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2006 -- A Year of Progress for the Groundwater Cleanup
ProgramThe year 2006 was one of
significant progress and success for NASA's Groundwater Cleanup Program at JPL.
Read about all of the milestones reached in the
2006 Year in Review.
The November 2006 Bilingual
Newsletter Update is now available - one more way to learn about NASA's
cleanup progress!
Click here for all the latest news concerning NASA's effort
to remove chemicals in the groundwater beneath and adjacent to JPL.
This update is another way NASA is taking steps to communicate with the
public with regard to its groundwater cleanup program.
Press Kit - Agreement Reached January
24, 2006 for
NASA to Fund New Treatment Plant for City of Pasadena Wells
Click
here to read the
news release. Click
here to read the entire Media Kit.
Proposed Plan to Fund Construction
and Operation of Treatment Systems for Groundwater from Drinking Water Wells
Located near the NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA is evaluating public comments on its “Proposed Plan to
Fund Construction and Operation of Treatment Systems for Groundwater from
Drinking Water Wells Located near the NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory.” The
Proposed Plan regards the funding for the construction and operation of
treatment systems for two off-facility treatment systems to clean up
chemicals in the deep groundwater.
Click here to read the entire Proposed Plan.
Click here for a Fact Sheet on the Proposed Plan.
Click here for a Fact Sheet about one part of the Proposed Plan – NASA’s
proposal to fund construction and operation (by Pasadena Water & Power) of a
new water treatment plant.
A public comment period on the Proposed Plan was held from April 19 through
July 7, 2006. A public meeting/community information session on the Proposed
Plan was held on Wednesday, May 3 at the Altadena Community Center in
Altadena, where comments were accepted.
Click here to view the slideshow presentation from the meeting. For a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting session,
click here. To see displays prepared for that evening’s public meeting,
click here.
Area residents who attended the Public Meeting asked for additional
information on the “preferred alternative” site that NASA was proposing for
a Pasadena treatment system, and subsequently, NASA released its analysis
(called a "Technical Memorandum") of alternative locations for a proposed
groundwater treatment plant.
NASA also held a meeting with the public on June 21, 2006, at the
Altadena Community Center to discuss the proposed Pasadena groundwater
treatment plant. Interested residents and NASA came together for an evening
of open discussion about the treatment plant’s proposed location,
construction and operation. For a copy of that Technical Memorandum,
click here. For a Fact Sheet describing community involvement
opportunities in the consideration of, funding for, and construction of a
Pasadena water treatment plant,
click here. NEXT STEPS: After considering all input received during the “Proposed
Plan” public comment period, NASA will publish a Record of Decision (ROD).
The ROD will summarize all of the comments NASA received and how these
comments were considered in shaping the final decision. If NASA decides to
proceed with the proposed treatment plant, NASA would then provide technical
assistance and fund the City of Pasadena to build the plant and operate the
treatment system. The ROD will also address continued funding for the
Lincoln Avenue Water Company treatment plant. Learn what's new with NASA's JPL Groundwater Cleanup
Project!
We will hold two Community Information Sessions on Wednesday, February 21 in
Pasadena and Thursday, February 22 in Altadena. See the
advertisement about the meeting.
A Community Information Session is an opportunity to meet and talk informally
with members of our project team, see our displays with updates, photos, maps
and graphs, and pick up handouts to take home.
The Pasadena meeting will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on February 21 at Maranatha
High School's Cafeteria, located at 169 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena. The entrance
to Maranatha High is on a one-way street going south. Take W. Colorado Blvd. or
W. Green St. to S. St. John's Ave. The parking entrance is past the high school
and athletic field on the right.
The Altadena meeting will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on February 22 at the Altadena
Library's Community Room, located at 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, at the
southwest corner of E. Mariposa St. and Santa Rosa Ave. Enter on Santa Rosa Ave.
For more information, please contact Merrilee Fellows at (818) 393-0754 or
mfellows@nasa.gov.
The April Bilingual Newsletter is now
available – one more way to learn about NASA’s clean up progress!
Click here for all of the latest news concerning NASA’s efforts to
remove chemicals in groundwater beneath and around JPL. This
2006 April
Bilingual Newsletter is another way NASA is taking steps to communicate
with the public with regard to its
groundwater cleanup program. We hope you find it interesting and helpful.
Community Information Session
NASA held a Community Information Session about the
Groundwater Cleanup Project at JPL on March 29, 2005.
Click
here to view the displays and learn more about the cleanup effort.
NASA GROUNDWATER CLEANUP PROJECT
ENTERS NEW YEAR IN HIGH GEAR.
Click
here for the press release summarizing NASA's successes in groundwater
cleanup through 2005.
The April Bilingual Newsletter is now
available – one more way to learn about NASA’s clean up progress!
Click here for all of the latest news concerning NASA’s efforts to
remove chemicals in groundwater beneath and around JPL. This
2006 April
Bilingual Newsletter is another way NASA is taking steps to communicate
with the public with regard to its
groundwater cleanup program. We hope you find it interesting and helpful.
JPL and NASA Groundwater Cleanup team up for
2006 Open HouseMembers of the NASA Groundwater Cleanup project set up a booth with displays
and answered questions during JPL's annual Open House, host to thousands of
visitors over the weekend of May 20-21, 2006. NASA team members spoke
personally with an estimated 2,000 visitors about water remediation in
general, as well as about the current groundwater cleanup effort at JPL.
Newsletters and fact sheets about the project were handed out to hundreds of
people to take home. Click Here to view photos from the event.
Lincoln Avenue Water Company and NASA
Mark First Anniversary of Water Cleanup Plant
July 27, 2005
marked the one-year anniversary of the installation of a water cleanup
system at Lincoln Avenue Water Company in Altadena to remove perchlorate
from the groundwater. The NASA-funded ion-exchange system has pumped and
treated approximately 685 million gallons of groundwater since going into
service last year and has helped ensure that LAWC can supply clean drinking
water to its customers. Click
here to read entire story.
Proposed Plan for Source Area
Groundwater Cleanup (on the JPL facility)
Click here
to read the entire Proposed Plan for source area cleanup.
Click here for the Fact Sheet on the Proposed Plan. The Proposed
Plan regards an existing groundwater cleanup plant located onsite at JPL,
and expansion of that plant through construction of additional wells and
piping. NASA invited the public to comment on the actions described in
the Proposed Plan during a 30-day comment period and at a Public Meeting
Nov. 16, 2005, midway through the comment period. Public
comments and final plans will be available soon in the Interim Record of
Decision, the next step in the CERCLA source area cleanup process.
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