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The Navy has scheduled to detonate various munition and explosives Monday that have been found at Ordy Pond in Kalaeloa.
The controlled detonations is to take place between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and include flares and markers.
The operation will be conducted near Ordy Pond, which is owned by the Navy and located between the old Naval Air Station air field and White Plains Beach at Kalaeloa. It’s within a partially fenced area and filled with fresh water. The pond measures 200 feet across and 19 feet deep at its deepest location.
The site was part of the Navy’s Base Realignment and Closure program.
The Navy said the detonation area is secured by Cape Environmental Management Inc., the contractor, who is trained to execute this type of work.
This is the third controlled detonation at the Ordy Pond Site in Kalaeloa since 2013. More are planned, the Navy said.
