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Show .j: , Lange is in charge of the clean up next summer. Hopefully from EPA Representatives along with others involved in the emergency clean up that consists of to start by June or July. The EPA partners with UDEQ cleanup, hosted an open house last 48 properties this summer and an Tuesday. July 17 at the Memorial additional 48 properties next and they are both involved in the summer. These properties were Building. A1 determined Coordinator, by having a lead level Lange, along with nine other over 3000 ppm or having children representatives from 4 agencies in the home with high blood lead answered questions of several levels. residents that included how the The Superfund will provide the clean-u- p is being done to w hen the funding for clean up of properties superfund money will go through not included in the emergency bar-be-q- ue to questions on health concerns in This includes funding. an open house format which gave approximately 430 properties. On Friday, July 20, the residents the opportunity to ask one Paula Schmittdiel, Remedial Eureka Little League Program on one questions. Project Manager is in charge of the came to and end with an awards The four agencies involved in Superfund process. She said the clean at the city' park with the up that were represented site has been nominated to the 130 around were the EPA (Environmental national people in attendance. priority list. She says its Protection Agency), UDEQ (Utah Last year there was no baseball currently in the comment phase. Department of Environmental Residents have an opportunity to program so this year was especially Quality), Utah Department of comment on the planned clean up exciting. There were six teams that Health, and Central Utah Public for 90 days. This period will end organizers Dawn Christensen and Health Department. Residents can Shauna Jensen put together which on August 12. A1 Lange had samples of the direct comments to David Williams included 76 children. soil that will be put into the yards in the Denver EPA office. The softball team was coached as soon as the old soil is removed. In early fall, the Remedial by Gordon Grimstead and did a He explained that four parts of soil Investigation Report and Risk wonderful job considering most of that comes from Chief property Assessment will be released to the girls had never played baseball. East of Eureka will be mixed with residents that will The pinto team was coached explain what one part of dairy mix that will Jensen with the help of Shawn residents. dangers there are to by come from the Elberta Dairy Farm. Schmittdiel says this is a long, Terry and Cynthia Kirgin. The This mix will contain all of the complicated document that is time mustang team was also coached by minerals required to be in the soil. consuming to read. Therefore, also Shawn Jensen with the help of Lange reiterated that this soil in early fall a proposed plan that Kyle Bigler. Both teams did a has been tested and does not includes a fact sheet will be wonderful job! contain lead. He wanted to make released. This is The follow coach and to pitch team was easy sure residents understand that the will include what they intend to do. coached by Clint Barney and the clay piles that residents are seeing Once that is released. There is a two teams were coached by on the Chief property is only to use 30-6- 0 day' comment period on Johnny Underwood and Shauna as a fill. Properties that have soil these Jensen. They did a great job! reports. that needs to be removed down to The children and their families The EPA will then address 24 inches will have 12 inches of comments. Every' comment will be were all treated to a hotdog and clay and 12 inches of soil. read and some potential changes hamburger with all the Lange said the clean up had a could be made. This is an fixings! The children then all few set backs but is running for residents received a voice to certificate and trophy or opportunity' smoothly now. They are currently their concerns. medallion! working on removal of three In early winter, the EPA will Dawn Christensen and Shauna properties. then issue a Record of Decision Jensen took over the baseball The contaminated soil that is which will layout rational for plan. program this year and did a being removed will be placed at They will also release a Response wonderful job. When they wasn't Chief 1 with clay over the top to Summary in which they will coaching, they were doing bake prevent further contamination. summarize residents comments and sales in which all the money went Currently they are placing the respond and address the comments. towards trophies and medallions Once comments are addressed, for the kids. This was a big job contaminated soil at Blue Rock Excavating until the Chief 1 it will go to the design stage and and they did it without complaint! the goal is to follow the emergency Thanks Dawn and Shauna! property is ready. On-Sce- ne Little league holds award bar-b-q- ue ' - l r- ' -- . .. X 1 lJ cleanup. They expect to clean up around 430 homes that have lead levels over 500 ppm. However, Schmittdiel reiterated that the 500 ppm level has not been set yet. That is only a guess. Schmittdiel expects the clean up to take approximately 3 years at which time resampling can be done. She also stated that they will be working on the mine waste piles around Eureka to avoid It is the responsibility of the parents to monitor their children and make sure their levels are safe and they are being tested property howev er, the Department of Health is happy to answer questions. You can contact the Utah Department of Health at or the Central Utah Department of Health at if you have any 801-538-61- 435-896-54- 91 51. questions. There is also a Community' Involvement Plan headed by recontamination. Roberts. EPA Once the clean up is done, Catherine Involvement EPA and UDEQ will work with the Community They are city' to set up guidelines to prevent Coordinator. residents to find their recontamination. There arc still interviewing concerns and give the residents a the several steps that super fund chance to say their opinion. The has to go through before clean up interviews are confidential so is done; however, Schmittdiel said residents can be candid with the she expects everything to go EPA. There is also TAG (Technical smoothly. The Utah Department of Assistance Grant) being organized. Health was also at the open house The TAG provides $50,000 per and had information for the year to fund hiring a technical residents on preventing lead person to represent the community. poisoning and what lead levels This person gives a third party mean. They recommend that opinion to provide further children that had a lead level over information to residents. The 10 be retested until they have 2 organization of this grant is in the consecutive tests that arc under 10. early stages. T-b- all bar-b-q- ue R COPY Dawn Christensen gives player, Chance Morrison acer- tiftcate and trophy at the annual awards picnic here. T-b- all |