From onondagalakenews at lists.dec.state.ny.us Thu Jun 17 13:44:48 2010 From: onondagalakenews at lists.dec.state.ny.us (onondagalakenews at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:44:48 -0400 Subject: [Onondagalakenews] EPA Releases Health Risk Assessment; Public Meeting July 8 Message-ID: <4C1A26D0.8D77.00C8.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> The following press release is being distributed on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Please note the open house and public meeting scheduled for July 8th. Additional information is available on EPA's website: Onondaga Lake Superfund Site: www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/onondagalake/index.html Human Health Risk Assessment: www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/onondagalake/docs.html News Release Region 2 - New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands EPA Releases Health Risk Assessment of Processing and Disposal of Onondaga Lake Sediment in Town of Camillus Open House/Public Meeting to Discuss the Assessment on July 8, 2010 in Camillus, NY Contact Information: Mike Basile, (716) 551-4410, basile.mike at epa.gov (New York, New York June 17, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a supplemental Human Health Risk Assessment that evaluates the safety of disposing of contaminated sediment from Onondaga Lake in Wastebed 13 in Camillus, NY designated to receive this type of material. The risk assessment, conducted in response to concerns raised by residents and requests from elected officials, looked at potential risks associated with the operation of the new facility. The assessment found no significant health risks to local residents. The decision to take an action to remove contaminated sediment in the lake was supported by the prior risk assessments, which documented unacceptable risks to people consuming fish from the lake and to plants, fish and wildlife in and near the lake. The cleanup plan for Onondaga Lake calls for contaminated sediment to be vacuumed from the lake, piped to the sediment consolidation area atWastebed 13, and then into plastic tubes. The water that drains from the sediment will be collected and treated. The tubes will be enclosed in a lined area at the wastebed. The lined area will then be capped, maintained, and monitored to ensure that it does not damage the environment. As designed and constructed, the Sediment Consolidation Area contains several layers of containment. EPA assessed the potential risks posed by the management and dewatering of lake sediment that will take place at Wastebed 13. In its assessment, EPA evaluated two potential exposure scenarios. The first scenario that was evaluated was exposure to contaminants by air as a result of chemicals volatilizing from the dredged sediment and from the water draining from the geotextile tubes. The second exposure scenario that was assessed was an unlikely hypothetical situation that assumes a significant failure of the Sediment Consolidation Area. In this scenario, sediment is released and individuals would come onto Wastebed 13 and contact the sediments on or near the Sediment Consolidation Area daily for a 45 day period until the sediment is cleaned up and the affected area is repaired. All resulting estimated risks were within levels identified by EPA as acceptable. The finding of acceptable risk estimates when applying health protective assumptions suggests that the plans for the sediment consolidation area will not result in unacceptable risks for the surrounding community The supplemental Human Health Risk Assessment can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/0203382c.htmand at the locations listed below. EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold an open house at the Martha Eddy Room at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY on July 8, 2010 at 5:30 pm and a public meeting at 6:30 pm to discuss the risk assessment and to answer questions from the public. Written questions may be submitted in advance of the meeting so as to facilitate the question and answer segment of the meeting. Questions can be submitted to EPA electronically at nunes.robert at epa.govin advance. Questions can be submitted as well, during and after the meeting. The HRRA is also available through the following local locations: Atlantic States Legal Foundation, 658 W. Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY 13204; Camillus Town Hall, 4600 W. Genesee Street, Room 100, Syracuse, NY 13204; Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip Street, Liverpool, NY 13088; Moon Library, SUNY ESF, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210; Onondaga County Public Library Central Library at the Galleries, 447 South Salina Street, Syracuse NY 13202; Solvay Public Library; 615 Woods Road, Solvay, NY 13209; NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233; NYSDEC Region 7, 615 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13204. 10-072 ************** About this Listserv: As a member of the Onondaga Lake News email list, DEC will send you occasional project information, updates and public meeting announcements concerning the remediation of the Onondaga Lake Bottom site and associated upland sites. 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These documents, along with the associated Work Plan, will soon be available on DEC's website (http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/37558.html). Please note that comments on the draft Community Health and Safety Plan are due July 19, 2010. ************** About this Listserv: As a member of the Onondaga Lake News email list, DEC will send you occasional project information, updates and public meeting announcements concerning the remediation of the Onondaga Lake Bottom site and associated upland sites. If you ever want to unsubscribe, get a password reminder or change your subscription options, visit: http://lists.dec.state.ny.us/mailman/listinfo/onondagalakenews ************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please note that comments on the draft Community Health and Safety Plan are due July 19, 2010. ************** About this Listserv: As a member of the Onondaga Lake News email list, DEC will send you occasional project information, updates and public meeting announcements concerning the remediation of the Onondaga Lake Bottom site and associated upland sites. If you ever want to unsubscribe, get a password reminder or change your subscription options, visit: http://lists.dec.state.ny.us/mailman/listinfo/onondagalakenews ************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Draft Health and Safety Plan 6-15-10.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1817939 bytes Desc: not available URL: From onondagalakenews at lists.dec.state.ny.us Tue Jun 29 16:33:42 2010 From: onondagalakenews at lists.dec.state.ny.us (onondagalakenews at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:33:42 -0400 Subject: [Onondagalakenews] Draft Sediment Management Intermediate Design References: <4C2A202B020000C8000370CB@gwsmtp.dec.state.ny.us> <4C2A204E020000C8000370CF@gwsmtp.dec.state.ny.us> <4C2A2066020000C8000370D4@gwsmtp.dec.state.ny.us> Message-ID: <4C2A2066.8D77.00C8.0@gw.dec.state.ny.us> Attached please find a fact sheet regarding the draft Onondaga Lake Sediment Management Intermediate Design. The document and DEC's comment letter associated with the document are currently available in hard copy in the locations listed in the attached fact sheet. An electronic version of the information will also be available on DEC's website (www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/37558.html) in the near future. ************** About this Listserv: As a member of the Onondaga Lake News email list, DEC will send you occasional project information, updates and public meeting announcements concerning the remediation of the Onondaga Lake Bottom site and associated upland sites. If you ever want to unsubscribe, get a password reminder or change your subscription options, visit: http://lists.dec.state.ny.us/mailman/listinfo/onondagalakenews ************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 062910 FINAL Fact Sheet_Sediment Mgmt Intermediate Design.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 212101 bytes Desc: not available URL: