NEWS RELEASE 2004-24
October 6, 2004

Public Invited to October PCT Meeting

MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION, Cape Cod, Mass. — Officials from 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, October 13, 2004 at the Quashnet Valley Country Club, 309 Old Barnstable Road in 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).

Two main presentations are data on the leading edge of the Chemical Spill 10 (CS-10) plume which was recently detected on the east side of Johns Pond in Mashpee, and the Chemical Spill 19 (CS-19) Soil Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis document, which presents an evaluation of CS-19 soil cleanup alternatives and was prepared to expedite the soil cleanup process.

Additional meeting topics focus on an Ashumet Valley Risk Evaluation and the treatment plant construction project in Falmouth for the CS-4, CS-20, CS-21, and FS-29 groundwater 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@brooks.af.mil.