The following munitions items have been identified in the Former Camp Maxey areas:
· 2.36-inch M6A3 HEAT Rockets
· 37mm HE and APHE Projectile
· 57mm AP Projectile
· 90mm M71 HE Projectiles
· 105mm Smoke Canisters
· 155mm Illumination and HE Projectiles
· 60mm M49A2, Illumination, and Practice Mortars
· Rifle Grenades (M9 and M9A1)
· Practice Hand Grenades
· MK II Hand Grenades
· M1 Practice Mines
· Smoke Canisters
· HEAT Rockets
Due to the risk to land owners, workers, and recreational users from munitions and explosives of concern (MEC), the USACE is investigating and remediating lands within the former Camp Maxey boundary. The response at former Camp Maxey is progressing in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and its amendments, and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The lead regulator overseeing the response is the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Remediation Division.
Site Name: Camp Maxey
FUDS Number: K06TX0305
Federal Facility Identification (FFID) Number: TX69799F668600
Information Repository: Paris Public Library, 326 S. Main St., Paris, Texas 75460
Acronyms:
AP Armor-Piercing
APHE Armor-Piercing High Explosive
ASR Archives Search Report
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
EE/CA Engineering Evaluation / Cost Analysis
FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites
HE High explosive
HEAT High explosive, anti-tank
LTM Long-Term Management
LUCs Land Use Controls
MC Munitions Constituents
MD Munitions Debris
MEC Munitions and Explosives of Concern
mm millimeter
MRS Munitions Response Site
NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
QC Quality Control
RI/FS Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCRA Time-Critical Removal Action
TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TXARNG Texas Army National Guard
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WMA Wildlife Management Area