Re: DSB Report Briefing next Friday

[Stella Bourassa <Stellalogic@cfl.rr.com>]

I do not believe I am the only one questioning DoD's financial estimation on
cleanup costs nor the amount of time it will take for same.  Those figures
are based on certain methodologies requiring more management than effective
and timely treatments.  I've been involved long enough to have learned a
'thing or two' and the USACE (key players in cleanup) will remain with
traditional methods vs. new alternatives.    I have spoken often of STAR
Environmental, Inc. and their cost and time effective treatments.  I hope
either these congresswomen/men or someone from their staff will contact the
STAR Environmental, Inc. staff to learn more about their 'effective
treatments'.  I, regretably, will not be able to attend this meeting  but I
hope serious consideration/discussion of
'contractors/methodologies-management vs. effective treatments' will be a
part of the agenda.

Stella
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> DEFUSE AN EXPLOSIVE SITUATION!
>
> Staff Briefing on Reducing the Cost of Cleaning Up Unexploded Ordnance
>
> January 30, 2004
>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> Everyday, in every state, Americans are at risk from explosive shells,
> bombs, and more subtle, but no less deadly, pollution from military
> toxins.  Among the many threats to the security and safety of the
> American people, the hazard of unexploded ordnance (UXO) - bombs and
> shells that failed to explode during military training or testing - may
> be found on or buried under the surface of more than 39 million acres of
> former military properties.  According to the Environmental Protection
> Agency, unexploded ordnance has killed at least 65 American civilians
> and injured 131 more over the past 83 years.
>
> A recent report by the General Accounting Office found that at the
> current rate of funding, removing unexploded munitions and hazardous
> waste could take more than 300 years. The Department of Defense's latest
> estimate for the cost of cleanup is anywhere from $23 billion to $104
> billion.  Cleaning up these areas will allow us to return millions of
> acres to communities and local tax rolls or set them aside as scenic and
> recreational open space.
>
> In 2002, the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense created the Defense
> Science Board Task Force on Unexploded Ordnance to examine whether
> modern technology can reduce the cost of UXO clean-up and whether new
> science can reduce the environmental impact of continued live-fire
> training and testing of munitions at ranges across the U.S.  The final
> report was released this month.
>
> Join us for a staff briefing to hear about the Task Force's findings on
> the scale of the UXO problem and how to reduce the cost of clean up and
> the risk to our communities.
>
> -      What: Defense Science Board Task Force on Unexploded Ordnance
> Report
> -      Who:   Dr. Delores Etter, Task Force Co-Chair, US Naval Academy
>
> Robert Stein, Task Force Member and Consultant
>
> -      When: Friday, February 6 at 1:30pm.
> -      Where: 2456 Rayburn House Office Building
>
> Please contact Janine Benner with Rep. Blumenauer's office if you have
> any questions (x54884).
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
> Gary Miller, Member of Congress
> Sam Farr, Member of Congress
> Ellen O. Tauscher, Member of Congress
>
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