Joint Services Mission, Room 475, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.::r., Washington, D.C .• (Thl"ll; Chief, Res & Eng Div., Arfl'JY Chemical Center,_ .Maryland) Canadian Technical Representative, Arrfv Chemical Center, Maryland (Thru: Chief,.J lies & Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Maryland) . . ~ British Liaison Officer, Army Chemical Center, Maryland (Thru: Chief, Res & Eng Div., Arrr.y Ghemical Center, !'.aryland) Hjt-JID l.,_, ~JJl~~ri!qjC~R~ --~,- ~~ l:,J~1: n.\:~ .. ;~~~'·.· ·-·1,,rr-~'fi.""· D ~· - ~~-.c.J--1 ... -' I·,· t\- r•L • ~"JTIAR_.,,~U--Jes&;~TJ·~~·....:.:~:1. .' - ~- . .... ~1:!-! ...... ~!:U' ~ ~... • Oi'fice of the Techii!cal'"tlint:tor St. Thomas, Virgin Islands CMLTD 1 February 1950 SUBJFX:T: San Jose P?"cject Progress Report No. 76 P"riod 1 Jnnuary 1950 through 31 .fo.nuary 1950 TO: Chief', Ch.amical Corps Department of the A:rmy Washington 25, D. c. 1. STATUS OF REPORTS No reports were distributed during the period covered by this .. report. ' 2. PROORESS OF TESTS DURING THE MOOTH OF JANUARY a. Surveiilance of Bombs, Chemical µ5 lb., T-3, H Filled, Heresite Coated and T-3, HD Filled, not coated - SJPPT No. 69 (1) Semi-annual sampling in connection with this test was performed on 12 January 1950. Results are included as Appendix C. b. No additional tests were scheduled during the month of January for the following reasons: (1) Al.l available facilities were put at the disposal of a group of personnel from Camp De trick during the performance of tests by this group at the San Jose Project. · (2) Sa=ipling bubblers were not available in sufficient quantity to sustain te,st operaUoris. (.3) A priority task of removing steel torpedo racks from the laboratory building was begun during the month of January. J. PROORESS OF TESTS a. A complete list of tests scheduled f'or the San Jo5e Project together with pertinent inform:ati•in is included ampendix B. :::aim~~-~~~}l~SSifl 1 • . Weather summar7 for the month of Junuary 1950 is ineluded as Appendix A • . ~· SUPPLY a. Equipment necessary in operation of instrument repair shop arrived this _pr:ojei::t and baa been temporarily in- stalled for currept 0pe1'at!Ol)8. b. A shipment ot 1000' impiilge:e bubblera was rece:i;ved on 20 JanU111'7 1950, thus relieving a critical sbartap of this item at the Sen.. Jose Project. 6. PERS<DEL a. lb.far Httrold F. Shartle arrived fro!ll Z ot·I en permanent C~., ~f.,'IJ~tciQa~qn).l. Jo,r.uary_l~, ...... b~ lbja::" Sp!!ers G • .?ooder, Tacmucal DiTector, departed tor lfashl.ti,g+.on~D·.··-c., ;,r._ jO J~ 19'°0 far api:raximatelj. thll"ty dl!j'a (:31'))'1'1J!'ln connection wit.'li Tftcbnical activities. 7; VlSlT(l(S D1r-ing the pPriod covered by this re~, no significant persone visited the San Jose Project. · · · · APPROVED: ~~~~e~ ll!ljor, Cal C DeJJ11'1\Y Tec!mical Director · r ~-- ; r, / . 1·· / . , Ir ... hm. R/ 8'n\'B Colcmel, Cml C CQ!Wlnd1ng .. ,. 1" ... -.--..-- ,.. ._._ ~ ~ ~· ~, -- t 4 _: • • t : ~ -.' t~ ·_; .· • >==. . ~ ;:::iC·A II_~~~~~ ~~~~~~ASS~HED 2 N ¥~10 PRCGmS.S OF TI:STS, SAN ~OSE PBOJECT .. _ ··-'- ---- --,--. '-:'-:-:-,_~-n- r.t n .. - ' ' . -·· - . : '- -· ,_, . . 4 ,, - ,... . :J. NO. TIT 89 Surveillance of Birii'lil, 125 lb., T-3, H f3' •ea, Hdtdlt:e Coated and T-3, HD Filled, not coated. 99 SttrYeillance of VKL 102 location of Entrances te Gasproo! Shelters in Relation to Prevail- ing Winds (Wooded Phase ot Clll C · Board Test No. 724) L)D 3tatic Test of Nine 4.2'' Chemical Morte.r ehells, GA Filled, in the 9pen. - 132 Surveillance o! Bomb, Particuiate, I+ lb., E-1. 135 Surveillance of CK Stored l.n Bombe and Ton Containers Under Tropical Conditions. 136 Test or )(70 Bomb, filled HD, in Open and in Area Covered with . Vegetation, Static Fired, with On- shore and Ottshore·Winds. 171 1'ftr;\ o! 1.'70 Bomb, -Pi!J.ed GA (Jl'JJ>) . 'in .)pc.a Area, Stati:: Fired. - . 146 T.:ist of 4.211 Che.mi.cal. Mortar Shell, Filled GA, Fired into Open Area (Number to be determined from re- sults of Test ~o. 130). 11+7 Test or 4.211 Chemical Jlortar Shell, Filled GA., Fired Statical.17 in Covered .Area (!line to be tired simultaneous~) 148 Test ot -4.2" Chemical Mortar Shell, Filled GA, Fired into Area Cover- ed b7 Vegetation (Humber to be - deter.mined .from results o! Test No. 147). Test Completed, Report Distributed Test Ccmpleted, Report Distributed Material available - occupied on other testa Teet Completed, Report Distributed Test in progress Test Completed, ~port Distributed , .... Material aira.ilable - occlipied on ot~er.teste Awaiting completion oE Test No. 130 Material. available - occupied on other test.a _. -· · Awaiting conqll.etioa ot Teat No. 147 !-:::::::;;:::=;~::;;;:~=::::==:::= C. ~ r.r - !._ . : ..:. .. -- 1'· 'iF .lllitP .Q -,,-,: .-.,_- r- - 149" Test of .MJ3Al Spray Tank, Filled ~clcened GA ill Opon Prom Low Altitude 9 · • . 150 bet ot 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, 1'312, FiJJ.ed GA, with 3511 Bunter Ratio, Dropped 8ttgl:r in Open. 151 T'l .. t •.Jf ·125 lb. Chemical &alb, 'l.'_3?l;2~ Filled Ga, with 35ll·Burster RJ. ... i.:;. JroePtd in Mtkltiple illtO 0'?-< ~. i.l'ea (Humber to be detenained !r:-i:;._.:-esul:WI ot Teet No. 150). 15:? T3c.4.: o'E Single 125 .lb. Ch~al .. B·.Jmt,. T312. Filled GA~ with 35&1 , Burs~er Batio, Phed Staticall7 . in Area C~~ b7 _Vegetat1'*1. l53 fellt. of l2S lb. Ch81d.oal ~., T3-C2, Filled GA With 3S:l Bnrst&r Bat.io, Dropped S~ in Conred .Area. 154 Test. ot 125 lb.. Chemical Bomb,· · . T3B2, Filled GA, with 35:1 Burster Ratio Dropped in Kultiple into · · Covered Area (JJmber to be dete:r-- Jll.DJl.d t.roa naW.ta or: Toa~ Bo. 15.3) 166 T·~ ·-;r Single E2) Saoke: Pot., . ·' · - ?C'.J._d ~, Punctioned 8tat1.04lll7 · in (';>ctn on Land. .. 167 Te"1; ot Single E<) Sm;:,~ Pot, .. Filled GA, 1unet1oned Stati.call;r . ~ ·u.a Con~d by- V•ptation. 168 Teat ot Single E2) Stacke P~, 1'1lle• GA, lunotii;med Staticsll7 on Water with Onshore Wind.-· 169 Kul.tiple Teat of E~ Smoke Pot, -: Filled GA, 0.opped t.rom Boat, with Onahore t.ind to Siaulate S.Oke(Jlmber to. "8 determined . .from results of Test. No. 168). - -- - - ----- Awttiting material Material avail.abl,e - occupied -on other te~e Awaiting completion ot Teat Bo. 15() . . Material available - occupied on other teat.a .Kateria1 aTailable -·occupied on other teat.a Awaiting cocpletiOll ot Teat No. 3.53 . . i Teat ooirlpleted, nporl 1n prep-· aration 1 Material avail.able·- accupied on other teata ·Test. eompl.~ed, re~ 1n prep.. a.ration · · . i t ·' . . '· "' Awaiti?.g.co.mpletion ot !eat No. 1.68 _-· TEST NO. 170 l!ultiple tea · ~ ~()~;:,., -~:·= :. ' Filled GA, Dropped from ilrplane, - 111\h Onahol'8 Wind to SiJDulat.e Smo1ca (Number to be determined from-results of Test Ho. 168). 171 Test of 4.211 Chemical Kortar Shell, Filled GB, Fi.roll Statio- aUy- ~ tlE Open(Nine to be !ired Awaiting completion of Test No. 16e sillul~aneoual.y). Awaiting material 172 ~es•. .;;! 4.2 11 Chemical llortar Shell, !l'i:G s.;t GB, Fired !7:0lll llortar into Opa1.(Number to be detarmined from. iesul.t.a of Tt111t No. 171). Awaiting completion of Teat No. 171 ';_74 Tast o! E45 Cb:lm.ical Bomb, Filled G&J~ :with lfodi!ied Burster1 Dropped in Small Quantity in Open\Number to be determined :trom Edpwood Awaiting completion of Edgewood tests). 175 Teet of Single E23 Smoke Fot, I · Fi.lied ·GB, Functioned Statically in Open on land. 176 Teat ol Sin8le E23 Sa:>ke fot1 Fi.ll.ed HD, Flmctioned Statically in Open on I.and. 177 Teet of Single E23 Smoka Fot, Fi.J.:.ed HT1 Functioned atatioall7 in Open Oil Land. 178 Test of Single E2J Smoke fot, _ Fi.lled HNJ, Functioned Statically in Open on Land. l ?9 Teet of Single E23 Sa::>ke Pot, Fi.lled HQ, Functioned Statically A11a1t.1ng material Teet Completed, Repcrt._ Distribute< Maten.iu. available - occupied on other t esta - ·· Material available - occupied on other tests in Open ~Land.; Material available - occupied on other teats · 180 Test ot Sat.1 Protectin, One Piece, Impennea'llil.e 1 Ellll, and Belated Items .. Under lxtreme Heat Load(Cml C Board I':r:>ject Ho. 782) • A11aiting material • TEST ;a:.-.- C. - NO. STATUS man KC 250 III Gr Bombs, Filled GA. Tochnical C.:-.anand Field Test lfo. 114. A.waiting· material 185 Test of Single 250 kg GeI'ljlllil, GA Filled Bomb Fired Statically in the Open Under Inversion or Zero Temperature Gradient Conditi ·.ns. Awaiting material 186 Test of Single 250 kg German, GA F':!.l:';:cd Bomb Dropped into Open 11nd also into Covered Area Under :::nvers"Lon or Zero Temperature Awaiting material ::;:;-3c!i.e::t. Condi ti Jns. --------·------ ·~ ~.4-· ·.'- ' ' . - - ..: " --· Results of Sarnrylin~ Per~ormed on 12 J~nuary 1950 --- GA ·- ..... ~ r-: ;""'.. f~7 ··- =~~ 1r.79 Bombs - -~ . . ··--1-l.. ~ . ~--...~ ~ - Q ' - .. = 11,~ "LBJ'' r.;..,~7-~~ •t\.....l.~, - •1 ' I "': ·- - ~~-~~//,, '?,t /'(";i~~?'~~~ Date Lot No.·~~o~ ~~~; D~;; Fi~~~~~~3{~if%4~~!e 13 Dec 49 65 58 June 44 36-·lba. 0.13 0-130 65 59 lflllle 44 35 0.13 0.257 6S 57 June 44 35· 0.10 0.267 65 (A) June 44 w· O.l2 0.299 65 56 June 44 34 0.10 0.324 ..,. 13 Dec 49 456 5S Nov 44 No aample taken 456 53 Nov 44 34 0.10. o.lBs K70 Bombs Abs. ~ % Sol1lble Date Lot Ho. Bomb Bo. Date.Filled Press. Acidity Residue 13 Dec 49 3.S4 l •0ct 44 34 0.10 0.257 J94 .2 Oct 44 3S 0.09 o.m 373 .3 Oct 44 34 o.w 0.463 382 ·ff_ Oct 44 34 0.18 0.436 406 5 Nov 44 34 0.09 0.313. 352 ·6 Oct 44 35 O~ll 0..400 )Jl .7 Oct 44 34 0.12 0.,39 m .. BOY 44 23 0.14 o.i.eD 38S 9 Nov 44 2S 0.18 o.637 367 -10 Oct 44 35 0~18 O.S99 395 ll. Oct 44 35 0.09 O.lS3 374' 12 Oct 44 23 0~09 0.154 319 13 Oct 44 35 0.09 0.381 410 14 Nov 44 36 o.06 0.427 439. 15 NQV.44 37 0.16 o-.650 I MeteorologI J'ul7 49 Aug. 49 Sept. 49 Oct. 49 Nov. 49 Dec. 49 Max. Tenm. Min, .Te!llP• Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. RESS REPORT SAJr JOSE PROJECT PBOG BUHBEll Te gh 31 March 1950 1 March 1950 throu Sil JOSE CJD1I CAL S 'lU'F PJIOJECT TE 1 COPY IO. __:: --- 5 _., "d)0/-05 Ja'f, - Der ~l~J COPY NO. 1 Chief, 2 Chief, Research and Engineering Divisiqn OCCmlC, Army Chemical Center, .Maryland 3 Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, Research and Engineering Division, OCCail.C Army Chemical Center, .Maryland 4 Secretary, Research Council, OCCmlC, Bldg. 338, Army Chemical Center, Mai:yland 7-8 9-13 14 15 16-l7 lS 19-23 24-26 27 28 Comoanding Officer, Cml C Technical Comnand, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Chief, Medical Division, Army Chemical Cemter, Maryland Technical Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Maryland President, Cml C Board, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Commanding Officer, Edgewood Proving Ground, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Research and Development Board, Technical Reference Branch, Document Section, Room 30-641, Uational Military Establish .... mentt Washington 25, D.C. Military Applications Division, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1901 Constitution Avenue, N.w., Washington, D.C •• Attention: Chemical Officer Mr. R. Kingan, British CW Representative, British Joint Services Mission, Room 475, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.w •• W.:ishington, D.C. (Thru: Chief, Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Maryland) Canadian Technical Representative, Army Chemical. Center, Maryland (Tl1ru: Cbie!, Res & Eng Div.,, Army Chemical Center, Maryland) British Liaison Officer, Army Chemical Center, Maryland (Thru: Chie!, Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical Center, Maryland) CML'l'D SUBJEC~; ~!Ul Jose Project Progress Report No. 18 P&~·ioJ 1 March 1950 through 31 March 1950 '.ro1 Ch:'..ef, Chemica.l Corps Depar::ir.9nt of the Army Waahiugton 25. D. C. 1. l'.Tl':'IJS OF F.lrt<>RTS 1950 lie reports were distributed during the period covered by this report. 2. PROGii'.ESS OF TFSTS -"JR:':NG T!m YON'TH OF !~ARCH Ko te3ts were ccr.1..ietr.:! ·•-.:r:i..ng the period ccve?"ed by this S. PROGRESS OF 1ESTS a. A ecmpl.ete list .,r teats scll.ech:l9d fnr the San Jose Proj-9ct toget!ler Wit!l pertinent int'o:"!:l8.tion is included as Appendix B. 4. WETFOROLOGY Weather summary for tile month cf llareh 1950 is included as Appendix A. 5. LABORATORY A comprehensive labora.tory research program is now in progress, tile purpose of which is to eatii.bllah more accurate analytical methods in the laboratory phase of testing G agents. (SJPPR No. 78) -Lo.'- ......-:\· ~ r ;= - --::-- ~ :-:-1 n 9 !1 ~ 1 6. t • ~ ..;:.::::~-_;:-.:_:--~_:~!~.>+-_;_'._.~ . i .-.. ...... ,J'\ .. q, ' - . l\~J l~ .. ,,_ .. PERSONNEL =·--.:~ . .'~J !~·~ -~'.._; t : . .. _:·-·-_, - ·-- - - --= ; ; · ··:: :""'~:"~~ ~·-:.------"::- ,.. ··-c - ·:::_~-=~ - - - ...,~ ~iJ~;i{~ o. A platoon of twenty-three men Uht!et the command of 1st Lt. William B. S"trough, participnted in the Cp. Portex Vieques mnneuvers as a 4.2 inch mortar platoon. b. lqt Lt. Louis o. Elsaesser was relieved from duty with the Techilical Division on 13 March 1950, and assigned ~~ AJst~ Post Signal Officer. ~.. Captain Lawrence M. Dellinger was reliP.ved f!"om duty w·'-th the Tech."15.cal iJivision on 15 M~rcn 1050, o.nd a~~i~ed as Asst& Supply and Evacuation Staff Officer. 7. VIf.ITJE.S I:"-.lrjng the period covered by this repor".; tl:e following signif'ican·t; per~·:>ri.s visited the San Jose Pro,ject: 15 !ra!"ch 1950 13 March 1950 20 M.l.!"ch 1950 2~ ~~rc:h 1950 Co.pta:!.n Roy c. Kackley. MSC, Sa.nita.tion Of~ic~r from Antilles, arrived San Jose Proje~t ~o inspect all loC!l.l eating and Grir:king Fla.ces. I:r. R_..,cJenhiser, Depa'l'."tme;:;.t of Agriculture ;ind !J':". !e.n ff. Te'!"vet f'.~orn Ccmp Detrick, &'!"~:·ivc!d Sn.n Jose Project in connection with Teohnicnl Activities. Ca~t. T.iloon and Lt. !ve~ a.~rived San Jose Fr('\.Jec't f:;,~c;:i Antil.les, to ossist locai authc;:i tiee with tl1e Go":"ernor 1 s inaugural pnr:ide. elst A~-my'Band nnd one hundred and tlventy- eight troops ~rom Antilles arrived So.n Jose Project for Governor's 1.uc:.~'\·=~-1 pt>.rade. 23 March 1950 ·Lt. General William H~ Morris,· Comrnander- in-Chiet, · caribr.ean Commnnd; Brig~ General R. Eean, Cor::!l!la..nding General. Caribbean Air Cor:irand; Rear Admiral L. W. Hanson, Col!!Onnding· Officer. i5th Na.val District; o.nd party arrived ~an Jose for a five-day visit f-o review the Governor's inaugural para.de.· (SJPPR No. 78) 23 Uo.rch 1950 a. illAlJGU:':! L P-UAro Colonel c. R. Gildart, Chief of Stai't At:.ti~les, e.nd party arrived Se.n Jose Pro,ject for a tive-G.ay visit to rertew .f;}-.e Gover.ior's inaugural para~e. a. c~::r.:M: Pt:.11i R1 Smith, C)l!E!anding 0!'.fi~r, San Jose Frojec~ pt.rtioi~a•A.d in the inaug-~r~~iou p:i.rade of thrt Grverno::- or the Virgiu Is1~3 ~n ~4 ~-.USP ... Mjo:- Kenneth t"f. C'.op.3lo.nd was Comme.ruier o~ the eighty 't.:!"c.~p:i. -~-- .~c,-~-d\lir~-~ bJ~D.,~n ~ft.J~~:\~5=.! :..:~~~t~5ED ......____,_~ .. 4 .a .. ~_. .. ..,ui I ,.. ~··~•~· ,..____ T'"5ll1Y I - \_, ...: . u .... :~ ... ·-r - ~ '-- .·. ~6~J "'· . .... 89 Surveillance of Bombs, Chemical, 125.lb., T-3, H Filled, Heresite Coated and T-3,. HD ~illrd, np~ coated. -. · · · .. · · 99 Sui:ve'iiiance of'VKL ,; 102 Lo~ation of Entrances te Gaspr~of Shelters in Relation to Prevail- " ing Winds (71ooded Phase of Cllll C .• Beard Test No. 724) 130 Static Test of Nine 4.211 Chemical Mortar Shells 1 GA Filled, in .the 6pen. 132 Surveillance of Bomb, Particulate, 4 lb., E-1. - Current, ·long range. ·sampling Test Cpmplete_d·,_ Report Distributed Test Coiupl~ted1 Repo~t Distributed Uaterial aVa.ila:ble ~ occupied on .othel' tests · -':"' ... Test ·completed, ~'port Distributed 135 Surveillance of CK Stored in Bombs Test. in pi;Qgres~ and Ton Containers Under Tropical .· . ,, .. Conditions. ' · _.!-. · • ·:'. 136 Test of 1/:10 Bomb, Filled HD,· in . · · - Open and in Area Covered with " · . Vegetation, Static 'Fired,· with On- shore ·and Offshore~iinds. · . .• T«~st Completed, Report Distributed . lY/ Te~t of !f70 Bomb, Filled· GA (E46) . Material a-..railable - occupied on other .tests ·in ,Open Area, Static Fired •. 146 Tast of 4 .• 2" Chemical M~~tar.Shelli, •t• 1 ti ~-T t·Ni · 1"". Fille-d GA, Fired into' Open Area -. ...wai ing comp e on O.L es 0 • .- _' (Number to be determined ·frotri r$- · ~- sults of Test ~Io. 130_). · 1·' ·· ... .. • - . -· ... - ~ . .·.; : : . t : . • . • • . ' •. 14 7 T~~t -of 4. 2" Cheaiicai' ll;rta~ She_ll, Jlate~ia1 available - ocCllpied .~on .. · - :~ Filled GA, Fired StatiCaliy.,iri · · - othe~;-~_ests Covered Area (Nine to be'. fi:red , : ' - - . · · : .. _ sj.multane:ius~.) __ • · - ·~· '. ._ ·-. · . . .: . : . -; . 1413' Test. of 4.2" Chemical .Yortar·s~1t k. . •t• CO"""l etioa of .Te,st No. l.J.f - • .. _ ~ .. !illeq GA, Fired· in.~o AfOa, COlrer- :wai ing _.... . _ , . . , __ - · ·' ed by Vegetation (?:;uinber. tl:l he -: ,~,_ . -· . ···determined . .from results ·of· Te:,t · · ; · · ,:~~-,~::No-.~11+7)~ - ... '.· ·.};'. - -.- ·'. l49 Test ot ll))Al Spray Tank; Pilled Unthickened GA in Open From Low .Awaiting material Altitude. l.SO T~St ~ i2.S lb. ChfJ.ad.Qal .Bo.d>, . TJE2, Fille.Cl ·GA,. -~th".31•1: B\P'$ter Ra~' .. 1>11>~d·s.~7 Jf. ~n,-.,~ 151 Teat ~ ti.5 lb. c.h8aiio81 ~.,:.·,,.~: T~ Filled. Ga, with JS(l aui-ster Ratio, Dropped in HtAl.t.ipl.e ..1.iito o~ ~.ea .C•umb!r: M ll.e ~i:ta'ln•d rr~ resuJ.~s or Te9f, ·so. 150)~ ,, '· "· • . . • - ., . ' ~ I 152 Te~ ot Single ~ lb •. Chemical Bod:>, TJB2, Filled GA, with 35,1 Burster- 11.!tio, l'ired St.a~; ·· in ~a eo,..re-4 by Vegeta~im •. .. . . ~ .. lS.3 T~et. ot 125 lb. themio&l. Bqmb, T.3&2, Filled GA with JS:l Burster · Bat.io 1 D?'Opped ~ in Covered ; . ir.a. . . . 