SRSW is co-hosting a community meeting to discuss the ongoing Pall/Gelman 1,4-dioxane contamination and cleanup.

The meeting will be from 7-9 pm, Wednesday, March 24, at Abbot Elementary School, 2670 Sequoia Parkway, off N. Maple near Miller.

This will be an opportunity to learn about Pall's latest plans for cleaning up (or not cleaning up) the recently discovered dioxane plume making its way from Scio Township through the City of Ann Arbor.

Cleanup activities for other parts of the Gelman site contamination will also be discussed.

There will be a panel of community, governmental, and technical representatives to answer questions. If you wish, you can send your questions ahead of time to any of the email addresses below.

SRSW expects this to be the first of a series of periodic meetings to help assure that effective, protective, and community-acceptable cleanup activities proceed over the coming years until the cleanup is finally finished.

With Pall's current cleanup discharge permit up for renewal this year, now is one of those key times that citizen involvement can make a significant difference.

We'll post as much information as possible before and after the meeting to the SRSW website at www.srsw.org.

Be sure to pass this message along to friends and neighbors in the Ann Arbor/Scio Township/Ann Arbor Township area.

Let me know if you are able to help at the meeting on the 24th.

Roger Rayle
Vice-Chair, SRSW