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Fairchild Air Force Base, located 12 miles west of Spokane, Washington, occupies approximately 4,300 acres of land. The base was established by the Army in 1942 as an aircraft repair depot, a role that remained a component of its mission until 1953. In 1947, the base was transferred to the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command with a primary mission of supporting heavy bomber and associated air refueling aircraft. In 1994, Fairchild’s bomber mission ended, and the base was realigned to create the largest air refueling wing in the Air Force. During past base activities, the equivalent of over 4,000 drums of solvents, paint wastes, plating sludge, and related industrial wastes have been disposed at various locations across the base. Investigation of these areas began in 1984 under the Air Force’s Installation Restoration Program (IRP). An assessment of the base initially identified four areas of concern, covering approximately 85 acres. Those waste areas consisted of Building 1034's dry well system, two inactive landfills, and a wastewater lagoon system that received stormwater and industrial discharges. On the basis of those four areas, Fairchild was proposed to be placed on the National Priorities List. To date, a total of 39 areas of concern have been identified, including two fire training areas, several spill sites, industrial discharge points, oil/water separators, and stormwater ditches.
2,304 |
People living within a 1 mile radius |
$53,734 |
Average Income |
564 |
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