tinker air force base (soldier creek/building 3001)

SOUTH AIR DEPOT BLVD

Location: • Oklahoma City metropolitan area • Site is located on southeast edge of metropolitan area contiguous with Midwest City Population: • Oklahoma County 660,000. Setting: • Tinker AFB covers over 5,000 acres and contains approximately 500 buildings. • The NPL Site currently has four Operable Units. • The Building 3001 area of Tinker AFB is a major aircraft rebuilding/refurbishing facility, with a history of using large quantities of industrial solvents. • Building 3001 and Soldier Creek Operable Units defined the original boundaries of the Superfund Site. The Industrial Waste Treatment Plant (IWTP) and Soldier Creek Groundwater Operable Units were added to better investigate the contamination. Hydrology: • Tinker AFB is located in the recharge zone of the Garber-Wellington Aquifer. • Groundwater can be found at depths as shallow as 20 feet, but Base water supplies are drawn from depths of 270 + feet.

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