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Harrison, Arkansas, Everton Electronic Scoring Site, EBS
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose of Survey
An environmental baseline survey (EBS) was conducted at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site
near Harrison, Arkansas, and three AN/MST-T1(V) Multiple Threat Emitter System (MiniMUTE) sites. The survey assessed environmental conditions present at the various sites for
consideration in future planning. The Everton Electronic Scoring Site contains a manned site
with personnel and the Mini-MUTE sites support unmanned electronic combat radar units.
These sites provide a simulated combat training environment for Air Force crews (USAF 1993b).
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Scope of Survey
The environmental baseline survey involved a site visit and inspection of all properties and
facilities associated with the Everton Electronic Scoring Site operated by Lockheed Martin and
the United States Air Force (USAF). These site visits included the Everton Electronic Scoring
Site itself and three associated Mini-MUTE sites scattered throughout the surrounding area.
Interviews were conducted with base personnel and relevant documentation was examined.
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Site Descriptions
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site is located off Arkansas State Highway 206, near the city of
Harrison in Boone County, Arkansas (Figure 1). The Mini-MUTE sites are located in rural
agricultural areas in the surrounding counties of Baxter and Marion, as well as one site in Howell
County, Missouri. Mini-MUTE site 4MM1 is located in Baxter County, roughly 1 mile east of
Big Flat, near the intersection of County Road 81 and Arkansas State Highway 14. Mini-MUTE
site 4MM4 is located in Howell County, Missouri, approximately 2 miles south of the town of
Caulfield. The site is situated north of the intersection of Missouri State Highway 101 and
County Road YY and accessed by State Highway 101. Mini-MUTE site 4MM5, located in
Marion County, Arkansas, is south of Bull Shoals Lake and accessed by County Road 227. The
sites varied topographically and are fenced for security purposes.
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site facility, constructed by the USAF in 1994-1995 (Brumett
1998), consists of a building with many attached trailers that allow transfer of complex radar
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systems. The 6.94 acre property is leased from Denton Yearns, a private landowner. The
property is bordered to the north by Old Everton Road, which is lined with trees. The site is
bordered to the south by Arkansas State Highway 206 and to the east by grazing land. The
western border of the property is L-shaped to accommodate a pond and grazing land used by the
adjacent landowner. The facility is located in the northeast corner of the property. A chain-link
fence with gated entry surrounds the facility and a barbed wire fence surrounds the entirety of the
leased property. Four sheds are located northwest of the facility and were used for hazardous
material and general storage. A power shed is located west of the main facility and a break area
with a few picnic tables is found to the south. The facility grounds cover approximately 30
percent of the leased 6.94-acre property.
The Mini-MUTE sites, constructed in 1996-1997, consists of a parcel of land measuring roughly
800 feet by 800 feet surrounded by a barbed wire fence with a gated entry. Inside these barbed
wire fences are gravel pads for the radar units ranging from 120 feet by 120 feet to 150 feet by
150 feet. These pads are all surrounded by a chain-link security fence with gated entry. MiniMUTE sites 4MM1 and 4MM5 have electrical and telephone lines with the accompanying utility
poles and transformers. Power is supplied to the sites by Entergy, Inc. Telephone service is
provided to the sites by ALLTELL and North Arkansas Telephone Co. None of the Mini-MUTE
sites contain any structures. Three service trucks are used by the facility personnel and can be
found parked at the Electronic Scoring Site or Mimi-MUTE sites. Grazing rights inside the
initial barbed wire fence have been secured with the landowners via written or verbal agreement
(Sumey 1998).
Mini-MUTE site 4MM1 is situated in an area surrounded by grazing land. The property is
bounded to the north by Arkansas State Highway 14 and to the south by agricultural land that
contains some forested areas. The property is bounded to the east by a gravel driveway and to
the west by grazing land and an old barn. Mini-MUTE site 4MM4 is also primarily surrounded
by grazing land. The property is bordered to the north by forested grazing land and to the south
by grazing land and a barn. East of the property is forested grazing land and west of the property
is Missouri State Highway 101. Mini-MUTE site 4MM5 is located in an area previously used
for grazing horses. The site is bordered to the north and south by grazing pasture. Pasture and a
residence are located to the east and a gravel access road is located to the west.
