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Army seeks input on cleanup site

By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer

The U.S. Army is seeking public comment on a newly completed environmental cleanup at the now-closed Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant.

More than 700 tons of contaminated soil were removed this year from the 20-acre Central Burn Pits in the east-central portion of the 21,419-acre complex in Portage and Trumbull counties. A new report says no further cleanup is needed, said Army spokesman Mark Patterson.

The cleanup of metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, volatile organic compounds, explosives, propellants and pesticides was completed about three months ago, he said.

Most of the contaminated soil and debris was concentrated on about a quarter acre, with no additional cleanup or removal required on the rest of the tract because of lower contamination and its future use by the Ohio National Guard, he said.

There is no chemical contamination remaining in the soil and dry sediment that is a risk to human health or the environment, said Science Applications International Corp., the Twinsburg company that did the analysis for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Army, in consultation with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, will hold a public hearing on that recommendation Dec. 16 at the Newton Falls Community Center in Newton Falls.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with an informal open house with technical staff available to answer questions. At 6:30 p.m, the Army will present its recommendation and accept public comment.

Written comments may also be submitted through Jan. 7. Comments should be sent to Mark Patterson, RVAAP Facility Manager, Building 1037, Conference Room, 8451 State Route 5, Ravenna, OH 44266.

The cleanup will be finalized after Jan. 7, based on the public comments, Patterson said.

The new 20-page analysis is available for public review at Reed Memorial Library, 167 E. Main St., Ravenna, and the Newton Falls Public Library, 204 S. Canal St., Newton Falls. It is also at http://www.rvaap.org.

For information, call 330-358-7311.

According to the Army, the Central Burn Pits were originally used to store lumber and building materials. Later the site was used to burn nonexplosive wastes, electrical components, wooden boxes and other combustible scrap.

The open pits were in use for 30 years, until the mid-1970s, the Army said.

In addition, some nonhazardous wastes, including concrete, metal, fill dirt and gravel, were dumped in the Central Burn Pits.

To date, 35 other contaminated sites have been cleaned up or are being cleaned up and those efforts are continuing.

The Army is cleaning up the property and most of the site has been turned over to the Ohio National Guard as a training facility.

Patterson said the Army has invested $58 million to clean the site and another $46 million will probably be spent before the work is completed.

The Ravenna complex produced artillery and mortar shells in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It closed in 1971.


Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.

 

The U.S. Army is seeking public comment on a newly completed environmental cleanup at the now-closed Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant.

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