Horinko Dedicates Condor Street Urban Wild 

Park 

On October 4, 2003, Acting Administrator Marianne Horinko participated in the opening 

ceremony for the Condor Street Urban Wild Park on the Chelsea Creek waterfront in East 

Boston, Massachusetts. Horinko, a Boston-native, praised the cooperative efforts of 

federal government officials and local interest groups in accomplishing the 

redevelopment and described the park as “a jewel being unearthed after years of neglect 

obscured her beauty.” During the ceremony, Acting Administrator Horinko handed the 

Chelsea Creek Restoration Project, led by the Chelsea Creek Action Group, a Healthy 

Communities Grant check for $28,457 for developing educational programs and for 

maintenance support. EPA has given $300,000 in funding for East Boston and Chelsea 

area community projects since 1997. 

The new park, which includes an urban salt marsh and public art, is a complete 

transformation of once-contaminated land that was fenced off from the public. For almost 

50 years, a sand and gravel company used the 4.5-acre site along Chelsea Creek for 

cleaning and storage. In 1980, the City of Boston purchased the site in hopes that it could 

be used as a park. They discovered that the site was contaminated and determined it 

would have to be fenced to prevent public access. 

In 1998, the Chelsea Creek Action Group, a community group, began advocating for 

cleanup and restoration of the area with EPA, Boston City Parks, the Urban Ecology 

Institute, and Neighborhood of Affordable Housing. In that same year, Waste 

Management was cited for Clean Air Act violations for unsafe appliance disposal which 

had resulted in the release of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) and HCFCs 

(hydrocholorofluorocarbons). In the settlement, Waste Management agreed to pay a 

$775,000 fine and to finance two Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). 

Fortuitously, the Chelsea Creek Action Group was seeking approximately $1 million in 

funding to help restore the park. Waste Management agreed to contribute $1.2 million to 

the Condor Street Urban Wild project as one of its SEPs. Kristi Rea of EPA New 

England’s Urban Environmental Program described the collaboration to join Chelsea 

Creek Action Group’s need and Waste Management’s available SEP as “incredibly 

synergistic.” Waste Management’s SEP is being used for construction and to support 

park operations and maintenance for the next 15 years. In addition to the SEP funding 

received for the park, the City of Boston contributed $400,000 for cleanup and 

construction costs. With the Condor Street Urban Wild Park now completed, the Chelsea 

Creek Action Group is working on a “master vision” for the entire area on Chelsea Creek. 

For additional information, contact Kristi Rea, EPA Region 1, (617) 918-1595. 

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New Luxury Apartments Stand On Former 

Petroleum-Contaminated Site 

by Barbara Howenstine, Office of Underground Storage Tanks 

A new luxury apartment complex at Clarendon Triangle in Arlington, VA, a close suburb 

of Washington, D.C., betrays nothing of the site’s humble history. The lobby of the 11-

story building offers residents and visitors a taste of Washington class with divans, 

crystal vases, and a fireplace. There are classic touches throughout the building, with 

floor-to-ceiling windows and an upscale clubroom with pool table and large-screen TV. 

Amazingly, just a few years ago this same location was shunned by developers and 

deplored by nearby residents, despite its proximity to D.C. Since the 1920s, several 

gasoline stations, a car wash, an automobile dealership, and an office building had 

occupied the site. At least four facilities in the area had had petroleum leaks, and some 

plumes were decades old. By the late 1980s, the site was rundown, vacant, and 

contaminated with petroleum, site conditions that persisted until the recent cleanup and 

revitalization effort. 

The JPI Apartment Development, LP (JPI), became interested in the site because of its 

proximity to D.C. and recent revitalization efforts in the area. JPI specializes in the 

creation and management of luxury residential communities throughout the U.S. JPI 

acquired the Clarendon site in 2001 and began the multi-faceted task of working with 

Arlington County and the Commonwealth of Virginia to clean up and redevelop the 

property. JPI and its consultants, Environmental Consultants and Contractors (ECC), and 

lending institution First Union worked closely with the Northern Virginia Regional 

Office of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) to resolve 

environmental, regulatory, and financial issues concerning the site. Work at the site 

began in 2001. 