154 Teet ·of 12.S lb. ,P.bemical 'Bqaib, ·. ·' T3E2, Filled GA; with 35:1 BQ.ntel" Ratio Dropped in.Kultiple 1.Jito1' CDY91'9d ~ (lumbar to be dater- . ldJl8'd t_roa_ results ot ~«;tat Bo. 15.J) ·: . . . .. . . ' . l66 Test Of Silf&le B2' Sc1Q1aa Pot,'.· . ·. l'iµ•IJ G&.1. Functioned Statical.1.7 in.· Open on l.and. · ,.. - :"· .. ._ . lHl Teat .ot Single E23 Sm.ok:e Pot, Filled GA, .Fuliotioneq-Staticall7 in_-~ Co~red ·by _·Vegetat~•' 168 Teat '_O! Single E.23 Smoke Pat, Pi?J.eci 9";' lur:icti.cnod St.aticall.7 ca. liatar ·w~th Onshore tand. · · ·_-:- : . : ... . : . ;. -~ . ~ ' . : : .... 169· KU1.t1pl:e Tesi·;·or E~ &Dolce Pot.1 · . Fi.W~ GA, Ibropped trom Boat,;, . lif.th Onaho're· I.ind. ·to Siaulak- -:.._· · . &aoke{P.Wllber to be determined -- : · ~~~.z.;es.w.,t~-q~ T •. ~ l{o:. ·J.~).- . Katerial available-occupied on other test. Awaiting com.pletion ot Teat No- 1SO Material availab1e-occupied on other tests liat.erial availabl.e-occupied on other testa Awaiting completion o! Teat Ho. ·Teet ci;spl.et.e~repol"t in prepar- ation · liaterial avallabl.e-occupied on other tests · -1'est com.pleteO-report. i.n prepal'- ". at.i.on . ··ti- • .. ··. . . .. "' .. -...... ~ .. -. . ·.• :4.~1t<ii~-~:j'~jfj~n·=·-=-~-."4~:9~ _ R._·:~::ffe~·=m:. ~3 ~::,N~V~,==-=.-;= ; : ~--:_·<!!< . . . : lWJ\.\J!\t~i["~. ==~~~~~;t;~g;:.:;::: - ... --.. ~- ~.: ··.~ r:,._.;: ,I ...: L~."~:_,. _... . :. ~ 71-~ 7 170 l!ultiple test; ot E23 Sm.:kZ? Pot, .li:no.iting oompletiozt or Test Filled GA, Dropped from Airplane~ Ne. 168 with onshore Wind to simulate · Smoke (Number to be determined from-results of Test No. 168). l7l Test of 4.2" Chemical Jt.:::rtar Alio.iting mn.1-erio.l Sheil._ Filled.GB, Fired Static- .. ally~ tre Open{Nine to be fired simultaneously). 172 Test of 4.2n Chemical ·uortar Shell, Awai~ "()omcleticm of Teat , Filled.G!J, Fired from J.f?rtar .in~···-_·~. .llfo •.. 170 .~ · ' ...... 0j,en(Number ~ be detarinined !rem.~-···· ·=~~ .. .· ·· ·. , :i:esults of Tillt No. 171). . . .. . .. l'f ( Test of E45 Chemical Bomb, Fillad ' . GB, with Modified Burster, Dropped in Smal.l .Qwuitity in OpenlNumbe:- to '"9 determined !rem Edgewood tests}. 175 Test of Singls E23 SlllDke f9t, Filled-GB, ~tioned Statically in Open on Laiid. · . . -~ 176 Tes~ o~ Single E23 Smoke rot, Filled HD, Functioned Staticall:r 1 · .in Open on Land. · 177 Teet o! S1ngle Ei) Smoke :Fe~, · . . :fU,1.ed HT,· ~tioned •tati.Cally •in· Open on Land• 178 Teat of Single E23 Smoxe'Pot, .. Filled SNJ, Functiomd Statically in Open on Land. . .. ·i .Awni ting ~ompletion o~ E:dgewood tests Te~t Completed,_ Report Distributed lfaterial availabl• oc>CU~ied . OD other tleatai . ~lla.terial a'Wei.lable occupied mi other tests . --··· ....... _ ..... - ··- ··-·· ...... ·- .... · ,•. -· ..... : .... .. .-:· ; • TXST NO. Operat.ional Scale Test with Ger- man KC 250 III Gr Bombs, Filled !waiting "11111t"erial GA. . To3chnical C-"Dlll~ Field Test No. ll.4.. 185 Taat of Single 250 kg Gel'IJID.13.t GA Fillad BOIQb Fir~ 1?tatically in Awai~ipg material the Open Un~r Inwrsi:o:>n. or .zero -Temperature. Ch;"-..diant Conditi~.ns. ' , . .. . : • __ 1·· : -: 186 Test o! :Single )!50 kg Germ.an, GA Filled BQnb DrQR>ed into Open Awaitlq material and also lnto ~vered ~rea ~r · la9eJ'Sion· or Zero '?emperatime Gradient Conditi:ma. · .• -. .., .... = = 1 SAN JC5E: PROJECT PRCGRESS REPCRT NUMBER 77 l FEBRUARY 1950 THROOGH 28 FEBRUARY 1950 SAN JCSE PROJECT TECHNICAL STAFF COPr NO. 1 OOTmmul::!:D AT 3 YEAR IIITERV"ALS DECLASSIFIED AFTi:i 12 llABS DOD DIR ~200.lO . t-, "lix -ow 9o1- ()Sh N' !?Y ,'.') COPY NO. -1 2 3 Chief, Proving Ground Section, Development Branch, Research and Engineering Division, OCCmlC Army Chemical. Center, Maryland 4 Secretary, Research Council, OCCmlC, Bldg. 330, Army Chemical Center, Maeyland 9-13 14 15 16-17 18 19-23 24-26 27 28 29-31. Commanding Officer, Cml C Technical Co.rrmand, Army Chemical. Center, Maryland Chief, Medical Division, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Technical. Director, Camp Detrick, Frederick, Maryland President, Cml C Board, Army Chemical Center, Maryland Commanding Officer, Edgewood Proving Ground, Army Ch~cal. Center, Maryland Research and Development Board, Technical Reference Branch, Document Section, Room 30-641, National. Military Establish- ment,. ytashington 25, D.C. Military Appl.ications Division, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1901 Constitution Avenue, N.w., Washington, D.C.; Attention: Chemical. Officer Mr. R. Kingan, British CW Representative, British Joint Services Mission, Room 475, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.Vl .. ,. W.:ishington, D.C. (Thru: Chief,, Res & Eng Div • ., Army Chemical Center, Maryland) Canadian Technicai Representative, Army Chemtce.l Center, Maryland (Thru: Chief, Res & Eng Div., Army Chemical. Center, Maryland) British Liaison Officer, Army Chemical Center, .Ma17land (Thru: Chief, Res & Eng Div., Army Chemica.1 Center, Maryland) SJP Files CMLTD HEADQUARTERS, SAN JOSE PROJECT Office of the Technical Di:re-ctor St. Thomas, Vi.rgin Islands SUBJECT: San Jose Project Progress Report No. 77 Period 1 February 1950 through 28 February 1950 Chief, Chemical Corps Department of the Army Washington 2 5, D • C • 1. STATUS OF REPORTS No reports were distributed during the period covered by report. 2. PROGRESS OF TESTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY a. Test of Single E23 Smoke Pot, Filled HQ, Functioned Statically in Open on Land - SJPPT No. 179. (1) Phases 1 and 2 of this test were per£ormed on 15 and 17 February r~spectively. 3 • PRCGRESS OF TESTS a. A complete list of tests scheduled for the San Jose Project together with pertinent information is included as Appendix B. 4. ME:TEOROLOOY Weather summary £or the month of February 1950 is included as Appendix A. 5. CONSTRUCTICN Removal of torpedo racks fi-om Building 16, Laboratory Building, was completed on or about 15 February 1950. This task was undertaken in preparation for .future remodeling of Building 16. (SJPPR No. 77) 6. LABORATORY A comprehensive laboratory research program is now in progress, the purpose of which is to establish more accurate analytical methods in the laboratory phase of testing G agents. 7, PERSONNEL Major Speers G. Ponder, Technical Director, returned to the San Jose Project after approximately 20 days TDY in and around Washington, D. C. 8. VISITCRS During the period covered by this report no siginificant persons visited the San Jose Project. APPROl/ED: .// . '""' . I ii /----::' ,.. . I . ' (,/~-~{~~~/, Colonel, Cml. C Commanding 89 Surveillance of ombs 1 125 lb,, T-3, H Filled, Heresite Current; long -range sampling Coated and T-3, HD Filled, not coai;ed. 99 Surveillance ~f VKt 102 location o! Entrnnces te Gasproot · Shelters in Relation to Prevail- ing Winds (Wooded Phllse o! Cml C Beard Test No. 724) • 130 Static Test of Nine 4.211 Chemical Mortar Shells, GA Filled, in the epen. 132 Surveillance of Bomb, Particulate, 4 lb., E-1. 135 Surveillance o! CK Stored in Bombs and Ton Containers Under T;ropic~ Co~di;i~. 136 Teat. of 'Jl:TO Bomb, Filled HD, in Open and in Araa Covered 11ith .. Vegetation, Stalic Fired, with· On- . shore and Offshore .·Winda. 137 Test o! 'Jl:l() Bomb, Filled GA (E46) in _Open Area,·.Static Fired. 146 'l'ast ~ 4.2" Chemical Kortar Shell, Filled GA, Fired into Open Area (Number to be detorllined !rom. re~ . aults o! Test No. 130). . .. . 147 Test o! 4.2" Chemical K.>rtar Shell, Filled GA, Fired St&-tically in ~· .Covered Area (Nine t.o be fired · · simultaneous~) . . 148 Test of 4~2" Chemical Mortar Sh.ell.> · Filled GA, Fired into Area Cover- ed b;y Vegetation ·(Number to be_ deter.mined from resUlts of Test. No. 147) •. Test Completed, Report Distributed Test Completed, Report Distributed Material available - occupied on other test• Test CompleteH, Report Distributed Test Completed, Report Distributed J(aterial. ava1Jab1e - ~cupied on other testa. . ~· Await~ completion of Test lfo. 130 :Material available - occupied on other test.a ···. · · .,. •. ; - t . ' ··"" 149 Test of lf.33Al Spray Tank, Filled · ·' . - Unt.hickened GA in Opon From Law Awaiting .material Altitude. .. ·~-. 150 Test of l2S lb. Q~e.mical Bomb1 '· 'r3E2, Filled GA, -with 35al Burster Ratio, DropJ5ed ·singl,7 in Open. 151 Teet of 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, . TJE21 Filled Ga,·ldth 3;~1--~ster Ratio, Dropped in Ma.tiple into Open Area {~r to be determined fr:J111. l"9sults·or Test No. l'O) •. 152 Test· or Single l2S lb. Chemical Bomb, T3E2, Filled GJ.1 with 35&1 Burster Ratio, Fir4'd Statically in Area Co~rod b7 V~tatia:i. 153 Tut of 125 lb. Che.miaal Bomb, T3E2, FilW GA. ~tll )5:l Burster Ratio, Dr.>pped Singl7 in Covered Area. 154 .·Test ot 125 lb. Chemical Bomb, , . T3E2, .Filled GA; with 35rl Burster Ratio ·Dropped in llUltiple into Cofthd Area (Nmaber to he deter- mi.I\~ fro11t._ resulte of T~at_.Ho. 153) 166 Teet of Single '!2) Smoke rot, ... Filled ~1 Functioned Statically 1n Open on J.and. ,. .. l1f7 Test of Single E23 Smoke Pot, Filled GA, Functioned Statically .:!n ,lrea· Covered b)" Vegetation.·. 168 Test of S,tngle E23 siaoke Pot 1 · . Fillecl GA~ l'unctiooed statics~7 on \later with_ Onshore Wind .• 169 Multiple Test of 1!:23 Ss>ke Pot~ . Filled GA, Dlropped 1'l'Olll Beat, with Onshore t;in"- to Simulate Smoke(tiumber to be determined·· from results of Test Ho. 168).~ · . . . . . Material available-occupied on other tests • Awaiting c0.nplet1on ot Test No~ 150 ' a.· ·t".- I .~ ".:..... r.;-- 11aterial availab:Le-occupi.ed on ¢her \a.ta 1 _Material a~e--occupied on other tests~ Awaiting compl.etion of Teat Ho. l.53 T••t ~~ted-report in prepal"- _ation · llaterial. availab1~ccupied on other teats I Test·cc;icnpleted-report in prepa?'-'. atioll · · 171 Teat of 4.2" Chemical Jl.::rtar · Shell, Pilled GB, P'irefl·Static- all7 ~ tlB Open(lfine to be fired simul.taneoual)r}. Test of 4.2" Chemical. lfortar Sholl, Filled GB, 'Fired from llortar into ... _ ·. Awa!thg completion ~ Teat 9pen(Npmt>er to be detarpiined .t~~ •·" '- > .. iro •.. 170• . ,.. .. . ~ _ --< Msults of 1Qt No. 171). . . , ... , , Test ot E4S Chem.Leal Boalb, Fi.llad GB, with Jbdi.f'ied Burster, Dropped in Small Quantit7 in Open(Number to ite d~ter.mined from Edgewood testa) • . 175 Test of Single E23" S.make Fot, Filled GB, Functioned Statically . in Open on ~d. - .. . ..,__.J. 176 Test ol Single E23 SaDke rot, Filled HD, Functioned St.ati.cally in Open on Le.nd. l77 Test of 'Singl.e E23 Saiolca Fct, . Filled HT 1 ·Functioned statically · in Open on Land. . . . ~178 Test of Siligl.e E23 Smoke·Fot, . Fi.lled RN), Functioned Statically in Open on Land. · 179 Test of. Single E23 SG:>ke Pot, . F1.lled HQ, Functioned Statically in Open ~Land. AWlli ting completion or Edgewood tests 1'z Awai ting m!lterial Test Completed. Report Distributed M!Lterial available.occupied : on other· tests Jlaterial a'Ytdle.ble occupiad on .other tests Teat in progrees ' f -. • ... , ·. '.' "'.~~ ,. . . a . ~ .t .c .4 ..... .&.;. ••. ~, L ' .; ...... , '1 . ·'·"' ;. . . ; -~ lSd t:st -ot_ Sui~roteCt1Ye1 One Piece, . . · Impemeable1 EllU, and Related·Iteii18 AWILiting mte~al Under Jlxtreme ·Heat Load(Cml. C Board I'roject No. 782~. ., : ... ·· - ·~ • ·-: ~ .i ., ·:- --~;· •._:._ • •. !'!""""'· -. w .~ ··:,/• . • I • .. ,. . ~P:-.·:,,. -~­. ·. ~~ .. .. . :. ~-. •"2.--•· -· ._J.: ... ··· ... : lBl. Operational Scale Test with Ger- man KC 250 m Gr Bomas, Filled GA. T.:ichnical Comnqd Field Test l..waiting material Ho. 114. , 185 Tast of Sihgle 250 kg Gen;ian, GA Fill.ed &mb Fired Statioall.7 in the Open Under Inwrsion or Zero Awaiting material. Temperature .Gracl!~t Coneil,ti~ns~ lS6 Test of_ Single 250 kg German, GA. . Filled .Bomb Droiiped. into 0pe:i · and also into Covered Area Under . Inversion or Zero Temperature · Graaieiit Co6diti:J6a. ·,' -.•. .. ,,. .; ." .. • _, . . ; ·:;·~<--.;::;~f·- .... ~- •• t • I-... .... .. .,; ·. . .. .J . ~ ~· '! ., .. , ; . ..... . : ... "':'-. -- .· .. · ~ . . . · t~ ~t·~'k ,;: ~"!"'· /' ,;v AwaitiiJg material .W<>.f,~ L. ~-, :,:f·' ;tm : ' .. ,:.. :~.... : ;.:; .. -.; L l & I - ~ - I L\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -- I ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ -~ \!f1f\l'''; ',R'!'J De Lugo raps Interior office t for inaction on Water Island By ELL VN FERGUSON Gannett ...... SerYloe I { WASHINOTON - V.I. Dclc111c to Cooareu Roa do Luao ftayed lhe Office of Terdioriat and lntmlalioaal Atfain on Thurs- 1 day for its handliac of Waler Island. De LM&o '• comments came just before the House VOied 338-85 IO lppl'OVC Ilic lircal year l 99S 1ppropriallon1 bill for the Interior Deputmcnt. the parent aaency for the embat· lied 011A. \ In addition lo money for OTIA, lbe bill would provide the Virain l1land1 with an additional S2 million for the wltnesa·protec· tion prognm, the expert witness prognm. police lnining. computerization of lhe Police Depulmeal, I t.w library and I crime lab. The 199S Interior Department appropria· lions bill still hu sc:vcnl stepr; lo go through I before ii bea>alea law. The 1pendin1 bill would provide OTIA with an openting budaet of $4.2 million in . 1995, down from ill $4.S million budpt for ft1eal year 1994. The Ointon adminillralion . hal! aak~ .lhat Con1reu keep nut year• funding 11 the 1994 level. "OTIA's performance (on Water l5l1nd) and reduced role does not jllllit'y the level or funds that have been pnwldcd for It." de Lugo said on the Houae floor. "011A baa !led illelf in lqaJ and poll!~ knot& ... A year·llld+hllf aflcr the end of the 1-. the Island 11111 haa - ln1egraled into 1he local communily, hundred• of people involved ue in limbo, and some uf the mD.'11 prccloua property under the U.S. n11 C11nnot be put 10 Ill bell use:," he 18id. The 500-acrc federally owned i5l1nd. the fourth larpat llllOlll lhe U .s. Vi rain blands. ha been a point of COlllClllion for ycais. The 40.year lease on lhe property expired in lhcember 1992, but no decision has been mllde how lo dlspoK or die isluwl. In Its third annual St1te or the Islands released this month, OTIA report• that 111 conlfCSlionally mandated survey• un Water Island m: finished or under way. A final decision on the property·, f111urc is un hold until a federal lawsuit between the 1 Interior Deplrtment and the maller leasehold· I er ii 1e10lved, The next court date is SCI for Scplembcr. .._. [ The Daily News, Friday, June 24, 1994 - May 17 - May 23, 19'15 Water Island homeowners filhtllll for a fair deal from Interior IY AMI~ ICl8ffAI' CONTRIBUTING WRITER n.. tanpd -- • - lolond allll-tbecWiri.of~ ........... w..lng ........ Uld- cntlc CDDlllcL llada lllde llM lta own ~-.. .....,.. ..... _._ c:aaght In tbe mldclle. albeit by • - tboj' mode -nr ,,_.. -- T1-w lo a pena11w-o1. - of a..aal - .... ..u.. the Ila-la of Ille people imalftd. n.,.-~ In 1952, the undenloped W•ta laland, which hod -. - -t1J - ao a U.S. Almy ioothold ID p&-=t Ito Caribbmn - polnla. - - to Wallor PhllHpa. '-<! of W.w Wond. Inc., by the U.S. Department of the 1-., In whoae care Iha ialand had bemtnnann.d. ... tbe - 20,...... Wallor PNWpa operai.cl hU hotel, thua ....Ung the ..... ~oftbe[Q.whldl ........ 'w.tor Iliad ID M ·~In -ch o -•ID-~IDtbe _,,of the 'Ylqprl 1o1um.· Palmpa - ~ • ..,,m.Dy - CUI'- - - - --. 11e ..- • lus• number of lots for boma to be ballt. ...,. of - - -.dy oap- pllllag--- According to Phllllpo, none of W•ter lalaad neldenta own the land on which their - otand. llut they built - - uaumlng aolMday they would alao own the land. Moot of 11*9 ___ - -- baa of the W•ter lal•nd Civic ~ ... Olplliallon thot.e: .... -- unity ...... tbelr ... c:oncemod. AaoldlaJI to Wunn Pond, mnmt p....ici- ol WlCA, "A lup portion of die onp.J ...... cmt(app I tAJS3.!llilpsaael- for ,-y i--. or. .. the,_ callodlt.'_,__ .• la other wonla, tblo _...,. WM • - .... - - ... balldlng the lnfrutractare - dodo, marina, b..ch. roec1a. dredging Jllamlnp> •r Morino." 00- - ... Ille Wond •re tenanta of the aabl- thouH builden), or Mbl__. thlit an not memti.n of WJCA, ..,.. Ibey have n _.... ..... In 19'73, .. the oxplndoft of the tin 20-y•r IMM 1-. W•lter Phllllpt w. ................. ~ ....... t thew.... ....s Hae.I and a-It Oul ThaWIH68C~lbllM...ion IOlclwry low.....__ lnt• • .--Hago-111 - ....,.,.... A....,...., IOlluld Ill hole! -c1..a.11o lblWJH•IC I 1990, --ll-••-ofdlt llpllir ..,. S l ; dJI tho DOI ha •D •ppcm.J IMde of pl'llp8IJ' nllM onda&r.I !hop.. of lad a ..... . Moat ... w- dl•puted th •ppniMI and. In the - ,_., 199: WlH " IC li1od oult •plnot the UJ .. ;.;::.,,_.;_.;.:;;;,.:.;, ________ ::---41!111!~~11-------.:::::...:..~~:__;:: govsrrm t A ......i tudll"- 1 __ ,,. .__ -\\'.'\ · ,. _tbe __ .... e.d,laocmrdonc _ -: K11111•14J"• w1111.c1omo1nthearigino1iwo.ond1 of April I~ ... ___ __ Tuesday 9:00A.M. NextD~ as Wednesday 9:00A.M. I Nc1.v, when you apply for a penonal loan -you'll get your cash the vety next day.• . It's the fastest and most convenient loan in St Thomas. •Get up to $50,000 •No collateral •No co-signer Call 774-4800 OI' \l&lt us at our Veterans Drive Location. Get your money ihe NIY next day only at Citibank. Now. IKllllldlJ1g to - FriodJIUU ~ b lbo.W.... .. .,.....,. •• (lhel ....- 711.i.,.. tboaugb )um 23. t filo lxWL" ~ .._ .. takm& tbi ~ wlda ....... ol ..it.. llollni "It'• my ~Ing llult Ceoffn Cook. l•wy• for tlM Julie ~t. l11t•d• to go to th s..,._ Court - - -- Thlo- not be tho--... i..-. he Midi the Wu~ DC Judp, In whoa court .... oalt - ~ filod a1> ... .....-,. ....s..d die - .... tlor -ID-111Wioby30clo7a"°""' Inf..______ . Tlw -ti. •yiag the - baa no roo-ry ln-t In Wato Wand .a. ....... aplnd .. tho ... of 1992 - of tbe dunap to th pmpmy by Hurrk:ano Hap> ond th ....... --In th .- of •ppn>-i.ly U mllUOJ n. ............ Aamdlllglow.lti Phllllp. who adglmllJ ....,.s ..... -tlla~oflbo._., rk '' .....,. ......... lltolhoWE •IC "11117' .. pt-mllllam ol clallai 11111 ID - - flu Ibo buchoo, th ..... lbo ........ -.- n.. la • alnlndlcllon In die UJ government"• poeition. On the 011 hand. lhoy - lr)'ll!g not ID be -.e tllo- ID Ibo-.• delin.t I the._._ - not be IWpc>llO ble for any .,..._.,,ry later•t, I.• d..-ok>p w• On Ibo atlm band, tho -- ID coU.ct - the aat.i- th vaJae ol Ibo lod In Ila CO.- Raio I dev9i; ..... Ao w....,. Pond puta It, "'The UJ ~ lo rw:hlng theiJ' buida I ow pocbts for _..,. we've o!Jeod polcL The..._._ ....... -.Id t d.tuaed - the - and .. aboald poy the b!ilonce. Who woul have thougkt the U.S. governmer would try to ocnw me oat of fifty I o1xty-c1o11onr .M.nwN!e. mony-lit In. Ila• ru----------------- ~:_beli:~ ~t11~·::; cmBAN<O THE cm NEVER 81..EEf'S • • Wi;ocl .,.,..,......, ._,,.and~ ............ Certai-1-Clfllllr. 01995 QllianlNA __ RX. JtU-OLf-oqDJ-059 tallve ot boat. at - until Ibo la-Ut -n...•111111-lnllllbuildln the hotel. o.lepte ID conar- Viet< P-..-i..-ati-toneaill&omo lntaeotecl pony, end Woltu PhllUf thinlca tho WIHltBC moy try ogoln. . , f~--51········· ~ I c::::i ~ \:). ~ ""' I ~ C) ~. l ~ 5pc Dining Room s399 AMERICAN FURNITURE Across from CAHS • 77 4-0303 Spc Dining Table s159 AMERICAN FURNITUR Acn:in lrom CAHS. n4-0303 r---------------, I~ 20% Off I I~~ WithCoupon I I (not on layaway or already I I dllcounted merchandue) I I only FRIDAY, 8-9PM I Trompeter Gade .J L--------------- KUltt WAH ReSTAURAKT AO 'Buitdi.-g Will be closed temporarily effective December 18, 1995. Look out for our new location. ffClf>f>y HefidoyG !:{ ....... -.~-.• -. _____ ____. 18 The DIMiy News, Frtday, December 15, 1896 Environment Attention turns to Water Island; transfer, debris removal imminent Debris removal will begin lhil momin& on Water Island, In coop- eration between the VJ. Public Work• Department and lhe U.S. Tramponation l>eplrlmmt. The apnc:ies also will tackle the tona-ICllldina pl,'Obleml o1 the land- fill and dockin& f11tilities, Oov. Roy L. Schneider announced Thursday in a preu rei-. Schneider also directed Public Works Comminioner Ann B. Abramson to overaee a plan to improw roec1a on Water bland, u weU u Giber lnfrunc:ture projectl. Water Island will have full power by die end of next week, he added. The federal aovemment i1 to formally transfer title to public roads, docka, and thoae land and beach parceb a11oclated with the holel to the Viraln lalands aovem- ment Mu 10011 u poaible," Schnei· deraaid. Reaidenta of lhia U.S.-owncd ialand heard in penoa from fedei-a1 olflclaJ1 Tuelday thll the ·tnmfer of ownership of tbe territory'• founh largat ia1and is under way. W11a bland reaidenll are leek· in& ownenhip of the laJ)d on which their homes 111 - until Hurricane Marilyn'• devuiation. Rebuildina efforts have been thwarted ulftil owwabip is llllblilbed. Water laland WU leued by the U.S. aov.-. in l~l to Water Isle Hotel and Beach Club. The leue expired in 1992. Since then, the U.S. 1overnmen1 hu been wort.Ina on flnalizina 111le11 to sub· ltate holden. EPA has guide for clean schools As buildinp ~ more ellCI· l}'-eflicient, indoor air pollution is attractina more attention from i-tth oft"aciab who 1uapect chemi· call, fumes and ocher pollutanta that would normal! y be ventilated out of a buildlna may in11ead remain trapped inside. The Environmental Protection Apncy announces availability of an -y-to-111e lcil deaiped to help 1cboola prevent indoor air prob· lam, The kit, Mlndoor Air Quality Tools for Schools,'' cornea with a video lbowina school officials how to best opente and maintain ven1i- ladon l)'lfeml. The kit i1 cosponsored by the Parent Teacher A11ocl11ion, National Education Anociation, Council for American Privare Edu- cation, Association of School Buai- neaa Oft'lcials, American Federation of Tachen and the American Lune Association. ,r FOR INFORMATION C.11 800·438 .. 318 or 202· 484-1307. Climate, weather data from NOAA The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climactic Data Center has releued a auide to those wanting lo obcain prillled and electronic infor- mation from the cen1er'1 huae library. NOAA '1 "Products and Ser· vices" 111ide explains how 10 acceu cenain weather and climalC d11a tbrouah the lnlemet'1 World Wide Web, maltin& it a mlllt for teachen and ochen lntereated in climate and weather i11ues. ,r TO GET A COPY can 104-211 "'4800. 1a The Daly News, Friday, Jniary 12. 19111 Opinion V.I. must prevent Water Island becoming rich, white enclave Deen Luka is executive director of the 21st LBg/slattJre of the Vir- gin Islands. I recently mended a meeting on the smus of Wuer Island with offi- cials from rhe Departmenr of rhe Interior, residents of Water Island and Olber conccmed citizens. What I heard was shocking md appalling. The maSler leaseholder, whose lease expired in 1992. subleased land 10 138 individuals, including the Spnr Bay Corp. Of the 138 IUb- lcascs, 137 were 10 be settled by Dec. 31, I 99S, due IO the asserted . and foc:mal efforts of lhc governor. The sublease IO Sprat Bay Corp., however, whic:b represen15 a signifi- cant portion of the island (at least one-third). is mll under iqotiation. Rcuons for c:oabnucd ne&CJliatiqns are Sprat Bay's subleasing of 136 acres IO an ldditional SS individuals (representing 89 lots) and legal challenges to the validity of Sprat Bay's Jeuc, but most significantly the clan .... immges Spat Bay. J am a.icemed widl the criteria used by Spnt Bay for clelaminina who is eligible to become a proper- ty owner under its subleue. Of the SS sublease holder&, only about 18 are members of Sprat Bay and most do not reside on Water Island. II appears dllt Sprat Bay is looking to establisll a white enclave on Waier Island. From its inception, the bylaws of Sprat Bay Corp. have included provisions making.it diffi- cuh for people of color 10 join. Over the years, the members deleted sections, but act!11ely- rccruited only wealthy whites 10 settle on its 136 acres. In llddition. Walter Phillips and Mr. and·Mrs. Van Gores attcaed to the rampant ethnic and economic discrimination .,.... LI*& Guest editorial associated with Spral Hay Corp., indudiag • way the subtenants arc being tmdlcd by the Depart- ment ot•lderlor. Only the con- trolling -ben of Sprat Bay Corp. waee.dc pen oftbc ncgoti· ation proeaa. No one seems to be mating 1111 illuc of the •exclusion zone." WJiy.ot? This, ia my opinion, is disaimi- nation a1 ilS wont. We are living in a society ~ the majority popu- lation is of African decent. Any auanpt ID .. up such a community will be em1llhing aputheid in the Virpn blll* and further weakens our 1C111C al-.nuaity. It is time for the press• cleclronic media IO lake up Ibis imuc of exclmioo. I have -problems with Sprat Bay (tbc daltdoing business in tbc Virgin lslll* However, I do have problems .-ti the corporation's hiSUJry of dimimination; locals U'C often shot • or asked to leave Warer l~ when visiting the beaches. Me9bcrs of the corpora- tion (the dalt•Y they are slceptica.I when lllllH ii 1115 visit the island. Virgi• W.nders should ,ask themselves ~ questions: Can I rake my ~ for a weclccnd visit 10 Water llimld without being harassed? C.. I walk on the streets of Wiler Islam without being sus- pected of beilsa criminal? Water lsl9d has lush vegeta- tion. a variety.t wildlife md beau- tiful .beadles Wlicb the Department JCtx. _ 011oc; or - Oh I of the Interior should not simply give away for a selected few to enjoy. These creations of nature should be enjoyed by all Virgin Islanders. If the Depm111e111 of the Interior settles with the Sprat Bay Corp., we will lose yet another piece of prime real estate to a select few. Before an agreement is reached between Sprar Bay and the Dcpan- menr of the Interior, we have to address the issue of our relationship with tbc few rcsidcots of Sprat Bay Corp. who will control a significant portion of the island. Additionally, the government of the Virgin Islands lhouJd insist that all l"Olldl. not just on the West Indian Co. side, be qusfemd to the local gov- cmmmt so that we may move about without reslriction. The Dcpenment of the Interior should lraDSfer alJ 136 aa'CI of the Sprat Bay Corp. to the Virgin Islands government for disposal rather than allowin& Sprat Bay Corp. to dctenninc who is eligible to pun:bue. An independent audit must also be demanded by the Department of the Interior before any transfer with Sprat Bay Corp. can be fimlizcd.. bmginc - an island less than a few hundred yards away, with natu· ral beauty and an abundance of wildlife - which we cannot fully enjoy. If this trend of giving up property to a wealthy few continues without cbalJcngc or question, our children may never enjoy the entire Virgin Islands u we should. I am uking all Virgin Islanders and citizens who are as concerned as I am to contact me by .calling n6-2S93 or write their congress- man md Olber local elected officials concerning lhis issue. . ~ i I ~ ~ ~ ......_ \ <:::::, ~ )...) 2 The Daily News, Friday, December 1, 1995 Virgin Islands •INSIDE Calendar 29 Caribbean 8 Classified 33-35 Comics 30-31 Crossword 36 Cruise Shi~s 32 Editorial 16-17 Horoscoee 36 Nation 9,11-12 Peoele 18 seorts 35-40 Stocks 32 Weather 18 World 13-14 The Virgin Islands Daily News A Gannett Newspaper © 1995 Daily News Publishing Co. UPS 144-180 A member of the Gannett Group of News· ' papers published by The Daily News Pub- lishing Co., Inc. daily except Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day at 49· . 1 52 Estate Thomas. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. U.S.V.t., 00801. Second-da•ci. ,............._ __ -·· ~ + Water Island environmental meetings SE By LYNDA LOHR Daily News Correspondent The yearslong saga of Water Island's fate may finally be coming to an end. The federal Interior Department's Insular Affairs Office will hold meetings Dec. 12 and 13 to deter- mine if anyone has observed any environmental problems on Water Island. Allen Stayman, acting director of the Office of Insular Affairs, said such meetings must be held when the federal government disposes of its property. If environmental prob- lems are uncovered, the disposal process could drag on another two or three years. The Dec. 12 meeting will be held at I p.m. at the Honeymoon Bay pavilion on Water Island. The Dec. 13 meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency's headquar- rers across from Nisley Center on St. Thomas. If, as anticipated, no environmen- tal problems exist, the process of selling the land to subleaseholders should begin in January . "Fixing the price is the real stum- bling block," said Stayman, noting that Hurricane Marilyn affected real estate values. Paul Hytonen, a real estate agent at Moran Real Estate, estimated that residents would wind up paying about $25,000 for their half-acre plots. Most of the land not sold to sub- leaseholders will be turned over to the local government. While some of the land will probably stay in the V.J. government's hands because it has significant environmental or cultural importance, other parcels can be sold. However, the local government must tum the proceeds over to the federal government after EVIDENCE CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. Relative had urged vic~im to sell St. Croix condo by Hurricane Marilyn, family mem- bers said. She was the president of the hr-.•-' _, ..1:-- -- - - for evidence but later released him. The Montgomery Journal renort- _ ... •L-· • • • subtracting a 10 percent handling fee. The 480-acre island off Charlotte Amalie is home to a chemical dump, located at the Former Fort Segarra. Stayman said the federal government would hold on to that parcel of land. The federal government has been working on disposal of the island since a master lease to Edward McCardle expired Dec. 31, 1992. The situation is complicated by the fact that about 140 people have sub- leases from McCardle on about 320 of the island's acres. About half of those properties have homes. McCardle subleased another 160 acres to the private Sprat Bay Club, which in turn leased plots to its members so they could build hous- es. The number of homes built on the Sprat Bay section is unknown. Because of hurricane-related tele- phone outages, residents could not be reached for comment. Stayman said that the f, government also has to decid· to do with the hotel, whic badly damaged when Hur1 Hugo hit in 1989. "The hotel is a liability," man said. Stayman urged subleaseh to join forces when negotiatin government. This will simpl1 paperwork and residents will bly get a better deal. The issue has been furthet plicated by the fact that Mc• has sued the federal govemn get back the money he said h• on improvements . However, Stayman said i not appear that lawsuit will in with the disposal process. Neither Gov. Roy L. Sch nor V.I. Delegate to Congres tor 0. Frazer could be reach comment. ,,. SHORT REPORTS Henneman: Cheek on 'official business' ST. THOMAS- James E. Cheek is still the Virgin Islands' E< cation commissioner and has been away for the last few weeks "official Department of Education business," acting Commissio Carol Henneman said Thursday. HennernAn """" ------ •· US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ANTILLES OFFICE ~~~ Thomas - u. s. v. I. ~ t ~ St. INFORMATION BULLETIN: "WATER ISLAND" NUMBER: Twelve DATE: 8 February 1995 1. Update. The last information news bulletin was issued on September 12, 1994. No action has occurred on site since then. 2. Removal of Remaining Debris. The Corps' contractor will return on February 15-16 to remove ~he remaining debris first handled last summer. A Corps representative, Mr.Carl Overstreet from our Jacksonville Safety Office, will be on site to monitor the work and sign the required transportation manifest. This will allow us to remove the debris. The material to be removed from the Flamingo Bay area consists of batteries and fluids associated with junked vehicles which all require special handling. The work has been coordinated with the Environmental Protection Agency and local officials. The contractor for the work is MTA Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama and the subcontractor for this task is Vanguard Corp. from Caguas, Puerto Rico. 3. Local Coordination. Our Deputy District Engineer for the Antilles, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Benton has already briefed the Governor and Lieutenant Governor on our efforts and work in Water Island. Other new U.S. Virgin Islands officials will also be briefed in the near futur~ as they have expressed interest on the subject. 4. Excavation Phase. As indicated previously, our next phase should involve intrusive excavation to ch~racterize the sub-surface magnetic anomalies. Work plans for this stage are (have been) reviewed by technical elements within the Corps of Engineers ~nd the Department of the Army. As soon as a decision is reached on the timetable for work, we plan to hold a community meeting to inform residents of the work schedule. PREPARED BY USACE, JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, ANTILLES OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE HUNTSVILLh DIVISION ANTILLES OFFICE, 400 FERNANDEZ JUNCOS AVENUE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Ia._y &3 Jax -Dl/--0 qo I -Db 3 2 Vi'§!n · lsl~nds l : •:= . U.S. agrees to listen to Water Island concerns By PETER EISLER 01nn1tt New1 Service ( W ASHINOTON - The interior Department, reconelderlng a Bush l administration plan lo 11ell off Wiler Island, as a recd tu consider V.L ~ officials eman s a I e 1s an s undeveloped property be liven 10 the ICirirrov. . - inle ot officials said Thunday the Olntoa admlnlatntlon bu made no decision on whether to reverse lhe Buth admlnittratlon'1 1>ian fot aelllna off lots on the federally owned laland. But they l.,_t In a meetln1 with Vlrpll l1land1 offi· clala to review the local 1overn· ment '• concema with the policy. "The administration la proceed· in1 with their review, and they 'vo indicated that they're aoln1 lo be taking (territorial officials') poeltion into account," aald Brian Modeste, an aide to V.I. Delepte to Conpas Ron !le Lugo, who hOlted the meet· Ing with representatives of the IDie· rior Department. "'?\For now, the Interior Deput- '-'l't has put a hold on all action related to the la.le of Iota on Water lelind while lbe Bulb admlnlatra- tion policy ii reviewed. That policy would have allowed all those le11in1 property on the 500-acre island In SL Thomia Hu· bor to buy the land at prices bued OD apprailala comn\laaloned by the federal aovemment. The adminlt· tratlon at one point propoaecl that remalnlna land Would be allCtloned to V.I. cllizenl, with leftover prop- erty golna to V.1. aovemmont for pub Ind otMr public UICI. In the admlnlatratlon '9 cloalng daya, the Interior Deputment 11eot Ale often Ollt to about 140 1-· boldera on Ibo Island, Including Sprat Bay Corp., whlch holda a aub- leaae that lncludea about 9<I lot.I. Aboul 30 of tboH Immediately returned aianed C<lntrfct1 fot the pun:h-; . : . Thoae nlos were ftozeli wbea the Clinton adminlatntlon took oftk:e, and all further efforts to dis· poae of the Island were halted while officials reviewed complainta that the Virgin lalands wa1 getting a raw dell under the Bush plan. r'They're going to be taking (territorial offlclals .1 position Into account. ' -13rian Modeste, aide lo V.I. Delegate Ron de Lugo The complaints 'Were raised with new Interior Sccretuy Bruce Bab- bitt by de Luao and Sen. Bennett Johnsten, D·La.1 wb<i. mpectively chair tho Hoaae and Senate 1ub- commirtee1 tbat overaee territorial matten. The lawmakers and Oov. Alex- ander .\. Fanelly want only those who have built homes or buaine111e1 OD leucd property to be allowtd to buy ia.