OFF RTE 15 DOVER NJ
The Picatinny Army Base is located in Morris County approximately 4 miles north of the City of Dover. Picatinny has been in operation for over 100 years and in the past it was a major source of ammunition in wartime. Currently, its mission includes research, development, and pilot-plant production of weapons and constituent explosives and propellants for the Army. At least 156 potentially-hazardous locations exist on the site according to a 1991 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report. They include areas for testing and manufacturing explosives and propellants, shell-burial areas, surface impoundments, landfills, drum-storage areas, and rocket-engine testing areas. Picatinny's 3,000 employees obtain their drinking water from two on-site wells which have been found to be contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and trace amounts of explosive compounds. Drinking water is treated on-site to remove VOCs and explosive compounds are at least an order of magnitude below health-advisory levels. The Army monitors this source of drinking water to ensure that treatment for VOCs has been effective and that explosive-compound levels remain low. The surrounding areas are suburban, as well as summer-vacation areas. Lake Denmark and Picatinny Lake, which are located on base, are used for recreational activities. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal actions.
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