Former Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area - Vieques

Environmental Restoration Program Public Website

Documents for Review

UXO-13 Munitions Response Time Critical Removal Action Quality Assurance Project Plan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: TIME-CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION
UXO 13 – Eastern Maneuver Area West located at the former Vieques Naval Training Range

The Department of the Navy (Navy), in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, the Puerto Rico Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (PRDNER), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS), will be implementing a Time Critical Removal Action (TCRA) to reduce the explosive hazard associated with potential munitions that may be present at UXO 13 – Eastern Maneuver Area West located at the former Vieques Naval Training Range (VNTR) in Vieques, Puerto Rico. UXO 13 was formerly used by the Navy for training exercises related to small arms fire, artillery and tank fire, and combat engineering training. This area continues to be managed as a wildlife refuge by USFWS.

An electronic version of the TCRA Work Plan has been uploaded and is available to the public on the Navy’s public website homepage (https://www.navfac.navy.mil/vieques). Any questions regarding the TCRA can be directed to: Kevin Cloe kevin.r.cloe.civ@us.navy.mil or Maria Danois maria.m.danois.civ@us.navy.mil.

AVISO AL PÚBLICO: ACCIÓN DE REMOCIÓN DE TIEMPO CRÍTICO
UXO 13 - Área Este de Maniobras en el Oeste ubicada en el antiguo Campo de adiestramiento Naval de Vieques

El Departamento de la Marina (Marina), en colaboración con la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) Región 2, el Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico (PRDNER, por sus siglas en inglés) y los Servicios de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos (USFWS, por sus siglas en inglés), implementarán una Acción de Remoción de Tiempo Crítico (TCRA, por sus siglas en inglés) para reducir el peligro de explosivos asociado con posibles municiones que pueden estar presentes en UXO 13 – Área Este de Maniobras en el Oeste ubicada en el antiguo Campo de adiestramiento Naval de Vieques (VNTR, por sus siglas en inglés) en Vieques, Puerto Rico. UXO 13 fue utilizado anteriormente por la Marina para ejercicios de adiestramiento relacionados con fuego de armas pequeñas, fuego de artillería y tanques, y adiestramiento de ingeniería de combate. Esta área continúa siendo administrada como refugio de vida silvestre por el USFWS.

Una versión electrónica del Plan de Trabajo de la TCRA está disponible para el público en la página principal del sitio web de la Marina (https://www.navfac.navy.mil/vieques). Cualquier pregunta sobre la TCRA puede dirigirse a: Kevin Cloe kevin.r.cloe.civ@us.navy.mil o Maria Danois maria.m.danois.civ@us.navy.mil.

Please check back soon for upcoming events!

RAB Meeting #76
February 12, 2025
RAB Meeting Minutes - coming soon

RAB Meeting #75
November 13, 2024
RAB Meeting Minutes - coming soon

RAB Meeting #73
May 8, 2024
RAB Meeting Presentation

RAB Meeting #71
November 8, 2023
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Poster Handouts

RAB Meeting #70
August 9, 2023
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Minutes

Restoration Advisory Board Site Visit/Visita al Sitio para miembros del RAB
May 10, 2023 / 10 de mayo de 2023
RAB Site Visit Registration Information, and Map / Información sobre la visita del sitio y mapa

RAB Meeting #68
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Minutes

Public Comment Period for Proposed Remedial Action Plan for UXO 16.1
November 9, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Written Comment Card

Public Comment Period for Draft Final Site Management Plan FY2023
November 11, 2022 - December 10, 2022
Draft Final Site Management Plan FY2023

Public Meeting - Proposed Remedial Action Plan for UXO 16.1
November 16, 2022
UXO 16.1 Proposed Remedial Action Plan | Plan Propuesto Para la Acción de Remediación de UXO 16.1

Restoration Advisory Board Site Visit
November 16, 2022
RAB Site Visit Information, Agenda, and Map

RAB Meeting #66
August 23, 2022

Virtual Public Meeting - Proposed Plan for UXO 17, PAOC EE
June 1, 2022
UXO-17 PRAP (English) | UXO-17 PRAP (Spanish)

RAB Meeting #65
June 1, 2022
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Minutes

RAB Meeting #64
February 2, 2022
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Minutes

RAB Meeting #63
August 4, 2021
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Minutes (English) | RAB Meeting Minutes (Spanish)

RAB Meeting #62
February 17, 2021
RAB Meeting Presentation
RAB Meeting Minutes (English) | RAB Meeting Minutes (Spanish)

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Background

Welcome to the website of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic (NAVFAC Atlantic) for the former Vieques Naval Installation. The former Vieques Naval installation is a 23,000-acre facility located on Vieques Island, which is located off the southeast coast of the mainland of Puerto Rico.

The island was used for military training for members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. From the mid-1940s until 2003, more than 300,000 munitions items were fired during military training operations, including naval gunfire, air-to-ground bombing, and marine artillery fire. It is estimated that up to 9,000 acres of the property may contain munitions and munitions-related items.

It is important to the Navy that community members have access to accurate and timely information about the actions NAVFAC Atlantic in coordination with its agency partners is taking to implement the Environmental Restoration Program. The Navy is committed to protecting public health and the environment. This website is one of the ways the community can learn about environmental restoration activities on Vieques and participate in the decision-making process.

Fact Sheets

Click on a document link below to view fact sheets with important information and answers to frequently asked questions about the munitions cleanup in Vieques.