The agreement ensures that cleanup actions proceed with EPA oversight within an enforceable framework, in a manner that protects the community and the environment.
Under the agreement, the EPA and the Air Force the framework will investigate new and evolving contamination at the base as it is discovered.
Under the Superfund law, the agreement grants EPA final authority over cleanup decisions.
The agreement lists 13 contaminated sites on the base, as well as six additional munitions sites that require investigation and cleanup.
Joint Base Andrews is an active DoD facility that occupies about 4,360 acres in Camp Springs, Prince George’s County.
