CLEANUP AT GOVERNMENT’S ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL INCLUDES REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS

Interim Response Actions for Colorado Rocky Mountain Arsenal

The U.S. Army, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and Shell Oil Company agreed in the mid-1980s that certain interim response actions should be undertaken (in accordance with the Federal Facility Agreement) to remove threats to the environment, while remaining consistent with any long-term, comprehensive cleanup at the government’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal.

Abbreviations used in this report: EPA: Environmental Protection Agency; CDPHE: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; IRA: Interim Response Action; FFA: Federal Facility Agreement.

What follows is a list and description of the interim response actions (IRAs), which are in various stages of operation or completion: