[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Partnering at former Naval Air Station Brunswick (ME)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy base clean-up and environmental restoration takes teamwork and an innovative approach

OPINION BY STEVE LEVESQUE
Portland Press-Herald (ME)
October 21, 2020

A number of sites at the former Naval Air Station Brunswick (now known as Brunswick Landing) are the subject of environmental remediation actions in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the national Superfund Law, for the investigation and remediation of various contaminants left by the Navy’s presence. These “Superfund” sites have been well documented and are part of an on-going restoration effort by the Navy, in coordination with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the local Restoration Advisory Board, of which MRRA is a part of. A local environmental watchdog organization: the Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment also plays a key role in this ongoing restoration program.

These “Superfund” sites must be cleaned up before they can be transferred to MRRA, the town or any other eligible recipient. Several of these remediated sites have recently been transferred to the town of Brunswick. In addition, the Navy is in the process of conducting additional environmental investigations into potential contamination sites and will undertake remediation actions, as appropriate. It is very important to note, that under the Superfund Law, the Navy has the legal responsibility to take remedial clean-up actions if any regulated contaminants are discovered that are associated with its historical activities, in perpetuity.

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For the entire column, see
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/21/guest-column-navy-base-clean-up-and-environmental-restoration-takes-teamwork-and-an-innovative-approach/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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