Although site assessments had already been completed, ECC performed its own 

assessment and produced a Corrective Action Plan to address the contamination as well 

as safety issues at the site. The plan was approved by VDEQ, discharge permits were 

issued to handle treated excavation water, and reimbursement from the Virginia 

Petroleum Storage Tank Fund was approved for certain petroleum remedial activities. 

Contaminated materials were addressed to VDEQ’s requirements, and work at the site 

progressed on schedule. 

The site remediation required the onsite cleanup and control of water in a 50-foot deep 

trench and soil removal and disposal, all accomplished in tight working space in a busy 

urban area. Over 32,000 cubic yards (or 49,000 tons) of soil and 1.4 million gallons of 

water were remediated. By April 2002, the foundation and subsurface structure of the 

residential and commercial building had been completed and the environmental issues 

successfully resolved with VDEQ. By December 2002, the brick shell was up and interior 

work had begun. In mid-2003, construction continues on the aboveground portion of the 

building. Approximately 55% of the 252 residential units have been rented though not all 

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are completed yet, and several commercial ventures will occupy the 14,000 square foot 

first-floor retail space, including a coffee shop, video rental store, dry cleaner, and 

restaurant. The total project cost is expected to exceed $47 million. JPI estimates that this 

project will result in as many as 2,600 temporary and 50 full-time jobs. 

This Clarendon Triangle apartment complex is one of many cleanup and revitalization 

efforts currently underway to address petroleum-contaminated properties. This particular 

venture was not an EPA project, but it exemplifies redevelopment efforts across the 

country. EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) actively promotes the 

cleanup and reuse of sites like this, including the estimated 200,000 petroleumcontaminated brownfields sites nationwide, most of which are old unused gas stations. A 

new law has expanded the use of EPA Brownfields funds to include petroleumcontaminated sites, opening up new resources to accomplish this work. EPA encourages 

public and private entities to become partners in addressing these sites and turn 

dilapidated, contaminated properties into new housing, retail businesses, parks, public 

buildings, wetlands, or revitalized riverfronts that provide both environmental and 

economic benefits for surrounding communities. OUST wants to hear of other efforts to 

clean up and reuse petroleum-contaminated properties: please send information to Steven 

McNeely, mcneely.steven@epa.gov, (703) 603-7164. Additional information on EPA’s 

program for cleaning up and reusing petroleum-contaminated tank sites and examples of 

other current reuse projects are available at: http://www.epa.gov/oust/ustfield/index.htm. 

For more information on the Clarendon project, see the VDEQ website at 

http://www.deq.state.va.us/brownfieldweb/success.html. 

The venture described in this article was not an EPA project. The views expressed in this 

article do not necessarily reflect the position of EPA. EPA does not endorse the 

commercial ventures mentioned in the article. 

Parceling Northwestern Steel Provides 

Economic Benefit 

Due to bankruptcy, the Northwestern Steel and Wire Company closed the doors of its 

Sterling, Illinois plant in May 2001. As a key employer for Sterling residents and a main 

industrial property holder, the loss of Northwestern Steel and Wire significantly impacted 

the local economy. In addition to the economic loss, the community had the spectre of 

groundwater and soil contamination at the site that would require CERCLA and RCRA 

action. 

Given the size of the Northwestern Site—700 acres—and the manageable site 

contamination, EPA determined that the site was a candidate for parceling. “Parceling” 

involves dividing large contaminated sites into smaller parcels, if the contamination does 

not significantly impact the entire site, and placing the parcels on the market. Any 

potential purchaser enters into an agreement with EPA to cleanup the parcel in exchange 

for permission to buy the land and establish a business. Parceling has a number of 

advantages: portions of idle properties are redeveloped which spurs cleanup and 

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redevelopment of other parcels, funds from the purchase can be used to fund cleanup of 

other contaminated parcels, and the local economy is stimulated. EPA’s Land 

Revitalization Agenda, a recent major initiative to spur redevelopment, encourages 

Regions and other parties to consider parceling large properties. 

