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CABOT-KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITE (B)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, REGARDING THE INDUSTRIAL SITE KNOWN AS THE "CABOT-KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITE", AND REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO REQUIRE THE REMEDIATION OF THE SITE TO RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS; DIRECTING THE CLERK TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO EPA, AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed resolution.
explanation
The City Commission at it's May 1, 2008 joint meeting with the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners heard presentations from the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, Gainesville Regional Utilities and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV (EPA) regarding the assessment and remediation, pursuant to provisions of the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USC 9601 et seq, of contamination to soil and groundwater at the site known as the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site (Site). Given the presence of residential properties adjacent to the Site and the uncertainty of future land uses of the Site, the City Commission authorized the preparation of this Resolution requesting the EPA to require that the responsible parties remediate the soil and groundwater impacts at the Site to residential standards.