letterkenny army depot (se area)

N FRANKLIN ST EXT

The Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) was originally a 19,243 acre Army facility, located 5 miles north of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Approximately 17,000 people live within 5 miles of the Letterkenny Army Depot. There are two NPL sites associated with the Letterkenny Army Depot. The first is referred to as the Letterkenny Army Depot Property Disposal Office (LEAD PDO) NPL site. The second is referred to as the Letterkenny Army Depot Southeast (LEAD SE) Area NPL site. This narrative will concentrate on the Letterkenny Army Depot SE Area NPL site. LEAD was established in 1942 for ammunition storage. Since 1947, however, activities at LEAD expanded to include (a) the testing, maintenance and overhaul of wheeled and tracked vehicles and missiles; (b) the storage and transportation of industrial chemicals and petroleum; and (c) storage, maintenance, demilitarization, and modification of ammunition. The LEAD SE NPL site includes areas associated with the overhauling, rebuilding, and testing of wheeled and tracked vehicles, as well as warehousing operations. LEAD was included in the 1995 Base Closure and Realignment Act (BRAC), with 1,235 acres designated for transfer to the private sector for local redevelopment, while the remaining land will remain Army property. Contamination from both NPL sites includes chlorinated organic solvents, blast media, paints, petroleum products, metals, and cleaning agents stored or disposed of in landfills, trenches, burn pits, or spilled from storage. The Army also formed a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) with the regulators, citizens and local government members to give input to final cleanup decisions. Funding for cleanups comes from both Army BRAC and Installation Restoration Programs accounts. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed by the U.S. Department of Defense under the Installation Restoration Program and Base Closure (BRAC 1995).

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