The Department of the Navy and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) are announcing the start of the fifth Five-Year Review of existing Record of Decision (ROD) documents and associated remedial actions at Former Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) White Oak, located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Five-Year Review will include Sites 2, 4, 5/13, and 49, and SWMU 87. The purpose of the Five-Year Review is to ensure environmental cleanup actions at these sites continue to protect human health and the environment. A site is included in the Five-Year Review when contaminants remain above levels that would allow for unrestricted use and unrestricted exposure while environmental cleanup is being implemented in accordance with a ROD. 

The public is encouraged to participate in this review. If you are interested in participating in the interview process, please contact the BRAC Environmental Coordinator (contact information below). The final Five-Year Review report is expected to be complete in July 2027.