Distribution: Honorable Louise M. Slaughter, Representative in Congress- Washington Office w/o enclosure, Rochester Office and Buffalo Office with enclosure Honorable Charles Schumer, United States Senator- Washington Office w/o enclosure, Buffalo Office with enclosure Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Senator- Washington Office w/o enclosure, Buffalo Office with enclosure State Senator, Mary Lou Rath State Senator, Antoine M. Thompson State Assemblyman, Robin Schimminger Erie County Legislator, Michele M. Ianello Town of Tonawanda Supervisor, Anthony F. Caruna, Copy furnished to: Mr. John Camilleri City of Tonawanda, Mayor, Ronald J. Pillozi, Copy furnished to: Mr. Jason LaMonaco City of Tonawanda Common Council President, Carleton Zeisz Mr. Nidal Azzam, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region-II Mr. Tom Papura, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. Dennis Weiss, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Mr. Stephen Gavitt, New York State Department of Health Mr. Michael Raab, Deputy Commissioner, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Mr. Paul Kranz, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning Ms. Barbara Peters, Superintendent, Tonawanda City School District
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Mr. Nidal Azzam USEPA Region 2 Radiation and Indoor Air Branch 290 Broadway New York, NY 10007-1866 Dear Mr. Azzam: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudflats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list ofrecipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.army.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.army.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, Enclosures
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Mr. Thomas Papura NYSDEC Bur. ofhaz. Waste & Rad. Management, Div of Solid and Hazardous Materials 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7255 Dear Mr. Papura: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudflats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list of recipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.army.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.army.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, Enclosures FUSRAP Program Manager
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Mr. Dennis Weiss NYSDEC, Region 9 270 Michigan A venue Buffalo, NY 14203-2999 Dear Mr. Weiss: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudflats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list of recipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.army.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.army.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, Enclosures
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATIENTIONOF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Mr. Stephen Gavitt, Director Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection NYS Department of Health 547 River Street, Room 530 Troy, NY 12180-2216 Dear Mr. Gavitt: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudf1ats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list of recipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.army.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.army.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, Enclosures FUSRAP Program Manager
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATIENTIONOF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Mr. Paul Kranz Erie County Dept. ofenv & Planning- Env. Serv. Prog. 95 Franklin Street, 1Oth Floor Buffalo, New York 14202 Dear Mr. Kranz: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudflats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list of recipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.arrny.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.arrny.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, Enclosures FUSRAP Program Manager
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Mr. Michael Raab Deputy Commissioner Erie County Dept. of Env & Planning 95 Franklin Street, 1Oth Floor Buffalo, New York 14202 Dear Mr. Raab: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudf1ats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list of recipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.arrny.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.arrny.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, Enclosures FUSRAP Program Manager
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY BUFFALO DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1776 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14207-3199 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF Special Projects SUBJECT: Record of Decision for the Mudflats Operable Unit of the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Ms. Barbara Peters Superintendent Tonawanda City School District 202 Broad Street Tonawanda, NY 1415 0 Dear Ms. Peters: I have enclosed a copy of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mudflats Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property, located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. The Landfill Operable Unit ofthe Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property will be addressed separately. The Record of Decision states that no action is warranted on the Mudflats Operable Unit because the human health risks, for all media, from radium, uranium and thorium present, are within the risk limits established in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for both the current and reasonable future site uses. The Corps has identified the reasonable future site use for the Mudflats Operable Unit as commercial/industrial. This document is a product of the USACE environmental response project conducted under the authority of the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). USACE is the lead federal agency executing FUSRAP. USACE conducts FUSRAP projects in accordance with the governing federal law- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Record of Decision has been placed in the Administrative Record File for the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property which is available for review in the Tonawanda Public Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150. It is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.
-2- This letter is being distributed to the enclosed list of recipients. If you have any questions please contact my Project Manager, Mr. Stephen Buechi by telephone at 716-879-4287. Additionally, the Buffalo District provides the public a toll-free telephone number (1-800-833-6390), email address (fusrap@usace.army.mil) and internet site (www.lrb.usace.army.mil/fusrap) to provide information on FUSRAP projects. Sincerely, ' USRAP Program Manager Enclosures