U.S. E.P.A. suggests Allied Landfill Cleanup Plan; accepting comments
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Category: Hazardous WasteType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
For Immediate Release No. 14-OPA152
Chicago (Sept. 22) -- The E.P.A. is issuing a suggested project to clean up the Allied Paper Landfill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a part of the Allied Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site.
Between Sept. 30 and Dec. 1, E.P.A. will accept public comments on the suggested plan, which is accessible for review at: http://www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/alliedpaper/index.html
The Agency will make its suggestion final only after reviewing all comments, which can be submitted as follows:
· By mail: Diane Russell, Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. E.P.A. Region five 804 S. Hamilton St., Suite 111, Saginaw, Michigan 48602.
· Via the Web:
http://www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/alliedpaper/pubcomment.html
· At EPA's public hearing, Thursday, Nov. 19, six p.m., Washington Writers' Academy, 1919 Portage St., Kalamazoo. Agency representatives will make a formal presentation and accept written and oral comments.
EPA's recommended cleanup project includes consolidating and capping material containing PCBs and other contaminants and installing a groundwater-monitoring network. Areas of the former landfill would be accessible for future reuse and redevelopment.
E.P.A. will hold 2 community roundtable meetings in Kalamazoo to discuss the plan:
· Thursday, Oct. 15, six p.m., Washington Writers' Academy, 1919 Portage St., Kalamazoo.
· Thursday, Oct. 22, six p.m., Hispanic American Council, Saint Joseph Parish Gymnasium, 930 Lake St., with Spanish language translation.
For questions or special accommodations at the meetings, contact Diane Russell at
[email protected] or call 989-401-5507, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., weekdays.
For more information about the site:
http://www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/alliedpaper/index.html
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