Book Description

The Department of Defense (DoD) has established policy guidelines for an environmental review process to transfer, outgrant, or dispose of property by reaching a Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST). To support the FOST, an Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) must be prepared for each deed transfer. An EBS for the Lexington Facility was conducted in the form of a Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act (CERFA) investigation which was finalized in April 1994. The CERFA investigation included a review of existing investigative documents; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), State, and county regulatory records; environmental data bases; and title documents pertaining to the Depot. In addition, the Army conducted interviews and visual inspections of the Depot as well as visual inspections and data base searches for the surrounding properties. This site specific Environmental Baseline Survey has been prepared to determine the environmental suitability of twenty two buildings and a parking lot at Lexington-Bluegrass Army Depot (LBAD), Lexington, Kentucky for property transfer. Specifically the transfer includes buildings 1, 3, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 101, 109, 113, 118, 150, 151, 152, 153, 220, 221, 228 and Parking Lot "C". This site specific EBS included interviews, a records review, and a visual site inspection (VSI) of the twenty two buildings. No sampling was conducted as part of this survey. The purpose of the Site Specific EBS is to update the environmental condition of the proposed transfer parcels specifically identifying any environmental changes which may have occurred since the preparation of the CERFA report. As part of the visual walkthrough of the buildings, areas containing chipped or loose paint and damaged floor tiles or asbestos containing materials were noted.