Friday, July 25, 2014

Natrona County International Air Port, formerlly the Casper Air Base, to receive environmental review

Twelve locations on the ground of the Natrona County International Airport, which started out as a United States Army Air Force base during World War Two, are being investigated by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for possible environmental contamination.  Sewage and waste disposal locations are the primary concerns.

Granted, such investigations may be warranted, but its odd to think that an investigation of these locations now, so long after they ceased being used, would be done.  More than anything, it might demonstrate our very much heightened modern sensitivity to environmental concerns.