The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting and hearing on February 28 regarding DEP’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act proposed response at the CBS Vanport/Vanport Township Municipal Authority sites in Vanport Township, Beaver County.

The meeting/hearing will be held at the Vanport Volunteer Fire Department: 435 Jefferson Street, Vanport, Beaver County.  The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and the hearing from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

DEP proposes continued monthly sampling, modeling of the trichloroethylene (TCE) plume using existing groundwater data, additional data collection, soil and surface water sampling, and an assessment of the air strippers and treatment systems in use at VTMA and the former Westinghouse facility.

DEP requests that individuals wishing to testify register in writing or by telephone before noon on February 28,to Brian Schimmel, Local Government liaison, at 412-442-4199 or Lauren Fraley, Community Relations Coordinator, by sending email to: lfraley@pa.gov. 

Individuals who cannot attend the hearing may submit written comments, which will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. April 14, and should be directed to:  Annette Paluh, Project Manager, Environmental Cleanup & Brownfield Development,Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Documents pertaining to DEP’s proposed response are available for review by appointment between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-442-4000.

[Posted: Feb. 21, 2017]

2/27/2017