The district has added new facilities as demand increased and incorporated new processes and technology, but the essential mission remains the same. As a Corps HTRW center of expertise for both the Formerly Used Defense Sites and EPA Superfund programs, one of the Baltimore District's major projects is investigation, design and cleanup of the nation's first FUDS site. In 1993, construction workers installing a utility line to a new home in the Spring Valley neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C., unearthed chemical munitions. During World War I, soldiers at the American University Experiment Station used portions of the neighborhood for small-scale testing and research of chemical warfare materials. After the discovery, the district did an intensive two-year investigation to locate any remnants.
Work continues as ordnance experts carefully dig to identify and remove the materials.
Due to its proximity to the nation's capital, Baltimore District supports a number of notable customers. The district recently managed construction of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Arlington National Cemetery Visitor Center. The district also sent 28 people, mostly civilians, to support NATO operations in Kosovo. Some worked on camp construction projects, such as the barracks, fitness centers, recreation facilities, and other structures required by the troops stationed there. Others were assigned to projects to repair, open and maintain roads, rails and bridges.