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U.S. Army National Guard Joint Base Cape Cod Small Arms Ranges and Their Impact on the Cape Cod Sole Source Aquifer

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Space, Security, and Conflicts

The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Camp Edwards sits atop the Cape Cod Aquifer, the primary drinking water source of the Upper Cape. Construction of a multipurpose machine gun range stalled in 2023 after an EPA review identified potential risks to the aquifer. This study will review the current state of soil and groundwater contamination, assess monitoring plans and mitigation strategies for gun range contaminants, evaluate hydrologic and water quality models for contaminant fate and transport, and recommend updates to research, monitoring, and modeling activities to ensure small arms range training poses no significant risk to the underlying aquifer.

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U.S. Army National Guard Joint Base Cape Cod Small Arms Ranges and Their Impact on the Cape Cod Sole Source Aquifer Bias/Conflict of Interest/Study Introduction Discussion

September 1, 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

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The committee members and staff will meet to have it's discussion on conflict of interest and bias which will be followed by a study introduction.

U.S. Army National Guard Joint Base Cape Cod Small Arms Ranges and Their Impact on the Cape Cod Sole Source Aquifer Information-Gathering Session #1 (virtual)

September 2, 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EDT)

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In this public information-gathering session, the committee will hear presentations from various governmental groups including federal, state, and local commissions.

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U.S. Army National Guard Joint Base Cape Cod Small Arms Ranges and Their Impact on the Cape Cod Sole Source Aquifer Information-Gathering Session #1 (virtual)