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SURVEY METHODOLOGY
Document Review
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Establishment of an Electronic Combat Site Near Harrison, Arkansas, Environmental
Baseline Survey Report, USAF 1993.
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Establishment of an Electronic Combat Site Near Harrison, Arkansas, Final
Environmental Assessment, USAF 1993.
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Land Lease Between Denton And Carolyn Yearns and The United States of America,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1998.
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Land Lease Between Floyd Wynn and The United States of America, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, 1995.
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Land Lease Between Johnnie M. Jones and The United States of America, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 199?
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Land Lease Between Jerry Jarvis and The United States of America, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 1995.
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Mini-MUTES Emergency Data Information, Caulfield, Missouri.
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Mini-MUTES Emergency Data Information, Lead Hill, Arkansas.
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Mini-MUTES Emergency Data Information, Big Flat, Arkansas.
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Application for Individual Sewage Disposal Permit, Arkansas Department of Health,
Division of Sanitation Services, 1993.
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Aerial photo of the S 1/2, NW 1/4, Sec. 7 T17N R18W. United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), 1990.
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Aerial photo of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site. Lockheed Martin, 1993.
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Internal ECAMP Report, Vol. I and Vol. II, USAF 1996.
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Soil Survey of Boone County, USDA, 1981.
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Soil Survey of Baxter and Marion County, USDA, 1983.
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Deed Records of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site, Boone County, 1966-1998.
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Everton, Arkansas 7.5’ Topographic Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS),
1975.
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Big Flat, Arkansas 7.5’ Topographic Map, USGS, 1966.
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Caulfield, Missouri 7.5’ Topographic Map, USGS, 1968.
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Diamond City, Arkansas/Missouri 7.5’ Topographic Map, USGS, 1972.
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Property Inspection
The property and facilities for the Everton Electronic Scoring Site and the associated MiniMUTE sites were inspected by a group of two individuals from Ogden Environmental and
Energy Services, Lakewood, Colorado. Mini-MUTE sites 4MM1, 4MM4, and 4MM5 were
visited on August 6, 1998. The Everton Electronic Scoring Site was investigated on August 7,
1998.
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Personal Interviews
Personal interviews were conducted with the following individuals:
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Mildred Brumett, QAE Supervisor, USAF.
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Bonnie Sumey, QAE, USAF.
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Mike Angus, Environmental Manager, Lockheed Martin.
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Sid Lewis, Site Manager, Lockheed Martin.
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T.A. “Chip” Dillard Maintenance Supervisor, Lockheed Martin.
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Dennis Nelson, Supply Technician, Lockheed Martin.
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Terry Barton, Maintenance Technician, Lockheed Martin.
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Dave Weber, Boone County Judge.
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Walt Record, Fire Chief, Valley Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
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Reggie Harrell, Operations Coordinator, Entergy, Inc.
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FINDINGS
Site History and Current Use
The grounds for the Everton Electronic Scoring Site were historically used for growing corn, but
the productivity of the land was quickly reduced. When the land was acquired by Denton Yearns
in 1963 it became grazing pasture for cattle (USAF 1993b). The leased property is now used for
the Electronic Scoring Site. On June 18, 1996 this property was placed under the civilian control
of Lockheed Martin who employs 25 to 30 personnel (Brumett 1998, Sumey 1998). The land use
at the Mini-MUTE sites has historically been agricultural land for grazing, which continues on
most of the adjoining properties. All the sites were rural and surrounded by either productive or
nonproductive agricultural land.
