City of Gainesville - File #: 100315.

• File #: 100315.
• Version: 2
• Name: Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site US EPA Proposed Plan (B)
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: To Be Introduced
• File created: 9/27/2010
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 9/27/2010
• Title: Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site US EPA Proposed Plan (B) This item involves hearing a presentation from the Local Intergovernmental Team on the Final recommendations and comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site and authorizing the Mayor to transmit the City of Gainesville's final comments and recommendations to the US EPA.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/27/2010	2	City Commission	Approved as shown above (See Motion)	Pass
9/2/2010	1	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
8/30/2010	0	City Commission	Approved as shown above (See Motion)	Pass

Title
Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site US EPA Proposed Plan (B)

This item involves hearing a presentation from the Local Intergovernmental Team on the Final recommendations and comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site and authorizing the Mayor to transmit the City of Gainesville's final comments and recommendations to the US EPA.

Explanation
The Local Intergovernmental Team (LIT) consists of staff from the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, the City of Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Utilities, the Alachua County Health Department and outside technical experts. On August 30, 2010, the LIT presented its recommendations and comments on the US EPA Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund to the Joint City and County Commission. The LIT has prepared the Final recommendations and comments including the recommended changes from the Joint City and County Commission meeting. The LIT will present these comments and recommendations on the Proposed Plan to the Alachua County Board of County Commission on September 28, 2010. All Public comments are due to the US EPA on or before October 15, 2010.

On July 15, 2010, US EPA released the Proposed Plan for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site. The Proposed Plan identified EPA's proposed remedy for cleaning up the Koppers portion of the Cabot-Koppers site and includes an analysis of alternatives including timelines and costs for each remedy. The US EPA is the lead agency responsible for development of the remediation plan for the site. The US EPA held a public meeting on August 5, 2010 to describe the Proposed Plan to the public and to solicit comments from the citizens.

The LIT evaluated the proposed plan and developed a draft of comments and recommendations to the City and County Commission for transmittal to the US EPA. The LIT held the first of two public meetings on August 17, 2010 to present the draft of pr...