DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LOS ANGELES DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS P.O. Box , Los Angeles, CA October 1,2002

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1 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LOS ANGELES DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS P.O. Box , Los Angeles, CA October 1,2002 Programs and Project Management Division Dear Citizen: On behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, I invite you to attend a public meeting about our upcoming ordnance investigation at the Kirtland Air Force Base former precision bombing range property. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, at the Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras Avenue in Albuquerque. We expect a large turnout for the meeting, so we will have a sign-in from 6:30-7:00 p.m. The Corps' Albuquerque District, Los Angeles District, and Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., along with EOD Technology, hie., a private contractor, have begun an ordnance investigation at the approximately 15,246-acre former range area. (The investigation does not include the current Kirtland Air Force Base.) The investigation is designed to determine the presence and extent of ordnance and explosives items remaining in the former camp area, and to make recommendations for future actions based on the results. The investigation is being conducted as part of the Corps' Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program; the enclosed fact sheet provides additional information. We are in the process of establishing a project mailing list for the Kirtland Precision Bombing Ranges FUDS project. This list is maintained by our Public Affairs Office and contains the names of people who have expressed an interest in the project. (This may or may not include property owners.) This mailing list will be used only by the Corps to announce public meetings and provide project updates. If you would like to receive future mailings such as this one, please complete and return the enclosed postage-paid postcard. I hope to see you at our meeting. If you cannot attend and would like more information about the project, please contact our Public Affairs Office at any time by calling (213) Information about the project is also available at Sincerely, Enclosures Lloyd Godard FUDS Project Manager 200-le K06NM044501_08.01_0007 a

2 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LOS ANGELES DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS P.O. Box , Los Angeles, CA October 1, 2002 Programs and Project Management Division Mayor Martin Chavez Office of the Mayor P.O. Box 1293 Albuquerque, NM Dear Mayor Chavez: On behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, I invite you to attend a public meeting about our upcoming ordnance investigation at the Rutland Air Force Base former precision bombing range property. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, at the Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras Avenue in Albuquerque. We expect a large turnout for the meeting, so we will have a sign-in from 6:30-7:00 p.m. The Corps' Albuquerque District, Los Angeles District, and Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., along with EOD Technology, Inc., a private contractor, have begun an ordnance investigation at the approximately 15,246-acre former range area. (The investigation does not include the current Kirtland Air Force Base.) The investigation is designed to determine the presence and extent of ordnance and explosives items remaining in the former camp area, and to make recommendations for future actions based on the results. The investigation is being conducted as part of the Corps' Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program; the enclosed fact sheet provides additional information. We are in the process of establishing a project mailing list for the Kirtland Precision Bombing Ranges FUDS project. This list is maintained by our Public Affairs Office and contains the names of people who have expressed an interest in the project. (This may or may not include property owners.) This mailing list will be used only by the Corps to announce public meetings and provide project updates. If you would like to receive future mailings such as this one, please complete and return the enclosed postage-paid postcard. I hope to see you at our meeting. If you cannot attend and would like more information about the project, please contact our Public Affairs Office at any time by calling (213) Information about the project is also available at Sincerely, Enclosures Lloyd Godard FUDS Project Manager

3 Kirtland Precision Bombing Ranges: Officials List Mayor Martin Chavez, Office of the Mayor PO Box 1293 Albuquerque, NM Chief Public Safety Officer Nick Bakas, Office of the Mayor PO Box 1293 Albuquerque, NM Congressmen Joseph Skeen 2302 Rayburn House Office Building United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C Congressmen Tom Udall 502 Cannon Office Building United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C Congressmen Heather Wilson 318 Cannon Office Building United States House of Representatives S enator Jeff Bingaman 703 Hart Senate Office Building United States Senate Washington, D.C Senator Pete V. Domenici 328 Hart Senate Office Building United States Senate Washington, D.C Chief of Police Gilbert G. Gallegos Albuquerque Police Department nd Street NW, Albuquerque, NM Capt. G.J. Santistevan Albuquerque Fire Department Sunset Gardens SW Albuquerque, New Mexico The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce 401 Second N.W. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

4 Brad Winter Albuquerque, MM Hess Yntema Michael Cadigan Tina Cummins Vincent E. Griego Eric Griego

5 Sally Mayer Albuquerque / Bemalillo County Greg Payne Albuquerque / Bemalillo County

6 News Release US Army Corps, _. of Engineers Release No. Contact: Greg Fuderer Fort Worth District For Release: Immediate 1 Oct. 02 Phone: (2\5) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting to discuss upcoming ordnance study The public is invited to a meeting about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' upcoming ordnance study on property comprising what was once used as precision bombing ranges at the Kirtland Air Force Base, an Air Force training installation in Albuquerque. The meeting sign-in will be from 6:30-7:00 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 29th, at the Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras Avenue in Albuquerque. The Corps' Los Angeles and Albuquerque Districts, Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., and EOD Technology, Inc., a private contractor, is scheduled to begin the study of the approximately 15,246-acre former range area in October. The study is designed to determine the presence and extent of ordnance and explosives items remaining in the former range area, and make recommendations for future actions based on the results. In the early part of WWII, the U.S. leased approximately 10,345 acres of land from the city of Albuquerque. This acreage, along with 4,790 acres transferred from the Department of Interior, was leased for building precision bombing ranges at the Kirtland Air Force Base. Currently, the West Mesa is still mostly empty rangeland with the city of Albuquerque operating a shooting range, a sewage treatment plant, and the Double Eagle Airport, which is a small airstrip for private planes. Also, the National Park Service, in conjunction with the state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque, has created the Petroglyph National Monument. Along the eastern edges of the old bombing ranges, the city of Albuquerque is expanding to encompass that property.

