Despite Unrecovered Munitions, RAB Contemplates Dissolution

PSB cleanup will extend into 2022 (pg. 14)

Most of the Spring Valley remedial actions are wrapping up [and] the project teams know what is required to complete the projects ... At the PSB [Public Safety Building] there is still a significant final remedial action effort to excavate into the hillside to remove as much of the debris as possible.  The PSB project may take more time to complete.  At the last RAB [Restoration Advisory Board] meeting, the RAB began to discuss the idea of how the RAB may wish to close out their work on the site.  The RAB may choose to create a document of some kind or simply conduct a final meeting.  If there is a desire to write a final report from the RAB, USACE can assist with drafting the documents.  If the RAB would like to draft documents but keep the effort authorship by the RAB, USACE will understand.  This will be the RAB’s decision on what to do at the end.
Spring Valley RAB
Meeting Minutes
May 11, 2020 (pg. 11)

Allen Hengst: When will NPS restart work on the path through Fort Totten to the metro. I understand that work stopped when a World War I ordnance was found, and the soil had to be tested for contaminants.

National Park Service: The NPS anticipates construction of the Fort Circle/Fort Totten Pedestrian Trail, located between Gallatin Street NE and Galloway Street NE, will resume this summer.  Soil testing indicates the trail area is safe for people and animals.  For the safety of the public, the area will continue to be closed off through the completion of the construction project.  To further ensure safety, a specialized contractor will test the soil for any evidence of unexploded ordnance during construction activities.
Q & A
Norton-NPS Town Hall
March 25, 2021 (pgs. 4 - 5)

WWI shell closed trail between Galloway & Gallatin streets

Project manager Dan Noble explained that he believes Sgt. Maurer’s pit was within the footprint of the former house at 4825 Glenbrook Road, and the builder excavated into Sgt. Maurer’s pit.  The remaining contamination at the front of the former house represents debris that was pulled forward, moved out of the way, and left behind ... It is known that the debris was sent to the Ft. Totten area when the nearby Ft. Totten metro station was being built.  Soil was needed at the new metro station to level out an equipment yard for the metro contractor.  Some soil was sent to that area and the contractor began to spread the contaminated soil out.  The area is Park Service land, lent to the Metro Authority for the construction project.  The Park Service employee overseeing the land ordered that the contaminated soil be taken away.  Eventually, the contaminated soil was taken away and the final destination of the soil is unknown.
Spring Valley RAB
Meeting Minutes
March 10, 2020 (pg. 13 - 14)