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Environmental Setting
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site is located in an area used primarily for agriculture. The
facility has a gravel parking lot and drive from State Highway 206. Areas of maintained lawn are
present to the south, east, and west. Lawn species include red fescue (Festuca rubra) and
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon). The site contains several species of trees (Quercus falcata
and Ulmus alata) and a few of the larger trees create shade for the employee break area, south of
the facility (USAF 1993a). An unused Mini-MUTE radar unit sits in the lawn, south of the
facility. The topography of the site was relatively flat and the site elevation was 1,120 feet above
ground level (AGL) (USGS 1975). The dominant soil type found at the Everton Electronic
Scoring Site is Noark very cherty silt loam with 3 to 8 percent slopes. This soil, formed from
residuum from cherty limestone, is deep, well drained, and moderately permeable (USDA 1981).
The building is heated and cooled electrically, with power supplied by Arkansas Power and
Lighting. Fire protection is provided by the City of Valley Springs and police protection is
provided by Boone County (Brumett 1998, Sumey 1998, Record 1998).
The Mini-MUTE sites have variable environmental settings. Mini-MUTE site 4MM1 is situated
in an area surrounded by grazing land. The vegetation present at the site is primarily native
grasses and weedy species. The topography is relatively flat and a small drainage swale is
located in the northeast section of the property. The site elevation is approximately 1,200 feet
AGL (USGS 1966). Some backfilling has been performed to create a level surface for the radar
pad. The fill is grated from the surrounding area and no outside material used (Dillard 1998).
The dominant soil type found at the site is Sidon silt loam wit 3 to 8 percent slopes. This soil is
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deep, moderately well drained, with low permeability (USDA 1983). On the site rested two
Mini-MUTE units and a service truck.
Mini-MUTE site 4MM4 is located in an area that once contained a home. Evidence of a
foundation can be seen in the northwest corner of the property, as well as an old furnace and
water heater unit. The former homesite is dominated by Eastern red cedar (Juniperus
virginiana); the rest of the site supports Southern red oak (Quercus falcata) and native grasses.
The topography of the site is undulating with elevations ranging from 1,020 to 1,040 feet AGL
(USGS 1968). A small agricultural pond is located on the western slope of the site,
approximately 60 yards from the interior chain-link fence and gravel pad. The exterior barbed
wire fence has gates on the east side, north side, and northwest corner. Cattle grazing has
continued on the lands inside the barbed-wire security fence. No radar units, telephone lines, or
power equipment are present at the site, having been removed on September 15, 1997 (Sumey
1998).
Mini-MUTE site 4MM5 is located in an area previously used by grazing horses. This is still
permitted and continuing inside the initial barbed-wire security fence. The vegetation found on
the site is primarily grass species used for horse forage. The topography of the site is relatively
flat with an approximate elevation of 840 feet AGL (USGS 1972). The site has a drainage
channel in the southeast corner that drains off of the property. The site has been backfilled to
provide a level surface for the radar equipment. The dominant soil present at the site is the
Arkana-Moko Complex with 3 to 8 percent slopes. This soil is a mixture of Arkana moderately
deep, well drained, very slowly permeable soils and Moko shallow, well drained, moderately
permeable soils (USDA 1983). Two radar units are situated on the gravel pad, as well as a
service truck for each of the units.
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Hazardous Substances
3.3.1
Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products
Hazardous materials are of relatively low abundance at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site and
the Mini-MUTE sites. Hazardous materials from the Electronic Scoring Site and the MiniMUTE sites, such as used insulating oil and aerosol cans, are transported by Lockheed Martin
employees to a consolidated accumulation point at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Little
Rock, Arkansas. Used batteries and old fluorescent light bulbs are also transported to Little
Rock AFB via Lockheed Martin employees. Rags that are soaked with oils are bagged and taken
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to Little Rock AFB. Rags that are soaked with hydraulic fluid are double bagged and disposed of
as solid waste (Nelson 1998).
