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RCRA Corrective Action at the U. S. Steel Gary Works Facility
U. S. Steel CITE: Charter (Rev.
1/23/06)
Title: Community Involvement Team Effort (CITE)
Goals
For CITE to facilitate a dynamic, open forum to communicate, educate, involve, and interact with the public on issues related to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action at U. S. Steel Gary Works.
Issues
RCRA Corrective Action at U.S. Steel Gary Works (RCRA is a set of federal laws that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) administers in order to ensure that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner. RCRA governs activities at facilities that treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste. The RCRA Corrective Action Program provides a step- by- step process that facilities can follow to assess environmental conditions and choose the best clean-up solution where necessary.)
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Please make note of the meeting date, time and location:
Date: April 28, 2010
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Gary Public Library - Main Branch (220 West 5th Avenue)
Public
Meeting Minutes
March
3, 2011
Meeting minutes
archive
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Issues that may be addressed by CITE related to RCRA
Corrective Action at Gary Works include, but are not limited
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RCRA Corrective Action Investigation Activities |
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RCRA Corrective Action Remedial Activities |
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Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) |
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CAMU Air Monitoring Activities |
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Grand Calumet Lagoons |
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GCR Sediment Remediation Project |
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Ecological Restoration Work |
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Groundwater |
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Public Involvement |
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Future land use |
Meeting Rules:
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Only issues on the Agenda will be discussed at each meeting. |
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Public comment will be limited to items on the agenda. |
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Meetings will be open for public comment, to be managed by the facilitator. |
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Each meeting will end with requested Agenda items for the next meeting. |
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The Agenda will be received by members one week prior to a scheduled meeting. |
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The CITE group name will not be used in association with a publicly distributed document until CITE members have reviewed the document for distribution. |
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Meeting minutes will be distributed to CITE group members for comments. Comments will be returned from the CITE group to USS via email. The revised meeting minutes will be distributed with the agenda and approved at the start of the next meeting. |
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Meetings will be advertised to the public. |
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Meetings will be limited to two hours. |
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Meetings will be facilitated by a USS Staff member. |
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Meeting information will be distributed to members by e-mail.
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Members:
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City of Gary- Office of the Mayor |
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City of Gary - Department of Environmental Affairs, Dorreen Carey |
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Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Wayne Faatz |
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Indiana University Northwest, Ellen Szarletta |
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Miller Citizen Corporation, George Rogge |
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National Park Service, Dale Engquist |
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Northwest Indiana Forum, Kay Nelson |
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NIRPC, Reggie Korthals |
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Mark Reshkin - Unaffiliated |
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Save the Dunes Council, Charlotte Read
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U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Elizabeth McCloskey
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tammy Ohl
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U.S. Geological Survey, Richard Whitman
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USS Personnel:
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Mark Rupnow, Project Manager
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Dave Behrens, Northwest Indiana Environmental Affairs
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Ken Mentzel, Manager of Environmental Control
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USS Support Staff:
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Bob Casselberry, Environmental Attorney
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John Armstrong, Manager Public Affairs
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Rick Menozzi, Director of Environmental Remediation
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Margaret Zak, Manager, Environmental Remediation
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Jeff Rey, Engineer, Environmental Remediation
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Additional USS staff as needed
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URS Representing USS
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Location: To be determined by CITE
Scheduled: Quarterly, or as determined by CITE
Current CITE Meeting Minutes: April
29, 2010
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