The City of Sterling worked hard with State of Illinois officials and prospective purchaser 

Leggett and Platt to redevelop the site. The city’s aggressive efforts led to an Illinois EPA 

Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant of $200,000 in March 2002. In May 2002, 

Leggett and Platt, Inc., a mattress manufacturer and former customer of Northwestern 

Steel and Wire, entered into a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with EPA to purchase parcels of the property. 

Leggett and Platt formed the subsidiary of Sterling Steel to resume mill operations at the 

site. The company is assuming cleanup responsibilities and received a total of $1.2 

million in Brownfields assessment grants and revolving loan fund grants for cleanup 

activities and community involvement. Presently, Sterling Steel is one of seven 

companies sitting on a combined 70% of the 700-acre district. The estimated $45 million 

in capital investment by Sterling Steel Company and the Sterling Rail Company has 

created 150 jobs with 350-600 projected future jobs. 

Wal-Mart recently purchased adjacent land, which will be used for a distribution center 

employing 600 workers by 2006. The taxes paid by Wal-Mart as part of the purchase 

enabled the city to upgrade 4.5 miles of water and sewer pipelines. These infrastructure 

improvements will increase the value of the western portion of the site, which was 

previously unusable. The City of Sterling hopes to redevelop the remaining 30% of the 

original 700-acre site through the use of Illinois EPA grant funds and PPAs to obtain 

Brownfields revolving loan funds. In the interest of gaining further grant funds from 

EPA, the City of Sterling is incorporating a number of sources, including the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Economic 

Development Administration, into its long-term redevelopment strategy. 

Without parceling, this 700-acre tract of land could still be sitting idle. Instead, it is 

generating funds for further remediation and jobs for area residents. 

For additional information, contact James Vanderkloot, EPA Region 5, (312) 353-3161. 

Former Murray Smelter Replaced by a Hospital 

With the demolition of Murray Smelter’s two prominent smokestacks in August 2000, 

the City of Murray, Utah moved closer to being Utah’s home for a new $362.5 million 

health care facility. Ironically, the potentially world-class hospital complex is being built 

on land that once posed a significant health risk. The former American Smelting and 

Refining Co. property once contained elevated levels of arsenic and lead in the soil, 

groundwater, and surface water. 

In November 1995, a time-critical removal action was completed by the site owner, 

Asarco, through an Administrative Order on Consent with EPA. In an extraordinary 

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move for a local government, the City of Murray indicated to EPA that it wanted to 

contribute significantly in the remediation process in the hopes of accelerating cleanup 

and redevelopment of the site. The City of Murray and EPA entered into a Memorandum 

of Understanding in 1996 that designated the City of Murray as lead agency while EPA 

maintained oversight authority. In 1998, contaminated soils were removed and disposed 

off-site as required by EPA’s Record of Decision. EPA made recommendations on how 

to address the two structurally-unsound smokestacks in an August 19, 1998 Consent 

Decree, and the owner subsequently determined to demolish them. EPA oversaw 

Asarco’s demolition of the smokestacks and ensured human health and the environment 

were protected. 

EPA and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality entered into a Prospective 

Purchaser Agreement with Intermountain Health Care (IHC), a non-profit health care 

organization, and in December 2000, IHC gained ownership of the majority of the site. In 

September 2003, a ground-breaking ceremony opened construction of the new complex, 

which will cover 100-acres of the original smelting and refinery site and contain 1.2 

million square feet of space. The complex will include an ambulatory and outpatient 

diagnostics hospital; a birthing center; a tertiary inpatient, critical care level one trauma 

hospital; a cancer treatment hospital; and a heart-and-lung hospital. Besides the direct 

health benefit of having high quality care, the hospital will also provide additional tax 

revenues and stimulate the local economy through new jobs. 