Hazardous materials present outside the Everton Electronic Scoring Site facility are mostly
confined to the storage sheds located to the northwest. Inside, hazardous materials are located
within appropriate storage cabinets. The storage sheds are numbered from one to four, with four
being the closest shed to the facility and one being the furthest shed from the facility. Along the
eastern outside wall of shed number four, were four large propane tanks that were apparently
empty. A flammable/combustionable materials storage cabinet was located inside shed number
three that contained paint, oil, mixed fuels, fuel additives, and antifreeze. The shed also
contained assorted fuels and oils that were not inside the flammable/combustionable cabinet. No
spill materials were located in shed number three. Storage shed number one contained several
aerosol cans not inside a containment cabinet and a 2.5-gallon bucket of tar. A coffee can fuel of
used tractor oil was on the ground, north of shed number one. Also outside the facility, on the
northeast side, were two plastic containment pallets that could each hold up to four 55-gallon
drums. One of the containment pallets contained three 55-gallon drums of used oil. The other
containment pallet held two empty 55-gallon drums and a 5-gallon drum of used hydraulic oil.
A flammable/combustionable materials storage cabinet is located inside the facility in the MiniMUTES work center. The cabinet contained aerosol paints, hydraulic fluid, and alcohols. The
work center also contained fourteen 5-gallon cans of insulating oil for the radar systems within a
plastic containment tub. A bucket for oily rags was found in the Mini-MUTES work center, as
well as spill materials. Another flammable cabinet was found in the maintenance area, near the
Route Information Integration System area. This cabinet contained aerosol paint cans, solvents,
gallons of paint, charcoal lighter fluid, glass cleaner, hydraulic fluid, and a 5-gallon propane
tank. Spill materials were present in the maintenance area. A metal storage cabinet was also
located in the maintenance area that contained janitorial supplies, such as multi-purpose cleaner,
glass cleaner, floor wax, scouring powder, and aerosol furniture polish. Next to this cabinet were
two boxes that contained new and used fluorescent light bulbs. Empty aerosol cans and used 6volt batteries were stored in two separate boxes in the supply room. Spill materials were also
located inside the power shed, west of the main facility.
Due to the rural nature of the Mini-MUTE sites and their past history of agricultural use, there
were no past incidents of hazardous materials usage or disposal. There are no present signs of
PCB containing equipment, asbestos-containing building materials, wastewater treatment and
disposal, or lead-based paint. Two of the sites (4MM1 and 4MM5) contain 55-gallon drums to
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store used insulating oil from the radar units. These drums were stored inside a plastic storage
unit, placed against the chain-link fence away from the radar units. Site 4MM1 had one empty
55-gallon storage drum inside the plastic storage container. Site 4MM5 had ten 5-gallon cans of
electrical insulating oil inside the plastic storage container in addition to a half full 55-gallon oil
storage drum. Another empty 55-gallon storage drum was on site, but was not placed inside the
plastic storage container. The used oil is drained via a hose system into the 55-gallon drums and
returned to the Everton Electronic Scoring Site where it is stored before transport to Little Rock
AFB (Dillard 1998). No incidents of hazardous material spills involving these storage drums are
known to have occurred (Sumey 1998, Dillard 1998).
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Installation Restoration Program Contamination
There are no Installation Restoration Program sites present at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site
or any of the Mini-MUTE sites.
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Storage Tanks
3.5.1
Underground Storage Tanks
No underground storage tanks are known to exist at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site or any of
the Mini-MUTE sites (Brumett 1998, Angus 1998). No underground storage tanks are present,
or have been present, in the immediate vicinity of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site or the
Mini-MUTE sites.
3.5.2
Aboveground Storage Tanks
No aboveground storage tanks are present at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site. Due to the
sites history of agricultural use, no aboveground storage tanks have ever been present on the site
(Brumett 1998, Angus 1998). No aboveground storage tanks are present, or have been present, at
any of the Mini-MUTE sites.
3.5.3
Pipelines, Hydrant Fueling, and Transfer Systems
No pipelines, hydrant fueling, or transfer systems are located in the immediate vicinity of the
Everton Electronic Scoring Site or the Mini-MUTE sites.
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3.6
Oil/Water Separators
No oil/water separators are located in the immediate vicinity of the Everton Electronic Scoring
Site or the Mini-MUTE sites.
