Given the amount of controversy the Concerned Carbondale Citizens group has ginned up in the past several months over the BrightFields Solar Array project on the Koppers site, I found the most recent report provided by Beazer, the company tasked by the EPA with cleaning up the site, interesting reading.
Items Performed/Completed Since Previous Report:
On December 3, 2013, a group of local residents known as Concerned Carbondale Citizens submitted a
list of questions related to the Site and solar project to the Carbondale City Council.
On December 10, 2013, Brightfields submitted a letter to the City of Carbondale requesting that the City
Council temporarily postpone further consideration of Brightfield’s Special Use Permit Application until
after the two requested public meetings are held.
On December 20, 2013, FTS submitted the second 2013 semiannual RCRA groundwater sampling
data to IEPA.
On December 26, 2013, Beazer submitted the Shrew Population Pilot Study Report to USEPA.
Beazer, USEPA and others participated in corrective action coordination conference calls on December
6 and 20, 2013.
Beazer continued post-construction OMM activities (e.g., DNAPL thickness measurements/removal,
CAMU leachate monitoring/removal, Site inspections, etc.).
Beazer collected approximately 113 gallons of DNAPL from the barrier trench and approximately 34
gallons of DNAPL from recovery well RW-23 during this reporting period. The approximate total
DNAPL volumes collected through December 2013 are 17,641 gallons from the barrier trench and
7,228 gallons from RW-23.
Items Anticipated to be Performed/Completed over the Next One to Two Months:
Beazer and Brightfields will continue to evaluate potential future solar land use at the Site.
USEPA will plan an additional public meeting.
Beazer and Brightfields will schedule additional public information sessions in conjunction with USEPA’s
public meeting.
Beazer, USEPA and others will participate in planned biweekly conference calls to discuss Site
corrective action and redevelopment activities.
Beazer and USEPA will participate in a meeting in Chicago to discuss various topics, including human
health and ecological risk assessments and the August 2012 sediment investigation findings.
Items Anticipated to be Performed/Completed over the Next Two to Six Months:
Beazer will continue to evaluate potential future Site uses, including conservation land use and
commercial solar energy.
Items Performed/Completed Since Previous Report:
On December 3, 2013, a group of local residents known as Concerned Carbondale Citizens submitted a
list of questions related to the Site and solar project to the Carbondale City Council.
On December 10, 2013, Brightfields submitted a letter to the City of Carbondale requesting that the City
Council temporarily postpone further consideration of Brightfield’s Special Use Permit Application until
after the two requested public meetings are held.
On December 20, 2013, FTS submitted the second 2013 semiannual RCRA groundwater sampling
data to IEPA.
On December 26, 2013, Beazer submitted the Shrew Population Pilot Study Report to USEPA.
Beazer, USEPA and others participated in corrective action coordination conference calls on December
6 and 20, 2013.
Beazer continued post-construction OMM activities (e.g., DNAPL thickness measurements/removal,
CAMU leachate monitoring/removal, Site inspections, etc.).
Beazer collected approximately 113 gallons of DNAPL from the barrier trench and approximately 34
gallons of DNAPL from recovery well RW-23 during this reporting period. The approximate total
DNAPL volumes collected through December 2013 are 17,641 gallons from the barrier trench and
7,228 gallons from RW-23.
Items Anticipated to be Performed/Completed over the Next One to Two Months:
Beazer and Brightfields will continue to evaluate potential future solar land use at the Site.
USEPA will plan an additional public meeting.
Beazer and Brightfields will schedule additional public information sessions in conjunction with USEPA’s
public meeting.
Beazer, USEPA and others will participate in planned biweekly conference calls to discuss Site
corrective action and redevelopment activities.
Beazer and USEPA will participate in a meeting in Chicago to discuss various topics, including human
health and ecological risk assessments and the August 2012 sediment investigation findings.
Items Anticipated to be Performed/Completed over the Next Two to Six Months:
Beazer will continue to evaluate potential future Site uses, including conservation land use and
commercial solar energy.
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