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Culebra, Puerto Rico
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Culebra, Puerto Rico

The island of Culebra, and its associated islands (cayos or keys), are located 17 miles east of the mainland of Puerto Rico and 9 miles north of the island of Vieques. 

The Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) was established by Section 211 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986.

Between 1903 and 1975, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps used Culebra to resupply coal on ships, communications, and training.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) divided the island and cayos into project areas in order to prioritize environmental investigations to address the potential presence of munitions (click the Project Area tab to left to see a map and list).  This prioritization did not include the area designated as the Northwest Peninsula since the law that authorized transferring the property from the Navy to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico prohibits the use of federal funds for its cleanup.  However, Congress did authorize restoration of some recreational areas within the Northwest Peninsula, specifically, portions of the Carlos Rosario, Tamarindo, and Flamenco beaches; Carlos Rosario Trail; and the Flamenco campground.

Click on the tabs to the left to find more information about the projects and to read documents from previous and current investigations.

Map, (Downloadable version)

map of Culebra outiling 15 FUDS project areas

List of Projects in Culebra, (Downloadable version)

PROJECT NUMBER PROJECT NAME PROJECT TYPE PHASE
00 US Navy Headquarters/ Maintenance Area Non Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
01 Not Used
02 Cerro Balcón Mortar Range and Adjacent Cayos (Land and Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
02 Cayo del Agua (Land) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
03 Flamenco Bay (Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
04 Flamenco Lagoon Maneuver Area (Land) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
05 Mortar and Combat Range Area (Land) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
06 Artillery Firing Area (Land) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
07 Culebrita Artillery Impact Area (Land and Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
07 Cayo Botella (Land) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
08 Cayo Norte Impact Area (Land) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
09 Soldado Point Mortar and Bombing Areas (Land and Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
10 Defensive Firing Area 1 (Land and Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
11 Defensive Firing Area 2 (Land and Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
12 Luis Peña Channel (Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
13 Cayo Luis Peña Impact Areas (Land and Water) Munitions Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
14 Airport (Land) Munitions No Action Required
15 Community Relations On-Going Communication with Community
16 Congressionally Authorized Areas within the Northwest Peninsula (Land) Munitions Interim Removal Action

Project Status Update - August 2011

Restoration Advisory Board Solicitation Letter - August 2011

Project Status Update - November 2011

Project Status Update - April 2012

Project Status Update - November 2014

Restoration Advisory Board Letter to Current Members - February 2015

Project Status Update - May 2015

Project Status Update - October 2015

Project Status Update - November 2015

​Project Status Update - April 2016

Project Status Update - October 2016

Time Critical Removal Action Postcard - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella and the Northwest Peninsula - MRS 02, 07 and 16 - October 2016

Project Status Update - March 2017

MRSPP Score Notice Postcard - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - April 2017

Project Status Update - May 2017

Project Status Update - November 2017

Project Status Update - April 2018

Community Meeting Notice Postcard - May 2018

Project Status Update - December 2018

Restoration Advisory Board Interest Postcard - April 2019

Community Meeting Postcard - April 2019

Project Status Update - July  2019

​Project Status Update - March 2020

Community Meeting Postponed Postcard - April 2020

Northwest Peninsula Fieldwork Postcard - MRS 16 - July 2020

Project Status Update - January 2021

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Inventory Project Report/Approval Memo - 1991

Site-Specific Removal Action Work Plan - 1993

Archives Search Report Findings - 1995

Interim Remedial Action Final Removal Report - Flamenco Beach Campground - MRS 02 - 1995

HTRW Site Inspection - Lower Camp Debris Site - Project Area 00 - 1996

Final Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis - 1997

Revised Inventory Project Report - 1997

Preliminary Points of Agreement - 2004

Site-Specific Final Report - Removal Action at Culebra National Wildlife Refuge - MRS 02 - 2004

Supplemental Archives Search Report - 2004

Findings and Determination of Eligibility - 2005

Ordnance and Explosives Archives Search Report - Culebra Island - Northwest Wildlife Refuge - MRS 16 - 2005

Revised Final Inventory Project Report (INPR) Including Original INPR - 2005

Supplemental Archives Search Report - 2005

Non-Time Critical Removal Action Work Plan - Municipality of Culebra - MRS 02 and 07 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey - Cayo Lobo - MRS 02 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey - Isla Culebrita - MRS 07 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey Draft - Cerro Balcon - MRS 02 - 2006

