Home / Media / News / NewsSearch
Results:
Tag: formerly used defense sites
Clear

  • Trust, commitment and partnerships underpin FUDS foundation

    More than 10,000 former Department of Defense properties within the U.S and its territories have been identified as potentially posing some degree of risk to humans or the environment. The sites range in size from as small as a football field to an area as large as New York City. Fortunately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and its partner agencies are committed to discovering and removing hazardous remnants of past military activities before anyone else.

  • Duds are preferred in FUDS

    If it goes BOOM, that's bad. If you think it might go boom, then your property might qualify for the FUDS Program. In the southeastern United States, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, the Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program is overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Savannah District.

  • Corps of Engineers uses latest technology to tackle WWI cleanup in DC

    Crews searching for buried explosives at a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) in northwest Washington D.C.’s Spring Valley neighborhood are using the latest in advanced technology to reduce unnecessary impacts to private property and to improve efficiency.

  • A new take on searching for munitions takes flight

    On a recent sunny California winter day, approximately 25 people gathered in a scenic and rural

  • CORPS SCHEDULES PUBLIC WORKSHOP FOR FORMER CAMP ROBINSON REMEDIATION

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark – The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public workshop to provide details on the completion of a munitions remedial action at the former Camp Robinson. The workshop will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Hampton Inn conference room, 810 Museum Rd, Conway, Ark.

  • Corps awards $1.7 million for cleanup near Travis Air Force Base

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $1,766,000 contract Sept. 4 to Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, LLC of Walnut Creek, California, to conduct cleanup and investigation at the Nike 10 missile battery near Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, Calif.

  • Corps awards $1.5 million for cleanup at former Camp Beale

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $1.5 million contract Sept. 14 to Bristol Environmental Remediation Services, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to conduct an investigation of the Camp Beale Munitions Response Site, a formerly used defense site.

  • Munitions found near Vero Beach, removal scheduled for August 20-21

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors discovered 11 munitions with a potential explosive hazard in Indian River County, south of Vero Beach. This week contractors will lift the items from the sea bed and will transport them approximately one mile offshore to a designated disposal area for future underwater detonations

  • Culebra residents meet new project manager and hear updates on projects

    Residents of Culebra, Puerto Rico were introduced to Jacksonville District’s newest project manager, Wilberto Cubero, at a recently held meeting updating the community about ongoing work on the island.

  • Army Corps awards $6 million for environmental restoration in California

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded three contracts for environmental restoration services at various formerly used defense sites throughout California. The contracts total about $6 million.