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ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSI VESARCHI VES SEARCH REPORTFORCAM3 VI STASAN DI EGO COUNTY, CALI FORNI APROJ ECT NUMBER J 09CA724201

1. I NTRODUCTI ONa. S u b j e c t and Pu r p o s e

( 1) Thi s r e por t p r e s ent s t he f i ndi ngs of an hi s t or i calr ecor ds sear ch and s i t e i nspect i on f o r o r dnance and expl os i ves( OE) l ocat ed at t he f or mer Camp Vi st a, i n San Di ego Count y,Cal i f or ni a ( s ee pl at e 1 f o r gener al l ocat i on map) . Thei nvest i gat i on was per f or med under t he aut hor i t y of t he Def enseEnvi r or ment al Rest or at i on Pr ogr am f or For mer l y Used Def ense Si t es( DERP- FUDS)( 2) Thi s i nves t i gat i on f ocused on t he 80 ac r es of l andt hat was used by t he Ar my as a Wor l d War I 1 ( WW I ) bat t al i on bas ecamp. I t was l at er used by a r od and gun cl ub and event ual l ybec ame par t of what i s now known as t he Gr een Oak Ranch.( 3) The pur pose of t hi s i nves t i gat i on was t o0 c har ac t e r i z e t he s i t e f or pot ent i al OE pr es enc e, t o i nc l udeconvent i onal ammuni t i on and chem cal war f ar e mat er i el ( CWM) .Exper i enced or dnance exper t s t hr ough t hor ough eval uat i on ofhi s t o r i c al r ec or ds , i nt er vi ews , and on- s i t e vi s ual i ns pec t i onr es ul t s c onduc t ed t hi s i nv es t i gat i on.

b. Scope( 1) Thi s r e por t pr es ent s t he s i t e hi s t or y, . s i t edescr i pt i on, r eal es t at e i nf ormat i on, and conf i r med ordnancepr esence, based on avai l abl e r ecor ds , i nt er v i ews , s i t e

i nspect i ons , and anal yses . The ana l yses pr ovi de an eva l uat i on ofal l i nf or mat i on t o assess cur r ent day pot ent i a l o rdnancepr esence, wher e or dnance pr esence has not been conf i r med.( 2) For t he pur pose of t hi s r epor t , OE c ons i s t s of l i v eammuni t i on or component s, debr i s der i ved f r om l i ve ammuni t i on,


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( 3 ) E xpended smal l ar ms ammuni t i on ( .50 cal or smal l er )and o r dnance f r agment s ( wi t hout energet i c mat er i al ) , ar e notcons i der ed OE pr esence. OE f ur t her i nc l udes "expl os i ve soi l "whi c h r ef er s t o any m xt ur e i n soi l , s ands , c l ays , et c . , s uc ht hat t he m xt ur e i t s el f i s expl os i ve. Gener al l y, 10 per cent ormor e by weight of expl os i ve i n a s oi l m xt ur e i s c ons i der edexpl os i ve s oi l .2. PREVI OUS I NVESTI GATI ONS

a. 1999 P r el i minar y A ssessment of E l i g i b i l i t yThe Los Angel es Di s t r i c t ( CESPL) conduc t ed a Pr el i m nar yAs s es s ment of El i gi bi l i t y ( F AE) of Camp Vi s t a i n November 1997( s ee document E- 1) . Because of t he pot ent i al f or OE pr esence,CESPL r ecommended t hat Hunt svi l l e Cent er ( CEHNC) consi der t hes i t e f or f ur t her s t udy. Tabl e 2- 1 bel ow r epr esent s an over vi ewof t he FAE phase.

TABLE 2-1DEW-FCTDS PREL IMINARY ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY PROJECTS

Proiec; DER? Present L ocationumber Category Phase ComnentsJ 09CA724201 OE SI Ordnance and E nti re siteexplosivesHTRW N/A None recommendedBD/ D3 N/A None recommendedCON/HTW N /A None recommended

b. O t h e r I nvestigationsThe ASR Team di d not l ocat e any ot her i nvest i gat i onsper t i nent t o m l i t ar y us e of t hi s si t e.

3. S ITE DESCRI PTI ONa. E x i s t i ng L and Usage

( 1) The s i t e i s mos t l y hi l l y , undevel oped l and wi t hmoder at e t o heavy veget at i on and a f ew st r uct ur es. There hasbeen s ome devel opment s i nce t he camp was vacat ed i n 1944, and t he


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ar e appr oxi mat e. The f or mer camp i s wi t hi n t he cur r entboundar i es of t he pr oper t y owned by t he Gr een Oak Ranch, whi chcompr i ses 142 acr es . Cur r ent owner shi p r ecor ds ar e avai l abl et hr ough t he San Di ego Count y Recor der and Cl er k ( see document sG- l and G- 2) .