The remaining 42-acres of the site is being used by Utah Transit Authority, which built a 

TRAX light rail station to provide community residents with transportation to and from 

Salt Lake City, and by two local developers interested in commercial opportunities. In 

addition, IHC rented a segment of their original share of land to Costco, a major 

membership warehouse club, to pursue retail development. 

The smelter, which operated between 1872 and 1949, was one of many industrial 

facilities in Murray. At one time, as many as sixteen smokestacks could be seen on 

Murray City’s horizon. Since the two smokestacks symbolized such a significant period 

in city history, on their demolition, the residents of Murray commemorated them in a wall 

mural and integrated them into the new city logo. 

For additional information, contact Bonnie Lavelle, EPA Region 8, (303) 312-6579. 

Senate, House Debate Including MTBE Liability 

Protection in Energy Bill 

With the recent East Coast blackouts and other significant energy issues to address, both 

the House and Senate are working towards separate versions of a broad-ranging 

compromise Energy Bill. A number of issues have proved contentious, including 

modernizing the power grid, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and whether 

or not to ban the use of the gasoline additive MTBE. EPA has been closely monitoring 

the debate on MTBE since a ban on MTBE could mean future enforcement of violators. 

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One option being considered in committee is including a “safe harbor provision” for 

MTBE, which would protect manufacturers from liability. Thus far, only the House 

version of the bill contains a safe harbor provision for MTBE manufacturers. 

MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is an oxygenate that was first used in underground 

storage tanks (USTs) in the 1970s. In the early 1990s, it was used as an additive in 

reformulated gasoline (RFG) to reduce ozone discharges in compliance with the Clean 

Air Act Amendments of 1990. The amendments required RFG, with an oxygenate 

additive, to be phased into the fuel used in ten of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas. By 

the late 1990s, studies began to detect MTBE in groundwater, and there was emerging 

concern about levels of the oxygenate in drinking water. MTBE in drinking water was 

found to cause an unpleasant taste and odor. Further studies on MTBE’s impact on 

human health have been inconclusive, but there is some data to substantiate that it is a 

potential carcinogen. To avoid potential problems with MTBE in groundwater, some 

states like California have passed legislation to eradicate MTBE from gasoline sold 

within state lines. A “Summary Report on a Survey of State Experiences with MTBE and 

Other Oxygenate Contamination at LUST Sites” performed in August 2003 by the New 

England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission through a grant from EPA’s 

Office of Underground Storage Tanks reports that as many as 43 states have, or plan to 

have, measures for MTBE cleanup and drinking water benchmarks. Of these 43, fifteen 

can legally enforce these standards. 

Between the late 1990s and today, many communities have collected reparations from 

MTBE producers. The safe harbor provision of the energy bill currently being debated in 

the Senate would no longer allow communities to prosecute the manufacturer simply 

because MTBE is part of their product. Essentially, the provision grants MTBE 

manufacturers immunity from allegations that their product is faulty in production or 

design. As a solution to the loss of MTBE as the oxygenate in our gasoline, the 

legislation also includes a phase-in strategy for ethanol, an alternative oxygenate. 

Commenting on a possible safe harbor provision, Bob Slaughter, president of the 

National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, noted that the petrochemical and 

refiners group simply followed government mandates by including MTBE in their 

product. 

For additional information, contact Ann Strickland, (202) 564-6224. 

In the Courts 

Favorable Ruling Granted in Libby Cost Recovery Trial 

In a significant victory for EPA, Judge Donald W. Molloy of the District Court of 

Montana ruled that W.R. Grace and Co. must reimburse EPA $54.5 million for cleaning 

up asbestos contamination in Libby, Montana. The ruling covers all cleanup activities at 

the site through December 31, 2001. Costs incurred after that date will have to be 

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recovered either through negotiations between the parties or through additional litigation. 

This is the largest post-trial award under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) since the inception of the Superfund 

program in December 1980. 

During the trial, Grace called into question EPA’s new accounting procedures for 

calculating indirect costs. Judge Malloy found that EPA had demonstrated that their 

accounting methods met compliance standards and found Grace’s argument to be without 

merit. This is the first federal ruling in favor of EPA’s new process for calculating 

indirect costs. EPA’s indirect costs at the site to date have exceeded $11 million. 

From 1963 to 1990, W.R. Grace mined and processed vermiculite at the site. The 

naturally-occurring vermiculite contained asbestos fibers, which were released into 

homes, businesses, and schools within the community. Testing of current and former 

Libby residents by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry found a 

number of lung abnormalities commonly associated with asbestos exposure, including 

lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. A review of medical records and death 

certificates found a rate of asbestosis 40-80 times the average and higher lung cancer 

mortality rates. EPA undertook a number of measures to protect human health and the 

environment, including removal of soils and vermiculite. 

Because W.R. Grace filed for bankruptcy in April 2001, any payments to EPA under this 

judgment must be approved by the bankruptcy court. 

For additional information, contact Matt Cohn, EPA Region 8, (303) 312-6853. 

First No Action Assurance Letter Issued to a 

“Contiguous Property Owner” 

On September 12, 2003, the Regional Administrator for Region 9 issued the Agency’s 

first No Action Assurance Letter, a letter assuring a “contiguous property owner” that 

EPA will not pursue enforcement action. The letter was granted to the Fowlers, long-time 

residents of Salinas, California whose family ranch is adjacent to the Firestone Tire & 

Rubber Co. Superfund site. The Fowlers are considered “contiguous property owners” 

because the groundwater underlying their property was contaminated yet they were not 

considered potentially responsible parties (PRPs) and were not affiliated with the PRP. 

Between 1963 and 1980, Firestone conducted tire manufacturing operations on the site 

that resulted in the release of solvents and other chemicals into the soil and groundwater, 

resulting in 1,1,1 trichloroethane and 1,1 dichloroethylene contamination. Firestone was 

identified as the potentially responsible party and required through a 1989 Record of 

Decision to excavate 65,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and 9,000 gallons of 

hazardous liquids. They were also required to install a pump-and-treat system for treating 

contaminated groundwater and preventing contamination migration. A 5-year review of 

the system found that the remedy was protective of human health and the environment. 

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The Fowlers requested the assurance letter from EPA so they could secure bank loans to 

redevelop their property. During a recent attempt to secure a loan, a bank had questioned 

the Fowlers’ potential liability for contamination on their property. CERCLA Section 

107(q), a new CERCLA provision added through the Small Business Liability Relief and 

Brownfields Revitalization Act of January 2002, allows EPA to grant contiguous 

property owners assurance through a No Action Assurance letter that EPA will not 

pursue enforcement action. To be granted this assurance, the owner must demonstrate 

that they did not contribute to site contamination, be cooperative, and not be a potentially 

responsible party (PRP) or affiliated with the PRP. The Fowlers cooperated with the 

remediation of the Firestone Superfund site in a number of ways, including allowing 

monitoring wells on their own property for assessing groundwater contamination. 

For additional information, contact Bill Keener, Region 9 Office of Regional Counsel, 

(415) 972-3940. 

Tidbits 

Newly-Revised PRP Search Manual Is Available 

The Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE) has completed the first 

comprehensive revision and update of the Potentially Responsible Party Search Manual 

since 1987. OSRE Director Susan Bromm announced the distribution of the 2003 

Potentially Responsible Party Search Manual (Manual) in a memorandum to Superfund 

national policy managers and regional counsel on September 10, 2003. The revision is 

the culmination of several years’ work by the national PRP Search Enhancement Team in 

collaboration with regional and headquarters subject matter experts. 

The Manual, comprised of four chapters, is a working document intended to provide 

information to those persons involved in the PRP search process. Procedures and 

information contained in the Manual are based on current, existing EPA statutes, policy, 

and guidance. For the users’ convenience, any model letters, references and/or guidance 

documents mentioned in the Manual are supported by a web-site address or hard copy 

found in the Appendices. The Manual also introduces users to the Superfund 

Enforcement Directory, the PRP Search Enhancement Team’s on-line guide to 

enforcement personnel who are involved in the PRP search enforcement process. The 

Superfund Enforcement Directory can be accessed online by EPA personnel at: 

https://cfpub.epa.gov/sfed. 

