The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently conducting the Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study (RI/FS) phase of the FUDS process for Former Parks AFB.  The project objective is to collect information, through field investigations, to determine the need for remedial actions to protect human health and safety and the environment, and then identify options for remediation and calculate the costs to cleanup, if necessary.

During this phase, soil, groundwater and landfill gas samples will be taken from the areas of concern and from nearby areas for comparison to background conditions.  An analysis of the analytical findings will then be done to evaluate risks and remedial alternatives.

During the past two centuries, the Department of Defense (DOD) has used land throughout the United States to train soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines to ensure the nation's military readiness. As training and testing needs changed, DOD obtained property or returned the property to private or public uses.  Today, the DOD is responsible for the environmental restoration (cleanup) of contamination caused by the DOD on properties that were formerly owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense prior to October 1986. Such properties are known as Formerly Used Defense Sites or FUDS. The U.S. Army is the DOD’s lead agent for the FUDS Program. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) executes the FUDS Program on behalf of the U.S. Army and DOD. The U.S. Army and DOD are dedicated to protecting human health and the environment by investigating and, if required, cleaning up possible contamination that may remain on these properties from past DOD activities.