TABLE 3- 1CURRENT LAND USAGEFor mer Pr esent Pr esent Si ze/Ar ea Usage Owner Us age Acr es * Comment sA Possi bl e Ri f l e Gr een Oak Open Space 1. 8 See pl ates 2,Range Ranch 3, and 4B Cant onment Ar ea Gr een Oak Camp/ Ret r eat 5. 5 See pi at es 2,Ranch 3, and 4C Remai ni ng l and Gr een Oak Some st r uct ur es, 72. 7 See pl at es 2,Ranch nost ly 3, and 4undevel oped

Tot al Land Acr es 80. 0* Al l acr eage approxi mat e.b. Cl i mat i c Dat a

( 1) Avai l abl e cl i mat ol ogi cal dat a comes f r om t he Ci t y ofSan Di ego, whi ch i s l ocat ed about 30 m l es s out h of Vi s t a. Thear ea, whi c h i s l oc at ed i n c oas t al val l ey, i s known f or i t spl easant summer s and m l d wi nt er s . Ther e i s gener al t emperat ur euni f or m t y f r om day t o da y and seaso n t o season. Pr ec i pi t at i onaver ages about 15 i nches a year . Rai nf al l i s i nf r equent andl i ght f r om Apr i l t hr ough Oc t ober , whi l e about 83 per cent of t heannua l t ot a l f a l l s f r om November t hr ough Mar ch. Snow i s ver yr ar e and al most no r ecor ds of measur abl e amount s. Fr eezi ngt emper at ur es ar e a l so ext r emel y r ar e. Thunder st or ms may occuranyt i me of t he year and t her e appear s t o be no def i ni t e season.The st or ms ar e usual l y l i ght and i nf r equent . The average annualwi nd speed i s about 6- 7 m l es per hour ( mph) wi t h s l i ght l yl i ght er wi nds , 5- 6 mph, occur r i ng i n t he wi nt er . The pr evai l i ngwi nd i s f r om t he wes t - nor t hwes t .

( 2) I n t he summer , t he t emper at ur e of t he Pac i f i c Oceani s as much as 10 degr ees l ower c l oser t o t he coast t han t het emper at ur e of t he wat er f ar t her west . Because of t hi s , f ogs and


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( 3) W nt er t emper at ur es ar e m l d, wi t h aver age maxi mumsf r o m 64 t o 66 degr ees Fahr enhei t and aver age m ni mums i n t hem ddl e 40s. Aver age t emper at ur es r i se unt i l August and t hensl owl y decl i ne i nt o November . . Summer m ni mums r ange f r om 60 t o65 degr ees. The war mest t i me of t he year i s J ul y t hr oughSept ember . At t hi s t i me of t he year , t he aver age maxi mums ar e i nt he m d 70s ( r ef er enc e B - 3 ) .

c. Topogr aphyCamp Vi st a i s a combi nat i on of s mal l , r el at i vel y f l atareas di v i ded by hi l l s appr ox i mat el y 600 f eet above seal l evel( ASL ) . The r anch i t sel f i s at appr oxi mat el y at 300 f eet ( ASL ) .Mos t of t he pr oper t y away f r om t he s t r uc t ur es and f ac i l i t i es i scover ed i n heavy br ush.

d. Geol ogy and Soi l s( 1) The Camp Vi s t a s i t e i s pr i mar i l y par t of t hephys i ogr aphi c pr ov i nce known as t he Coast a l P l a i ns al t hough i t i s

