The Hawthorne Army Depot will hold a public information session on Wed., April 24 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to discuss the depot’s open burn and open detonation operations.
The event will take place at the USO Building, located at 932 E Street, Hawthorne, Nevada, and all area residents are welcome to participate.
During the gathering, representatives will explain the open burn and open detonation operations at HWAD, the purpose of the processes, how they are conducted, and the safety measures that are implemented to meet the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s regulations and requirements.
“We want to be transparent with our area partners about our open burn and open detonation operations, and this public information session is part of that effort,” said Larry Cruz, HWAD’s commander’s representative. “Mineral County has been a great neighbor to the depot, and we want to ensure we continue to maintain a good relationship with the community.”
HWAD uses open burn and open detonation to dispose of old or unstable munitions stored in its Earth Covered Magazines, also known as igloos.
