Public invited! FNOD Restoration Advisory Board Meeting – June 3

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

06/01/2010 - SUFFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host its quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, or FNOD, Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) June 3, from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

This meeting, which is always open to the public, will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5921 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk.

Meeting topics will include status reports on the following:

• USACE Planning Process for Civil Works Projects
• Site Management Plan Update
• Munitions Response Update and Path Forward
• Public Involvement Plan (PIP)

The quarterly RAB meetings serve as the main public forum for discussing USACE remediation progress at the 975-acre former depot, located near the former Tidewater Community College Portsmouth Campus. 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 (TCC) representative, TCC Real Estate Foundation, Inc., other property owners and FNOD interagency 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/.