[CPEO-BIF] Ojibwe band sets standards

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Mille Lacs Band to seek public comment on soil cleanup

Brainerd Daily Dispatch (MN)
August 8, 2009

ONAMIA - Later this month, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe will begin 
seeking public comment on its proposed brownfield cleanup standards.

These standards will formalize the requirements for cleaning up 
pollution-contaminated soils, groundwater, surface water and sediments 
on band lands.

"The Mille Lacs Band does not have a lot of contaminated lands - that is 
not the issue," Curt Kalk, Mille Lacs Band commissioner of natural 
resources, said in a news release. "The issue is that when we do 
identify a contaminated area, or if an accident occurs and pollutants 
are released, we want to be as prepared as possible to clean up the 
brownfield area. Having approved cleanup standards in place will help 
ensure readiness."

...

The Mille Lacs Band was among the first American Indian tribes in the 
nation to develop a brownfield program when, in 2002, it received its 
first brownfield 128(a) grant.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/080809/new_20090808020.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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