par t i al l y wi t hi n t he ar ea known as t he Foot hi l l s . The coas t alpl ai n of San Di ego Count y l i es wi t hi n t he Peni nsu l ar Rangesgeomor phi c pr ovi nces of Cal i f or ni a. Under l yi ng t he c oas t a l pl ai ni s a s uc c es s i on of Cr et aceous and Ter t i ar y mar i ne , l agoonal , andf l uvat i l e sedi ment s t hat have a combi ned t h i ckness of mor e t hanhal f a m l e. Under t he mai n s t at i on area, t he pr edom nantbedr ock i s t he L i ndavi s t a For mat i on, cons i s t i ng of moder at er eddi sh- br own i nt er bedded sandst one and congl omer at e.( 2) The soi l as soc i at i ons f or t he s i t e a r e known as t heDi abl o- Las F l or es assoc i at i on and t he Fal l br ook - Vi s t aassoc i at i on. The Di abl o- Las F l or es soi l s f or med i n mat er i alweat her ed f r om s i l i ceous mar i ne sands t one. I t cons i s t s of wel l -dr a i ned c l ays and moderat el y wel l dr a i ned l oamy f i ne sands t hathave a subsoi l of sandy c l ay. The s l opes r ange f r om 9 t o 30per cent . The Fal l br ook - Vi s t a soi l s ar e wel l - dr ai ned sandy l oamsand coar se sandy l oams t hat have a subsoi l s andy cl ay and sandy

l oam over decomposed gr anodi or i t e wi t h s l opes f r om 9 t o 30per cent ( r ef er ence B - 4 ) .e. Hydr ol ogy

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Henshaw as one of i t s maj or sour ces of wat er . The l ake i sl ocat ed abouc 50 m l es eas t of Vi s t a and i s s uppl i ed by wel l s .Ther e ar e al s o s ever al ar t es i an wel l s i n Vi s t a t hat al s o s uppl ywat er f or var i ous par t s of t he. communi t y.

f . Nat ur al Resour cesThe US Fi s h and W l dl i f e Ser vi c e pr ov i ded a l et t erl i st i ng a number of endanger ed, pr oposed endanger ed, andt hr eat ened speci es f ound i n t he ar ea of t he s i t e ( see documentE- 2) .

g. Hi st or i cal / Cul t ur al Resour cesBecause t he s i t e has been used and par t i a l l y devel opedi nt o a yout h c amp, i t i s unl i kel y t hat hi s t or i c al / c ul t ur alr esour ces ar e pr esent . However , pr i or t o any i nt r us i ve r emedi alact i vi Ei es on t hi s s i t e, c ont ac t wi t h t he St at e Hi s t or i c alPr eser vat i on Of f i cer ( SHPO) i s r equi r ed t o obt a i n i nf or mat i onr egar di ng al l l oc at i ons of ar c haeol ogi c al , hi s t or i c al , and

cul t ur al r esour ces . Tabl e 3- 2 summar i zes t he nat ur a l andhi s t o r i c al r es our c es .

NATURAL AND HI STORI CAL RESOURCES -Ty pe Comment sBi r ds, mammal s, and pl ant s Numer ous speci es ( s ee appendi x E-2f or c ompl et e l i s t i ng)Cul t ur al / Hi st or i ca l Compl et e sur vey r ecommended pr i ort o any Cor ps wor k.4. HI STORI CAL ORDNANCE PRESENCE

a. Chr onol ogi cal Si t e Summary( 1) Avai l abl e document at i on i ndi cat es t hat t he s i t est art ed out as Ci v i l i an Conser vat i on Cor ps ( CCC) Camp Vi st a, SCS-11, on 15 November 1935. The f i r st uni t was Ohi o Company 2588,whi ch was r epl aced by Company 2948 on 9 Apr i l 1936. The camp wasa Soi l Conser vat i on Camp l ocat ed on pr oper t y bel ongi ng t o Vi s t aI r r i gat i on Di s t r i c t ( see document H - 2 ) .


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ar ea f o r t he 140t h I n f ant r y Regi ment ' s 2nd Bat t a l i on whi ch waspr ovi di ng s u ppor t t o t he Sout her n Cal i f or ni a Sec t or o f t heWes t er n Def ens e Command. On 27 J anuar y 1944, al l el ement s of t he140t h I nf a nt r y we r e r e l i e ved f r om t he Sa n Di ego Sub- Sec t or by t he115t h Caval r y Gr oup ( s ee document s F- 2 and G- 2) .( 3 ) I n l a t e 1944, r he Camp Vi s t a pr oper t y was so l d t o apr i vat e i ndi v i dual , Fr ank Thi bodo, by t he Vi s t a I r r i gat i onDi s t r i c t , i n l a t e 1944 ( s e e doc ument G - 2 ) . Ther e was s omemenc i on t ha t t he Navy may have used t he f ac i l i t y f or a shor tper i od 1945, we l l a f t e r t he Ar my l ef t . The ex ac t pur pos e andper i od t hzt i t may have been used by t he Navy i s unknown ( see

docur nenE H- 7) .( 4) T he Vi s t a Rod and Gun Cl ub l eased pr oper t y f r omF r ank Thi bodo t o us e f o r mul t i pl e s hoot i ng r a nge s and ot herf ac i l i t i es . Whe n t he l eas e e xpi r ed, unk nown dat e, t he c l ubdi sbanded. The l and was t hen so l d t o t he Uni on Rescue Mi ss i on ofLos Angei es i n 1949, whi ch s t a r t ed t he Gr een Oak Boys Camp. I ti s cur r ent l y under t he same owner sh i p and i s now known as t he

