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5/23/2013 Tooele, UT	DEPOT’S LEGACY WASTE DISPOSAL PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED [71KB pdf] The U.S. Army completed a three-and-a-year project today, to safely dispose of more than 2.5 million pounds of left over chemical agent-contaminated waste...

5/20/2013 Tooele, UT	WWII Era Munitions Recovered During Environmental Clean-up Operations [73KB pdf] Technical experts have confirmed that 11 munitions, recovered during ongoing environmental remediation actvities in a remote area of Deseret Chemical Depot, contain liquid blister agent.

1/25/2013 Pine Bluff, AR	Army initiative avoids $290 million in costs [284KB pdf] The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity recently realized a cumulative cost avoidance to taxpayers of more than $290 million by achieving the end of closure operations early at the Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (PBCDF).

1/18/2013 Hermiston, OR	DEQ approves closure plan for UMCDF [142KB pdf] Umatilla Chemical Depot, Hermiston, Ore. The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) has taken another step towards successful project completion and establishing legacy of environmental responsiblity in northeast Oregon.

9/20/2012 Tooele, UT	U.S. OSHA Awards "star" Safety Recertification to URS at Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility [179KB pdf] DESERET CHEMICAL DEPOT, STOCKTON, UT — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has re-certified URS - Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (TOCDF) as a “Star” safe worksite, the federal agency’s highest safety...

9/19/2012 Anniston, AL	ADEM REVIEWS ANCDF SELF-REPORTED CONCERNS, ISSUES NOTICE [60KB pdf] The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has issued a proposed Administrative Order (AO)

8/13/2012 Tooele, UT	Rush Valley residents may anticipate depot detonation noise [70KB pdf] Environmental remediation contractors are scheduled to begin routine destruction operations for non-chemical agent related MEC and UXO, collected during surface stabilization of SWMUs, as early as tomorrow at a remote location on DCD.

7/24/2012 Pueblo, CO	Mustard agent detected in depot chemical storage igloo [50KB pdf] A chemical monitoring crew today detected and confirmed the presence of mustard agent vapor inside a chemical storage igloo containing 105mm projectiles during routine chemical operations.

7/17/2012 Anniston, AL	BROWN INSTALLED TO LEAD ANCA FOR FINAL MONTHS [38KB pdf] ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. (July 17, 2012) – The Anniston Chemical Activity

7/10/2012 Anniston, AL	DoD Selects ANCA Commander for Pentagon Assignment [132KB pdf] Lt.Col. Willie J. Flucker, Jr., commander of Anniston Chemical Activity (ANCA), relinquishes his command at a formal ceremony Thursday morning.