he purposes of the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (FFACO) is to identify sites of potential historic contamination and implement corrective actions based on public health and environmental considerations.

Among other requirements, the agreement outlines a process to insure that the Department of Energy (DOE) and/or the Department of Defense (DoD), under the regulatory authority and oversight of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), thoroughly investigate and take corrective actions concerning the releases of hazardous pollutants at certain federal facilities. The FFACO specifically covers the following federal facilities:

Nevada Test Site (NTS)
Tonopah Test Range (TTR)
Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR)
The Central Nevada Test Area (CNTA), and
The Project Shoal Area.

Facility Descriptions and Site Maps - HTML Format (same as FFACO Appendix I below)

FFACO Legal Agreement -- March 15, 1996.

 FFACO Appendices in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file format (does not include site maps and figures)

Appendix I Facility Descriptions
Appendix II Corrective Action Sites/Units
Appendix III Corrective Action Investigations/
Appendix IV Closed Corrective Action Units
Appendix V Public Involvement Plan
Appendix VI Corrective Action Strategy - HTML Version
Appendix VI Corrective Action Strategy
FFACO Modifications
Master Index (all CAUs)
Corrective Action Site Maps (Not available, contact DOE for FFACO CD Rom)

Examples of the FFACO Process Original UGTA Process Flow Diagram Dictionary (Adobe File 63K)

Revised UGTA Process Flow Diagram Dictionary (HTML File)

Table -- Criteria for evaluating Corrective Action Units (146K)
 

 
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