FORMER ARMY BASE FORT ORD
The 27,827-acre Fort Ord site was established in 1917 by the US Army as a maneuver area and field artillery target range. In 1991, Fort Ord was selected for decommissioning but the post did not formally close until 1994. Prior to closing in September 1994, the base's primary mission was training infantry military personnel. EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List in 1990. The site contained leaking petroleum underground storage tanks, a 150 acre landfill that was primarily used to dispose of residential waste and small amounts of commercial waste generated by the base, a former fire drill area, motor pool maintenance areas, small dump sites, small arms target ranges, an 8,000 acre firing range, and other limited areas that pose threats from unexploded ordnance. Approximately 3,484 acres of Fort Ord is undergoing a so-called "privatized" cleanup. Under the privatized cleanup scheme, Fort Ord Reuse Authority received these properties through early transfer and is responsible for the cleanup of these portions of Fort Ord.
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