[CPEO-BIF] Georgia Pacific mill site, Fort Bragg, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Most of mill site deemed clean, final cleanup plan nears

By TONY REED
Fort Bragg Advocate News (CA)
September 5, 2013

State Department of Toxic Substances Control officials say they are  
closing in on a final cleanup plan for the remaining portions of Fort  
Bragg's former Georgia Pacific mill site. During an informal meeting  
of about 21 people on Aug. 28, Tom Lanphar, DTSC project manager for  
the site cleanup, said the central mill pond and low-lying powerhouse  
area are still considered to be "areas of concern." However, the  
majority of the site has been cleaned to state standards and is  
considered ready for reuse.

He said that while several necessary studies have been done, the  
completion of a remedial investigation of the mill pond area is a  
major accomplishment.

"The investigation identified metals and dioxin contamination on  
several of the mill ponds," a DTSC mailer stated. "Metals, dioxin,  
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and petroleum hydrocarbons were  
found in soils."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.advocate-news.com/local/ci_24022182/most-mill-site-deemed- 
clean-final-cleanup-plan

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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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