Hudson River Community Advisory Group to Meet on November 8

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The next meeting of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Community Advisory Group (CAG) will take place on November 8 at the Saratoga Town Hall in Schuylerville, NY, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informs. 

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Various technical evaluations and project activities are currently ongoing and EPA will provide an overall update on status of various project activities including:

  • Ongoing technical evaluation and collaboration with NYSDEC on GE2016/NYSDEC2017 surface sediment data;
  • Second Five-Year Review and Certification of the Remedial Action;
  • Long-term monitoring activities (water, fish, sediment and caps);
  • Habitat monitoring including ongoing discussion related to comments provided by NYSDEC;
  • Coordination, data/studies collection and supplemental studies scoping of the Lower Hudson;
  • Floodplain Comprehensive Study.

Brief Updates and CAG Business will include:

  • Brief update on recent materials released by Natural Resources Damages Assessment (NRD) Trustees;
  • Brief update from New York State Canal Corps (NYSCC) on Navigational Dredging of the Champlain Canal;
  • Opportunity for brief updates from participants;
  • Upcoming dates & meeting topics.