Re: [CPEO-BIF] Georgia-Pacific site, Gaylord, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Identifying toxic hot spots first priority at Eco Park

By Chris Engle
Gaylord Herald-Times (MI)
Friday, May 14, 2010 1:24 PM EDT

GAYLORD - A $743,750 brownfield redevelopment grant will be used to 
determine the forms and extent of contamination at the former 
Georgia-Pacific (G-P) site before development of an eco-industrial park 
takes place there.

Per state law, G-P and International Paper would pay for cleanup and/or 
containment of potentially hazardous sites if any are found, according 
to Robert McCann, spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources 
and Environment (DNRE).

"We have two liable parties - G-P and International Paper. Should 
contamination be found, we'll work with the parties responsible," McCann 
said. "Under Michigan law, those responsible for contamination are 
responsible for cleanup."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2010/05/14/news/top_stories/doc4bed853d06f98357593222.txt

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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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