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EPA Cleanups: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site

Public Comment, Meetings and Events for the GE-Pittsfield / Housatonic River Site

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Opportunities for Public Comment

Currently No Comment Periods

Closed Public Comment Periods

While there are no formal or informal public comment periods for many of GE's submittals pursuant to the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River, it is EPA's practice to accept comments from the public throughout the entire investigation and cleanup process. Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit comments at any time on the wide variety of inspection, monitoring, site analysis, characterization, work plans, and other technical reports submitted by GE to EPA on an ongoing basis. These current documents can be found under the "What's New" link on this website. The listed documents are available on-line and are also sent to the Public Information Repositories to give the public access to all information on Consent Decree activities. EPA typically responds to GE's documents after 45 days of receipt; therefore, public submits should be submitted within 45 days of the date of the document.

If additional documents are subject to formal or informal public comment periods, the comment period will list here and notice will be sent out to the Citizens Coordinating Council.

Comments may be submitted by mail, email or fax to Kelsey O'Neil, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, as indicated below or individuals can ask questions or make verbal comments at the Citizens Coordinating Council meeting.

Kelsey Dumville (dumville.kelsey@epa.gov)
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
c/o Weston Solutions
10 Lyman Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Fax: 617-918-0003

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U.S. EPA Housatonic River Public Meetings

Town Hosted Informational Sessions on the 2020 Settlement Agreement

Public Hearing on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the GE Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site

Tues., September 23, 2014: 6:30 pm
Lenox Memorial Middle and High School auditorium
197 East Street
Lenox, MA

Comments from the public hearing can be found at Proposed Remedial Action, Supporting Documentation and Public Comment.

Public Information Meetings on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the GE Pittsfield/Housatonic River

Wed., June 18, 2014: 6 pm poster session; 7 pm presentation
Lenox Memorial Middle and High School auditorium
197 East Street
Lenox, MA

Tues., June 24, 2014: 6 pm poster session; 7 pm presentation
Kent Town Hall
Kent, CT

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GE-Housatonic River CCC Meetings and Events

Upcoming Meetings & Events

EPA Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council Meeting
When: Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 5:30-7:45 PM
Where: Lenox Library, 18 Main Street, MA 01240

Past Meetings

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CT Subcommittee of the EPA Housatonic River CCC

CT Subcommittee CCC meetings are open to the public and are held approximately semi-annually.

Upcoming Meetings

EPA Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council Connecticut Subcommittee Meeting
When: September 25, 2019, 5:30 PM
Where: Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Blvd, Kent, CT
Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 167 K, About PDF)

Past Meetings

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For more information regarding upcoming Citizen's Coordinating Council Meetings or past CCC meeting minutes, please contact:

Kelsey Dumville (dumville.kelsey@epa.gov)
US EPA New England
5 Post Office Square, Suite 1100
Mail Code: 01-3
Boston, MA 02109-3912
617-918-1003

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