Site-Specific Work Plan Addendum - Programmatic Work Plan - MRS 02 and 07 - 2006

Site Inspection Report - Culebra Island Site - Volume I of II - 2007

Site Inspection Report - Culebra Island Site - Volume II of II - 2007

Marine Towed Array Demonstration - 2007

Final Work Plan - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Culebrita and Culebra Beaches (portion of Flamenco Beach) - MRS 04 and 07 - 2007

Site-Specific Final Report - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Cerro Balcon and Cayo Lobo - MRS 02 - 2009

Site-Specific Final Report - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Culebrita and Culebra Beaches (portion of Flamenco Beach) - MRS 04 and 07 - 2009

Site-Specific Final Report - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Culebrita and Culebra Beaches (portion of Flamenco Beach) - MRS 04 and 07 - February 2009; Amended August 2009

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan - Land - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2010

HTRW Site Inspection Work Plan - Lower Camp Debris Site - Project Area 00 - 2010

HTRW Site Inspection Report - Lower Camp Debris Site - Project Area 00 - 2011

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan - Land - MRS 06, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 13 - 2011

Congressional Study of the Northwest Peninsula Site - 2012

Environmental Baseline Study - Work Plan - Water - MRS 09 and 13 - 2012

Environmental Baseline Survey - Work Plan - Water - MRS 03 and 12 - 2012

Environmental Baseline Survey - Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2013

Revised Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan - Land - MRS 06, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 13 - 2013

Remedial Investigation Report - Land - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2013

Environmental Baseline Survey Report - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2014

Environmental Baseline Survey Report - Water - MRS 03 and 12 - 2014

Environmental Baseline Survey Report  - Water - MRS 09 and 13 - 2014

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 and 3 Work Plan - Water - MRS 09 and 13 - 2014

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan Addendum - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix B - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix L - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix N - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Water - MRS 03 and 12 - 2015

Revised Inventory Project Report - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - 2016

Abbreviated Preliminary Assessment Report - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - 2016

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 3 Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2016

Remedial Investigation Report - Water - MRS 09 and 13 - 2016

Quality Assurance Project Plan - Time Critical Removal Action - Land - Cayo del Agua - MRS 02 - 2016

Quality Assurance Project Plan - Time Critical Removal Action - Land - Cayo Botella - MRS 07 - 2016

Quality Assurance Project Plan - Time Critical Removal Action - Land - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - 2016

Remedial Investigation Report - Terrestrial Areas - MRS 06, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 13 - 2017

Remedial Investigation Report - Terrestrial Areas - Appendix A-Maps - MRS 06, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 13 - 2017

Remedial Investigation Phase 3 Work Plan - Water - MRS 03 and 12 - 2018

Site-Specific Final Report - Time Critical Removal Action - Specific Areas within the Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - 2019

Site-Specific Final Report - Time Critical Removal Action - Cayo Botella - MRS 07 - 2020

Final UFP - Quality Assurance Project Plan Amendment - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - 2020

Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Project Plan - Lower Camp Debris Site - Project Area 00 - 2020

 
 

Interim Remedial Action Final Removal Report - Flamenco Beach Campground - MRS 02 - 1996

Site-Specific Final Report - Removal Action at Culebra National Wildlife Refuge MRS 02 - 2004

Non-Time Critical Removal Action Work Plan - Municipality of Culebra - MRS 02 and 07 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey - Cayo Lobo - MRS 02 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey - Isla Culebrita - MRS 07 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey Draft - Cerro Balcon - MRS 02 - 2006

Site-Specific Work Plan Addendum - Programmatic Work Plan - MRS 02 and 07 - 2006

Site-Specific Final Report - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Cerro Balcon, Cayo Lobo and Isla Culebrita - MRS 02 and 07 - 2009

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan - Land - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2010

Congressional Study of the Northwest Peninsula - 2012

Environmental Baseline Survey - Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2013

Remedial Investigation Report - Land - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2013

Environmental Baseline Survey Report - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2014

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan Addendum - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix B - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix L - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix N - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 3 Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2016

Quality Assurance Project Plan - Time Critical Removal Action - Land - Cayo del Agua - MRS 02 - 2016

 
 
 
 
 

Non-Time Critical Removal Action Work Plan - Municipality of Culebra - MRS 02 and 07 - 2006

