NEWS RELEASE
2004-02 Massachusetts
Military Reservation (MMR), Cape Cod, Mass. — Officials of the Air Force Center
for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) announced today that the Plume Cleanup Team (PCT)
will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at the Quashnet Valley Country Club,
309 Old Barnstable Road, Mashpee. The PCT is a
citizen advisory team that provides advice to the regulatory agencies and the AFCEE
Installation Restoration Program (IRP). The IRP is the organization responsible for
groundwater and soil investigation and cleanup on the southern portion of the
Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR). A meeting
topic includes a presentation on the 2002-2003 Ashumet Valley Plume Annual Report. The
Ashumet Valley plume is located in Falmouth. Other meeting topics include brief updates on
the Landfill 1 (LF-1) plume; and construction of treatment systems for the Chemical Spill
4 (CS-4), CS-20, CS-21, and FS-29 plumes. The public is encouraged to attend this meeting to interact with members of the citizen advisory team, as well as representatives of AFCEE, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). To obtain an agenda in advance or for more information, please contact Mr. Doug Karson, AFCEE Community Involvement Specialist at (508) 968-4678 ext. 2; fax (508) 968-4673; or e-mail doug.karson@mmr.brooks.af.mil.
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