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FNOD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting – March 5, 2009
Public invited!
March 2, 2009
by Norfolk District Public Affairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its Quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) on Thursday evening, March 5, 6:15 to 8 p.m.
This meeting, which is always open to the public, will be held in the first floor meeting room of the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel, located near the corner of Harbour View Boulevard and College Drive at 8060 Harbour View, Suffolk, Va.
Meeting topics will include:
- Military Munitions Response Program Update
- Results of Expanded Investigations at TCC and J Lakes
- Revised Main Burning Ground Remedial Investigation Initial Findings
- Nansemond River Beach Stabilization Update
- Results of Historical JRB Shoreline Analysis
The quarterly RAB meetings serve as the main forum for discussing the Corps of Engineers remediation progress at the 975-acre former depot, located in the vicinity of the Tidewater Community College Portsmouth Campus with members of the public. At these meetings the FNOD RAB members provide input on proposed work plans and restoration efforts
to an interagency project team consisting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Any member of the public in attendance is also welcome to ask questions of any of the assembled team members. FNOD was placed on EPA’s National Priorities List in 1999.
Background on the Restoration Advisory Board – The FNOD RAB was established in 1997. It is the main forum for the public to provide input on the cleanup plans and efforts at the site directly to project team members of the Corps, VDEQ and the EPA. The RAB is comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders, including community members, local business representatives, local and state officials, a Tidewater Community College representative, other property owners, and FNOD project team members from the Corps, VDEQ and the EPA. Additional project information at: www.nao.usace.army.mil/fnod . RAB membership application is open to the public.