The 38,300-acre site is located in Madison County, Alabama, just south of Huntsville. The site includes the 1,841-acre George C. Marshall Space Flight Center operated by NASA. The site also includes 36,459 acres controlled by the Army. This area includes an active military base, the arsenal and the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. The base includes residential, commercial and recreational areas as well as training and medical centers. Industrial tenants also occupy the arsenal. The arsenal also includes areas for missile and rocket testing and munitions storage. Residential and commercial land uses surround the site. The city of Huntsville borders the site to the north and east. The Tennessee River borders the site to the south. The city of Madison and the town of Triana border the site to the northwest and southwest, respectively. Operations to produce and dispose of conventional and chemical munitions began at the arsenal in the early 1940s. In 1994, the EPA listed the site on the NPL. Recent operations have focused on development and testing of missiles and rockets.
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