Gr een Oak Ranch ( s ee doc ument s F-3, H- 7, and H- 8) . Tabl e 4- 1pr ovi des a s ummar y of t he c hr onol ogi c al hi s t or y.TABLE 4- 1SUMMARY OF CHRONOLOGI CAL HI STORYDat e Act i on15 Nov 1935 CCC camp f i r s t occupi ed by Ohi o company

9 Apr 1936 Local CCC company occupi es Camp Vi st aDec 1941 CCC company di sbands due t o war

18 A pr 1942 140t h I nf ant r y Regi ment moved t o Sout her nCal i f or ni a Sect or , West er n Def ense Command6 Oct 1942 US Gover nment l eases l and f r om Vi st a I r r i gat i onDi s t r i ct

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f o r mer s i t e ar ea uses t he boundar i es o f t he Gr een Oaks Ranch ( seedocument s K- 2, L- 2, and L - 3 ) .( 6) A good summar i zed~des c r i pt i on of t he 140ih I nf ant r yRegi ment i s f ound i n a magazi ne ar t i c l e whi ch was wr i t t en basedon i nt er v i ews wi t h sol di er s who wer e ass i gned t o t hat uni t ( seedocument H- 1) . Thi s i s t he onl y wr i t t en document t hatspec i f i cal l y ment i ons a r i f l e r ange bei ng es t abl i shed a nd used onCamp Vi st a. However , i t doesn' t speci f y when t he r ange wases t abl i s hed, c l os ed, i t s s i z e, t ar get di s t anc e, or t he exac t t ypeof weapons f i r ed t her e. Based on weapons ass i gned t o t he var i ouscompani es , t hi s r ange was most l i kel y onl y used f o r M- 1 r i f l es

and . 45 cal i ber p i s t ol s . The i nf or mat i on about t he Camp Vi s t ar i f i e r ange was pr ovi ded by f or mer LT Dave Mor gan, who pas sedaway sever al year s ago. Si nce t h i s ar t i c l e addr essed numer ouso t her l ocat i ons wher e t he 140th was ass i gned, i t i s pos s i bl e LTMor gan pr ovi ded i naccur at e i nf or mat i on about whi ch s i t es hadr i f l e r anges . See par agr aph 10 bel ow.( 7) Two l ocal newspaper ar t i c l es di scuss a dance be i ng

hel d i n Vi s t a f or t he s ol di er s s t at i oned t her e. Thes e ar e t heonl y ar t i c l es whi c h s pec i f i c al l y ment i on t he uni t as s i gned t oCamp Vi s t a, t he 3r d Bat t al i on of t he 140th I nf ant r y Regi mentdocument H- 5) . ( s e e( 8) A l ocal newspaper a r t i c l e dat ed 18 Oct ober 1945ment i ons t hat t he camp near Vi st a was t empor ar i l y used by t heNavy but i s soon t o be abandoned. I t does n' t speci f y how many orwhat t ype of Na vy per sonnel ar e us i ng t he f ac i l i t y or f o r what

pur pose t hey ar e t her e ( see document H - 7 ) .( 9) A 1943 San Di ego Count y map, pr oduced by t heAut omobi l e Cl ub of Sout her n Cal i f or ni a, depi c t s t he l oc at i on ofCamp Vi st a ( s ee map L- 5) .( 10) A r epor t f r om Sc i enc e Appl i c at i ons I nt er nat i onalCor por at i on ( SAI C) , whi c h per f or med t he i ni t i al s i t e

i nves t i gat i on, r ecor ded i nf or mat i on about t he s i t e f r om f or mer LTDave Mor gan. LT Morgan was an of f i cer st at i oned wi t h t he l oot hI nf ant r y Regi ment dur i ng WW 11. He t ol d SAI C t her e wa s a r i f l er ange at t he camp t o pr ac t i ce f i r i ng M1 r i f l es and . 45 c al i berpi s t ol s . He does not bel i eve any o t her weapons t r ai ni ng t ookpl ace on base. He a l so ment i ons var i ous st r uct ur es t hat were


