# NAVY, DEPT OF NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN - CHEATHAM ANNEX
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2005 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `141895`
- **Case Number:** 03-2005-0060
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- NAVY, DEPT OF NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN - CHE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE (ESD) SEEKS TO MODIFY THE LONG-TERM MONITORING (LTM) REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE 1996 RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) FOR SITE 12, LOCATED AT THE NWS-YORKTOWN NPL SITE. THE ESD WILL REMOVE THE DETAILS FOR LTM FOR SITE 12 FROM THE ROD, AND WILL, IN TURN, REQUIRE THOSE SPECIFICATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A LTM WORK PLAN, WHICH WILL BE PRIMARY DOCUMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY EPA.

On August 13, EPA concurred on an Action Memo for the Navy?s Cheatham Annex site.  The purpose of the Non-Time Critical Removal Action is to mitigate potential unacceptable human health and ecological risks from exposure to surface and subsurface soil contaminated with 2,4,6- TNT, 2-nitrotoluene and lead. Approximately 100 cubic yards of soil will be characterized, excavated and properly disposed of offsite.  Excavated areas will be backfilled with clean fill and vegetated with low maintenance grasses and plants. This Action Memo represents a Federal Facility Mission Metric achieved for the month of August. 




NOTE:  BASED ON ROD AMENDMENT ISSUED 06/09/11, WE ARE UPDATED NEW INFORMATION TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING:  

THE RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) DOCUMENTS THAT NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL MEDIA AT SITE 28, THE BUILDING 28 X-RAY FACILITY TANK DRAIN FIELD, LOCATED AT THE NWS-YORKTOWN NPL SITE.   THE ROD ESTABLISHES THAT MINIMAL RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT EXISTS AT SITE 28, AND THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR LONG-TERM  MONITORING, LAND USE CONTROLS,

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