DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LOS ANGELES DISTRICT, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
915 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 930 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 900017 

 

January 17, 2020 

 

SUBJECT: Regarding parcel 3641207600 in SAN DIEGO County, CA 

 

LOIRE VALLEY HOMEOWNERS ASSN
9610 WAPLES ST SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 

 

Dear Property Owner: 

 

This letter advises you that the property listed above is located on property that has been identified as being eligible under the Department of Defense's Formerly Used Defense Sites Environmental Restoration Program. The Formerly Used Defense Sites property name and project property identification number are CAMP ELLIOT FUDS PROPERTY, CAMP ELLIOT - AREAS G, H, & D, and JO9CA006704. 

 

Congress established Department of Defense's Formerly Used Defense Sites Program as part of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program to address properties formerly owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the Department of Defense that may contain environmental contamination or military munitions resulting from past Department of Defense-related activities. Department of Defense has assigned the Army responsibility for the Formerly Used Defense Sites Program, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers executes this program on behalf of Army and Department of Defense., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for identifying, investigating and, when necessary, conducting an appropriate response to address such contamination or military munitions at approximately 5,400 Formerly Used Defense Sites across the country. 

 

Available information indicates military munitions may be present on or near your property as a result of past munitions-related activities that Department of Defense conducted on this Formerly Used Defense Sites property. More specific information is enclosed. Should military munitions remain on this Formerly Used Defense Sites property, they are most likely below the ground surface; however, there is a possibility that some may have become partially or fully exposed. If present, these military munitions may pose an explosive hazard to you, your family, other property users, or the public. The Army recommends you share the enclosed information with those who use your property, including those who lease or rent your property. 

 

To protect yourself, your family, and other property users, please review the enclosed explosive safety education materials, be aware of the potential hazards present, and follow the 3Rs of explosive safety: Recognize when you may have come across a munition, and that munitions are dangerous; Retreat, do not approach, touch, move or disturb it, but carefully leave the area, and Report call 911 and advise the police of what you saw and where you saw it. Local law enforcement will arrange for Department of Defense Explosive Ordnance Disposal or police bomb squad personnel to remove and destroy it. (See, www.denix.osd.mil/uxosafety.) 

 

The Army is committed to investigating and, when determined necessary, conducting an appropriate environmental response at Formerly Used Defense Sites properties. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will coordinate its investigation with the appropriate regulators and determine whether an environmental response may be required at this Formerly Used Defense Sites property. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will seek your approval prior to conducting response activities, including an investigation, if determined necessary on your property. However, because of the large number of Formerly Used Defense Sites it may be some time before U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is able to investigate this Formerly Used Defense Sites property further to determine whether military munitions are present and a response is required.

 

If you have any questions about the Formerly Used Defense Sites Program or explosives safety, please contact our toll free information center, 1-855-765-FUDS (3837). Additional information on the Formerly Used Defense Sites Program can be found at www.fuds.mil. 

 

Sincerely, 

 

Randy Tabije, PMP FUDS Program Manager