Upcoming Event for Wastebed 13 Plans

On June 16, 2010 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officially released the supplemental Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for Wastebed 13 in Camillus, NY. The supplemental HHRA is a document that analyzes and discusses the the potential effects on human health that placing dredged contaminated sediments from Onondaga Lake bottom into Wastebed 13 may pose to residents in the vicinity. Findings show that the entire process of dewatering, transporting, and storing the sediments poses no "unacceptable risks for the surrounding community". No matter if you view these risks as acceptable or unacceptable, we encourage you to contribute your voice to this process.

July 8, 2010 is your moment!
The EPA and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) are holding open house at the Martha Eddy Room at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY at 5:30 pm and a public meeting at 6:30 pm. There will be a public discussion about the risk assessment and a chance for the public to directly ask questions. Contact information is available for those who wish to submit written comments in the EPA press release.

The official EPA press release for the document can be found here: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d10ed0d99d826b068525735900400c2a/0ea8db175cff852e852577450051f150!OpenDocument
This link also includes physical locations of where to find hard copies of the plan.

If you would like to read the risk assessment online, you can find it here: http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/0203382c.htm
This is a recommended summer read ;-) !

Resident of Camillus? Care about the lake? Oppose or support the plan? Like to comment on blogs? Feel free to leave a comment down below and let others know what you think.

- Janaile