Homestead AFB covers approximately 2,916 acres. In August 1990, Homestead AFB was placed on EPA's National Priorities List. With realignment, approximately one-third of the Base officially became Homestead Air Reserve Base.
Contamination exists in many small areas around the Base.
Contaminants are those typical of the operation of an airport, e.g., jet fuel and metals. Homestead AFB is surrounded primarily by agricultural lands with limited residences and small businesses near the main gate to the Base. Of particular concern at Homestead Air Force Base are the Boundary Canal which surrounds the base and catches the stormwater runoff from the base and the Outfall Canal which drains the stormwater from the Boundary Canal into Biscayne National Park. The public has expressed high interest in these canals. In particular, the National Park Service and environmentalists are concerned that contamination from the base is contained in the sediments of the Boundary and Outfall Canals and are being transported into Biscayne National Park.