USAF ANG Kingsley Air Field 173 FW - Klamath Falls, OR
N 42° 09.891 W 121° 45.042
10T E 603197 N 4668834
Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base has been listed as a Superfund site for a number of years. Posted coordinates are located at the entrance sign to avoid potential issues with base security personnel.
Waymark Code: WMWF6P
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2017
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There are a number of websites that highlight Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base as having been a Superfund site and the military base currently exists a non-NPL site (National Priorities List). On-base access is only available to visitors who have the proper military I.D. and it would be difficult to locate which particular buildings or sites on base have had cleanup operations performed over the years.
Homefacts.com has a short writeup on the base and it reads:
USAF ANG Kingsley Air Field 173 FW Em is a superfund site located at Kingsley Field, 211 Arnold Ave., Klamath Falls, OR 97603. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Usaf Ang Kingsley Air Field 173 Fw Em because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Usaf Ang Kingsley Air Field 173 Fw Em is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. However, it is not on the NPL (National Priorities List), which means the EPA does not consider it one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites.
The deq.state.or.us also gives more specific information on Kingsley's Superfund past and it reads:
Contamination Information
(12/20/05 KJR/SAS) Kingsley Field consists of multiple cleanup sites in distinct areas of the ~1,100 acre property. Assessement and cleanup activites are being performed by both the USAF and the Cith of Klamath Falls. Because the property is very large (~1,100 acres) and the areas of concern do not overlap, DEQ has assigned specific ECSI numbers for specific areas in order to track assessment and cleanup activities more accurately. This ECSI number (816) has been dedicated as the Study Area and all site specific ECSI # are part of this Study Area.
For investigations that are short term and do not need an individual ECSI assigned are handled under ECSI 816.
Status of Investigative or Remedial Action:
(10/31/13 KJR/VCP) The former skeet range and shotgun firing platform (TS001) was assessed by the Military Munitions Response Program in May 2011. A NFA was issued for these areas on 4/16/13.
Currently several areas of the base are being evaluated under the Western Region 1 Compliance Restoration Program.
(3/21/14 KJR/VCP) Several independent Areas of Concern (AOC) were identified on the active Air National Guard (ANG) military base within the boundary of Kingsley Field. The AOCs were identified during a Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection review performed in November 2010 by the ANG Western Region 1 Compliance Restoration Program. Site Investigation actions were completed in November 2012 & December 2013. A NFA was issued for the five AOCs listed below in March 2014.
1. Building 219 ? Former Aircraft Wash Rack/Sump System
2. Building 332 ? Former Dry Well
3. Building 333 ? Former Solvent Underground Storage Tank (UST) and Oil/Water Separator (OWS)
4. Building 571 (formerly 570) ? 140-Gallon UST
5. Former Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Sludge Disposal Pit
Two additional AOCs, the former wash rack discharge to a ditch associated with Building 572 and the floor drain discharge to a ditch associated with the Vehicle Maintenance Building require additional actions.
Select Site Documents may be viewed from the site document section of this database.