Eight members of a multi-national inspection team reportedly found that the Umatilla Chemical Depot is complying with agreements spelled out in an international chemical weapons treaty.

“The team found no deficiencies,” said Mary Hensal, the depot’s treaty officer. Hensal said the team reviewed records and a physical inventory of the depot’s stockpile of more than 220,000 chemical weapons. The team also used sophisticated equipment to verify the amount of chemical agent at the depot.

Depot Commander Lt. Col. Tom Woloszyn was excited by the results of the inspection.

“I am again impressed with how well the depot work force accomplishes this task,” he said. “It shows the work force’s versatility and professionalism, and reflects many years of training.”

The team’s week-long inspection was required to see if the depot was following rules laid out by the Chemical Weapons Convention. The treaty prohibits the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons.

This is the fifth such inspection at the Umatilla depot since 1997.

The United States ratified the treaty in April 1997 and has 10 years to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. Routine inspections are part of that treaty.

The inspection team, which traveled from The Hague, Netherlands, includes eight members. They hail from France, Hungary, Republic of Korea, the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia and Slovenia.

The team finished its work on Saturday and moved on to a depot in Colorado for a similar inspection.