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FNOD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting – June 4
June 1, 2009
By Norfolk District Public Affairs Office
SUFFOLK, Va.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) 6:15-8 p.m., June 4.
This meeting, which is always open to the public, is located on the first floor meeting room of the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel, near the corner of Harbour View Boulevard and College Drive, 8060 Harbour View, Suffolk, Va.
The majority of the RAB meeting will involve a rare process – the Technical Project Planning (TPP). RAB members will work through the planning process for investigating any remaining FNOD areas believed to pose any potential for munitions, munitions constituents, or munitions debris that have not already been investigated.
The quarterly RAB meetings serve as the main public forum for discussing USACE remediation progress at the 975-acre former depot, located near the Tidewater Community College Portsmouth Campus. 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 and the Environmental Protection Agency. Community members attending the RAB meeting are welcome to ask questions of any of the assembled team members. FNOD was placed on EPA’s National Priorities List in 1999.
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 USACE, 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, property owners and FNOD project team members from USACE, VDEQ and the EPA.
Additional project information can be found at http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/projects/Environmental%20Projects/Nansemond. The meetings and application for RAB membership are open to the public. Adriane James is the Norfolk District Projects Branch environmental section chief and RAB government co-chair; (757) 201-7701. Suresh Kikkeri, Baltimore District, is the FNOD project manager; (410) 962-5618. Daily FNOD operations are managed by George Mears of Norfolk District. He can be reached at (757) 201-7181 or by email: george.h.mears@usace.army.mil.