2/12/1998 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PLUMES Minutes

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JBT: Bob S. noted there were two new wells installed and he was not given any notification. Bob S. will contact Len Binault and follow this up, Bob W. will send a letter and request that an update be given at a selectmen t s meeting. LE-4; Bob W. reported on the February 10 , 1998 rtieetin with representatives from DEP , Kopelman and Paige , and AFcEE to discuss the liability issue on the clean up of this area. He distributed a cody of the participant list and a special report on municipal liability. The problem needs to be broken down into two areas; ( 1) public safety threat and ( ) hazardous waste site. It was orit incl ly a construction site to build bunkers and was also used for ammunition storage. BEP .i s the intermediary to facilitate the clean up. Bob W. recommended to transfer this proderty to the ra i l i tart' r and they can clean it up readily. Bob W. also recommended to lirait the Town' s role to just supportirlcj. The key issues on the military side are ( 1 ) Build a road into the site. ( ) Emergency handling and removal of the material. (Prisoner manpower may be used. ) ( 3 ) conduct surface saradling. Nancy C. will follow ud to find out if any of the $250 , 000 for the 1999 site evaluation can he used for this. DEP wants to see the Town coordinate the military' s efforts to remove the debris . Bob W. distributed a Memo to the Selectmen from Elias I c uaid outl i.nin�i the costs to complete the clean up. The total amount is adpro irate l $ f o 8 5 . o o . Elias McQ, needs Greg T t ' s help with coordinating trucks , and Elias is trying to set up a pre-construction meeting. IT WAS MOVED To SEND A NOTE To THE SELECTMEN To SUPPORT THE REQUEST FOR f o 8 *O O To INVOLVE THE NATIONAL GUARD, UNANIMOUS, Nand C. presented a HAZ BAP report from 1986 which documents 18-20 unidentified barrels in this area. They have subsequently been covered up. This was identified as a military contamination area . -3-