¥1, which ii lllblet lhroup I muter 1--bolder - Witet lal1nd Hotel ind Beach Oub Ltd. Un<!et that tcenulo, leue-hold- ert who had not developed their property would have no opportUnlty to pllft.b- that land, which would be tun•ed over to the V.I. aovem· menl and dlspoaed of according to ill withes. Amona the l11ue1 now being considered by the Interior Dep1rt: ment i1 what to do about contrac:ls already slped for property on the island - including 11 leat eomo for undeveloped property,' "'We've made no dtclalon 11 this moment ia to how we're &olng to proceed OD any of this: 111d Larry Motgan, who handle• leglalatlve and p11hllc affairs for Interior's Oftlce of Torrltorial Al'faln. Mor11n noted that It may be aome time before tbe matter ie resolved. Leelle T11mer, Clinton'• noml· nee to t1ll:e over the territorlal office, bu not yet been confirmed and lilcely will have to review the · matter before 1 dec:ilion ii made, he aaid. And prlncipala of the Water l*land Hotel and Beach Club have sued the Interior Department charg- ing that etfortl to sell off the l1l1nd would circumvent pt1yments due to them aa muter leue-holdcra. ·ualil the situation Is settled, th0te llvlna on leaaed property on the i.Jand will be allowed to stay. v-\ Virgin Islands >chneider: Frazer's not doing his- job iovernor blasts teachers, praises self '· .•· · , · · ... :. , . I E1J11C! ~A WU dlllurbed by lbe lack of OU1Cry from pu· I Jly News Stall enll aboul dlildnn milalaa edlool ond called Americu Pedm8lloa of Tmcben lmioa lad- , ST. THOMAS - Gov.~ L Sdllleldcr en "joken 1lnl111 blclt llld ftptta1 •cb Id Giber." I • mwasc Tuelday for .I. DeleplC io lllpul Victor 0. Prucr. "Oel DUI ond do I The lmdwn' ualoa la flahllna Scboeldcr'1 "" ....n. · admialalradoo over bow tO mah up acbool I "I am !ind of doiJll the dclepce•1 job. He cllya milled becallle of burri- Marilyn !lier pt off bit you-blow·wblt. • ond Luil. Teechml conlald dill they worbd I Sdlnelcler mede bit res-a duriJll 1 1 ~- sevwal of die day. - - thoqb llUdeia our ~ n-tay 11 1 -ia, of lbc were noc ill cluaa - and tbaeforc lhould I, .owy Club of SL Tbomu D 11 L'f.learaol. ·noc bave IO mUe up die daya. The 1overnor, who h11 Hid 1b1i be ii "Wbele la lhe maRlity - the etltics that I ninkina of -blillrin1 a Wuhinston. D.C., lhould be dJere In die role ot a leKbcr - IO / 1frice to deal wllh the federal IOVWllllMDl, tach," Sc:hneldcr aid. I aid be had beenl 11111 fra2« wu llplCI 0 - "You c:aa't tell 11111 If you're handlq - · 1i1 fi'equenl vitlll. food lllmpa dill you'ni tcac:hlns-" I "If I dl4n't visit, WI wouldn't have. waleb Hit plea IO pueola: "You mllll Pl up, you 1 company," he aald, NfWrl111 to nesod"'- mlll\ .,.U out. Wa u an ldmlnistnlion Clll't 1 with Tunex DOC IO cloea ill St. Croix plant. do II far yo.·...U )'OU join ua. The clolins of the plalll WU adteduled for "Jaaill dill 11111 ....... °n- illaoda will Oct. 3 L The 1111ua of the plant wu unclear llO\ 111cceed witbo11t 111 ed11cated mus of Wednesday. youns people." Por bia pct, Pra7M Aid Wednesday tha1 a Schneider said hia ..imlnillndon la a vinu- 1 move IO end brelb IO WllCh compulicl WU al renaluance oc:c:urria1 in the Vqin 'lalandl nipped In the bud. and 11111 be is l'lll!aial IOVCf1llllClll lite lhe "Thinp are the mne u they alwaya wcre," chief exec.dvc olicer i.s •bis COlllllmlY· said Frazer. Tiie .,_ lllauld provide a wvice, Allhoush the aovemor urpc1 the communi- lie aald. bul ii llllould al8o llllk.e a profit. ty to "tell ua whae you think we're wro111 Tbll'1 dlt - be luppol1I cuiao pm- 1nd we 'II try; he 1ook the c._ to blut blin1 on SL Croix. be Aid. other a1encie1 who dared to question bl1 Scbaeldw •Id he II uncenaia the cruile- i-lenhip. lhlp bual1leu wiD coadnue thens. In reference to beinl taken IO coutl over "Sc. Oulx wUI rile up. bul DOC .-ily the casino pmblin1 law, Schneider said "the{ wltb what's belll -rlll on SL Tbomu. • different ~ of tbe ao- do not Schnelder said w ( undenWld their role - - play gover ) over to the V. • o- e ) nor andjudpa play-*." so opea o e 1 m ustna deve op- H~ sa.ld the tem\Ory IM:ka the open .;om men! lliDi by neij l!!Q!!tb. .'.. :•: ,, · . . , . • . , mnnirnt1nn• -=euary 1o 1uoceld. D•U, Ntt• c°"'~"' L,llM Lollr Gov. Roy L 8chiiltder 8ddrluM ii."~ "'n &ut> · Dllvllaila,._brHUMYHODGE • 11"'"'' "' '"'• 1trrlrlr l'Elcargol 1'1191a1rlt11l . · at a kl1cheon Wldnelday at c .2 ! 0 I - cri -I I I t a .. .. .a lrlffic ........ lion mill- ' c Letters Unfair to say Water Island is a 'white enclave' Dlllr edilar: My comments on Dean Lllb'1 pmt edilarial al Jm. 12 (coaceulia1 Depa1IDeat of llie -----l·----- .. a1w-lalmd). l~boda .......... I pea Mr. Late went iD die Wl'Glll IOCllll by~ becamt wlw be fCMIJld IO "1bocti111" and "appallin1,. weren't e\'99 lnqlll Ip. IV aample. ...... m, lll'Cllllll .-ma to ad rn. die bmda M Sprat •Y or wbello .. by ..... Be8cb. The onlJ dme _,... WM ner aboc II ii die pat 20 ,_.. lblt I know Ill Wll wt.a Blue l.j ....... peel a cocaine but aacl the, ...... dleir t1zia illD die ballL Mkadllll"wllileeadaW- balima ... Mr. i:....- ro ..,.. bods Dr. Pllillipl IM .... v. Ocnl ...... COID- ---.......,_edlllic: .. er«!OlWk dilcrimillldan" UIO- c:ilMd wilb Sprat •Y· Anyoae wbo Ubl CaD 1llb a look at my oma.lcapJlbellMWi:iipsfrom boda.,. 10 ... what dime peo- ple aChlally said. Mn. Van Oanl .......... ad her 11111- ........... Spnt Bay Carp. $19,-000 and IH WUD 't 11Ue wtllt ... Md .. ia ntmll. On Dlly Two, w.- added die per- __. 91.:b ~ a coaple aec- doca dalin1 from days aa the 11111 "'abe kue when j1llt about all bis pamen were influenlial West ladiam. Perhaps more compellins proof of Mr. Lulce'1 pec111iar bill ill ............. ii lbat two Sprat Bay lot~ Jolla Fnid- e:ric:b and Cbarlea Pembenoa. wald be aatoni1bed to bear themselves described u "waldrywbile&." What KIUally WU dilcuued - .... abe ldf-tapp"'4•1 ...... reaentative from Water Island OW: Allor=-. .. Wanm Panel, represents no one, and 11 empowered in DO way to late pm iD -- meednp abclUI die dilpmal of my .,.._a property ....... ol my neipban. Now there 1eem1 to be a mo'felDellt afoot "° eu•re no casino 1ambliD1 on Water lalnd. I cu tbint of no more· suitable place in tbe Vir1in 1a1w1a ror .. eulEipriae o1 tbis kind and will 10 on record u bein1 for it and can produce many o«ber bomeownen wbo metoo.. Jn abe fatare. when we write aboal w ............... - b')' to set all oar fllCll ropdler, DOC all oardmcbiaa-. Gf'fte B. Rlcbnlwa St.no.. Mother laments: son's murder results in a police 'cover -=up' Daredilar. l'Ye called eftlJbOdy..,, ... fhaae nmaeroaa times. .• L. I . \ 1 Tbia is an open letter to Police Commiuioner Ramon Ila*= '#mt doel a IDiCllber ban to do ID .. jllltice claae? I ba ve been to the Police Departmeat more times than I ca c:omt. I am plina lllroup a / _~ ~door or I'm in a whirl· :} '&,Jl VI a. Nov. 18, Tbamaa ffodae Jr. na abot ad killed • Plmr- boq. His killer baa not been caasllL I ban come to you office seven times bat wasn't Nobody leClllll lD cue. Tbcy are lettia1my1on'1 I lliDer wait tr.. He ii my IOll, ...... --- ·' ... ::iCl-it - ot/--o9 01-tJ!c& . US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ANTILLES OFFICE Bt; Thomas - ll198. V. I INFORMATION BULLETIN: "WATER ISLAND" HUMBER.: Nine DATB: 17 May 1994 1. Cqgpleted WorJc. Site characterization work which began in March 14, has continued aa,ecb.edulad..during tbe:past two months . As .of .!l',b.ureday, May 12 worJcen._."the:,_following areas have been compl~ted:. ·.:.:. --:::;::; '.'.'.'. ,.,., Tamarind Bay ::.: :: .. :i::ic: . b. Flamingo Bay Landfill and warehouse area c. Test Areas 5, 6, and 8 Preliminary results.~. al.l .. these areas were .negative .fOJ.!i contamination. 2. Onqoinq Jfork. The cmt.naat:or cnntinues t;o work in: teat area number 4 where most-.of .. ~ ~ia.:.IUld·discarded..vahicles..are found. ·· '- · - : .... _ ... , :: , 3 . Qebrb Jtermrel. The Corps of Engineers has directed the contractor to remove the debris from test area number ft • This is necesaary prior to conducting all required investigation as stated on the Work Plan. The debris, mostly junked vehicles and discarded bouaehold materials, will be ship=yo the ~ Landfill on St. Thomas for disp6aal. No hai aous materials will be shipped. All batteries and fluids will be removed from vehicles prior to shipping. The contractor, MTA Inc. from Huntsville, coordi.nated with the subcontractor who wU.l be responsible for the actual removal ~ and transportation of the debris from Water.Island to the Bovoni Landfill. ~tual removal work began ol\ Mclllday! 16 M4ly and could f>'\ '? take approximately ~-3 weeks. · .J~<~ ..,}.)..) :i ;_1 , ""'J . -,.~ • ~,j "( PREPARED BY 6SACi, JAC!CSONVILLE DISTRICT, ANTILDES OPP:Da: IN COORDIHATIOlf WITH THE HOIJTSVI~ISION ANTILLZS OPPICE, f.00~ JDlfCOS~vm.tJE·. SAN JOAN, PUERTO RICO 00!>01 ...; 5cuf I, 1- Ja_x-01(0901- O(o 7 4. Disposal c:if VW•tatlgp. 'ti) .cor:i~·\c;i the site characteriz·ation work some vegetation had' to ~~:from several ... ~as, particularly from area number 4. The Corps and the contractor are evaluating alternatives for the disposal of the vegetation i:o.:cl~~?:ins_ c9.J.l1;b'~Qlled, ,.bllXUixlg,.,of . ...the...aiaterial. .·. nn.....ai t&... •.. ·-"•t•• --·- !s!and residents will be kept abreast on the subject. ~~.1--ffl"rlr41n•d.on· with n aov•rmMIDt. -· tfi~·ctiapotJal. ·e:,r·;·-a~f.r& bti·' .. the Bovoni Landill has been properly __ CQQi:,di~d~•i tb tb1Loffj ce .. ·of ''aie Governor, · fhe Department of Public Works and Department of Planning- ~cLNatural Resources (DPNR) . Burning of v.egat&.tionO:\e"i' bein~-- c:C?Ord~n,.ate~Lw.1.t;P, D~ and t:he .. l1mJ;lo12u.t.men.t.-,~--, ~- ··- .... ___ , . 6. Yi1itors. Corps officials from Huntsville and Jacksonville nave visited the project site during t:he,.last ma.nth '.l:o.\d.mlpect progress of. work. Last week. visitor•' incl-uded Occupationa'.l ' ' z- Heal th and Safety ~fficials to ensure compliance with all safety mdv•alth ~ement..s.. . L±~temme :cQ];$el: -Step.hen 'Bemfo_n, Deputy District Engine~r for the Antilles, has visited· t-h& qc·~:: project site in conjunction with his regular visits to St. Thomas for meetings on other Corps projects and'ftg\l·l'iltory program meetings .. · '.'-' •_ -.~ .. -:cT ~,' ·- :_-:: <:· .ci 7. outlook of Work. We anticipate all s.ite characterization work shoul;d be completed ~!nrJ.Y J'UJU!. · ,, · t ':· xs::i.cml 9"'j'.q 8. On Site Contact. Corps of Engineers representative, '11ng.:tifcmso O'Heill ·i• .. .-ilable.~'OD aite.-from-~~ '?hu:r1111ilar toj answer any,· q.aeillti'ian: "f~ i.M:e't'escld: partlt!!s ~· --~i·IF ;: telephone number is 809-774-2267. You may also call our A:Rtiiiles Office Public Affairs Specialist, Elsa Jimene~ at 809-723-~133. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT .ANTILLES OFFICE INFORMATION BULLETIN: "WATER ISLAND" NtJMBBR: ....Iim- DATB: 12 .July 1994, ·: 1. PhaH I Cmpl•ted· Most water Island residen_ts a.re alrecady aware that surface site ~acteriZCltion 1«>rk was. c:omp_leted in early JUne, as scheduled. 'l'hi.s work, which began .in ~rch _14, involved taking soil s~les frOl!l ~v~ouaJ.y identifiecl sites for evaluation. Preliminary resultit, fr:>! ~l. ~he areas ._t11ated are negative for contamination. The draft report and account of work done in Phase I ia being prepared by the contractor for submis- sion to the Corps of Engineers and will incorporate recommenda- tions concerning future work. 2. Del>rit Rpqyd 1 Partially Cgpplatad,. The debris accumu- lated, consisting mostly of 82 junked vehicles and discarded household materials, was removed from Water Ialand and tranaport- ed to the Bovoni Landfill in St. Thomas. Several Water Island residents expressed their appreciation to our on-site representa- tive, Eng. Alfonso O'Neill for the removal of this debris. We were happy to learn that this action was applauded by the residents. , The remaining debris removal work i~:..e., --~-~~~sh require special handling and dispoo:l~-e;.:~. _i?. ac~o~~~e with the Environmental Protection Agen#' (EPA) ~~-. Jls' .. explained in the previous bulletin, our contractor wi~~~~ve the batteries and fluids associated with t~ j~d vehicles. We PREPARED BY USA.CB, JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, ANTfLLES OFF'.l:CE DI COORDINATION WITH THE HON'TSVN.l.a~QIJ. ~~,. ANTILLES OFFICE, 400 FBRRAlllDEZ ~~ENalf SAN JUAB, PUERTO RICO 00901 Jtt~ -OtfOC)O/- tJ 0? ftUJ- I~?- are in the process of submitting to EPA the necessary documents to obtain their endorsement for the removal action. Once permits are obtained, the Corps contractor will secure a sub-contractor to remove the above mentioned materials from the work area where they are currently located along the road to Fla·.ningo bay. 3.. Future Work. Based on the recommendation from the report of Phase I and evaluation by the Corps of Engineers and Army technical staff, a decision will be made on the need for additional investigations, and the nature of such work. As promised, we will keep Water Island residents and Territorial Government officials fully informed of the progress and/or changes in any of the Water Island plans. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT ANTILLES OFFICE St. Thomas - U.S.V.I. INFORMATION BULLETIN: "WATER -ISLAND" NUMBEE: Eleven DATE: 12 September 1994 1. Update. Two months have elapsed since we sent our last information bulletin (12 July 1994) on the status of work in Water Island. We are still evaluating the results of the non-intrusive investigations and have no definite date for the initiation of the next phase of work. As promised to you at the time, we will keep Water Island residents and VI Government officials fully informed on the progress and/or changes in any of the Water Island plans. 2. Remaining Debris. We have yet to remove the remaining debris which consists of batteries and fluids associated with the junked vehicles and require special handling and disposal procedures. We are coordinating this phase with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . The Corps will then task the contractor to remove the materials from the Flamingo Bay area. 3. Excavation Phase. The subsequent phase of work will likely involve intrusive excavation to characterize the subsurface. The work plan for this phase is being developed, reviewed and coordi- nated with different elements within the Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Army. At the moment we do not have infor- mation of possible dates for this work to begin, but no work is expected to start until 1995. Upon approval of our work plans, a community meeting will be held to discuss the scope of work with interested residents. 4. Visitors to Water Island. On 30 August the Jacksonville District new Commander, Colonel Terry Rice, visited Water Island accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Benton, Deputy District Engineer for the Antilles. It was Colonel Rice's first visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands where he met with Lieutenant Governor Derek Hodge and other VI Government officials. The visit to Water Island was coordinated with Mr. John Auer, President of the Civic Association who was off island and asked Mr. Charles Star, Secretary of the Association, to accompany our visitors. A Technical Review Team from the Corps will visit Water Island on the week of 19 September to inspect the sites where site characterization work was conducted. PREPARED BY USACE, JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT, ANTILLES OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE HUNTSVILLE DIVISION ANTILLES OFFICE, 400 FERNANDEZ JUNCOS AVENUE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RI CO Jtt.,k' t 7 :jfA_y__ _ O L/-01 DI -{){o °/ __ _ ............... ~ WATER ISLAND (FT. SEGARRA) VIRGIN ISLANDS ST. THOMAS SMNT CAOIX ... ~ >;,i • location of toKlo gu yard and oh•nu• hou1e are unknown ... VI n 01 ' ::r lfJ I "1} ::r I 3 JRN-20-1993 ·15:29 -FROM CELMS-PM-M 8'774 TO 59042321213 P.03 U.S. VffiGIN ISLANDS -San Jose Project, St. Thomas Established by the Chief Chemical Officer, U.S. Anny Chemical Warfare Service, in 1944, tests under the San Jose Project came to a halt on December 23, 1947, when the project was notified that San Jose Island would have to be evacuated immediately due to the failure of the United States and Panama to agree to- a renewal on the lease. San Jose Project Headquarters was re-established at Fon Clayton, Canal Zone, while exploratory trips were made around the area looking for a new base for the project. Meanwhile, the technical activities of the project weIC concentrated in an area at the mouth of the Chagres River on the Fort Sherman Reservation. Activities consisted of guarding and rehabilitating toxic munitions transferred from San Jose Island. The reports did not discuss decontamination or disposal operations or locations of rehabilitation work, decontamination, disposal or clean-up areas. The San Jose Project moved from the Canal Zone into the former U.S. Navy Submarine Base just west of the town of Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The San Jose Project test sites include approximacely 2,000 acres comprising the western tip of St. Thomas and all of Water Island, a small island just across the channel from the main post. Wa,ter Island contains eight test areas, a toxic gas yard and a change house. St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands was a tropical proving ground for the San Jose Project. This project was able to gather technical data on performance of chemical munitions and protective materiel in order to ascertain their effectiveness and suitability under tropical conclicions in the jungle. At the beginning of test operations at St. Thomas, 55 tests were scheduled. Of the 55 tests scheduled, 20 were deleted by direction of the Chief, Chemical Corps. The status of all the remaining tests are unknown although some tests are documented and are known co have been conducted. Tests were conducted at Water Island. Chemical agent used or planned to be used in support of the San Jose Project is listed in Table l. The San Jose Project, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, terminated on May 12, 1950, by · direction of the Chief, Chemical Corps. Disposition of toxic material remaining at St. Thomas at the end of the project was scheduled for burial a.t sea or transpon back to the continental United States. However, it is not known whether the disposal plan was fully carried out. A shipment from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands was initiated in May, 1950. I~-20-1993 15: 28 FROM CELMS-PM-M 8774 TO 69042321213 P.04 ·Table 1 GA 250 kg Gennan GA Shell 4.2 CM Mortar HD Shell 4.2 CM Mortar HQ Shell 4.2 CM Mortar HT Shell 4.2 CM Mortar CK M70 115Jb CML Bomb CK M78 500Ib CML Bomb CK ANM79 1,000lb CML Bomb HD T-3 1151b CML Bomb H T-3 115Ib CML Bomb GA E-52 125lb CML Bomb GA E-46 1251b CML Bomb GA 1-Ton Container Butane 1-Ton Container SIU LOU.Tl DIC .. ·St. Jl'lcnu Vlttlii ts\eindt, n ,. '•,· <$~',.fhClllH Vfttln l1llnds, n st. 