U.S. Army BRAC 2005 Environmental Condition of Property Report Fort Monmouth Monmouth County, New Jersey Final 29-January-2007 Final ECP Report – Fort Monmouth – 29-Jan-07 Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations.........................................................................................viii Definitions ......................................................................................................................xii 1 Executive Summary ..............................................................................................1-1 1.1 Site Description and Historical Use................................................................1-1 1.1.1 Main Post................................................................................................1-2 1.1.2 Charles Wood Area ................................................................................1-3 1.2 Areas Assessed for Environmental Concern..................................................1-4 1.2.1 Installation Restoration Program.............................................................1-4 1.2.2 Military Munitions Response Program ....................................................1-4 1.2.3 Compliance Cleanup ..............................................................................1-5 1.2.4 Previous Environmental Investigations ...................................................1-5 1.2.5 Hazardous Substances...........................................................................1-6 1.2.6 USTs/ASTs .............................................................................................1-6 1.2.7 Non-UST/AST Petroleum Storage ..........................................................1-7 1.2.8 PCBs.......................................................................................................1-7 1.2.9 Asbestos-Containing Materials ...............................................................1-8 1.2.10 Lead-Based Paint ...................................................................................1-8 1.2.11 Radiological Materials.............................................................................1-8 1.2.12 Radon .....................................................................................................1-9 1.2.13 Munitions and Explosives .....................................................................1-10 1.2.14 Surrounding Properties.........................................................................1-10 1.3 Recognized Environmental Conditions ........................................................1-11 1.4 Conclusions .................................................................................................1-11 2 Purpose.................................................................................................................2-1 2.1 General ..........................................................................................................2-1 2.2 Scope.............................................................................................................2-2 2.3 Limitations......................................................................................................2-3 2.4 Report Organization.......................................................................................2-3 3 Survey Methodology .............................................................................................3-1 3.1 Development of Study Sections.....................................................................3-1 3.2 Visual Site Inspection.....................................................................................3-1 3.3 Aerial Photography Analysis ..........................................................................3-2 3.4 Records Review.............................................................................................3-5 3.4.1 Standard Environmental Record Sources...............................................3-5 3.4.1.1 Main Post Standard Environmental Record Results ...........................3-6 3.4.1.2 Charles Wood Standard Environmental Record Results...................3-17 3.4.2 Additional Record Sources ...................................................................3-29 3.5 Interviews.....................................................................................................3-30 3.6 Data Management .......................................................................................3-31 4 Property Description..............................................................................................4-1 4.1 Installation Location and Description .............................................................4-1 4.1.1 Main Post................................................................................................4-1 4.1.2 Charles Wood Area ................................................................................4-2 4.2 Historic Land Use...........................................................................................4-2 4.2.1 Main Post................................................................................................4-2 29-Jan-07 i Final ECP Report – Fort Monmouth – 29-Jan-07 4.2.2 Charles Wood Area ................................................................................4-3 4.2.3 Historic Deed Records............................................................................4-3 4.2.4 Summary ................................................................................................4-3 4.3 Facility History................................................................................................4-4 4.3.1 Operational History .................................................................................4-4 4.3.2 Process Descriptions (Industrial Facilities Only) ...................................4-10 4.3.2.1 Main Post ..........................................................................................4-10 4.3.2.1.1 Printing and Photoprocessing ......................................................4-10 4.3.2.1.2 Surface Coating ...........................................................................4-11 4.3.2.1.3 Storage Areas..............................................................................4-13 4.3.2.1.4 Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Operations ................................4-16 4.3.2.1.5 Waste Treatment and Disposal....................................................4-21 4.3.2.1.6 Laboratory/Research Facilities ....................................................4-23 4.3.2.1.7 Maintenance and Engineering Shops ..........................................4-28 4.3.2.1.8 Pool Chlorinator Facility ...............................................................4-31 4.3.2.1.9 Commercial..................................................................................4-31 4.3.2.2 Charles Wood Area...........................................................................4-32 4.3.2.2.1 Printing and Photoprocessing ......................................................4-32 4.3.2.2.2 Surface Coating ...........................................................................4-33 4.3.2.2.3 Storage Tanks..............................................................................4-34 4.3.2.2.4 Maintenance & Engineering Shops..............................................4-35 4.3.2.2.5 Waste Treatment and Disposal....................................................4-35 4.3.2.2.6 Laboratory/Research Facilities ....................................................4-35 4.3.2.2.7 Recreation Operations .................................................................4-40 4.3.3 Occupancy, Lease and Easement Records..........................................4-40 4.3.4 Range Operations.................................................................................4-41 4.4 Installation Utilities (Historic and Current) ....................................................4-45 4.4.1 Water Systems .....................................................................................4-45 4.4.2 Industrial and Sanitary Sewers and Treatment Plants ..........................4-46 4.4.2.1 Current Sewage Operation................................................................4-46 4.4.2.2 Historic FTMM Sewage Operation ....................................................4-46 4.4.2.3 Building 2700 Sewage Discharge History .........................................4-48 4.4.3 Stormwater System...............................................................................4-49 4.4.3.1 Boiler Blowdown Discharges History.................................................4-49 4.4.3.2 Vehicle Washwater Operations .........................................................4-50 4.4.3.3 Scrubber Discharges to Storm Sewer ...............................................4-50 4.4.4 Electrical System ..................................................................................4-50 4.4.4.1 Substations .......................................................................................4-51 4.4.4.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply............................................................4-52 4.4.4.3 Emergency Generators .....................................................................4-54 4.4.4.4 Heating Systems ...............................................................................4-56 4.4.4.5 Boiler Plants ......................................................................................4-56 4.5 Environmental Setting – Natural and Physical Environment ........................4-57