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Pesticides and Herbicides
Inside a metal cabinet was found 22.5 gallons of Round-Up™ brand herbicide. This cabinet is
located inside storage shed number one. Round-Up™ is a general use herbicide and does not
require the applicator to be certified. All herbicide applications at the Everton Electronic
Scoring Site are conducted by Terry Barton, who is not a certified applicator. Herbicides are
applied around fences, survey markers, the driveway, and septic tank leach field to keep areas
clear of vegetation. To keep the roads and fences clear of vegetation, herbicides are applied at
the Mini-MUTE sites by an independent contractor for Lockheed Martin (Sumey 1998, Dillard
1998). Several types of hazardous pesticides were also found within the metal storage cabinet in
shed number one. The cabinet contained wasp killer, diazinon crawling insect killer, malathion
insecticide, and pyrethrum insect fogger. All appropriate chemical warning labels were posted.
3.8
Medical and Biohazardous Waste
The routine operations of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site and the Mini-MUTE sites do not
generate medical or biohazardous waste.
3.9
Ordnance
The primary purpose of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site and the accompanying Mini-MUTE
sites is to provide the U.S. Air Force with an electronic simulated combat range. As a result, no
live ordnance is used during Air Force training operations in the vicinity of the facility sites.
3.10
Radioactive Waste
No radioactive waste is generated at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site and the Mini-MUTE
sites.
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Solid Waste
The removal of solid waste from the facilities is accomplished by Sun-Ray Co., an independent
contractor. The waste is taken to either of two landfills located in Van Buren or Carroll County
(USAF 1993b).
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Groundwater
At the Everton Electronic Scoring Site, groundwater is found 200 to 300 feet deep (USAF
1993b). Due to the depth of groundwater, the nature of the operations performed by the facility,
and the lack of hazardous chemical spills, groundwater contamination is unlikely to have
occurred.
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Wastewater Treatment, Collection, and Disposal
Wastewater is handled by a 1,800 gallon septic tank located on site. The septic system has a
required absorption area of 1,530 square feet. The system has eight-field lines with a 96 foot
field length. The leach field is located north of the site and vegetative growth on the field is
controlled with herbicides. A permit for an individual sewage disposal system was approved by
the Arkansas Department of Health, Division of Sanitation Services on September 1, 1993. An
inspection of the septic system while in place and uncovered was performed by on November 15,
1993 (Arkansas Department of Health 1993). No wastewater is generated at the Mini-MUTE
sites.
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Drinking Water Supply
Drinking water for the Everton Electronic Scoring Site is supplied by the Valley Springs
Municipal Water Supply. Drinking water quality testing is performed at unknown intervals and
periodic boiling warnings are often issued (Brumett 1998, Lewis 1998). No drinking water is
provided to the Mini-MUTE sites.
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Asbestos
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site was constructed recently (1994-1995) and no asbestos was
used during the process (Sumey 1998, Brumett 1998). Mini-MUTE sites do not have structures
present and, therefore, lack asbestos.
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
PCB content in transformers is considered negligible due to their recent installation. Ninety nine
percent of energy transformers in the region contain less than 50 PPM of PCBs (Harrell 1998).
No other PCB sources have been identified.
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Radon
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site falls within Zone 2 of the EPA Map of Radon Zones,
indicating a potential for radon contamination. The facility is a modular trailer, situated about 3
feet above unsealed ground. No radon testing has been performed at any of the sites (Brumett
1998).
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Lead-Based Paint
Due to the recent construction of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site and lack of structures at the
Mini-MUTE sites, no lead-based paints are known to have been used. All paints are stored in
designated areas on site.
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Surface Waters and Wetlands
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site and the Mini-MUTE sites are primarily drained by sheet
flow along defined slopes. A dry drainage swale is located in the northeast corner of MiniMUTE site 4MM1. A defined drainage channel is found in the southeast corner of Mini-MUTE
site 4MM5. This channel was dry and is probably only active during large precipitation events.
No wetlands occurred at any of the Mini-MUTE sites or the Everton Electronic Scoring Site.
Mini-MUTE site 4MM4 has a small agricultural pond located inside the first barbed wire
security fence. Grazing continues on this site and the pond is used as a water source for cattle.