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Un'i:M"" bl.It potentl•l lw tNrhd m ..,111rd~o•i•t1. untnori.n b.11 pot ... t1•t tor burled IW.l&'tt.'d bodM. --.~$.l•. 12' U'lknow. but pot•nt:l1l ui1t1 for bJr1td ,.,.1t1f'd bcirrDI. m UlitN;iown but a>otentl1l Hlua. far "' bur1 ed mntard bcirtM. t.nknOMI\ but pount I .1t uh u for bJrttd l'UCtlrd ~. 12• Unbown bJt potenthl utsts far buriod Hat•rd·flUtd ltld:o pou '" lt•f•r•rx:t: Com.-nt1: th• r•f.rtrie• Ind ~I• lnfor1Nt101 ptl"tfntnt to th• c:aomns Ith. 1H•1?6. M70 110· trlltd botDt: ~•rt 1t1· t'oNry frrtd ln • Wr· tlc1l po1hlon. noui dowri bu V•t•r hl1nd ltH Arte X.p> lfo.-•O.c 19C,8, TIMft'lnlt 9 Dt1t«rt>er \N. •ho •hcuufli In ht. 1n. 126. TllTll"lrwntr 1l J•r-u1ry <PJl•n J), 1·21 hnwiry ~"llan •>, 1949. f.t10 dha.a.ud In 111#1. 125, 116. JI tllfrl'ftlJ \0 ,.bru.try 19'119. Alu dlltlJHoed ln lttts. tZS, 126. A~10 dhcun.ed fn lift. 12"5, 126. Tl1TWfrtmt1 Zl f•bN•ry 19'9. Aho lt<ef. 126. lllY& .. rd· lllhd 1rrd:t F-Qll Ulted en V.ttf' lllend In l.tq1,1t.I 1'Xt. 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Static Test of M70 Bomb HD-Filled. March 1949. · 125. Report No. 176. Static Test in rhe Open for a Single E-23 Smoke Por, HD Filled. Technical Staff. San Jose Project. 9 December 1954. 127. San Jose Project Repon 61. Period I November 1947 rhru 31 Oct0ber 1948. Refer to Paragraph le: Water Island is also the Site of the Toxic Storage Yard. ··-.·_.--.· .. . ·· ~. -·· - . 7 TO CELMS-PM-M .FACT SHEET Site Number' I02VIT900 Name Of Site: ST THOMAS FIELD TEST STATION Location and Description: ST THOMAS; .NOT LISTED, VI. Facility Type< RANCE Suspected Munition Type' Type 1. cw agents 2. cw agents Finding of Fact: Year of Operation Quantity <if any) 69042321213 P.09 ·20 Jan 93 1. Report to congress on status of chemical warfare research and development board. Also known as san Jose Project. Includes 3 sq miles on western tip of st Thomas and all of Water Island 2. Report to congress on status of chemical warfare research and development board. Also Jtnown as San Jose Project. Includes 3 sq l!liles on western tip of St Thomas and all of Water Island ·Reference Doc:wnents: l. Chemical Warfare Orientation Material 2. Chemical Warfare orientation Material Researcher Information George Sloan 0£fic:e Symbol! Phone Numl:>er: CSt.MS-PM-M (OEW) (314} 331-8787/8783 ·k'. FROM CELMS-PM--M 877 4 TO CELKS-PM-M FACT SHEET -Site NUJ\\ber: I02VIT901 -Name of Site: RIO HATO/SAN JOSE/UNKNOWN SITE Location and DeGcription: SAN JOSE ISLAND; UNKNOWN, VI Facility Type: -Range - Test, TESTING AND STORAGE syepected Munition Type: l. SPRAY TANKS 2. CW agents 3. !JNlmOWN 4. cw agents 5. BRITISH 500LB BOMBS Finding of Fact: Year of Operation Quantity (if any\ 24 36 69042321213 P.10 20 JIU\ 93 l. Document discussed multiple spray operations on various targets in target area 11 on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama. -2. Site used by the cws in WWII. -3. Site used by the cws in WWII. 4. ~ppendix U shows listing of toxic ammunitions shipped out of New Orleans as part of the San Jose Project (0864J. s. Bombing was of target area Jc. Document stated that only 20 of the 36 bombs were recovered and lists a request for a repeat of the test due to the poor boombinq accuracy of the first test. HTV/MM is a form of thickened mustard agent. Reference Documents: l. H-Spray Penetration of Jungle canopy 2. Prel ASF Postwar Troop Basis Plan N-10849 3. THE CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE: . FROM LABORATORY TO FIELD IN U.S. ARM'{ IN WORLD WAR II, THE TECHNICAL 4. History of cws Activities at Ports of Embarkation p.251 Appendix U 5. Mult~ple Bombing Assessment of British EJombs, Aircraft, L.c., SOOlb Charged with HTV/MM Researcher Information George Sloan Christoper Pulliam Philip w. Springer Thomas R. ~reeman Office Svmbol: CELMS-PM-M (OEW) Phone Number: ( 314) 331-8787 /8783 AN ARCHEOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ON WATER ISLAND, U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Ken S. Wild and Daftd G. Anderson 1992 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INTERAGENCY ARCBEOLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION, An.A.NTA SOUTHEAST ARCBEOLOGICAL CENTER, TALLAHASSEE ,,,,.. .. -.. AN ARCHEOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ON WATER ISLAND, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Report Submitted to: Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Report Submitted by: Interagency Arcbeological Services Division National Parle Service Richard B.Russell Federal Building 75 Spring Street SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Prepared Under the Supervision of Q~ &! (bg.~ 2'n. ~ N'wf · David G. Anderson and Ken S. Wild Co-Principal Investigators Report Authored by: Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson With Contributions by: Richard T, Bryant Regina M. Leabo Julie Barnes Smith George F. Tyson, Jr. · 10 December 1992 National Park Service lnteragency Archeological Services Division, Atlanta · Southeast Archeological Center, Tallahassee ABSTRACT From September 1-4, 1992, and September 15 through October 13, 1992, an intensive archeological survey was conducted on Water Island, a small island covering approximately 491.5 acres located about a kilometer o!-the island St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. All beaches, bays, undeveloped level areas, and areas of reported historic structures were examined. while steep or rocky areas or areas extensively disturbed by modem development received less attention. A total of eleven archeological sites were found, five of which had been previously recorded. Eight of these sites, as well as an extensive underground World War Two era military complex, Fon Segarra, are considered eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Two major plantation complexes, at Carolina Point and Providence Point, and a smaller historic site complex on Sprat Bay were found and documented. The ruins at Carolina Point and Sprat Bay are in a remarkable state of preservation. Water Island apparently never saw intensive settlement during the prehistoric era, and that it was only sparsely settled through much of the historic era. Most of the prehistoric sites that were found appear to reflect shon term camps. A large conch shell midden was found at the nonh end of the island, in Banana Bay, and radiocarbon dated to from ca AD. 500 to 1200, is an example of such a special-purpose camp that appears to have formed over several centuries. During the years shortly before and after 1800 fairly large numbers of slaves (>50) were working the island's two plantations. A distinctive feature of the historic occupation of the island is the fact that for much of the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the principal land and slave owners were freed blacks. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Project Goals and Objectives The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering transfening ownership ofWa~ Island, U.S. Virgin Islands from the federal domain to the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands or to private ownership. This action, if undertaken, could affect cultural resources on the island that are cwrently under the protection of the U.S. GovemmenL To ~in planning for a possible land transfer and in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, a comprehensive archeological survey and archival inventory of the island's cultural resources were undertaken by the U.S. Deparnnent of the Interior in 1992. The goals of the project were to syS1Cmatically locate and determine the natme and extent of cultural resowces on Water Island, and to inventory and document these resources in order to: (1) evaluate their significance and nominate qualified properties for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; (2) identify and evaluate potential adverse effects to these National Register eligible sites and properties; and (3) provide appropriate recommendations and strategies to the Secretary of the Interior for the mitigation of potential advme effects to these cultural resources should Water Island pass from federal control. Field and Laboratory Methods Intensive archeological survey was conducted on Water Island from September 1-4, 1992, and September 15 through October 13, 1992, by personnel from the National Park Service's lnteragency Arcbeological Services Division, Southeast Regional Office (IASD-SERO) and the Southeast Arcbeological Center (SEAC). Concurrently, a detailed overview of the historic period occupation of the island was prepared by a local historian, and the results were used to guide the fieldworlc and the analysis and reporting activity. The field effort was directed primarily to areas where site probability was considered to be high, including all beaches and bays, level areas, and areas of reported structures. Steep or rocky areas where past occupation or land use was considered unlikely, or areas extensively disturbed by modern development, received less attention. Investigations in high probability areas included surface reconnaissance followed by subsurface testing at 20 meter inrervals if warranted by ground conditions (i.e.. if undisturbed soil layers were present). H cultural materials were found in subsurface context the testing interval was reduced in order to precisely determine site boundaries. Investigations conducted on historic sites usually required the removal of vegetation in order to properly document the remains. Test units opened on historic sites did not use a systematic pattern, but were placed in relation to architectural features to maximize information return. Subsurface testing was done with either a shovel or a trowel, with all fill screened through 1/4-inch hardware cloth. All artifacts, ecofacts, and other evidence of non-modern human activity found were scientifically collected and documented. and then packed and returned to the Southeast Arcbeological Center, Tallahassee. Florida for cataloging and analysis. A total of eleven archeological sites were found during the 1992 field work. Five of the eleven sites investigated in 1992 had been located by earlier investigators and were already listed on the Virgin Islands Site Inventory (12 VAM-3-9, 12-VAM-3-10, 12-VAM-3-21, 12-VAM-3-22, and 12-V AM-3-32). All five of these sites bad been previously recommended for additional testing in order to determine their integrity and significance; this testing was done as part of the 1992 survey projecL Six new, previously unreported archeological sites were located on Water Island during the 1992 survey (12-VAM-3-208. 12-VAM-3-209, 12-VAM-3-210, 12-VAM-3-211, 12- V AM-3-212, 12-V AM-3-56); these were also assessed for eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to the traditional an:heological sites, the remains of a major World War II era fprt are located at the south end of the island, on Flamingo Point This underground bunker and gun emplacement ·complex is unusual and in an excellent state of .. • '· " \ 17 .1 "' .. u1 £. s p ... " . .... • , . NOf.e: Ollsboredcplh$a,te ~feec IS Contour inrerval = 20 feet . . ,~ ;;7} ra.1 :1~ '~>',z;f_~ ~-,~! :1ldI~1L:t t .. ,dJhi i.j9 ~ *t~ef;jJ~ii. " ...,,: ~· ""tilcl:neter ~.U ./i1;;.:o_ ;i /'\.~ l!.;V • ""';+ ._.,.,,, ' ~ :,. ""~-~ ~~· ,,.., <: ~' .-t •. "'' Figure 1. Water lsJand, U.S. Virgin Islands. Location Map. 1992 Water Island Arcbeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. iii preservation. It is also considered eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and should be preserved and protected. Management Recommendations The 1992 field program on Water Island examined accessible parts of the island that would feasibly support human occupation. A total of eleven archeological sites were located and aMeSSCd, eight of which were de~rmined to ~ eligibdatale for inclusio~on the Ndathreetional _Register of ~ Historic Places and hence warranung preservaa.on or recovery euorts, an sues that are considered not eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and hence requiring no further investigation or preservation (Figure 2, Table 1). Specific recommendations for dara recovery activity that should be undertaken at each of the eligible sites, should preservation not be a viable option, are listed below. Specific Recommendations: Sites Eligible for Inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places Carolina Point Plantation Cl 2 YAM-3-2091 A large, early historic plantation complex with the standing remains of five historic structures was found on Carolina Point and is considered eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic research indicates this plantation, together with an associated slave village and two historic wells, was run by both white and freed black owners over a period of at least 150 years, from the early eigh'feenth through the mid-nineteenth century. These buildings have been tentatively identified as: (1) the great house; (2) servant quarters or warehouse; (3) either a stable or servant quarters; (4) the kitchen; and (5) a bake oven. Historic occupation on Carolina Point can be traced back to van Keulen's 1719 map of SL Thomas; detailed year-by-year historical records of ownership and occupation date from 1769. The plantation remains on Carolina Point, together with associated remains on adjacent portions of Ruyter's Bay and Tamarind Tree Bay (see below) should be protected and preserved. It must be emphasized that the remains of this plantation complex, although spread over three areas (Carolina Point, Ruyter's Bay, and Tamarind Tree Bay), actually comprise one large complex; the 1992 fieldwork in each area is presented separately because they were previously reported as separate sites. The Carolina Point Plantation Complex is significant for several reasons: (1) the plantation was occupied by individuals of both European and African descent who have played a significant role in the history of the Virgin Islands; (2) investigations at Carolina Point found evidence in the structures and archeological remains to indicate that this site could provide detailed information on the evolution of a plantation from the very beginning of colonization through the colonial period; (3) the structural remains have a high degree of integrity and are the only remains of this type on Water Island. If the site can be preserved, it could be developed as a research park for island visitors with an ongoing program of arcbeological investigations. If preservation of the Carolina Point Plantation complex is not possible, a comprehensive archeological data recovery and analysis should be undertaken, including (1) the complete excavation of the great house area and the associated outbuildings, (2) sampling through block excavation of at least two of the associated slave village structures on Carolina Point and at Tamarind Tree Bay (see below); and (3) the complete excavation of the early historic wells located at Ruyter's Bay and Tamarind Tree Bay (see below). Ruyter's Bay 02 YAM-3-21l An early historic masonry well was found at Ruyter's Bay below the Carolina Point Plantation complex that is considered eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Although a~prebistoric component had been previously reported in this bay, the 1992 survey found that hisroric disturbance had destroyed this component. This bay was probably the location of the fresh water source that gave the island its name and brought Europeans to Water JV 0 l T ' Archeological Site Locations Water Island Cairour interval = 40 feet Figuic 2. Arcbeological Siu: LocatiOns. 1992 Water Island Arcbeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. v Table I. Archeologlcal Situ FOJ1ncl During the 19'2 Survey PNJect, Water &Wu:I. U.S. Vfraba lalands .I Pmen1Uonl Site Name Site UTM Coordinates• SlteSiu Nwnberof Artlfldl NaUonal R.epter Dita Number North I!!& Bastin& Blevation (NISl !Wi Preblstoric Historic Statua R!C"O"!Y Carolina Point 12-VAM-3-20!» 