The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has released the Final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) Groundwater Project, Washington, DC:
This Record of Decision (ROD) presents the decision of No Action required for Sitewide Groundwater at the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site (SVFUDS) in Washington District of Columbia. The No Action decision is supported by the following evidence gathered during the Remedial Investigation (RI) and additional work documented in an RI Addendum:
• Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) – The No Action decision is the appropriate decision for the SVFUDS groundwater project because the RI addendum did not identify unacceptable risks to human receptors to groundwater. Therefore, no CERCLA action is necessary to ensure protection of human health and the environment. USACE expects the No Action decision will satisfy the following statutory requirements of CERCLA §121(b):
- Be protective of human health and the environment;
- Comply with Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements; and
- Be cost-effective.
The other CERCLA requirements (e.g., treatment as a principal element) do not apply to a No Action decision because the RI Addendum and HHRA did not identify any contaminants of concern (COCs) in the SVFUDS groundwater that would require a remedial action.
This decision is based on the Administrative Record file for this Site. The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and Region 3 of the EPA concur with the No Action decision.
This ROD will be incorporated into the larger Administrative Record File for Spring Valley, which is available for public view at:
USACE, Baltimore District
ATTN: Public Affairs
2 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, MD 21201