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located in this area following the War, most recently being a Tiny Tim found in January 2017 during construction on a previously undeveloped parcel. Project 03 is 1,712 acres on Forth Hutchinson Island in both Indian River and St. Lucie Counties. Muni- tions have been found in this area as hell, vrith the most recent ones found during a beach barrier removal project in 1998. The Offshore Obstacle Area (Project 05) is 3,895 acres in the -_*fir Atlantic Ocean, east of North Hutchinson Island in In- dian River and St. Lucie Counties. The Corps identified ii".�J ;�; t� • _ and removed munitions in this area during investigations };_ conducted in 2014 and 2015. The purpose of a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility = Study is to determine if anything remains in the area;: from the military's training, and if so, in what amounts r. and locations. ►� =: ` The fieldwork will include searching for munitions and Y `! � environmentap collectingl samples to test for metals and explosives. The Corps' contractor will tow a digital metal detector to locate buried metallic objects. Then technicians will analyze the data to create maps show- ing the location and amount of buried metal. These arc called density maps. The density maps v0ll indicate where crews need to dig "grids" based on the amount of �M= metal in the ground. Grids are square or rectangular areas of various sizes (such as 25'x 25' or 50'x 50) } ,� where munitions experts dig up metallic objects to, determine what they are. Once the fieldwork is complete, the team will analyze Indian River County_ the data, draft a report and make recommendations. The results will be summarized in a document called a St. Lucie County �. Proposed Plan which will present the alternatives for addressing what, if anything, remains on the site, The alternatives can range from no further action being nec- essary to educating the public about the site to conduct- ing a removal action to search for and remove munitions. ; x When the Proposed Plan is ready, the Corps will present " Fh! 4 it at a public meeting, and the pubbc will have at least 30 days to review and submit comments on the plan. Because of how the military used the site, there could potentially be buried munitions. These could be dangerous and may not be easily recognizable. Never touch, move or disturb something you think may be a munition. Remember the 3Rs. - The item you found could be dangerous. - Do not touch it in any way, and leave the area. MIUM Call 911 immediately. 013e(ognize OQetreat OReport Contact the Corps: Call 866.279.4980 or. Email FUDS.Florida@usace.army.mil Project documents can be -viewed at: Fort Pierce Branch, St. Lucie County Public Library Indian River. County Main Library 101 Melody Lane, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 P25