U.S. E.P.A. declares Palos Verdes Shelf suggested environmental protection project

Category: Hazardous Waste
Type: News
Source: EPA
Date: Thursday, June 11th, 2009

For Immediate Release: June 11, 2009
Contact: Francisco Arcaute

(213) 244-1815, cell (213) 798-1404
arcaute.francisco@epa.gov

U.S. E.P.A. declares Palos Verdes Shelf suggested environmental protection project
Public meetings held June 23, 24, 25; public comments accepted June 15 - July 15

LOS ANGELES - The E.P.A. will host public meetings and accept public comments on its suggested Preferred Alternative project that addresses the risks to human health and the environment at the Palos Verdes Shelf, located near Los Angeles, California

The Palos Verdes Shelf location is a large area of DDT- and PCB-contaminated sediment located in the ocean off the coast of the Palos Verdes peninsula south of Los Angeles. The offshore location stretches from Point Fermin in the southeast to Redondo Canyon in the northwest, a distance of about nine miles.

The EPA's Preferred Alternative project is an interim remedy that suggests institutional controls, monitored natural recovery and a containment cap. Construction is expected to take three years and cost an estimated $36,000,000. After the cap is in place and the E.P.A. has a chance to conduct and evaluate a series of new studies, the E.P.A. will propose a final Record of Decision for the Palos Verdes Shelf.

The E.P.A. will host the following public meetings to explain the plan:

· Tuesday June 23

Open house 2:00-3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Cabrillo Beach House
3800 Stephen M. White Dr.
San Pedro, California

· Wednesday, June 24

Open house 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. to 9;00 p.m.
Banning's Landing
100 E. Water Street
Wilmington, California

· Thursday, June 25

Open house 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Palos Verdes Library
701 Silver Spur Rd.
Rolling Hills Estates, California

The EPA's project and related documents will be accessible at the following locations:

· Redondo Beach Public Library

303 N. Pacific Coast Hwy.
Redondo Beach, Calif., 90277

· San Pedro Public Library

931 S. Gaffey Saint
San Pedro, Calif., 90731

· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Office of General Counsel
501 W. Ocean Blvd., #4470
Long Beach, Calif., 90802

· U.S E.P.A. Superfund Record Center

95 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, Calif., 94105

Written comments can be sent to the E.P.A. - no later than July 15 - to the following location:

· U.S. EPA, Region IX

75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, Calif., 94105
Attn: C.R.White (SFD-8-2)

For more information, please visit: www.epa.gov/region09/superfund/pvshelf.

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