FREDERICK, Md. 鈥� The U.S. Army says it is making progress in the long-running effort to address groundwater contamination at part of Fort Detrick that was used as a test site for the Army鈥檚 biological warfare program.
The Army has been studying the groundwater problems on and around the 鈥淎rea B鈥� portion of the Maryland base for over a decade.
The chief of Fort Detrick鈥檚 Environmental Management Division recently told the Frederick News-Post he is 鈥渃autiously optimistic鈥� the Army will complete field work at the site within the next two years.
Then officials would finish a report summarizing what they have learned and the Army would conduct a feasibility study of the cleanup.
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