[enviro-mich] FW: (3 of 3) [dow_dioxin] Negotiation Update #2: Negotiation Meeting Update

> Subject: [dow_dioxin] Negotiation Update #2: Negotiation Meeting Update
> To: dow_dioxin at lists.epa.gov
> From: Kelley.Jeff at epamail.epa.gov
> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:10:50 -0500
> 
> 
> Negotiation Update #2: Negotiation Meeting Update
> 
> During the week of July 13, 2009, EPA and MDEQ held a multi-day
> negotiation meeting with The Dow Chemical. The most significant topics
> were:
> 
> * How to foster consistency in meeting RCRA license and CERCLA
> obligations
> * Coordination between EPA and MDEQ under an order
> * How to integrate existing data into Dow’s characterization work
> under an order
> * How to organize the rivers and bay into manageable components for
> conducting work
> * How to integrate the current RCRA "contaminants of interest" list
> into future Superfund investigatory work
> * How to resolve disputes under the order
> 
> The Natural Resource Damage Trustees were represented during the
> meeting. In Superfund, responsibility for protection of natural
> resources falls with federal, state, and tribal trustees. This is
> because no one individual "owns" a natural resource; rather, they are
> held in trust for the public. More information is online at
> http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/nrd/primer.htm
> 
> EPA, MDEQ and the trustees are tentatively scheduled to meet with Dow in
> August to continue discussions. EPA will provide another update on the
> negotiations after that meeting. The negotiations will continue at least
> until August 25, 2009. EPA may extend this deadline if progress is being
> made during the negotiations. EPA’s fact sheet, "Superfund Process and
> Negotiations at the Dow Site," provides more details about the topics
> that will be discussed during the negotiations.
> 
> * EPA fact sheet "Superfund Process and Negotiations at the Dow Site":
> http://epa.gov/region5/sites/dowchemical/pdfs/down-negotiation-fs-200906.pdf
> 
> 
> ---
> Jeff Kelley
> Chief, Community Involvement Section
> Superfund Division
> U.S. EPA Region 5
> ph: 312-353-1159
> 
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