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Soil Contamination
No major incidents of soil contamination are known to occur at any of the sites (Brumett 1998,
Angus 1998). No major spills are known to have occurred at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site
or any of the Mini-MUTE sites (Brumett 1998, Angus 1998). According to an Internal ECAMP
performed in 1996, two small spills have occurred. One was a 2-quart spill of transmitter oil that
occurred on March 23, 1995. The other was a 3-gallon spill of roof tar on July 24, 1995 (USAF
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1996). A 4-foot stain was observed near the jammer equipment on the east side of the facility.
The stain may have resulted from spilled cooking oil used to deep fry turkeys (Angus 1998).
Two creosote stains have occurred around power poles. One stain was around a utility pole in
the northeast corner of the Everton Electronic Scoring Site that had been in place since 1997
(Angus 1998). The stain is approximately one foot in diameter. The other stain is around a
utility pole at Mini-MUTE site 4MM4.
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4.1
FINDINGS FOR ADJACENT PROPERTIES
Land Use
The land surrounding the Everton Electronic Scoring Site is used as for agricultural grazing. The
southern side of the Electronic Scoring Site is adjacent to Arkansas State Highway 206. The
land surrounding the Mini-MUTE sites is also used for agricultural grazing. A residence is
located near the northern boundary of site 4MM5. All of the Mini-MUTE sites have at least one
side adjacent to a roadway.
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Adjacent Properties
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site is bordered by a pond on the western side. A pond is also
located adjacent to the eastern boundary of Mini-MUTE site 4MM1. It is used as a water source
for cattle grazing on the adjacent properties. Some of the land to the south and west of site
4MM1 support forested woodlots. Residences were present to the south of site 4MM1 and to the
east of site 4MM5. The lands adjacent to Site 4MM5 are used to graze horses while the grazing
lands adjacent to the other properties are used to graze cattle.
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APPLICABLE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ISSUES
Compliance Issues
The Everton Electronic Scoring Site had several hazardous materials not stored in the proper
containment areas. Radon testing had not been performed at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site,
however, this site does fall within the EPA radon zone 2, indicating a potential for radon
contamination. In addition, there is unsealed or unpaved ground underneath the facility, which
could be a potential radon hazard.
5.2
Corrective Actions
Hazardous materials not properly stored could be placed in the proper storage cabinets. If more
cabinets were needed they could be purchased. Radon testing could be performed to resolve this
outstanding health and safety issue.
5.3
Cost Estimate of Various Alternatives
If more flammable/combustionable material storage cabinets were needed, they could be
purchased for $200 to $400. The average cost of radon testing is $15 per kit.
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CONCLUSIONS
Facility Matrix
Based on the findings, AFI 32-7066 requires the EBS to categorize the presence of hazardous
substances, petroleum products, or their derivatives for each property or area. There are seven
categories which cover USAF properties:
1. those with no history of storage, release, or disposal;
2. those where only storage occurred but no release was reported;
3. those with minimal contamination below action levels;
4. those where remedial action has been completed;
5. those where remedial actions are underway;
6. those where response actions have not commenced; and
7. those where further evaluation is recommended.
Table 6-1 summarizes the facility matrix and the property categories.
Table 6-1: Facility Matrix of Hazardous Substance Categories
Site
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Finding
Category
Current Use
4MM1
AR - Baxter
2
Mini-MUTE site/grazing
4MM4
MO - Howell
2
Closed Mini-MUTE site/grazing
4MM5
AR - Marion
2
Mini-MUTE site/grazing
Everton E.S.S.
AR - Boone
2
Everton Electronic Scoring Site
Data Gaps
Every reasonable effort was made to collect and review all data available. There are no known
data gaps.
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7.1
RECOMMENDATIONS
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous materials should be stored in designated accumulation areas and inside the proper
containment equipment. Flammable materials should be stored inside flammable/
combustionable material storage cabinets to reduce the risk of chemical spills and combustion.
