TODAY: Hub City Humane Society Together with Chuck and Gayle Davis to Gain E.P.A. Reuse Award

ATLANTA - Today, the E.P.A. (EPA) will present the Region four Excellence in Location Reuse Award to Chuck and Gayle Davis, property owners, and the Hub City Humane Society for redeveloping the Davis Timber Superfund Location in Hattiesburg, Miss. The award acknowledges their commitment to safely and sustainably reusing the former wood treating property after E.P.A. and the State of Mississippi completed cleanup activities in 2012.

Chuck and Gayle Davis and The Hub City Humane Society worked cooperatively with EPA, the State of Mississippi and local partners to return the 30 acre Davis Timber Superfund Location to productive use as community-based animal shelter. In addition to serving as an adoption center for dogs and cats, future projects include a horse shelter, education center, dog park, community garden and nature trails. By reclaiming, restoring and reinventing the Davis Timber site, this plan illustrates how the reuse of Superfund sites can protect human health, advance environmental protection and return formerly unusable properties into valuable community assets.

WHEN:

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at ten a.m. CST

WHO:

Franklin Hill, Superfund Division Director, E.P.A. Region 4;
Carol Monell, Superfund Remedial Branch Chief, E.P.A. Region 4;
Trey Hess, Groundwater Assessment & Remediation Division Chief, Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality;
Chuck and Gayle Davis; and
Brenda Sumrall, DVM, Hub City Humane Society Board President

WHERE:

Breland Community Center
79 Jackson Road
Hattiesburg, Miss.

E.P.A. Region four created the Excellence in Location Reuse Award to recognize those who have made outstanding efforts to reuse a Superfund Location through cooperative efforts with EPA. Selected recipients have gone above and beyond to ensure sites are reused in a manner compatible with Location remedies and that makes sites' beneficial use possible for many years to come.

Connect with E.P.A. Region four on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eparegion4
And on Twitter: @EPASoutheast

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