Environmental Activities at PCAPP

• • Letter to the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission, June 2018
  • Proposed Installation and Operation of an Explosive Destruction Technology Facility at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo Colorado Finding of No Significant Impact, August 2012
  • Pueblo Chemical Depot April 2012 EDT EA Public Comments and ACWA Responses 
  • Environmental Assessment of Proposed Installation and Operation of Explosive Destruction Technology Facility at U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, April 2012
  • Multiple Pathway Health Risk Assessment Report for Explosive Destruction Technology Alternatives at Pueblo Chemical Depot 
  • Draft Finding of No Significant Impact, April 2012
  • Fact Sheet and Navigation Guide: Environmental Assessment of Proposed Installation and Operation of Explosive Destruction Technology Facility at U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot
  • Official Letter to the Community Regarding Environmental Assessment

For more information, please visit our NEPA Background Information page.

April 2002: Notice of Availability published in Federal Register

Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Chemical Munitions at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado.

May 2001: Notice of Availability published in Federal Register

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Chemical Munitions at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado.

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of Chemical Munitions at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado.

July 2002: Record of Decision

Record of Decision for Chemical Stockpile Disposal Project Destruction of the Chemical Agents and Munitions Stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado.

• CDPHE Acceptance of the Final Site-wide PCAPP Facility Construction Certification

In order to process PCAPP energetic waste, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) determined that the updated RCRA Permit Modification Request (RMODR39) and the facility’s response to ADEM’s Notice of Deficiency for RMODR39 are complete in accordance with ADEM Admin. Code Rule 335-14-8-.08(2)(d).

On Oct. 17, 2008, the state health department granted the Stage 3 Permit Modification to the PCAPP RCRA permit. After the state’s required 30-day waiting period, the PCAPP team was authorized to construct the Stage 3 areas of the plant, including facilities used to store and treat munitions, chemical agent and secondary wastes.

RCRA permit issued by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Stage 1, issued in 2004 and modified in 2006, covers site preparation. Stage 2, issued in 2005 and modified in 2006, covers support facilities. An application for Stage 3, covering process buildings, was submitted to CDPHE on Dec. 1, 2006.

• To view the RCRA permit, visit the CDPHE website.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division has prepared a draft Research Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Permit Renewal for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.

This renewal, if approved, would authorize the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program and its contractor for the PCAPP Project, Bechtel National, Inc., (the “Permittees”) to:

• Continue pilot test operations as currently permitted for a period not to exceed 365 days following the Division’s final decision.
• Include Class 1 and Division approved modifications up to the date of the Division’s final decision in the final renewed permit.

Visit the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment website for more information.

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant currently operates under a Research, Development and Demonstration permit. The permit is used to demonstrate innovative treatment technologies that have not been established with the Environmental Protection Agency. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will review the permit application, propose a permit decision and issue a draft permit.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division – Class 3 Permit Modification #74 and #77 Research Development and Demonstration Permit Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant project. These modifications increase storage capabilities and includes contingency, preparedness and prevention, and inspection of storage areas. The public review and comment period ran from May 15 through June 29, 2016.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division Approval – Class 2 Permit Modification #51 (Partial) Research Development and Demonstration Permit Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant project. This partial approval extends the expiration date from Dec. 31, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2016.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division has approved Class 2 Permit Modification #50 to the Research Development and Demonstration Permit for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant project. This modification adds the Hazard Preparedness and Prevention Plan to the permit.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division is notifying the public that a Class 2 modification to the Hazardous Waste Research Development and Demonstration Permit for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant to incorporate a Contingency Plan was approved with changes on Jan. 28, 2015.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division prepared a draft Permit Modification in accordance with its authority under the Colorado Hazardous Waste Act, C.R.S. 25-15-301 to 316, C.R.S., and the regulations there under. Public review and comment period is scheduled July 25 through Sept. 8, 2014.