Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - July 7, 2010.

The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) announced Tuesday that on July 1, 2010, it achieved the destruction of 75 percent of its chemical agent stockpile as defined under international treaty obligations.

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Weekly update, July 1, 2010, Umatilla Chemical Depot

The Agent Trial Burns (ATBs) for all three Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) furnaces was completed Sunday, June 27. Over a 58-day period, the UMCDF performed 18 Metal Parts Furnace (MPF) runs over 3 conditions, eight Liquid Incinerator (LIC) runs, processed 178 mustard agent ton containers, collected and analyzed 56 ton container samples, filled an spiked 774 bottles of agent, collected and analyzed 16 agent tank samples, conducted 420 Demilitarization Protective Ensemble (DPE) entries, and processed 231,216 lbs. of agent and 475,208 lbs. of spent decontamination solution.

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Monthly Umatilla Depot and community siren test, Tuesday, June 29

The monthly Umatilla Depot and community siren test will be noon, Tuesday, June 29.  See news release.

Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - June 17, 2010.

The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) has announced Mr. Gary M. Anderson as the new site project manager (SPM) for the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

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Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - June 10, 2010

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has recommended that the state’s Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) deny (or take no action on) a petition for reconsideration of the best available technology (BAT) for the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) as it pertains to the treatment of spent activated carbon.

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Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - June 3, 2010

A couple years ago, the Umatilla Chemical Depot began a program to assist the burrowing owl population that exists here. The owl, a member of the endangered species list, has responded to the depot’s help by increasing its local population. In fact, they’ve multiplied to the point where depot motorists must keep a watchful eye out for flightless young chicks attempting to cross roads. But, burrowing owls aren’t the only wildlife that drivers must be aware of. The depot is also home to pronghorn, coyotes, badgers, snakes, several types of birds and an occasional cougar.
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