UXO Site selected: Chassahowitza Swamp, FL

General Area: Tampa, FL

Site Type/Program: RCWM sites (Non-stockpile)

Location: Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, Florida (50 miles north of Tampa)

Brief History: The DPG Mobile Unit of the CWS requested in November 1944 an auxiliary bombing range for large area tests. The center of this area is approximately 28 degrees 37 minutes North, 82 degrees 35 minutes West. The CWS intended to use the area for testing of air-dropped chemical bombs. Apparently, the CWS did use 3.5 sections of land to the west of the proposed bombing area for vegetation defoliant testing. Based on recent area photos,.no remaining effects of the defoliation appear in the area.

Range / Site Description: The site was identified as a suspect recovered chemical warfare materiel (RCWM) site.

Associated Munitions:

Activities Completed: A site survey was completed in August of 1993 and no evidence of chemical warfare materiel (CWM) or the use of the area for bombing was found. An ASR was also completed in September 1993 and recommended no further action.

Issues: The area is remote and in state forest lands, which have been harvested at least once since 1945. It is believed that the area was never used for bombing.

Other Information: DoD has determined that "No Further Action is Warranted".

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