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c. I nt er vi ews W t h Si t e- Rel at ed Per sonnel( 1) Mr . J i m Hi nds i s a wr i t er / r esear cher / hi stor i an of

Sout her n Cal i f or ni a m l i t ar y hi s t or y. He has wr i t t en numer ousar t i c l es f or var i ous publ i c at i ons . He wr ot e a n ar t i c l e on t he140t " I nf ant r y Regi ment t hat was publ i shed i n "Tr adi t i ons"magazi ne. Thi s uni t had per sonnel s t at i oned at Camp Vi st a, andMr . Hi nds obt a i ned much of hi s i nf ormat i on f r om LT Dave Mor gan.However , Mr . Hi nds was not per sonal l y f am l i ar wi t h ac t i v i t i est hat t ook pl ace on Camp Vi st a ( see document 1- 11.( 2) Sgt . Conr ad Gr ayson has wor ked f or t he San Di ego

Count y Sher i f f ' s Count y Bomb Squad f or over 20 year s . He i sunawar e of any OE/ UXO di scover i es associ at ed wi t h t he f or mer CampVi st a ( see document 1- 2) .( 3) Ms . J ean Bi ce has l i ved i n Vi s t a s i nce 1935. Shedi d r emember t he CCC camp but di d not r emember any m l i t ar yact i v i t y occur r i ng on t he f or mer s i t e. She pr i mar i l y r emembersMar i ne act i v i t y associ at ed wi t h Camp Pendl et on. She i s not awar e

of any s to r i es of OE ever bei ng r epor t ed f ound on t he f or mer CampVi st a ( s ee document 1- 31.( 4) Ms. Em l y Sexsm t h has been a r es i dent of Vi s t as i nc e 1932. They used t o own a gr ocer y t hat had t he upst ai r sconver t ed t o apar t ment s t hat were r ent ed t o l ocal ser vi cemen.Besi des l ocal dances, she doesn' t r emember any s peci f i c Ar myact i v i t y associ at ed wi t h Camp Vi st a. She i s not awar e of any OEf i ndi ngs ever bei ng r epor t ed l ocal l y ( see document 1- 4) .( 5) Luz Dur an has l i ved i n Vi s t a s i nce 1927. He l i vednear by t he f or mer Camp Vi st a but doesn' t r ecal l much of t he Ar mypr esence ther e. He t hought t her e m ght have been a r i f l e r angeon t he f or mer s i t e but wasn' t sur e. He doesn' t r ecal l anyrepor t s o f OE ever bei ng f ound i n t he ar ea ( see document 1- 5) .( 6) J ohn Cosh has l i ved i n t he Vi s t a f or 75 years . He

doesn' t r emember much about t he Ar my us i ng Camp Vi s t a. He s ai dt hat t he Navy was usi ng t hat ar ea i n 1940s or 50s. He al sost at ed t hat he used t he Vi st a Rod and Gun Cl ub' s t r ap and skeetr ange but doesn' t r emember i f t her e was a s mal l ar ms r ange at t hecl ub ( s ee document 1- 6) .


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awar e of any ot her OE r el at ed f i ndi ngs o ccur r i ng o n t he Gr eenOaks Ranch pr oper t y ( s ee document 1- 7) .( 8) CW4 Paul Spe nc ec an d SSGT St eve Dar r ow ar e bot hMar i nes assi gned t o t he EOD uni t at Camp Pendl et on. Bot h men hadbeen st at i oned t her e f or var yi ng per i ods goi ng back t o November1983. Nei t her of t hem r ec al l s ev er r es pondi ng EO t he f or mer CampVi s t a l or a r epor t o f OE bei ng f ound t her e . They r ev i ewed t hei rr ecor ds and coul dn' t f i nd any i nf or mat i on of a n i nc i dent r esponset o t he s i t e ( see document 1- 8) .( 9) Mr . Bi l l Bobbet t l i ved l es s t han a m l e f r om Camp

Vi s t a dur i ng WW I and di d not r ecal l hear i ng any smal l ar ms f i r e.He wor ked f or t he l l t h Naval Di s t r i c t dur i ng t he war out of hi shome and woul d have hear d t he gunf i r e. A f ew year s a l t er t hewar , he hel ped f or m t he Vi st a Rod and Gun Cl ub, and he and ot herscut down some t r ees t o est abl i sh t hei r 50- yar d shoot i ng r ange.Had t her e been an exi st i ng r ange l e f t by t he Ar my, t hey woul dhave used t hat . He was sur e t her e was no r ange t her e dur i ng WWI( s ee document 1- 91.5. SI TE ELI GI BI LI TY

a. Confirmed Formerly Used Defense S i t e( 1) For mer DoD usage of t he Camp Vi s t a was pr evi ousl yconf i r med as summar i zed i n sect i on 2. Hi st or i cal document s andper sonal i nt er v i ews conf i r med U. S. Ar my usage of t he si t e as acant onment ar ea wi t h a poss i bl e s mal l a r ms r ange f r om 1942 unt i l

1944.( 2) By l a t e 1944 t hese l ands had been sol d t o a pr i vat ei ndi vi dual , and t oday no owner shi p r emai ns wi t h any DoDcomponent . The si t e i s now under si ngl e owner shi p and i scur r ent l y cal l ed t he Gr een Oak Ranch ( see document s G- l and G- 2) .I n addi t i on, maps showi ng t he exact boundar y of t he f or mer campwer e not l ocat ed and t her e f o r e r epor t pl at es 2 t kr u 4 r ef l ec t

appr ox i mat e pr oper t y l i nes onl y.b. Potential Formerly Used Defense S i t e

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f or use as a yout h r et r eat / camp known as Gr een Oak Ranch. Muchof t he pr oper t y i s hi l l y and undevel oped. The pr i mar y t ask oft he i nspect i on t eam was t o assess t he f or mer si t e f or OEpr esence. The si t e i nspect i on^ was l i m t ed t o non- i nt r usi vemet hods; i . e. subsur f ace sampl i ng was nei t her aut hor i zed norper f or med.( 2) Real est at e r i ght - of - ent r y was not obt ai ned by t heASR team due t o t he wi l l i ngness and cooper at i on f r om t he pr oper t yowner of t he f or mer Camp Vi st a t o aut hor i ze access on t he acreaget hat made up t he f or mer si t e. Cont r ol of t he f or mer si t et her ef ore r emai ned wi t h t hese per sonnel wi t h saf et y over si ght

f r om t he i nspect i on t eam( 3) A si t e saf et y pl an was devel oped and ut i l i zed by t heassessment t eam t o assur e saf et y f r om i nj ur y dur i ng t he si t ei nspect i on of t hi s f aci l i t y. Pr i or t o t he i nspect i on, a br i ef i ngwas conduct ed whi ch st r essed t hat OE shoul d onl y be handl ed bym l i t ar y EOD per sonnel ( r ef er ence B - 2 ) .( 4) Pr i or t o t he si t e vi si t , a t hor ough r evi ew of al lavai l abl e r epor t s, hi st or i cal document s, t ext s, and t echni calor dnance r ef er ence mat er i al s gat her ed dur i ng t he hi st or i calr ecor ds sear ch por t i on was made t o ensur e awareness of potent i alordnance t ypes and hazards.

c. Ar ea A: Possi bl e Ri f l e Range( 1) Thi s i s a smal l f l at open ar ea, appr oxi mat el y 1. 8acr es, t hat ext ends f r om t he r oad t o t he base of t he hi l l . Ther ear e no l ar ge l evel open areas t o i ndi cat e a r ange of any l ar gesi ze was ever est abl i shed. Al so, t her e was no physi cal evi dencef ound t o i ndi cat e t hat a r ange was l ocat ed i n t hi s ar ea and no OEwas obser ved i n or around t hi s area ( see photogr aph J - 4 andpl at es 2 t hr ough 4 ) .( 2) Down r ange of t he possi bl e t arget l i ne i s a smal l

cr eek t hat r uns al ong t he base of a hi l l . Thi s hi l l m ght haveser ved as t he r ange backst op f or t he bul l et s f i r ed. The ASR t eamdi d not obser ve any t ar get r el at ed st r uct ur es near t he hi l l norwas t here any OE or OE debr i s obser ved anywher e i n or on t hehi l l . No expi r ed car t r i dge cases or f i r ed bul l et s wer e seen.


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st r uc t ur es and al so di d no t f i nd any ev i dence of OE i n t he ar ea( see phot ogr aphs 5- 2, J - 5, J -6, and pl at e 4) .e. Ar ea C: Remai ni ng Land

Ar ea C c ons i s t s of t he al l t he r emai ni ng l and,appr oxi mat e l y 72. 7 acr es s ur r oundi ng ar eas A and B and i s most l yundevel oped open space or h i l l s . The ASR t eam vi s i t ed manydi f f er ent l ocat i ons wi t hi n th i s ar ea wi t hout obser v i ng anyevi dence o f i t s past usage or any OE ( s ee pl at e 4 and phot ogr aphsJ -3 and J - 51.I . EVALUATI ON OF ORDNANCE HAZARDS

a . Gener al P r ocedur es( 1) Each ar ea was eval uat ed t o det er m ne conf i r med,po t ent i a l , o r no or dnance ar eas . Conf i r med or dnance andex pl os i v es ( OE) pr es enc e i s bas ed on ver i f i abl e hi s t or i c al r ec or dev i dence or di r ec t wi t ness of OE i t ems ( wi t h expl os i ve component s

and/ or i ner t debr i s / f r agment s ) s i nc e s i t e c l os ur e. Addi t i onalf i el d dat a i s not needed t o i dent i f y a conf i r med s i t e.( 2) Ver i f i abl e hi s t or i cal r ecor d ev i dence i s based o n OEi t ems ac t ual l y seen on s i t e s i nce s i t e c l osur e and aut hent i cat edby: hi s t or i cal r ecor ds ( Ar chi ve Recor ds , Pr el i m nar y AssessmentRepor t s , Si t e I nves t i gat i on Repor t s ) , l oc al f i r e depar t ment s a ndl aw enf orcement agenc i es/ bomb squads, m l i t ary Expl os i ve Or dnanceDi sposal ( EOD) uni t s , newspaper ar t i c l es , pho t ogr aphs , or maps .( 3) Di r ec t wi t ness of or dnance i t ems cons i s t s o f t hes i t e i nspec t i on t eam( s ) and ot her c r edi bl e wi t nesses asdet er m ned by t he ASR Resear ch Team Leader ( l andowner s, wor ker son- s i t e, m l i t ar y per s onnel who s er ved t her e, et c . ) v er i f yi ngt hat t hey have seen OE pr esence on t he sur f ace or subsur f aces i nc e s i t e c l os ur e.( 4) Pot ent i al ordnance and expl os i ves ( OE) pr esence i sbased on a l ack o f conf i r med or dnance OE pr esence. Pot ent i a l OEpr es enc e i s i nf er r ed f r om r ec or ds , pr es ent - day f eat ur es , non-ver i f i abl e di r ec t wi t nes s , o r i ndi r ec t wi t nes s . Addi t i onal f i el dda t a i s needed t o conf i r m pot ent i al OE s i t es .


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( 6) I nf er ence f r om pr esent - day s i t e f eat ur es woul d bet he i ndi c at i on of pos s i bl e OE pr esence f r om such obv i ous f eat ur esas t ar get c i r c l es , depr ess i ons , mounds / backst ops , OB/ ODar eas / pi t s , et c . I ndi r ect wi t ness woul d be peopl e who havest at ed t nat t hey have hear d of OE pr esence on- s i t e ( hear sayevi dence) .( 7) No ordnance pr esence sub s i t es ar e based on a l ackof conf i r med or pot ent i al or dnance. Ther e i s no r easonabl eev i dence, ei t her di r ec t or i nf er r ed, t o sugges r pr esent dayor dnance pr esence. Addi t i onal f i el d dat a i s not needed t o assesst hese sub s i t es .

b . Area A: P ossibl e R i f l e RangeThi s ar ea has no ordnance pr esence. Thi s ar ea i seval uat ed separ at e l y based on i t s poss i bl e usage as a r i f l e r angef or smal l ar ms. I t may have been des i gned f or shor t f i r i ngdi st ances such as a 100- yar d sust a i nment r ange or poss i bl y a1, 000- i nch r ange used f or mai nt ai ni ng basi c mar ksmanshi p

pr of i c i ency. None o f t he r ef er ences i ndi cat ed t hat any o t herweapons wer e used her e. The i nf or mat i on about t he r ange camef r om one now- deceased i ndi vi dual who may have m xed up Camp Vi st awi t h o t her 140t h I nf ant r y Regi ment s i t es . Al so, l oca laut hor i t i es , t he l andowner , and EOD pers onnel , have not r ecover edany OE i n t hi s r edevel oped ar ea. Dur i ng t he s i t e i nspec t i on, t heASR t eam di d not obser ve any OE, OE debr i s , or any t r ace off i r i ng r ange f aci l i t i es . Thi s may have been a s mal l ar ms r ange,but t here i s no phys i ca l evi dence t o ver i f y t hi s ( see document sF-4, H- 1, 1- 2, 1- 8, 1- 9, and phot ogr aph J - 4 ) .

