2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 23:07:16 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFAS, CLOSURE: Former Chanute Air Force Base (IL) - Cleanup "completion" doesn't include PFCs/PFAS
 
Chanute environmental cleanup end in sight

by Dave Hinton 
Rantoul Press (IL)
November 28, 2017

RANTOUL — The man who heads a portion of the environmental cleanup of the former Chanute Air Force Base said he can see an end to the work ahead, although additional work might be necessary to clean up perfluorinated compounds.

“We’re getting to the end game with cleanup remaining for just a few sites,” said Howard Sparrow, project manager for Aptim Federal Services, as he discussed groundwater cleanup progress.

…

Carroll said the 2020 target completion date does not include any cleanup that may become necessary for perfluorinated compounds.

“From our PFC site inspection, we have confirmed 12 areas where PFCs have been released into the shallow groundwater,” Carroll said.

…

For the entire article, see
http://www.rantoulpress.com/news/environment/2017-11-28/chanute-environmental-cleanup-end-sight.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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