Camp Bonneville


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Camp Bonneville

The Washington State Department of Ecology and EPA are responsible for conducting oversight of the Army's cleanup activities at Camp Bonneville

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EPA Withdrawal from Camp Bonneville Base Closure Team July 16, 2003

The Camp Bonneville site lies along both banks of Lacamus Creek, including the headwaters of the creek, and occupies a total of 3,840 acres. Eight-hundred and twenty of those acres are owned by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources but are leased to Camp Bonneville. Camp Bonneville is a military base which was selected for transfer and reuse by the U.S. Government in 1995. This is a BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure Act) site.

The Army's preferred alternative for disposal of Camp Bonneville property is encumbered disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to the possible presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO), ordnance residue (including propellants), lead-based paint, asbestos-containing material, and other potential contaminants, protection of wetlands and compliance with the Endangered Species Act, as well as the requirement for a right of reentry for environmental clean-up.

The Washington State Department of Ecology and EPA are responsible for conducting oversight of the Army's cleanup activities at Camp Bonneville, including ordnance and hazardous waste cleanup, to ensure protection of human health and the environment.

Background (Top)
Site map
BRAC sites map
Letters from EPA Project Manager to Commander, Ft. Lewis, Directorate of Public Works.
EPA Letter to Army re: CERCLA non-compliance at Camp Bonneville
Army repository index
EPA Administrative Record Guidance (3 MB .pdf document)
CLU-IN Percholate Remediation Resources
EPA Perchlorate Guidance Memo - January 22, 2003
Unexploded Ordnance Handbook - Interim Final- February 2002
Technical Review Workgroup for Lead
Site Information
Facility Information
Federal Register notice -October 2001
EPA Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Page

EPA memo to DoD regarding the quality of cleanups

What is the BRAC program?

Facts on early transfer

Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) factoids

Reconaissance Update (map .pdf file) - February 2003
Heavy weather and localized flooding around Lacamas Creek during the last week of January 2003 slows reconaissance progress. See film clip of flooding. 575 KB file - 25 seconds

What is an RI/FS?

Information regarding Ecology Enforcement Order

Enforcement Order
Enforcement Order Schedule
Public comments sought on Ecology’s plan for the Army to investigate and clean-up the Camp Bonneville site February 10, 2003 through March 10 - February 2003 Ecology's FactSheet

Photo Gallery (Top)
Items found in December 2002:

photo - rusted chunks of metal in shapes of canister, strapping, bullet, and pins. It contained frag, bomb fuze components, flares, grenade spoons and small arms.

Kickouts of ordnance related scrap approximately 525 feet from demolition area 1.

photo - evergreen plants near culvert camophlaging partially buried 2.36" high explosive rocket commonly known as a "Bazooka" round. Next to it is .25 lbs of plastic explosive and detonating cord later used for emergency disposal.

A 2.36" Rocket which was determined to be "Unexploded Ordnance" (Fired armed and did not function) It was found near demolition area 1 during monitoring well installation.