2027460 293940 125·13S lOOm tO<m 0 225 Bll&lble Yu Ruyter's B•y 12-VAM-3-21 2027600 294100 5.15· lS<lm 1<!0in 2 70 Bllgible Ya Tamarind Tree Bay 12-VAM-3-!J 2027380 293890 s..u· 200m 160m • ·~l 92 Bllgible tw Elephant Bay 12-V AM·3·22 2027060 .293620 5-12.S' 240m 270m 56 2 Bligible Yet Sprit Bay Slrllcture 12-V AM-3-208 2026940 294540 85-88' 12<m lOOm 0 53 f!ligible Yel s. Banana Bay 12-VAM-3-.56 20Z'l760 294490 S·lS 180m lOOm 3/ 0 Bllgible Yea Banana Bay South l2-VAM·l-2l0 1027800 194300 5-lJ' lOOm t60m 0 II Bliglble Ya Providence Point 12-VAM·3·2ll 2026660 293060 S0-60' 30m SOm 0 0 Eligible Yes Fort Segarra n/a 2025440 293140 180-23.S' 100 100 n/a n/a Eligible Yes Landing Bay 12·VAM·3·10 2026800 293150 5-15' l60m l40m 0 Not Bligiblc No Honeymoon Day 12.V AM-3-32 2026460 293200 10-20' 230m 190m 0 0 Not Bligible No Sprat Bay 12-V AM·3·212 2026760 294670 5-lS' lSOm 220m 0 7 Nol Bligiblc No • UTM 7.one • 20 Totals: 62 468 Island even prior to the settlement of SL Thomas. A clay layer found in 1992 below modem disturbance may be the remains of a fresh water pond depicted on the historic maps and mentioned in historic documents. The historic well. probably constructed in the late eighteenth century as a means of tapping this fresh water, was found about 75 meters back from the water's edge. The well is apparently associated with the Carolina Point Plantation and may have also been associated with a powder magazine depicted on 1853 and 1873 U.S. Navy harbor maps of St. Thomas. This powder magazine occupied approximately the same location as a present day boat house, and traces of it may have been removed during construction. No evidence for this powder magazine was found. The historic masonry well in Ruyter's Bay should be protected and preserved. If preservation is not possible. a comprehensive archeological data recovery should be undertaken, including the complete excavation of the historic well to determine the well's age. contents. and construction history. Additionally. systematic shovel testing at 3 meter intervals over an area 20 meters in radius around it should be conducted. to identify other possible historic remains associated with iL A srudy on the clay deposits located in the well area should also be undertaken to define the nature of the water source. which probably gave the island its name. Because of its close association with Carolina Point Plantation, the well in Ruyter's Bay. although listed as a separate site, should be considered part of the Carolina Point Plantation complex when preparing National Register of Historic Places nominations. The remainder of the Ruyter's Bay area has been heavily disturbed in the recent past. and requires no further investigation. Tamarind Tree Bay (12 v AM-3-9) An historic well and traces of a slave village were found at Tamarind Tree Bay that are considered to be eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. P. L Oxholm's 1779 map of Water Island depicts the slave village associated with Carolina Lyst Plantation extending down hill from Carolina Point into Tamarind Tree Bay. Human skeletal remains were excavated in this bay in 1934 and 1935 and were determined to be African in origin and. therefore, probably the remains of slaves from the village. It is likely that human graves are still present in the cove area. although no human bone was fmmd in 1992. Material recovered from the cove area indicate that historic occupation of the cove began early in the period of colonization. in the late 1600s. and continued throughout the colonial period. A prehistoric site also appears to have been present in the area of the historic village and burials. but has been severely damaged by the later activities. Prehistoric pottery was recovered during a previous survey of the bay conducted in 1980. and one prehistoric sherd was found in 1992. An early historic masonry well was found in the north-central portion of Tamarind Tree Bay. As with Royter's Bay. Oxholm depicts a pond in this area. which may have also been a source of fresh water. This well was probably a historic means of tapping this water source. which may have been continuously exploited from the prehistoric through the colonial period. Furthermore, historic archeoJogical remains from the slave village were found intact in two locations in the bay, at the very back of the cove and at the north end of the cove. At the north end of the cove. some of the materials recovered date to the early period of Danish colonization. These remains are probably all that is left of the slave village that extended into this area. Because of its close association with Carolina Point Plantation. the well and slave village areas in Tamarind Tree Bay, although listed as a separate site, should be considered part of the Carolina Point Plantation complex when preparing National Register of Historic Places nominations. The remainder of the Tamarind Tree Bay area has been heavily disturbed in the recent past and requires no further investigation. The historic masonry well and the areas where the slave village are located in Tamarind Tree Bay should be.,protected and preserved. If preservation is not possible, a comprehensive archeological data recovery should be undertaken, including the complete excavation of the historic well to determine the well's age. contents, and construction history. Additionally, systematic vii period of U.S. military presence during the 1940s and early 1950s, and structures dating to this period were documented when encountered during the survey. The recording of these facilities, however, was not a primary objective of the project. The Fort Segarra complex includes two gun emplacements located about 30 feet below the crest of Flamingo Point; these were serviced by in an extensive underground bunker complex centered below an observation tower located on the highest part of the bill. Although several modem houses ring the Fort Segarra complex, the gun emplacements and observation tower area are currently undeveloped. During the 1992 survey the project dire.ct.ors were told that portions of the underground bunker complex had been walled off in recent years and serve as a 750,000- gallon fresh water cistern for the island's inhabitants. Consistent with this use, the remaining portions of the Fort Segarra complex should be preserved and protected. H preservation is not an option, then a comprehensive archival study should be made of the installation's construction and use, and HABS-HAER an:hitectural documentation should be prepared for the complex. Specific Recommendations: Sites Not Eligible for Inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places Landin& Bay 02 V AM-3=lffi A prehistoric site and historic burials, presumably associated with Providence Point Plantation, were previously reported in the Landing Bay area, based on investigations undertaken in 1934 and 1935. The 1992 investigations conducted at Landing Bay indicated that this area had been severely altered by modem borrowing and filling. Any site once present has since apparently been destroyed and, hence, the Landing Bay area is considered not eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. No further investigations in this area are recommended. DruiforHoneymoon Bay 02 VAM-3-32l A prehistoric site, found during survey wodc conducted iµ 1980, was previously reported in the Druif Bay area. In 1992 an extensive testing program was conducted in the cove and found that the site area had apparently been completely destroyed by recent development of the beach. A number of new structures had been built in the cove; a paved road had been put through the reported site area; and, during this construction, extensive filling and bulldozing occurred. Any site once present has since apparently been destroyed and, hence, the Honeymoon Bay area is considered not eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. No further investigations in this area are recommended. S.pratBay02 VAM-3:212) At Sprat Bay an early historic component was documented by the presence of sherds of African-Caribbean ware that were recovered in two shovel tests at the north end of the cove. Extensive additional close-interval testing conducted around these positive tests produced negative results, suggesting the scatter is limited in extent and density. The proximity of the site to the Sprat Bay Structure. which is located upslope and to the west, suggests a possible association. It is possible that the African-Caribbean ware found at Sprat Bay may have been discarded or washed from this site. Due to the absence of appreciable remains or associated features the Sprat Bay site area is considered not eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, and no further investigations are recommended. Conclusions The 1992 cultural resources investigations on Water Island documented the existence of 11 prehistoric and historic archeological sites, of which eight have been determined to be eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. H preservation of these sites is not feasible, specific archeological data recovery programs have been recommended to mitigate the impact of their loss and destruction. In addition, an extensive World War II era bunker and gun emplacement complex, Fort Segarra, is located on Flamingo Point at the southern end of the J I ) 1 ) } -~ island. lbis complex should be preserved and protected and, if preservation is not an option, then comprehensive HABS~HAER architectural documentation should be made of the complex. xi TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract................................................................................................ i Management Summary ..............................•..............••................................ ii Table of Contents..................................................................................... xii List of Figures ......................................................................................... xiii List of Tables.......................................................................................... xvii INTRODUCTION. (Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson) ...................•............. 1 .ENVIRONMENTAL .SETTING. (David G. Anderson) ....•.........•........•........... 4 PREHISTORIC OVERVIEW. (Ken S. Wild)............................................... 13 HISTORIC -OVERVIEW. (George F. Tyson) ...........•..•••••.•......•.........•.......... 17 PREVIOUS INVESTIGA TIONS.(Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson). ····-······ 42 FIELD AND LABORATORY METHODS. (Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson). 44 PROJECT RESULTS. (Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson)............................ 49 Introduction. . ...................................................•................................. 49 Carolina Point Plantation (12-V AM-3-209) .•........••••.••.......•....................•..... 49 Ruyter's Bay (12-V AM-3-21) ....................•...........•....•....•........•.............. 68 Tamarind Tree Bay (12-V AM-3-9). . ..........................................•............... 74 Elephant Bay (12-VAM-3-22 and.12-VAM-2-23) .....•..•...•.............................. 80 Sprat Bay Structure (12-VAM-3-208) ................................•........................ 84 Banana Bay (12-V AM-3-56). . .......•....................•.••................................. 92 Banana Bay South (12-V AM-3-210): ......................................................... 95 Providence Point Plantation (12-V AM-3-211). .............•...........................•.... 98 Fon Segarra. . ..................................................................................... 101 Landing Bay (12-VAM-3-10) .........................•........................................ 103 Druif or Honeymoon Bay (12-V AM-3-32). ..•............................................... 109 Sprat Bay (12-V AM-3-212). . .................................................................. 111 Other Areas Investigated. ...................................••.•................................ 111 Limestone Bay. ......... ........... ........... ...............•........... ... ..............•.. 111 Flamingo Bay. . .............................................................................. 113 Banana Bay North. . ......................................................................... 113 Sand Bay, Revenge Bay, and Sprat Bay Point. ......................................... 114 Sprat Bay Club Inc. Beach. . ............................................................... 114 Carol Point West Beach. ................................................................... 120 CONCLUSIONS. (Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson) .................................. 122 APPENDICES. . .................................................•................................. 123 I. Artifact Inventory by Site and Provenience. (Regina Leabo)...................... 124 II Shovel Test Stratigraphy. (Regina Leabo) ....•.•.................................... 132 ill. Ownership Records, Carolina's Lyst and Providence Point Plantations (George F. Tyson, Jr.) .............................................................. 143 REFERENCES -.., CITED. xii 1 .i 1 ' Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 9. Figure 10. Figure 11. Figure 12. Figure 13. Figure 14. Figure 15. Figure 16. Figure 17. LIST OF FIGURES Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Location Map. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands ..................................... iii Archeological Site Locations, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey. U.S. Virgin Islands. . ...•................................. Water Island in Relation to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, iv U.S. Virgin Islands. (Source: U.S.G.S 7.5' Quadrangle). .......•.•........ 2 Geologic Map of the Water Island Area, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ................................... 5 Soil Conditions, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. . ...............•....••......•................................. 6 Virgin Islands Ceramic Chronology Chart. (Sowce: Lundberg, Right.er, and Caesar 1992). . .......•..............•.......................................... 15 Map of the Water Island Area Prepared by Gerard van Keulen and published in 1719. ........ .... .. .•.. .....• ..•... .. . ...... .... .......... .. .. . . 18 Map of the Water Island Area Prepared by Stevboe de Montargnes in ca. 17 40, and published in 1772. ......•...................................•.. 19 Map of the Wat.er Island Area Prepared by Peter L. Oxhohn and published in 1779. .......... ...................... ..................... ..... .. 21 Map of the Wat.er Island Area Prepared by L. J. Rothe., and published in 1822. ··················u············································· 23 Map of the Wat.er Island Area Prepared by H. B. Hornbeck _ from 1835-1839. . ............................•..................................... 24 Detail of the Water Island Area from the British Admiralty Hydrographic Office Map of St. Thomas, Prepared in 1851. .....•...•......... ............... 25 Map of the Water Island Area Prepared by Imbry and Sons in 1855. ...... 26- Detail of the Water Island Area Prepared by the U.S. Navy in 1873 (Adopted from the 1851 British Admiralty Hydrographic Office Map of St. Thomas). . ................................................... . 27 Detail of the Water Island Area from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Map, Prepared in 1917. .................................................. 32 Detail of the Water Island Area from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Map, Prepared in 1918. . ..................................... . 33 Test/uµ Map, San Jose Project. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. . ............................................. . 35 xiii Figure 18. Detail of the Water Island Area from the 1955 St. Thomas Central 7 .5' U .S.G.S. Survey Map. ...........................•••...•................... 39 Figure 19. Slope and Disturbance Conditions. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey. U.S. Virgin Islands. . ..•.......................••.•...•................. 45 Figure 20. Slope and Beach Conditions. Segarra Point and Limestone Bay. . 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ·-···-···· 46 Figure 21. Carolina Point Great House Complex. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U. S. Virgin Islands .•.......•.•....•••......•.•........ 50 Figure 22. Cistern. Views to South and Southwest. Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey. U.S. Virgin Islands .............. 52 Figure 23. Stone Pavings in EU's 1 and 4, Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands .•.....•...•.•..••... 53 Figure24. Wall Construction Detail. East Side of Main Complex. Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Arcbeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ......•....••.......••......•.......••••••...••...••.••.••••.•. 55 Figure25. Artifacts Found at Carolina Point Great House by Local Residents. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey. U.S. Virgin Islands. •............ 56 Figure26 Historic Artifacts Found at Carolina Point in Shovel Tests, Excavation Units and on the Surface.1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. .......•.. •.•.. ..•. .... ... .•.•......•.•.• .. . •....... .•...••.... 57 Figure 27 Possible Kitchen Structure and Bake Oven, Views to Northwest and South. Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey. U.S. Virgin .Islands ...•.......•....•.•.•••..••.•.•...•. · 58 Figure 28. Bake Oven. Views to West and Southeast. Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ....•.•..... 60 Figure 29. Historic Ceramics Found at Carolina Point Down Hill from the Plantation Outbuildings, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ........•..••..•.•.........•............••...••....•........... 61 Figure 30 Historic Ceramics Found at Carolina Point Down Hill from the Plantation Outbuildings. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. . ...•.•......................•......•........•................ · 62 Figure 31. Southwest Comer of Great House Main Complex, and Outbuilding to South, Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Archeological . Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. .................................................... 63 Figure 32. Construction Detail, Outbuilding to South and Downslope of Main Complex, Carolina Point Great House. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands ..................................... 64 Figure 33. Historic Artifacts Found Along the South Slope of Carolina Point, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands............. 66 xiv .... Figure 34. Figure 35. Figure 36. Figure 37. Figure 38. Figure39. Fiure 40. Figure 41. Figure 42. Figure43. Figure 44. Figure 45. Figure46. Figure 47. Figure 48. Figure 49. Bonle Found 50 Meters fonn Southeast Comer of Carolina Point Great House, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. . ..................................................................... 67 Views of Ruyter's Bay from Offshore, and from Behind the Modem Boathouse. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. .............................................................. 69 Ruyter's Bay Shovel Testing Program. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U. S. Virgin Islands. .................................................... 70 The Historic Well at Ruyter's Bay. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. .....................................•.............. 71 Historic Artifacts Found at Ruyter Bay in Shovel Tests, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ........................... 73 View of Carolina Point in Relation to St Thomas. and the Historic Well at Tamarind Tree Bay. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey. U.S. Virgin Islands. . .............................................................. 75 Tamarind Tree Bay Shovel Testing Program. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U. S. Virgin Islands .................................... 76 Historic and Prehistoric Artifacts Found at Tamarind Tree Bay in Shovel Tests, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands...... 78 Elephant Bay Shovel Testing Program. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U. S. Virgin Islands. ............................. ...................... 81 Historic and Prehistoric Artifacts Found at Elephant Bay in Shovel Tests, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands ...... 83 Tests and Architectural Features at Sprat Bay, 1992 Water Island _ Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ................................... 85 Main Building, Sprat Bay Structure Site. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. . ................................... 86 Possible Outbuilding and Rock Pile to the West and East of the Sprat Bay Structure. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. ............................................................... 87 Plan of the Main Structure at Sprat Bay, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands ..................................... 88 Wall Construction Detail. Main Building, Sprat Bay Structure Site. 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands .............. 90 Historic Artifacts Found at Sprat Bay Structure in General Surface Co1le.9tions and Shovel Tests, 1992 Water Island Archeological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. . .... ~........................................................ -91 xv Chapter I INTRODUCTION Ken S. Wild and David G. Anderson The U.S. Department of the Interior is considering transferring ownership of Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands from the federal domain to the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands or to private ownership (Figure 3). This action, if undertaken, could affect cultural resources on the island that are cunently under the protection of the U.S. Government. To assist in planning for a possible land transfer and in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, a comprehensive archeological survey and archival inventory of the island's cultural resources was undertaken by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1992. The goals of the project were to systematically locate and determine the nablre and extent of cultural resources on Water Island and to inventory and document these resources in order to: (1) evaluate their significance and nominate qualified properties for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; (2) identify and evaluate potential adverse effects to these National Register eligible sites and properties; and (3) provide appropriate recommendations and strategies to the Secretary of the Interior for the mitigation of potential adverse effects to these cultural resources should Water Island pass from federal control (Ehrenhard and Jameson 1992). On September 1-4, 1992, and September 15 through October 13, 1992, personnel from the National Parle Service's lnteragency Archeological Services Division, Southeast Regional Office {IASD-SERO) and the Southeast .Arcbeological Center (SEAC) conducted intensive archeological smvey activities on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. This work was done at the request of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, with all funding coming from the Southeast Regional Office. David G. Anderson of IASD-SERO and Ken S. Wild of SEAC served as co-Principal Investigators and co-field directors throughout the project; Anderson also served as the field photographer. Chief of IASD-SERO John Ehrenhard provided advice and logistic coordination throughout the project and field assistance from September 1-4, 1992. The 1992 field .team included Anderson and Wild and archeological technicians Regina Leabo, Kevin Harper, Marc Tieman, Jeff Jones, and Rob McGowen of SEAC. A total of 147 person days were spent investigating the 491.5 acres of Water Island and an additional 250 person days were spent on the analysis, cataloging and report preparation. Over 500 artifacts and ecofacts were recovered during the field program. The project resulted in the addition of six new sites to the Virgin Islands Inventory and the assessment of five known archeological sites through systematic survey techniques. Eight of the eleven sites examined are considered eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, as is the extensive World War II era fortification complex at the south end of the island, Fort Segarra. Preservation is recommended for these sires, and detailed archeological data recovery (mitigation) options are presented if this is not an option. Three of the archeological sites examined are not considered eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and, hence, require no further work or preservation. Detailed descriptive inf onnation about all these archeological sites is provided in the following text and in the appendices. Production of the final report was accomplished by Anderson and Wild, with Wild responsible for much of the writing and Anderson responsible for somewhat lesser writing, and for the production of the illustrations and the final assembly and editing of the manuscripL Site record preparation, artifact analysis, and cataloging were conducted by SEAC staff under the direction of Wild and Leabo. The artifact inventory and shovel test log (Appendices I and II) were produced by Leab~ .Artifact photographs were prepared by Richard Bryant and the report graphics were drawn by Julie Barnes Smith. Jean Godbee and Virginia Horak of IASD assisted in typing the many tables and appendices, and in the editing of the manuscript, respectively. .-..... '~~ l ~·I . I I .. ~ I i U. S. Source: U.S. Geological Survey Charlotte Amalie 7.5' Qlllld.rangle. 0 fut Virgin Islands . • - r-:Y:: ! P- . .v ~a;" 0 mile Project A:re:J. Figure 3. Warcr IslaDd in Rdalioa co Cbartoae Amalie, St. 1bomas. U.S. Vqin Islands. <Source: U.S.G.S. St 1bomls Central 7.5' Quadrangle) Prior to conducting the investigations described here; Territorial Archeologist Elizabeth Righter and former Territorial Archeologist Emily Lundberg were- consulted to ensure that the project and subsequent reporting was in accordance with territorial and federal standards. Elizabeth Righter also provided assistance and advice in the field on resource location, site documentation and site investigation, and during the review of the management recommendations. Ms. Claudette Lewis, Director of the Division for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and Mr. Keith Richards, Director of the Division of Comprehensive and Coastal Zone Planning, agencies within the Department of Planning and Natural Resources in the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, made the resources of their offices available for our inspection and use, greatly assisting the present study. Local historian George F. Tyson, Jr. was contracted by IASD-SERO to complete a detailed research of 1he historic documents and produce a repon on the history of Water Island. He met with the project directors in the field and provided guidance to the survey effort. Tyson's report is presented in Chapter IV. Historic Architect Fred Gjessing also visited Water Island while the field investigations were underway and provided valuable information on the historic remains located on Carolina Point. Local residences of Water Island who helped with logistics and provided documentation and information on the island included: Randy Bastamt, Bill Carter, Holland Van Gores, Chet and Diane Kwiecien, Joan Murry, Walter Phillips, Mickie Pomeranz, and Warren Pond. 3 h1troduction Chapter II ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ·David G. Anderson Water Island is located off the south coast of St Thomas near the city of Charlotte Amalie in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Figures 1-3). The island, which is volcanic in origin, is irregular in shape, covers 491.5 acres, and extends approximately 1.75 miles (ca. 3 km) from north to south, retehing a maximum width of just under a mile (ca. 1.2 Jan) near the northern end. Formed by massive outflows during the Cretaceous (Donnelly 1966), the island is characteriz.ed by steep rocky slopes and a highly indented coastline with numerous narrow bays and beaches. There are no permanent streams, and fresh water occurs only intermittently in runoff channels. Potable, if not very palatable, water is present (or was reported in the past) in brackish ponds near the coast, and it is from this that the island derives its name. A pronounced central ridgeline runs the length of the island from northeast to southwest, with elevations reaching 290 feet. Steep rocky prominences are present at the north and south ends of the island, at Sprat and Flamingo Points respective! y. Separated from the mainland by about 2000 feet of open water, Water Island is a major feature defining the modem port of St. Thomas. Approaches to the harbor, including to the major docking facilities on Crown Bay, occur on both sides of the island through East Gregarie and West Gregarie channels. In 1862 a channel was cut through Hassel Island linking Crown Bay and St. Thomas Harbor, facilitating movement throughout the harbor area, and reducing siltation in the port (Tyson 1986:22). Contact with the mainland both in the past and at present is accomplished by boat; no airfields are present on the island. The U.S. Virgin Islands were formed by volcanic action on the northern margin of the Caribbean plate. Specific formations in the Water Island area are illustrated in Figure 4; the island lies within the Cretaceous Water Island fonnation, among the oldest deposits in the Virgin Islands. Soils on Water Island are thin away from the coastal beaches and belong primarily to the Cramer- Isaac Association, which is described as ·very steep to strongly sloping. well-drained soils; clayey in subsoil, shallow and moderately deep over volcanic rock on mountainsides and footslopes" (Rivera et al. 1970:4). The occurrence of specific soils on Water Island is illustrated in Figure 5, and descriptions of these soils, taken from the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service's soil survey for the U.S. Virgin Islands (Rivera et al. 1970), are given in Table 2. The U.S. Virgin Islands have a maritime tropical climate (Calvesbert 1970:73-75). Conditions are equable, with temperature variation over the course of the year minimal. No more than a few degrees separates the average temperature during the warmest and coldest months. In January and February average daily temperatures are in the low 80's (F), while in August average daily temperablres reach the high 80's (F). Rainfall averages about 44 inches a year. with the first seven months appreciably drier, on the average, than the last five. The driest months of the year are typically February and March, while the wettest are September and October. Evaporation rates are high, and droughts are common; average conditions, in fact, are of mild to moderate drought. The islands lie in the easterly trade winds, with near constant breezes averaging from 5 to 15 miles daily. Hurricanes occur about once every decade with extensive damage, like that caused by Hurricane Hugo, occurring once a century or so. Tidal variation is minimal, averaging about 10- 11 inches, with severe tidal flooding/stonn surges occurring about once every 30 years (DCCA 1980, cited in Aley et al. 1989:ill-10) Vegetation o'h Water Island is semi-arid and ranges from dry tropical forests on the hills, thorn scrub and cacbls forests on exposed headlands, and a variety of coastal and near-shore 4 • Water Island Formation: quartz keratophyre Dows, flow breccias, and tuffs; radiolarites; spilite Oows !92A Quartz ·keratophyre. dikes ~ and plugs ',,•. ,-·:: •l"')•.1/ ''1~:> -----==--- Fault, .~bowing displncement 3000 l()(X) - Water Island Ccmtoar mtcrVal = 40 teet Figure 4. Geologic Map or the Watrr Island Area. 1992 wara Island Arcbcological Survey, U.S. Virgin Islands. Table 2. (continued) Soil Series Found on Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (Source: adapted from Rivera et al. 1970:11-32). Cramer gravelly clay loam. 40 to 60 percent slopes (Crfl This soil is on the side slopes of dissected volcauic uplands throughout the Virgin Islands. Included in mapping, and making up IO to 15 pen:ent of the total aaeage, were spots of Cramer stony clay loam. Desc:alabrado clay loam, Dorolbea clay loam, Isaac gravelly clay loam. and Volcanic rock land, and areas where the underlying rock is coasted with secondary lime. Small poda:ts of gravelly colluvium occur on the lower slopes. This Cramer soil has the profile described as representative for the series. The surface layer is 5 to 9 inches thiclc. The depth to hard rock ranges from 13 to 20 inches. Steep slopes, shallowness over rock. rapid runoff, susceptibility to erosion, and the large number of coarse fragments throughout the profile preclude cultiva1ion and make it difficult co establish and maintain pasture. These limitations also preclude nonfann uses. - Cramer-Isaac gravelly clay loams. 