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The Coast Guard released the findings Friday, October 4, 2024 of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation conducted at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland initiated the site investigation in August 2023 to identify any contamination resulting from legacy operations that may have been conducted by the Coast Guard at Old Group Cape Hatteras between 1982 and 2013, noted a Coast Guard news release.

“In accordance with the U.S. Code and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations the CERCLA investigation sought to determine actionable remediation levels associated with volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and chlorinated solvents,” stated the release. “The investigation findings concluded that there are no actionable levels of these contaminants resulting from past Coast Guard operations at the sites.”

The site investigation report noted that the inspection, conducted by WSP USA Environment and Infrastructure Inc. on behalf of Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, consisted of the advancement of 96 soil borings to a maximum depth of 10 feet below ground surface. Additionally, WSP USA Environmental and Infrastructure Inc. installed 19 temporary monitoring wells and provided analysis of 23 groundwater samples.

The Coast Guard remains a supporting agency to the National Park Service and the Army Corps of Engineers as this remediation effort continues under the Formerly Used Defense Site program.

Go to bit.ly/3zUZYV8 to access the full CERCLA investigation report.

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