Final 2009 FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Dec. 3

Posted December 1, 2009
By Norfolk District Public Affairs

12/01/2009 - SUFFOLK, Va — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its final 2009 quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) on Thursday, Dec. 3, 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.

This meeting, which is always open to the public, will be held in the first floor meeting room of the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, near the corner of Harbour View Boulevard and College Drive, 8060 Harbour View, Suffolk, Va.

Meeting topics will include status reports on the following:

• Impact of the Nor'easter on FNOD property
• Horseshoe Pond comments from EPA
• FNOD community interviews
• Draft Public Involvement Plan
• Document repository location and transfer
• Transition of project management duties from Suresh Kikkeri to Sher Zaman

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.

In 1999, EPA placed FNOD on its National Priorities List. In 1997, the FNOD RAB was established. 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.

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. George Mears of Norfolk District manages daily FNOD operations, (757) 201-7181. Additional project information is located at http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/fnod.