7 For more information about the meeting or the project, call at the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, at (213)

8 FAX To; From; Greg Fuderer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District Public Affairs Office, :(213) , Date: October 1, 2002 Subject: Legal Notice Public Notice U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting to discuss upcoming ordnance study The public is invited to a meeting about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' upcoming ordnance study on property comprising what was once used as precision bombing ranges at the Kirtland Air Force Base, an Air Force training installation in Albuquerque. The meeting sign-in will be from 6:30-7:00 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 29th, at the Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras Avenue in Albuquerque. The Corps' Los Angeles and Albuquerque Districts, Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., and EOD Technology, Inc., a private contractor, is scheduled to begin the study of the approximately 15,246-acre former range area in October. The study is designed to determine the presence and extent of ordnance and explosives items remaining in the former range area, and make recommendations for future actions based on the results. In the early part of WWII, the U.S. leased approximately 10,345 acres of land from the city of Albuquerque. This acreage, along with 4,790 acres transferred from the Department of Interior, was leased for building precision bombing ranges at the Kirtland Air Force Base. Currently, the West Mesa is still mostly empty rangeland with the city of Albuquerque operating a shooting range, a sewage treatment plant, and the Double Eagle Airport, which is a small airstrip for private planes. Also, the National Park Service, in conjunction with the state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque, has created the Petroglyph National Monument. Along the eastern edges of the old bombing ranges, the city of Albuquerque is expanding to encompass that property. For more information about the meeting or the project, call at the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, at (213)

9 Kirtland Air Force Base Precision Bombing Ranges FUDS Project October 2002 FUDS Program Congress established the Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program in 1986 to clean up properties that were formerly owned, leased, possessed, or used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, or other defense agencies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the FUDS Program. The FUDS property known as the Kirtland Air Force Base Precision Bombing Ranges N-l, N-3, N-4 encompasses approximately 15,246 acres of land, located 2 miles west to 18 miles northwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Site History In the early part of WWH, the U.S. leased approximately 10,345 acres of land from the city of Albuquerque. This acreage, along with 4,790 acres transferred from the Department of Interior, was leased for building precision bombing ranges at the Kirtland Air Force Base. Currently, the West Mesa is still mostly empty rangeland with the city of Albuquerque operating a shooting range, a sewage treatment plant, and the Double Eagle Airport, which is a small airstrip for private planes. Also, the National Park Service, in conjunction with the state of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque, has created the Petroglyph National Monument. Along the eastern edges of the old bombing ranges, the city of Albuquerque is expanding to encompass that property. Ordnance Investigation As part of the FUDS Program, the Corps is investigating the presence and extent of unexploded ordnance and explosive items on property within the Kirtland Precision Bombing Ranges boundaries. The Corps' Albuquerque District, Los Angeles District, the Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., along with EOD Technology, Inc., a private contractor, are working together on the ordnance investigation known as an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis, or EE/CA. The EE/CA is being conducted hi accordance with all state and federal laws and regulations, and the Corps is working with the New Mexico Environmental Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To collect data for the EE/CA, the Corps will need access to private property. The Corps will be asking landowners to sign voluntary "right-of-entry" agreements to allow the Corps and its contractors onto their property during the investigation. The Corps and its contractors will not enter land parcels without a signed right-of-entry agreement. When completed, the EE/CA will include recommendations for future actions at the site. The EE/CA will include input from the public. Public Involvement Public involvement is an important part of the FUDS Program. The Corps will host public meetings, maintain a website, and conduct mailings to keep the public informed about the project. To request mailings or information about the Kirtland Precision Bombing Ranges FUDS project, call (213) or gfuderer@spl.usace.armv.mil. Project information can be found on the Web at Questions If you have questions about the Kirtland Precision Bombing ranges project or the FUDS Program, contact the Corps' Los Angeles District Public Affairs Office at (213) For questions of a more technical nature, you may contact the Corps' Los Angeles District FUDS project manager, Lloyd Godard, at (213) or llovd.e.godard@iisace.armv.mil. Ordnance Finds If you find any that item you suspect might be ordnance, notify local law enforcement officials immediately. Note the location of the suspicious item, but never touch, move, or disturb the item. Ordnance, regardless of its age or physical shape, can be dangerous. Produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District Public Affairs Office P.O. Box , Los Angeles, CA S October 2002.

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