Public invited! FNOD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting – March 4

Posted March 1, 2010
By Jerry Rogers
Norfolk District Public Affairs

03/01/2010 - 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 p.m. to 8 p.m., March 4.

This meeting, which is always open to the public, will be held at a new location — the Hilton Garden Inn, 5921 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk. The location change provides the RAB with more space for meetings.

Meeting topics will include status reports on the following:

• Site Management Plan Update
• Munitions Response Update and Path Forward
• Horseshoe Pond Update
• Main Burning Ground Update

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. Sher Zaman, Baltimore District, is the FNOD project manager, (410) 962-3134; Sher.Zaman@usace.army.mil. Additional project information is located at http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Library/Factsheets/FNOD/.