7.2
Radon Testing
Radon testing should be performed at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site to ensure compliance
and provide a safe environment for facility personnel. Due to the lack of structures at the MiniMUTE sites radon testing is unnecessary.
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CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY
Ogden Environmental & Energy Services conducted this Environmental Baseline Survey, on behalf of the
U.S. Air Force. Ogden has reviewed all appropriate records made available, conducted visual site
inspections of the selected properties, and, performed an analysis of information collected during the
record search. The information contained within the survey report is based on records made available
and, to the best of Ogden’s knowledge, is correct.
Certified by:
Date:
Kevin J. Peter
Project Manager
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
Approved by:
Date:
MICHAEL R. PATRICK, Colonel, USAF
Chairperson, HQ ACC Environmental Leadership Board
CERTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATION
A complete search of agency files has revealed that hazardous substance(s), as that term is defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), as
amended, are known to have been stored for one year or more, been released, or disposed of on the excess
Air Force-controlled real property described below.
I.
The following notice provides information discovered as a result of a complete search of
agency files pertaining to hazardous substances known to have been stored, released, or
disposed of on the excess real property:
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Hazardous materials are present in small quantities at the Everton Electronic Scoring Site.
Materials stored on site include insulating oil and aerosol paint cans and used batteries.
•
Small quantities of both pesticides and herbicides are found at the Everton Electronic Scoring
Site. Materials include Round-Up™, diazinon, malathion, and pyrethrum.
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Site 4MM1 and 4MM5 stored used insulating oil.
No spill or areas of contamination were noted, however, some of the flammable/combustible
materials were not stored inside a proper container.
II.
The above information, based on agency files or other available information, addresses the
period prior to June 1998. This information is the best available and is believed to be correct,
but no guarantee as to accuracy can be provided.
III.
The U.S. Air Force will take all remedial action necessary to protect human health and the
environment with respect to any hazardous substance(s) released disposed of, or stored on the
real property described below which is identified as excess to Air Force requirements and
proposed for disposal.
Certified by:
Date:
Kevin J. Peter
Project Manager
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
Approved by:
Date:
MICHAEL R. PATRICK, Colonel, USAF
Chairperson, HQ ACC Environmental Leadership Board
CERTIFICATION OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS CLEARANCE*
1. This Real Property is in compliance with 40 CFR 761 as outlined below
(check all that apply):
a. An Inventory has been prepared and is being maintained of all USAF-owned
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Real Property Installed Equipment and Real Property
PCB Items per Section 761.45.
b. All in-service and stored serviceable PCB and PCB-contaminated Real Property
Installed Equipment and Real Property PCB Items have been inspected, repaired, and are
being maintained to prevent leakage, and therefore can be distributed per Section 761.30.
c. PCB Real Property Installed Equipment and Real Property PCB Items have been
stored, decontaminated, and labeled per Section 761.42, 761.43, and 761.44.
d. There is no known PCB-contaminated soil, wastes, or unserviceable equipment
remaining on the existing property.
X 2. A records search and an on-site inspection indicate that this property has
not been exposed to PCB materials or equipment.
* Certify to either paragraph 1 or 2.
Certified by:
Date:
Kevin J. Peter
Project Manager
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
Approved by:
Date:
MICHAEL R. PATRICK, Colonel, USAF
Chairperson, HQ ACC Environmental Leadership Board
CERTIFICATION OF ASBESTOS CLEARANCE
1. On-site surveys have identified asbestos-containing materials on USAFowned properties. Friable asbestos will be properly removed and disposed of
prior to, or in conjunction with, the disposal of the property, should it ever occur.
Removal and disposal will be in accordance the Federal Regulations 29 CFR
1910.1001 and 40 CFR 61.145 through 61.151.
X
2. A records search and on-site inspection indicate that this property does not
have asbestos containing materials or equipment.
3. An on-site inspection revealed no friable asbestos based on current standards.
Certified by:
Date:
Kevin J. Peter
Project Manager
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
Approved by:
Date:
MICHAEL R. PATRICK, Colonel, USAF
Chairperson, HQ ACC Environmental Leadership Board
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