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PA EPA PROPOSES LOWER FOX RIVER FOR SUPERFUND NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
Release Date: 07/10/98
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1998
EPA PROPOSES LOWER FOX RIVER FOR SUPERFUND NATIONAL
PRIORITIES LIST
PRIORITIES LIST
EPA today proposed that a 39-mile stretch of Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River --Green Bay to Lake Winnebago -- be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of hazardous waste sites. The waterway has been contaminated by PCB sediments. The NPL is a nationwide list of hazardous waste sites that need further investigation to see if they pose risks to human health and the environment. Sites placed on the list are eligible for long-term cleanup under the Superfund program. A more detailed announcement will follow next week. Proposed listing does not automatically assume a site will be included on the NPL. Prior to formal listing on the NPL, the proposed listing must go through a required public comment period, allowing interested parties to provide EPA with their opinions and questions regarding the proposed listing. A number of factors, including new technical information and/or an EPA settlement with potentially responsible parties, may eliminate the need to proceed with formal listing. A 60-day public comment period will be announced soon in the Federal Register, with detailed instructions on how and where to submit comments. A public meeting also will be scheduled. For more information on the Lower Fox River cleanup effort and cooperative efforts between EPA, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Menominee and Oneida Tribes, see EPA Region 5's Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/region5/foxriver/
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