[CPEO-MEF] CLEANUP: Relative Risk Site Evaluation at former Griffiss Air Force Base (NY)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Force completes eval at former GAFB
Search of possible groundwater contaminants yields ‘no threat’ to water supply, mayor reports


by Nicole A. Hawley
Rome Sentinel (NY)
May 15, 2021

The Air Force has completed its Relative Risk Site Evaluation of possible groundwater contaminants for the former Griffiss Air Force Base to support environmental restoration work. BRAC Environmental Coordinator David Farnsworth said the Air Force is advising the public that they’ve done an evaluation and have released information they’ve collected so far on the testing, which will be used to “prioritize future work going forward” as far as remediation and environmental restoration.

The RRSE process is used to evaluate the relative risk posed by an environmental restoration site in relation to other sites. The Department of Defense prioritizes “worst first,” meaning the DoD addresses sites that pose a relatively greater potential risk to public safety, human health, or the environment before sites posing a lesser risk.

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For the entire article, see
https://romesentinel.com/stories/air-force-completes-eval-at-former-gafb-search-of-possible-groundwater-contaminants-yields-no,115097

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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