The city has posted a copy of the letter of questions it has received from the Concerned Citizens of Carbondale group, along with the city's response to said questions.. I found the first question asked to set the tone for the following 8 questions:
What is/are the reason(s) that the Carbondale City Council is not allowing the toxic waste site to
be cleansed as thoroughly as possible, in accordance with EPA standards/regulations: an
estimated eight years of continuous sterilization work facilitated through aggressive
maintenance?
Needless to say, the city has not impeded the clean up of the Koppers site. One of the major reasons it has taken so long is that the EPA continually changes the requirements it has set to certify the site as clean. I have listened to and read several of the reports from Beazer which indicate the EPA has oversight of cleaning the site. The city has no input or affect on how quickly or slowly the cleanup process moves.
What is/are the reason(s) that the Carbondale City Council is not allowing the toxic waste site to
be cleansed as thoroughly as possible, in accordance with EPA standards/regulations: an
estimated eight years of continuous sterilization work facilitated through aggressive
maintenance?
Needless to say, the city has not impeded the clean up of the Koppers site. One of the major reasons it has taken so long is that the EPA continually changes the requirements it has set to certify the site as clean. I have listened to and read several of the reports from Beazer which indicate the EPA has oversight of cleaning the site. The city has no input or affect on how quickly or slowly the cleanup process moves.
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