NEWS RELEASE 2005-16
July 7, 2005

Air Force Invites Public to July Meeting

MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION, 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, July 13, 2005 at the Falmouth Holiday Inn, 291 Jones Road, Falmouth.

The PCT is a citizen advisory team that provides advice to the regulatory agencies and the AFCEE Installation Restoration Program (IRP).  The IRP is responsible for groundwater and soil investigation and cleanup that is, in most instances, on-and-from the southern portion of the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR).

The main meeting topic is an update on the Fuel Spill 12 (FS-12) groundwater plume.  The FS-12 groundwater plume is located in Sandwich and has been undergoing active remediation with a groundwater extraction, treatment, and reinjection system since 1997.

Another meeting presentation focuses on test results of private wells, ponds and harbors.

Other meeting topics are updates on the leading edge of Fuel Spill 28, the Chemical Spill 23/Landfill 1 feasibility study process, and a presentation on the proposed plan for dealing with the Eastern Briarwood/Western Aquafarm/Storm Drain 5 projects.

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 Lead at (508) 968-4678 ext. 2; fax (508) 968-4673; or e-mail doug.karson@brooks.af.mil.