Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler today notified the U.S. Army (“Army”) of Maryland’s intention to file a lawsuit to enforce the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) cleanup order for groundwater and soil contamination at Fort Meade, MD. The Notice of Intent (“NOI”), required under the citizen suit provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), alleges that the Army has failed to comply with an existing EPA cleanup order at Fort Meade. The NOI further notes the presence of contaminants in the soils and groundwater, which exceed EPA’s maximum acceptable levels, and may endanger health and the environment. The Army, the EPA and the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) have been working together for years to investigate and remediate pollution at Fort Meade. These efforts are progressing well at many of the 150 identified sites at Fort Meade. However, in August 2007, the EPA issued a RCRA enforcement order to address cleanup at Fort Meade. The RCRA Order found that there may be an imminent and substantial endangerment at Fort Meade and ordered that immediate actions be taken to protect public health and the environment. The Army has refused to comply.