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SEE...The Difference! |
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Stell Environmental Enterprises, Inc. |
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Project Description |
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A railroad corridor on the northern edge of Fort Benning, Georgia was targeted for transfer out of Army control. A Phase II Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) was conducted to identify potential impacts to the property from installation activities and from surrounding properties and to determine if the property was suitable for transfer.
A Phase I EBS was conducted previously that focused on evaluating the possibility of contamination impacts to the site from surrounding properties. The Phase I EBS identified several potential recognized environmental conditions including solid waste, tires, empty 55 gallon drums, portable sheds, and vehicles illegally located on the site. Additionally, aboveground storage tanks were observed on adjacent properties.
SEE performed multi-media sampling of over 2.25 miles of the railroad corridor. The sampling program was designed to identify potential impacts to the corridor from site operations, as well as impacts that may have been caused by off-site operations.
Surface and shallow subsurface soil samples were collected along the railroad corridor. Additional sample locations were selected based upon documented contamination on adjacent properties. Monitoring wells were installed and sampled to characterize ground water conditions under the property. Samples will be analyzed for a variety of parameters including volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), polychlorinated biphenyls, and metals.
Analytical results received for the environmental samples were compared to regulatory standards to determine if the property has been impacted by past use or by adjacent properties. Metals concentrations were compared to site-wide background data that has been established for the Fort Benning Installation. Analytical results for all of the parameters were also compared to U.S Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX medium specific concentrations. The investigation detected a few concentrations of SVOCs and arsenic in soils that exceeded regulatory standards. No constituents of concern were detected in ground water at concentrations exceeding regulatory standards. The Phase II EBS Report concluded that the property was suitable for transfer for industrial reuse. |
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Railroad Corridor |
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Phase II Environmental Baseline Survey, Fort Benning Railroad Corridor, Columbus, Georgia |
