What Do You Think About the U.S. EPA’s Community Involvement Efforts at the Gelman Sciences, Inc Superfund Site?

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Purpose for this Questionnaire: This survey is meant to help understand community member concerns about the cleanup and how EPA staff can make it possible for community members to participate in the planning and decision making process.  

Instructions: You may be asked some of the questions on this questionnaire. This questionnaire should take no more than 15 minutes to complete, and responses are voluntary. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is cleaning up the contamination at the Gelman Sciences, Inc. Superfund site in your community.  The U.S. EPA believes the active, meaningful involvement of community members is critical to the success of a cleanup effort.  This survey is an opportunity for you to tell us how well we are doing at listening to your concerns about the cleanup and making it possible for you to participate in the planning and decision making process.  Please take a few minutes to answer the questions.  Your views are important and will help us to be more responsive to your needs and interests.  

This survey is being conducted in accordance with the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act Information Collection Request # 1487.13.  You will need about 15 minutes to answer the questions.

How do you currently learn about work at the site? (Check all that apply)
How would you prefer to receive information from the U.S. EPA about the site?
How interested are you in obtaining information about U.S. EPA’s Superfund Program?
How interested are you in obtaining information about contamination at the site?
How interested are you in obtaining information about how the site might affect human health?
How interested are you in obtaining information about how the site might affect the environment?
How interested are you in obtaining information about site cleanup decisions?
How interested are you in obtaining information about site reuse or redevelopment?
In what ways do you prefer to participate at this site? (Check all that apply)
Have you ever expressed your concerns about the site to the U.S. EPA?
Have you ever offered suggestions or advice about the site to the U.S. EPA?
Have you ever given comments to the U.S. EPA on materials available for public review?
Have you ever requested information from the U.S. EPA about the site?
Have you ever attended a U.S. EPA-sponsored meeting or event about the site?
Have you ever visited the site’s information repository?
Prefer not to answer
How concerned are you that the site may be harmful to my or my family’s health?
How concerned are you that the site may be harmful to the environment?
How concerned are you that the site may be harmful to property values?
How concerned are you that the site may be harmful to jobs in the community?
How concerned are you that the site may be harmful to community historical or cultural integrity?
How concerned are you that the site may be harmful to site redevelopment or reuse?

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Last updated on June 29, 2026