brandywine drmo

BRANDYWINE ROAD AND CHERRY TREE CROSSING

The DRMO site is an inactive U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) facility that occupies approximately eight acres of land. The U.S. Navy operated the site as a storage yard and marketing office from an unknown date until 1955, when it was transferred to the U.S. Air Force. In 1973, the Defense Supply Agency (DSA) assumed control of the site, and the Defense Property Disposal Organization (DPDO) received a permit from Andrews Air Force Base (AAFB) to use the property. The Brandywine DRMO site is located in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, about 8 miles south-southeast of AAFB. The site lies within the Potomac River Basin. From approximately 1953 until 1988, the DRMO site was used principally as a storage area for surplus electrical equipment, other materials, and for storage of hazardous wastes. The site accepted materials, including hazardous wastes, from several installations, including AAFB, Bolling Air Force Base, the Washington Naval Yard, the Navy Research Laboratory, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)-Indian Head Ordnance Station, and White Oak Laboratory (now known as NSWC-White Oak). Drums of waste solvents, capacitors and transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were stored at the DRMO. Records indicate there were two burn pits used for disposal and burn of waste and several above and below ground tanks. The AF removed the burn pits and tanks in 1989. A federal facility agreement (FFA) was negotiated for the subsequent work to be conducted at the Brandywine DRMO NPL site. The FFA was signed in December 2009.