[CPEO-MEF] COMMUNITIES, FORMER SITES: "Restoration Advisory Board created to deal with Buxton Beach [NC] petroleum contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Restoration Advisory Board created to deal with Buxton Beach petroleum contamination
During a public meeting Nov. 4, in Buxton, NC, the Corps of Engineers made a survey with a 30-day submission deadline available.

By Jernara Bussey
WVEC TV-news 13 (VA/NC)
December 10, 2024


SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) will be established for a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Buxton Beach Access. 
This comes amid an ongoing beach closure at the site because of the discovery of petroleum contamination.

The decision to establish the RAB comes after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, received overwhelming support for the idea from the public. The Corps released a survey on Nov. 4 and received 90 responses, the majority of which indicated they would like an RAB to be established.

“The preliminary survey results indicate an overwhelming desire to establish the RAB,” said USACE, Savannah District, commander, Col. Ron Sturgeon. “My team will document this determination and take the next steps to ensure the appropriate community representatives are on the board, and they will set a date for the kick-off meeting.”

The board will be made up of community members and representatives from the Corps of Engineers and will provide input on the cleanup of the Buxton Naval Facility.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/north-carolina/restoration-advisory-board-created-to-deal-with-buxton-beach-petroleum-contamination/291-f839ac86-e4c9-4bb7-a324-12696c1c72d4

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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