[Occupymendocino] Georgia-Pacific cleanup plans

[Laurie York]

Thank you all for your vigilance with the pond clean-up issue.  

Tom, when you state, “Pond 8 sediment presents negligible risk to a visitor of the future trail because a visitor on the trail would not be exposed to any ponds sediments”, he seems to not be including wildlife that swim and drink from the pond as “visitors”.  I think this is a critical issue for birds, deer and other wildlife.  If your agency is required to protect the public and the environment, I’m assuming wildlife need to be protected as well.

When a substance is considered carcinogenic, such as the toxins/dioxins in Pond 8, I take that risk quite seriously.  Otherwise why are these toxins/dioxins labelled “carcinogenic”?   I don’t think concerned citizens of the Mendocino Coast are willing to allow you to sweep this issue “under the rug”.  

Please proceed with a full clean-up of Pond 8.

Thank you,
Laurie York
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>> From: Lanphar, Tom at DTSC <Tom.Lanphar at dtsc.ca.gov <mailto:Tom.Lanphar at dtsc.ca.gov>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:19 AM
>> To: Ann Rennacker (annxpress at live.com <mailto:annxpress at live.com>)
>> Cc: Setty, Asha at DTSC
>> Subject: Georgia-Pacific cleanup plans
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>> Ann,
>> Thank you for the note.  I took a while for me to respond to your email because you sent it to T.Lanphar at dtsc.ca.gov <mailto:T.Lanphar at dtsc.ca.gov>.  My correct email isTom.Lanphar at dtsc.ca.gov <mailto:Tom.Lanphar at dtsc.ca.gov>.
>> We appreciate your interest in staying updated. We are working on preparing on update to share with those who commented. I have copied our Public Participation Specialist, Asha Setty, on this email as well. In the meantime, you are welcome to contact either of us for updates anytime. Here is some information that may help answer your questions:
>> Georgia-Pacific asked and was granted by DTSC an extension for submitting the draft final Operable Unit E Feasibility Study to March 2, 2018.  DTSC has not yet received a Response to DTSC comments.
>> As far as the ponds, DTSC has completed a risk assessment, but has not determined the final cleanup plan for the ponds.  DTSC has determined that Pond 8 sediment presents a negligible risk to a visitor of the future trail because a visitor on the trail would not be exposed to any ponds sediments.  Even if a visitor to the trail enters Pond 8 and has contact with sediment 50 times a year for 30 years, the risk continues to be extremely  low.   Even though Pond 8 and other pond sediments present a very low risk, we are required to take action to further protect public health and the environment. 
>> DTSC is committed actively informing and involving the community in our process.  I will post the draft final Operable Unit E Feasibility Study on DTSC’s Envirostor site soon after I receive it.    After we received the draft final Operable Unit E Feasibility Study, DTSC will send out a community update (fact sheet) and hold a community Town Hall meeting this spring to discuss the draft final Feasibility Study.
>> Thank you for sharing your experiences at the mill site and reaching out for updates. We will be sending out an email to those who commented this month to provide additional information.
>> Sincerely,
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>> Tom Lanphar
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