ACAT FOIA Repository 252

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 252, Date Received February 2024
Year: 2013
Page(s): 16
Document Title: EPA Region 10's Evaluation of USACE Cleanup at Northeast Cape
Agency/Organization: EPA, USACE

Document Summary:
This document details the EPA's review of USACE's cleanup at the FUDS of Northeast Cape and Gambell. In response to health concerns raised by residents of Gambell and Savoonga and Alaska Community Actions on Toxics, the EPA was tasked with determining if the cleanup was consistent with CERCLA regulations and EPA guidance.The evaluation indicates that USACE is generally following the CERCLA process and that Alaska DEC is performing adequate oversight. However, the document also contains several EPA suggestions for USACE to implement to improve the protectiveness of the cleanup.