CERCLA and other environmental programs encourage the public to be involved in the environmental cleanup process, particularly at the point in the process where a decision is made about how a site will be remediated. 

Community Involvement Plan

The Community Involvement Plan outlines the community involvement activities required by environmental laws, as well as other community involvement activities that the Air Force plans to undertake to keep the community informed.  Click here to review the August 2016 Plan.

Advisory Board

A key component of the Air Force's Community Involvement Program is the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) which looks at environmental issues at McGuire, Dix and Lakehurst.   Visit the RAB page to learn more.

Public Comment Periods/Documents/Meetings

Current Public Comment Periods/Documents

JBMDL, in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, has initiated a five-year review of existing decision documents and ongoing environmental cleanup activities at the two JBMDL-McGuire sites, located within the inactive Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (BOMARC).  Click here to review the public notice.

Closed Public Comment Periods/Documents

JBMDL has completed a five-year review of existing decision documents and ongoing environmental cleanup activities at five sites at the Dix Area as required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.  The purpose was to assess whether remedial actions continue to be protective of human health and the environment.  The review concluded that the current remedies are protective.  Click here to review the public notice.

Click here for the Proposed Plan on the Lakehurst Former Submarine Bombing Target Munitions Response Site.  Click here for a Fact Sheet on the project.  A virtual public meeting was held on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.   Click here for a copy of the presentation given at the public meeting.

Click here for the Proposed Plan on Munitions Response Site FR004 located at Dix.   Click here for the meeting presentation.  

Click here for the EE/CA for the Phase II Water Line Construction for five off-base drinking water wells located adjacent to JB MDL where the presence of PFOS and PFOA above EPA's lifetime health advisory level have been detected.

Click here for the Proposed Plan for McGuire Site ST009, Operable Unit 4.  Click here for a short fact sheet on the Proposed Plan

Click here for the Proposed Plan for MMRP Site SR002 at Dix and information on how to submit comments.  Click here for a short fact sheet on the Proposed Plan. 

Click here for the public notice for a removal action at LF019, a 5.5 acre landfill used in the early 1970s.  Click here for the Action Memorandum.

Click here for the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis document for the decommissioning of two shallow back-up water supply wells at Lakehurst and replacing them with a deep-water supply well.

Click here for a copy of the Proposed Plan for McGuire Operable Unit 1.  Click here for a fact sheet on the Proposed Plan.  Click here to see the presentation given at the public meeting.

Click here for a copy of the Proposed Plan on Dix Site NW042.  Click here for a short fact sheet on the Proposed Plan. Click here to see the presentation given at the public meeting.

Click here to review a copy of the BOMARC Proposed Plan.  Click here for a short fact sheet on the BOMARC Proposed Plan.   Click here to review the presentation on the Proposed Plan given at the meeting. 

Click here to review a copy of the McGuire Operable Unit 3 Proposed Plan.  Click here for a short fact sheet on the Operable Unit 3 Proposed Plan.   Click here to review the presentation on the Proposed Plan given at the meeting.  

Administrative Record/Information Repository

The Air Force also maintains an Administrative Record/Information Repository of key environmental documents.  Click here to view the Administrative Record documents. You can also review the documents at the following libraries: