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AGENCIES HOLD OPEN HOUSE ON BKK LANDFILL

Release Date: 8/5/1996
Contact Information: Lois Grunwald, U.S. EPA, (415) 744-1588

       The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and other members of the Interagency Steering Committee (ISC) will hold an open house to provide an opportunity for the community to meet the agencies involved in the oversight of the BKK Landfill and to get an update on the activities at the site.  This is an important event for the community to attend because the landfill is closing in September 1996.

     Special five-minute presentations are sheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the status of the landfill closure and the results of recent inspections and vinyl chloride sampling.  Exhibits will include the South Coast Air Quality Management District's technical support van with hands-on sampling equipment.  Slide shows will be presented providing an overview of the landfill and groundwater investigations.

                   
DATE:            Saturday, August 10, 1996

TIME:            10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION:        West Covina Public Library
                  1601 W. Covina Parkway
                  W. Covina, Calif.

PARTICIPANTS:  

            California Integrated Waste Management Board        

            California Regional Water Quality Control Board
            Department of Toxic Substances Control
            Lead Enforcement Agency for the City of West Covina
            Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
            South Coast Air Quality Management District
            City of West Covina - Environmental Services Dept.
            U.S. Environmental Protection Agency