The Army Corps of Engineers is continuing its evaluation of various areas at Camp Bonneville such as landfills, burn areas, maintenance sheds, etc. While no unremediable, serious contamination has yet been identified, there remains the possibility that contamination may be found which could warrant changes in locations of proposed reuses. Due to concern for public safety, Senator Patty Murray sponsored legislation which required the Army to provide the community with information by November 1997 on the extent and risks of UXO at the site. Much of the border of Camp Bonneville is unfenced. Because of permission granted to the public for use of the site for hunting, outdoor school trails, picnics, and equestrian usage, many in the community are skeptical of UXO risk.
Trespassers are frequent at the site.
Since UXO sampling has begun, security at the site has been increased, however this security is tied directly with cleanup efforts and may not extend into the future. Based on the UXO found on the surface of the sample grids, the local community remains concerned and believes that the Army should continue to provide adequate security for all military-owned properties at Camp Bonneville. 7.3 Fire Fire inspection of all structures by the Army needs to be conducted on a regular basis. Roads have been deteriorating due to reduction of maintenance funding for vegetation spraying, increasing erosion and reducing accessibility throughout the site in the event of a fire.