Trucks move in as Manor View Disposal digs into next phase

By Denise TegtmeyerMarch 30, 2012

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4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A contractor from ARCADIS enters the staging area at the 10-acre Manor View dump site, location near the intersection of MacArthur Road and 2nd Corps Boulevard on Monday. The excavation, disposal and backfill of the site is scheduled to take approxim... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- The excavation of methane-generating buried trash at the Manor View dump site began March 23 and remains on schedule.

To date, 390 tons of the approximately 12,000 tons of buried trash have been safely removed and transported off post to an approved landfill.

When the trash removal is complete, the site will be backfilled and leveled, leaving an open, flat field for future beneficial use.

For more information, call the Environmental Office at 301-677-9854.

Cleanup timeline

* February to March: Site preparation (four weeks - complete)

* March to May: Trash excavation, off-post disposal and backfilling (nine weeks)

* May: Site restoration (two weeks)

Ongoing: Air monitoring, methane monitoring; traffic, dust, odor and noise control; and public outreach activities