DOE-Paducah Twelve members of the public attended the meeting. Copies of Mr. Japp's overheads were distributed and are included as Attachment 1. After the presentation, the following questions were asked by members of the SSAB and the public. I've read historical records of releases. You didn't mention toxicity or ambient air monitoring, and those are important factors to consider.
Monitoring is ongoing in the creek and in the Clinch River.
I agree with your comments about the importance of toxicity, and we'll take them into consideration in making our presentation at the public meeting. In the early 1990s there was a concerted effort to identify wastewater sources contaminated with mercury, and it's my understanding that any discharges to the city's system are now below allowable limits. It's in the carbon, but it's disposed. The schedule allows about 10 years for implementation of proposed plan actions and follow-on monitoring, so a final surface water ROD, and groundwater as well, would come later, following an evaluation of how successful we've been with remedial activities. We will be doing some preliminary groundwater investigations now to determine if some early actions would be prudent to prevent any offsite migration.