Hawthorne Army Depot

Installation Restoration Program
Hawthorne, Nevada

HWAAP-I14
BUILDING 46 OIL SPILL SITE

SITE DESCRIPTION
HWAAP-I14 is a spill site of diesel fuel and oil contaminated water released from a blowdown incident in 1991 from a compressor. Based on visibleBUILDING 49 OIL SPILL SITE staining, the spill appears to be limited to a 10 by 10- foot area. Remedial Investigation in 1994 included collecting 9 near surface soil samples.

The contaminated soil was removed and remediated with land farming. The excavation was backfilled with clean soil.

PROPOSED PLAN
A Closure Decision Document was approved by the NDEP in October 2001.

Decision Document
 

 

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