29 Aug 2025

Team Visits Buxton FUDS Property for Post Hurricane Erin Update

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Headquarters and South Atlantic Division were at the Buxton FUDS property in Dare County, North Carolina, alongside the Savannah District commander, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) Program team and Bay West contractors this week assessing the damage unearthed by Hurricane Erin, to determine the best way forward to clean up the site.

7 Aug 2025

USACE awards new interim response action contract for Buxton FUDS property

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District has awarded a contract to initiate a new interim response action and will deploy a contracted team as early as next week to begin work at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in Dare County, North Carolina.

3 May 2024

Contract to remove potential source of petroleum awarded ahead of schedule

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division and the Savannah District conducted a site visit to Buxton, North Carolina, May 1, 2024, to meet with representatives from the National Park Service and Dare County to evaluate current conditions at the Formerly Used Defense Site Buxton Naval Facility and discuss agency and public concerns regarding the reported petroleum contamination. Since the visit, a contract to remove a pipe to determine if it’s the source of the reported petroleum was awarded ahead of schedule.