Savanna Army Depot

Savanna Army Depot

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name=Savanna Army Depot
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location=Mississippi River
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caption=Aerial photo of a portion of the depot looking northwest over the ammunition storage bunkers, 1997.
type=Testing facility for weapons
Weapons depot
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built= 1917
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used=from 1917 to March 18, 2000
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ownership=Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
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Savanna Army Depot was a convert|13062|acre|km2|0|sing=on installation, located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around seven miles (11 km) north of Savanna, Illinois. It was opened in 1917 as a proving and testing facility for weapons developed at Rock Island Arsenal. In 1921 it became a weapons depot. It became a Superfund site in October 15, 1984. It was selected for closure through the Base Realignment and Closure process in July 1995 and was officially closed on March 18, 2000. The Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) was established to redevelop a portion of the property for commercial usage. On September 26, 2003, the United States Department of Defense agreed to transfer convert|9404|acre|km2|0 of land to become the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. 3,022 were initially transferred with the rest to be transferred following environmental cleanup. The portion near Lock and Dam No. 12 was transferred to the United States Army Corps of Engineers and a small part to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

External links

* [http://www.epa.gov/R5Super/npl/illinois/IL3210020803.htm EPA Region 5 Superfund - Savanna Army Depot Activity]
* [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/sada/sad_toc.html CDC - Public Heath assessment]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/savanna.htm Savanna Army Depot Activity (SVADA)]
* [http://www.lrasavanna.com/index.htm Jo-Carroll Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA)]
* [http://www.fws.gov/Midwest/planning/LostMound/index.html Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.il0464 Survey number HAER IL-19 - Savanna Army Depot, Savanna vicinity, Carroll County, IL] - 54 data pages


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