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EPA announces the availability of the Removal Administrative Record for Richmond Apartment Mercury Spill Removal Site in Richmond, Kentucky

Release Date: 05/25/2005
Contact Information:

Contact: Laura Niles (404) 562-8353; [email protected]

(Atlanta-May 25, 2005) The Administrative Record for the Richmond Apartment Mercury Spill in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky is available for public review. 

The Administrative Record file includes documents that form the basis for selection of the removal action. A removal is a short-term cleanup intended to stabilize a site that poses an imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment. Documents in the record may include, but are not limited to, preliminary assessment and inspection reports, test results, and the Action Memorandum. All interested persons are encouraged to review and comment on the documents.

The documents will be available for public review during normal business hours at the following location:

U.S. EPA Records Center - Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center - 11
th Floor
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Attn: Debbie Jourdan

EPA will accept comments regarding the Administrative Record during the public comment period which begins on May 25, 2005 and ends on June 24, 2005. Comments should be addressed to Glenn Adams, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 4, ERRB, 11th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-3104. At the end of the 30-day comment period, a written response to all pertinent comments will be prepared in a responsiveness summary and placed in the file.

The site consists of one mercury-contaminated residence in Richmond, Kentucky.


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