E.P.A. to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Columbia Organic Chemical Company Location in Columbia, S.C.

Category: Emergency Response
Type: News
Source: EPA
Date: Friday, January 11th, 2008

(Atlanta, Ga. - January 11, 2008) The E.P.A. (EPA) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2008 regarding the Columbia Organic Chemical Company (COCC) location in Columbia, S.C. E.P.A. and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control officials will provide information and answer questions about the E.P.A. removal action underway at the site.

The public meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Hampton Park Recreational Center, 1117 Brandon Avenue, Columbia, S.C. 29209. Community members interested in obtaining additional information are encouraged to contact Sherryl A. Carbonaro, E.P.A. Community Involvement Coordinator, at (678) 575-7355.

The COCC location is located at 912 Drake Street in Columbia, S.C. The facility operated as a specialty chemical facility from 1944 until 1984, at which time the operation was relocated to the Cassatt community in Kershaw County, S.C. The location is a 3 acre property surrounded by a mixture of residential and commercial properties.

For more information about the site, please visit http://www.epaosc.org/COCC.

ATTENTION: A news conference will be held at the Hampton Park Recreational Center, 117 Brandon Ave. in Columbia, S.C. at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2008. E.P.A. officials will be accessible to answer media questions concerning the removal action in progress at the site. This arrangement will allow for the public to use the entire public meeting to get information and have their questions answered.

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