12 to 40 percent slooes (CvE) These soils occupy side slopes, foot slopes, and concave colluvial-alluvial positions along drains. They occur throughout the islands of SL 1hoinas and St. John. Isaac soils make up 30 to 45 pen:ent of each mapped area. Crama soils have a surface layer of gravelly clay loam and a subsoil of gravelly clay. Hard rock is at a depth of 10 to 20 indJes. Isaac soils are thicker than Cramer soils and have hard roclc at a depth of 20 to 40 Inches. Moderarely steep slopes, coarse fragments, and shallowness over rock are limitations that preclude the use of these soils for cultivated aops and make them unsatisfacrory for residences, buildings for light industry, trafficways, campsites, intensive play azcas, and golf fairways. Isaac soils are more frOductive of grasses than Cramer soils. Jaocas Sand. 0 to 5 perc:cnt slopu <JuBl This soil occurs as low, hummocky, sandy coastal areas oo all three islands and oo some small islands off· sb<re [ie.. WaJer Island]. Included in mapping were small areas of coral. Tidal flals, and Limestone roclc land. Low fertility, a low warer-holding capacity, and very rapid peaneahility are severe limitations for most fann purposes, and the deep sand and high tide are severe limitalions for most nonfaon purposes. Limestone Rock Land Limestone rock land (Ls) consiSts of nearly level to steep areas where 70 to 90 percent of the smface is covered with outeropS of hard limestone or where erosion bas n:moved lhe surface layer of soil material and exposed lhe underlying soft limestone, marl, or thin-bedded limestone. The slope gradient is 0 to 40 percent. Included in mapping were meas along the seacoast where coral outaops are covCl'ed with as much as 6 incbes of clayed sediments. Tbe lack of soil material precludes all farm uses. The rodtioess and the coarse fragments are severe to very severe limitations for all nonfarm uses. Tjda! Swamp Tidal swamp (I's) occms along inlets and along the seacoast. It is usually covered with salt water. The vegetation is a thick growdl of mangrove trees. The soil material is ligbt colored, saline, and sandy or clayey. It contains a comiderable amount of mucky and peaty organic material derived form the decaying mangrove trees. Tbe ODderlying material consist of cxnl, sbells, limestone, marl, or clay. 1bis land type can be nsed as habitat for birds and as feeding and breeding areas for oysters and crabs. It bas DO agricultmal value. Aooding precludes its use for most eogiDccring and recreatiaial uses. Some of the mangrove wood is used in making chan:oal. Volcanic Rock I.and Volcauic rock land (Vr) is made up of areas wbecc volcanic rock outcrops cover 50 to 70 percent of the surface. Between the ouu:rops is very shallow, datk. yellowish-ixown, gravelly loam soil material. Loose stones and boulders are common. The slope gradient is 60 to 70 pen:ent. The vegetation is brushy forest or brushy pasrure. This land type occurs on the three larger islands and on some offshore smaller islands [i.e., Water Island]. This land type is restricted to wildlife habitat and esthetic purposes. The very steep slopes, exposed rock, and shallow soil marttial preclude its use for commercial production of aops, forage, or ttees and severely limit all engineering and reaeatiooal uses. 8 l terrestrial and marine ecosystems (Aley et al. 1989:ID-3). The low. seasonal rainfall, shallow soils, and evaporation have combined to produce a drought-tolerant vegetation. Beginning in the seventeenth century, herds of grazing animals, primarily sheep and cattl~ were maintained on Water Island (see Chapter IV). which undoubtedly had an impact on the native ecosystem. Natural vegetation, particularly larger trees. may have been removed for use in construction or to make charcoal. Local residents. in fact. told the 1992 archeological survey party that the historic structure found at Sprat Bay (12-V AM-3-208; see Chapter VIl) was a charcoal maker's residence, although no archeological or documentary evidence for this was found. Major vegetation communities and associated animal populations now present on Water Island, and in near-shore marine environments around the island, are described in Table 3, using material from a recent study entitled Natura} and Cultural Resources in tbe United States Virgin Islands (Aley et al. 1989). Shore and near-shore marine environments that would have been of value to both prehistoric and historic human populations include coral reefs, sea grass beds, mangrove and salt ponds. sandy bottomed/algal plains, and beaches and rocky shorelines (Aley et al. 1989:IV-3 to IV-8). Coral reefs are extensive in the shallow waters of Water Island. particularly off Limestone Bay on the eastern side of the island and off Sand Bay and Revenge Beach on the northern side. The reef ecosystem supports dense populations of fish and other marine animals, and the coral itself. when broken off in storms. forms a major constituent of local beach deposits. Seagrass beds also occur in shallow waters. usually in close proximity to coral reefs. A major bed was observed off Banana Bay at the nonhem end of the island, and the dense Strombus gigas (conch) shell midden observed on the Banana Bay beach (12-V AM-3-56; see Chapter VIl) may reflect shellfish harvesting from this environmenL Mangrove/salt pond ecosystems were observed in several locations on Water Island, including behind Sand and Revenge Beaches near Sprat Point and behind Limestone and Elephant Bays. The mangrove swamps are particularly rich ecosystems. with the trees and particularly the dense root networks providing shelter to a wide array of organisms. Salt ponds. sometimes fonned when mangroves or coral reefs isolate ponions of bays (Aley 1989:IV-7). are themselves rich ecosytems supporting many types of birds. fish, and other animals. The brackish water in some of these ponds may be potable; a pond is reported to have been present in Ruyter's Bay that appears to have been a major source of drinking water for early seamen and settlers (see Chapter IV). Sandy bottoms and algal plains are common in the deeper offshore waters, and the latter also suppon dense populations of marine animals. Beaches, formed primarily from coral, mollusc, and calcareous algae fragments, tend to be dynamic landforms, rapidly changing due to wave and storm action (Aley et al. 1989:1V-8). Deep storm surge deposits, mostly of large fragments of coral, were observed over most of the beaches on the nonhem and eastern side of the island, attesting to this effect. Such storm surge deposits buffer interior areas from extensive wave action. and these more or less sheltered areas support a host of plant and animal populations. 9 Table 3. Plant and Animal Communities Present on Water Island, and in Near Shore Marine Environments, U.S. Virgin Islands (Source: adapted from Aley et al. 1989:ill-12-1S, 18-20). MAJOR TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION COMMUNITIES Dry Deciduous Forest These woodlands have a low and open canopy. They receive an average of 3045 inches oC highly seasonal rain, and grow over most of the area. Leaves tend to be small and ccriacious with thorns of spines common on the stems. Succulents dominare the ground rover. The trees often have spreading crows, and are wind-pruned. The wood oC many of the species tends to have a low moisture content. and to be very bard c·casha makes the best charcoal"). Coppicing is a common means of regeoc:zalioo among these treeS (for instance in Acadia, Bursera, and LeuctMM) and tberdore the forest lends ro have numerous small stems. Dominant trees of tbis region include gumbo-limbo (Bersera simaruba), Eugenia spp., gcuip (Melicoccus bijugatus), fidd1ewood (Cytharexylumfruticosum), fragipaDi (Plumeria ndJra), mampoo (Pisonia subcordala and P. fragrans), tamarind (Tamarindus indiaJ), tm-1311 (Leucaena glmu:a), manjadc (Cordia sp.). casba (Acacia sp.) and caper (Capparis cynophallophora). Two forces-disturbance and the introduction oC highly competitive exotics-are coottibuting to a n:ductioo in the species diversity of the hillsides. Bromelia pillguin, cc wild pineapple, dominates that cammmity. Pinquin establishes itself in disturbed areas, ouu:ompcting odler vegetation. and is currently widespread in SL Thomas, severely hiDdcring human passage in forested areas. Melicoccus bijugatus, or geuip, is an iDlroduced tree tbat reproduces quickly by bodl coppicing and seeds, and has taken over many of the dry and transitional forest areas in the islands. It has been suggested by islanders that genip produces allelophathic chemicals, tbeieby preventing oompeting vegcllllioo in the undastory. Coastal Thom Sqpb and Cactus These regions are rocky and exposed, have thin soils, with persislmt, often salt-laden breezes, and very high evapotranspiration rares. Xerophyres are the only species that can survive under the poor growing conditions. In most places. plants are succulents OI' have small leaves. Grasses. cacti. agave, and spurges dominale the vegetation. Species include pipe-organ. prickly pear and Tuck's cap caclUS (Cephalocereus royellii, Opuntia dillenii and Cactus uuonus), guinea and bmricane grass (PIJllicum maximum and Bothriochloa pertusa), maran (Croton discolor, C. f/allens and C. rigidus), agave (Agave missionum), calCh and keep (Acacia riparia), gri-gri (Bucida buceras) and sea purclane (Sesuvium ponulacastrwn). -Low Coastal Forest The final vegetation region is in low coa5'al areas, often on land that is periodically inundated. This category includes both successional mangrove areas and sandy flats. which are often populaled with coconut palms. These areas share a sandy substrare and receive dminage from the slopes above. Alluvial lands often have a relalively high water table, so groundwater is less a limiting factor than on hillsides. This water is brackish, however, increasing in salinity with proximity to the coast. Vegetatioo in this an:a reflects a progressive adaplation to sails. Species found in embayments include coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), heiti-bciti (Thespesia populnea), West Indian almond (Terminalia calappa), and sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera). Species common to mangrove areas and reflecting a progressive adaptation to salt and inundation arc water mampoo (Piscollia subcordata), buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus), ironwood (Krugiodendron fe"eum), black mangrove (Avicennia nitida), mancbineel (Hippomane mancinella) and the ultimate salt water pioneer, red mangrove (Rhizoplwra mangle). Genip, beili-beiti and coconut palms dominate the sand Oats. ANIMAL SPECIES Lizards are ubiquitous, and commonly observed species include the doctor lizard (Anolis cristalellus), wood slave (Hemidactylus mabouia), and the ground lizard (Ameiva exul). The common iguana (lguQllll iguana) is considered locally endangered (DCCA, 1976) .... The Virgin Islands have six kinds of frogs (DCCA, 1976), lhe most commoo of whidi is the Antillean frog (Eleutherodactylus spp.) ... Mammals incluQe _rats ..• and bats .... Bats are the only endemic mammal. and are a significant pan of the fauna of the islands. Orie, the St John's red fruit ~ is endangered in the Virgin Islands.... Rats anived in the Table 3. (continued) Plant and Animal Communities Present on Water Island, and in Near Shore Marine Environments, U.S. Virgin Islands (Source: adapted from Aley et al. 1989:W-12-15, 18-20). islands with the early tJadas, and the tree rat (Rattus rattus) is a common and destructive pest Mongoose (Herpesus javanicus auropenctatus) were introduced in the lare 1800's to conttol the rats. Whey are highly competitive onmivcres. and are severely threatening the survival of ground nesting birds on the islands. [Neither are common oo Wafl!r Island]. The Virgin Islands are a haven to land and sea birds, including many migratory species. [Ibese likely include, on Water Island] ... warblers (Dendroica spp.), bananaquits (Coerebajlaveola), grassquits (Tuuis spp.), mdJed quail doves (Georrygon mystacea), ground doves (Columbina passerina), pearly-eyed dllasbers (Margarops juscatus), gray kingbirds (1}'rannus dominicensis). Antillean crested hummingbirds (Onhorhynclws cristalUS), mockingbirds (Minws polyglottos), Caribbean parakeets (Aratinga peninax), and. .. red-tailed hawk (Buteo jtunllillnsis)-.. Shore and sea binls [likely] include brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), wbkh are endangered, brown boobies (Sula kucogaster), frigatebirds (Fregara magnijicen.s), little blue herons (Florida caerul.ea), and terns (Sterna spp.). There is a large population of overwintering birds in the Virgin Islands. NEAR SHORE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS Coral Beefs Coral m:fs are one of die most important ec:ological and economic coastal resoma:s to the Virgin IsJands and the entire Caribbean region. They act as barrien to storm waves, are an important tourism anraction, are the basis of may coastal fisbtries. providing food, sbelta-, and breeding areas, are the primary source for sand and gravel, and contain examples of almost every animal and plant group, represenling up to 3,000 species. There are llpp'OXimately sixty species of •stony• reef-building corals in tbc Caribbean (Wilson, 1988). These animals secrete a calcium carbonate skeleton. Reefs are built by accumulared limestone fomied by previous generations of corals making up tbc base, and living corals on tbe limestone surfaces. This living surface area is responsible for maintenanee of the coral reef ecosystem; dlerefore, a reef environment cannot witbstand a stress lbat is greater than that which can be tolerated by the aral smfaces. Reef building cmals require suolight and warm waters. They depend on a symbiotic relationship witb miaoscopic algae, zooanthella, that live in the corals' inner tissue and require light for pboU>syntbesis. Through tbe pbotosyndletic process, tbe alga produces energy, which in turn becomes food for the host coral (Wilson. et al. 1987). This energy source is in addition to the corals' own feeding mechanism of capturing suspended particles aud 7.00plankton with their tentacles. Seacrass Beds Seagrass beds are highly productive ecosystems that occur in close 85$0clation with coral reefs in shallow waters. Three major species occur in the U.S. Virgin Islands: turtle grass (Thalassia resrudinum), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and shoal grass (Halodule wrighti1). Seagrasses are true flowering plants with male and female flowers and seed borne in fruits. They spread primarily through growlb of roots and rhizomes. It is this exrensive root system which stabilizes sediments and reduces erosion of rhe shoreline area, preventing abrasion or bmial of coral reefs during stotm conditions. The plants themselves provide food directly to grazing fishes, turtles, and urchins and become a food source as well for a complex commnnity of organisms feeding upon plant detrims. The blades provide attachment surfaces for red calcareous algae. which also supplies food for grazers and micro- berbivores. Seagrass beds are also nursery areas for juveniles of commercially important fish and invertebrates (Godwin and Wtlson 1987). Seagrasses are vulnerable to dredging and anchor damage from boats. Once desttoyed the grass areas can take yeaJS to recover (DCCA 1980). Manerove and Salt Ponds Mangrove ecosystems border low-lying coastal areas which are influenced by riverine or terrestrial nm-off of fresh warer and become more extensively developed on low-energy environments. These salt-resistant trees are an integral pan of the coastal ecosystem with many biotic and abiotic functions. They provide food, shelter, and nursery areas to a high diversity of fish. birds and invertebrates. The release of nutrients from the decomposition of mangrove leaves supports near shore fisheries, while tbe prop roots provide substrate for larvae to settle. The labyrinth of roots also provide shelter for many organisms. · These prop roots trap sediment adding to the development of mangruve_swamps, which can extend the shoreline seaward, help to prevent shoreline erosion, and reduce the amount of run-off tha1 reaches nearby seagrass beds and coral reefs. Mangroves in many countries are cleared for shrimp pond aquaculture or for timber. The red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), with their distinctive 11 Table 3. (continued) Plant and Animal Communities Present on Water Island, and in Near Shore Marine Environments, U.S. Virgin Islands (Source: adapted from Aley et al. 1989:Ill-12-15, 18-20). aerial prop roots, grow along the sboo:, while the black (Avicenna gerinans) and white (Lo.guncularia racemosa) grow further away from tbe sea. Jn tbe U.S. Virgin Islands the red mangoves make up fringe forests in proteeled areas, on sandy shoal areas, or at the edges of salt ponds. Basin faests develop where there is fresh water or Oat drainage basin area (Rogers 1988). Sandy Bottoms. Aleal Plains Sandy bottoms and algal plains sanetimes occur in shallow bays and have little or no coral reef or seagrass. While tbe reasons for these unvegetated areas are not understood. they still support a variety of organisms, including occasional sponges, algae, solitaI)' corals, molluscs, fishes, and numerous .tiDds of worms. Those sandy bottoms which are dominarM by algae are called algal plains. Algal plains ocrur primarily in deep wa~. usually at deplhs greater than fifty feet. Algal plains account foe seventy percent of tbe insu1ar shelf area of the Virgin Islands. Algal plains exlul>it high species diversity even if not covering a large area ... Beaches and Rocky Shores 1be beaches throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands represent a variety of sediment siz.es and origins, but most are calcium carbonate fanned from coral fragments, mollusc shell fragments and calcareous algae. Terrigeoous malerials are eroded fiml sboreliDe cliffs or inland soils and tmnsported by run-off. In the U.S. VJtgin Islands, many beaches have ledges of bedrock running parallel to the shoreline. These ledges are formed below the beach surface where calcium carbonate precipitates out of seawater and cements together beach sediments. Beaches are dynamic, always changing form and dimensions, with dislinct profiles as wave energy changes from season to season. Some of the more dynamic Virgin Islands beaches are experiencing erosion at varying rates. particularly on windward coasts. At tbe same time that alcareous algae, corals and invertebrates supply most of the sand to the beaches they also buffer wave energy and promote beac.h accumulation. This allows salt tolerant plants. including sea grape, bay cedar, and coconut palms. to colonize the coasL A number of birds, wrtles, crabs, clams, worms, and urchins use the intertidal areas. 12 Chapter ill PREmSTORIC OVERVIEW Ken S. Wild The Caribbean was occupied by Indians moving from the southeast and the northwesL In the Lithic age (4000-2000 B.C.) Cuba, Hispaniola, and western Puerto Rico were first to be inhabited. The first Paleo-Indians, thought to come from Yucatan, developed the Casimiroid ceramic series cultures. During the Archaic Period (2~ B.C.), people from the mouth of the Orinoco River in South America expanded into the Lesser Antilles. the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. These Archaic Indians of the Ortoiroid series met the Casimiroid series cultures at the Mona Passage, which separates Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (Rouse 1992:71). The earliest occupation of the Virgin Islands was found at the preceramic site of Krum Bay on SL Thomas Island, located directly across the bay from Water Island. Krum Bay was dated at 1500 B.C, and has yielded some of the best information on our Wlderstanding of the northern expansion of the Ortoiroid Peoples. …