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HWAAP-A06A
OLD BOMB DISPOSAL AREA 1
SITE DESCRIPTION
HWAAP-A06A, an unlined landfill (approximately 50 acres), is located approximately one mile west and one mile northwest of Rocket Mountain. The landfill  was in operation from 1943 to 1946 for the disposal of, by means of burning and detonation, approximately 10,000 tons of mines, warheads, bombs, incendiary devices, and miscellaneous ordnance. The ground is stained by black ash and rusty-red oxidized TNT residue/ammonium picrate. Wind erosion and surface flash flooding may cause these contaminants to be dispersed. In 1994, airborne ground penetrating radar surveying over both HWAAP-A06A and G01A was completed. Forty-four targets were surveyed over a 63 acre area. In 1994, an Army evaluation team visited the site to determine if the unexploded ordnance at the site pose an imminent hazard. As result of the evaluation, an imminent threat to human safety was determined and a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) 2 was assigned.
PROPOSED PLAN
Because of potential risk of unexploded ordnance at the site, intrusive investigation is not recommended. This site is an active, RCRA permitted site and therefor not eligible for Installation Restoration Program funds.
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