Environmental and Cultural Resources Survey - Isla Culebrita - MRS 07 - 2006

Site-Specific Work Plan Addendum - Programmatic Work Plan - MRS 02 and 07 - 2006

Final Work Plan - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Culebrita and Culebra Beaches (portion of Flamenco Beach) - MRS 04 and 07 - 2007

Site-Specific Final Report - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Culebrita and Culebra Beaches (portion of Flamenco Beach) - MRS 04 and 07 - 2009

Site-Specific Final Report - Non-Time Critical Removal Action - Cerro Balcon, Cayo Lobo and Isla Culebrita - MRS 02 and 07 - February 2009; amended August 2009

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan - Land - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2010

Environmental Baseline Survey - Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2013

Remedial Investigation Report - Land - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2013

Environmental Baseline Survey Report - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2014

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan Addendum - MRS 02, 04, 05 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix B - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix L - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 2 Work Plan - Appendix N - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2015

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Phase 3 Work Plan - Water - MRS 02 and 07 - 2016

Quality Assurance Project Plan - Time Critical Removal Action - Land - Cayo Botella - MRS 07 - 2016

Site-Specific Final Report - Time Critical Removal Action - Cayo Botella - MRS 07 - 2020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study - Public Meeting Notice - Land Areas - May 2011

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study - Culebrita and Nearby Water Areas - MRS 02 and 07 - May 2011

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study - Flamenco Bay and Luis Pena Channel - MRS 03 and 12 - May 2011

Restoration Advisory Board Public Meeting Flyer - January 2015

Community Meeting Notice Flyer - August 2015

Community Meeting Notice Flyer - November 2015

Community Meeting Notice Flyer - May 2016

Time Critical Removal Action Question and Answer Flyer - November 2016

Time Critical Removal Action Fieldwork Flyer - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella, portions of Carlos Rosario Beach, Flamenco Beach campground - November 2016

MRSPP Score Notice - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - April 2017

Restoration Advisory Board Meeting Flyer - May 2018

Community Meeting Notice Flyer - May 2018

Community Meeting Notice Flyer - March 2019

Site Summary Fact Sheet - May 2011

Project Description Fact Sheet - August 2011

Safety Brochure - English

Safety Brochure - Spanish

Safety Poster - English - Version 1

Safety Poster - English - Version 2

Safety Poster - English - Version 3

Safety Poster - Spanish - Version 1Safety Poster - Sp

anish - Version 2

Safety Poster - Spanish - Version 3

Safety Poster - Diving - English - Version 1

Safety Poster - Diving - Spanish - Version 1

Safety Poster - Diving - English - Version 2

Safety Poster - Diving - Spanish - Version 2

Safety Posters - 2013

Program Summary Fact Sheet - October 2013

Restoration Advisory Board Fact Sheet - October 2013

Restoration Advisory Board Fact Sheet - February 2015

Time Critical Removal Action Fact Sheet - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella and the authorized areas of the Northwest Peninsula - October 2016

MRSPP Score Notice - Northwest Peninsula - MRS 16 - April 2017

Time Critical Removal Action Fact Sheet - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella and the authorized areas of the Northwest Peninsula - August 2017

Time Critical Removal Action Question and Answer Fact Sheet - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella and the authorized areas of the Northwest Peninsula - August 2017

Time Critical Removal Action Campground Fact Sheet - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella and the authorized areas of the Northwest Peninsula - August 2017

Time Critical Removal Action Fieldwork Fact Sheet - Cayo del Agua, Cayo Botella, portions of the Carlos Rosario Beach, Flamenco Beach, Tamarindo Beach, Carlos Rosario Trail and the Flamenco Beach campground - August 2017

MRSPP Fact Sheet - March 2018

MEC Safety Poster - English - March 2018

MEC Safety Poster - Spanish - March 2018

Underwater Fieldwork Fact Sheet - MRS 03 and 12 - February 2019

Safety Posters - April 2019

Restoration Advisory Board Fact Sheet - April 2019

Site Summary Fact Sheet - September 2019

Time Critical Removal Action Question and Answer Fact Sheet - Northwest Peninsula, portions of Carlos Rosario Beach, Flamenco Beach, Tamarindo Beach, Carlos Rosario Trail and the campground - July 2020

Restoration Advisory Board Fact Sheet - January 2021