OSRE plans to post the Manual on the Internet and perform ongoing, on-line updates to 

keep it current. 

For additional information, contact Nancy Deck, OSRE, (202) 564-6039 or 

deck.nancy@epa.gov. 

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OSRE and OSW Issue Financial Assurance 

Interim Guidance 

On September 30, 2003, Susan Bromm, Director of the Office of Site Remediation 

Enforcement (OSRE), and Robert Springer, Director of the Office of Solid Waste 

(OSW), released new guidance on financial responsibility for facilities subject to 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action (i.e., interim status 

and permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities). The guidance 

is directed to the Regional personnel who implement the RCRA program with authorized 

states, including senior policy advisors and enforcement managers. 

EPA requires facility owners and operators to provide assurances of financial 

responsibility for completing corrective action as may be necessary to protect human 

health and the environment. Financial assurance is required in permits and in corrective 

action orders. The primary purpose of the financial responsibility requirements is to 

assure that funds will be available when/if needed to fund cleanup activities so that 

Superfund money will not be required. The guidance acknowledges the difficulties 

regulators face in determining when financial assurance for corrective action should be 

established and offers decision-makers advice on how to approach the timing and amount 

of financial assurance to require. It had been the Agency’s policy to require a 

demonstration of financial assurance for corrective action at the time of remedy selection. 

The guidance suggests a flexible approach to financial assurance requirements based on 

facility specific circumstances. Under this flexible approach, financial assurance may be 

required to cover the estimated costs of investigations and significant interim measures. 

The guidance lists the advantages and disadvantages of implementing financial assurance 

requirements at each of these stages. The document also suggests ways for working with 

facility owners and operators that claim an inability to provide financial assurance or that 

file for bankruptcy. 

This guidance gives regulators wide discretion for implementing financial responsibility 

requirements and encourages selecting methods for ensuring compliance on a facility-byfacility basis. Additional guidance will be released to address other corrective action 

financial responsibility issues, including recommended language for administrative 

orders. 

For additional information, contact Mary Bell, OSRE, (202) 564-2256. 

Calendar 

November 5-7, 2003 

NACEPT Superfund Committee 

Washington, DC 

Contact: Angelo Carasea, (703) 603-8828 

http://www.epa.gov/oswer/SFsub.htm

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November 17-19, 2003 

RCRA Enforcement Managers (REM) Meeting 

Austin, TX 

Contact: Caroline Ahearn, (202) 564-4012 

November 18, 2003 

Environmental Insurance Forum

Los Angeles, CA 

Contact: Cindy Statz, (877) 735-0800 

http://www.erraonline.org

November 20, 2003 

Environmental Insurance Forum

Sacramento, CA 

Contact: Cindy Statz, (877) 735-0800 

http://www.erraonline.org

Glossary 

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

IHC Intermountain Health Care 

MTBE Methyl tertiary-butyl ether 

OSRE Office of Site Remediation Enforcement 

OSW Office of Solid Waste 

OUST Office of Underground Storage Tanks 

PPA Prospective purchaser agreement 

PRP Potentially responsible party 

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

RFG Reformulated gasoline 

SEP Supplemental Environmental Project 

UST Underground Storage Tank 

VDEQ Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 

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Subscription Information 

Richard W. Popino, PhD REM, editor 

EPA Review Board: Paul Connor, Karen Ellenberger, Jeff Heimerman, Kathleen 

Johnson, Kenneth Patterson, Barbara Roth, Neilima Senjalia, Suzanne Wells 

Christine Rueter, Betsy Anderson, DPRA, Inc., writers 

Ruth Colville, DPRA Inc., senior designer 

Lauren Grantham, DPRA, Inc., designer 

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