Base Closure in New Mexico

Fort Wingate Depot Activity (FWDA) Location on New Mexico Map

Fort Wingate Depot Activity location on New Mexico Map

Fort Wingate Depot Activity (FWDA) is located about eight miles east of Gallup, NM, on the south side of Interstate 40. FWDA closed in January of 1993 after nearly a century and a half of military uses, first as a cavalry post, then as a munitions depot. Approximately one third of the facility's original 21,131 acres are under current reuse by the Missile Defense Agency. Another 5,855 acres have been returned to the Bureau of Land Management, which holds those lands for the future beneficial use of the Navajo and Zuni nations. The remaining lands also are planned to go to tribal use following their cleanup.

Environmental investigation and cleanup efforts, including munitions clearance, have been done since 1994. Major environmental concerns at this site include munitions hazards and groundwater contamination by explosives, nitrates and perchlorate. On December 31, 2005, the New Mexico Environment Department's RCRA permit came into effect, establishing a scheduled cleanup of the facility. Remedial investigations are currently very active. A large cleanup effort at the Open Burn/Open Detonation Area was started in 2013 and continues through 2015.

EPA Contact

Travis Tucker
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
E-Mail Address: Tucker.Travis@epa.gov

State Contact

Neelam Dhawan
Permits Program Manager
Hazardous Waste Bureau
New Mexico Environment Department
Phone: (505) 690-5469
E-Mail Address: N eelam.Dhawan@env.nm.gov

Facility Contact

Mark Patterson
BRAC Environmental Coordinator
Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Bldg. 1037
8451 State Route 5
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone: (330)-358-7312
E-Mail Address: M ark.c.Patterson@us.army.mil