c . Area B : Cantonment AreaThi s a r ea has no ordnance pr esence, based on i t s usage asa bar r acks and adm ni s t r at i ve ar ea f or t he CCC and t he Ar my. Nor ef er enc es avai l abl e i ndi c at e t hat any f i r i ng of m l i t ar y weaponsoccur r ed i n t hi s ar ea. I n addi c i on, l oc al aut hor i t i es , i nc l udi ng

EOD per sonnel , have not r ecover ed any OE i n t hi s r edev el opedar ea. Dur i ng t he s i t e i nspect i on, t he ASR t eam di d not obser veOE, OE debr i s , or r emnant s of t he m l i t ar y st r uct ur es ( s eedocument s F- 4, H- 1, 1- 2, 1- 8, and phot ogr aph J - 5) .


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s ur r ounded by hi l l s . T her e i s a dump ar ea t hat has been used f or"gr een" was t e l ocat ed on t he l ower par t of a hi l l . The onl y OEr el at ed i t em f ound wa s a l ar ge e mpt y s hel l c as i ng, appr ox i mat el y40mm i n s i z e bas e d on t he des c . r i pt i on. Ac c or di ng t o t he r anc hdi r ec t or , a camp couns e l o r f ound i t s e ver al y ea r s a go on t op oft he dump. Al l i ndi c at i ons ar e t hat t hi s i t em was br ought i n f r omt he out s i de and d i sposed of t he r e . The r e we r e no OE i t emsdi scover ed by t he A SR t eam dur i ng t h i s i ns pec t i on, and t her e havebeen no r epor t s of any OE f i nds , ot her t han t he s hel l c as i ng ( s eedoc ument s F- 4 and H- 1 and phot ogr aphs J -3 and 5- 5) .8. SI TE @RDNANCE TECHNI CAL DATA

a. E n d I t e m T e c h n i c a l D a t aThe onl y ammuni t i on t hat may have been used at Camp Vi st awas s mal l ar ms, and dr awi ngs of t ypi c al WW I - er a c ar t r i dges c anbe f ound i n Appendi x D. Tabl e 8- 1 pr o vi des d at a on t hese i t ems.

AMMUNITION USED AND EXPLOSIVE/CHEMICAL FILLERI t em Type/ Model Fi l l er / Wei ghtCar t r i dge, 30 c al Bal l , M2 Lead ant i mony wi t h gi l di ngmet a l j acke tCar t r i dge, 45 c al Bal l , M1911 Le ad ant i mony wi t h gi l di ng

b. C h em i c al D a t a of O r d n a n c e F i l l e r sTabl e 8- 2 l i s t s chem c al dat a of or dnanc e f i l l er s f or t hei t ems l i s t ed i n t abl e 8- 1.

T A B L E 8-2CHEMICAL DATA O F ORDNANCE F I L L ER S

Fi l l er Synonym( s Chem cal For mul a IDoubl e- base Powder Bal l i st i t e60%Ni t r ocel l ul ose Guncot t on; Pyr oxyl i n [C6Ha05( NO>) 1 "39% Ni t r ogl ycer i n CH2NO~CHN03CH2NOj0. 15% Di phenyl am ne St abi l i zer DPA ( CsH5) NHE. C. Bl ank Powder ( Si ngl e- based compound)


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9. OTHER ENVI RONMENTAL HAZARDSa. Hazar dous, Toxi c, and Radi ol ogi cal Wast e

( 1) The SI t eam obser ved an ar ea bei ng used as adumpsi t e f or veget at i ve wast e on t he f or mer Camp Vi st a, and t hi smay have had ot her i t ems dumped t her e i n t he past . However ,t her e i s no ev i dence t o i ndi cat e a pot ent i al HTRW hazar dr es ul t i ng f r om pas t Ar my ac t i vi t i es .( 2) Si nce t he ASR t eam was unabl e t o ver i f y t hat t heWW I r i f l e r ange ( ar ea A ) exi s t ed, a l ead r emoval pr oj ect i s not

r ec ommended.b. Bui l di ng Demol i t i on/ Debr i s Removal

The cant onment ar ea has been t hor oughl y al t er ed by t her anch devel opment s/ i mprovement s and t her e ar e no r emai ni ng DODr el at ed s t r uc t u r es or r es i dual mat er i al s whi c h exhi bi t apot ent i al r equi r ement f or i ni t i at i ng BD/DR pr oj ec t s .


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