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June 6, 2013
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED
CORRECTIVE MEASURES STUDY APPROVAL
ADVANCED RESOURCE RECOVERY, L.L.C.
June 6, 2013
Persons requiring assistance with receiving this information in a language other than
English should contact Mr. Joe Rogers at 517-373-9897 or rogersj5@michigan.gov.
Advanced Resource Recovery, L.L.C. (ARR), has proposed corrective measures to clean
up environmental contamination at its property with a mailing address of 27140 Princeton
Avenue, Inkster, Michigan 48141 (Property). The property is 3.29 acres in size and zoned
industrial. ARR has corrective action responsibility pursuant to Part 111, Hazardous
Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA
451, as amended, and the federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). The Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) hereby gives notice of our intent to approve the Corrective
Measures Study (CMS) submitted by the Environmental Resources Group (ERG) on
behalf of ARR on April 29, 2013.
The Property was previously owned and operated by Environmental Waste Control, Inc.
(EWC), who operated a RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) on it from
1971 to 1997. EWC was permitted to receive, store, and treat a variety of hazardous and
nonhazardous wastes. In March 1998, Better Dreams Foundation (BDF) purchased the
facility, and ARR agreed to manage the property and conduct appropriate closure and cor-
rective action activities on behalf of BDF. Toward this end, the DEQ and BDF/ARR
entered a Closure and Corrective Action Consent Order (Consent Order) that defined and
legally required environmental investigation and remediation activities.
The CMS is that portion of the Consent Order where specific corrective action activities
are selected to clean-up and/or protect the public from the contamination identified in the
environmental investigation. During the course of EWC's operation as a TSDF, releases
of hazardous and nonhazardous wastes occurred that resulted in the contamination of on-
site soils. A significant amount of the contaminated soil has been excavated and disposed
off-site; however, some sub-surface soil contamination is still present. The CMS details
ARR's proposal to implement land and resource use controls to prohibit exposure to the
remaining residual soil contamination at the Property. More specifically, the CMS pro-
posal would require that zoning for the facility will remain industrial and would also
require that a deed restriction be filed with Wayne County Register of Deeds that would:
prohibit any groundwater from being used for drinking water purposes; require that soil
be properly characterized prior to any excavation activity at the facility; and require that
no storm sewers be installed in areas with contaminated soil and/or process areas of the
facility. The proposal represents a cleanup consistent with the Limited Nonresidential cat-
egory established pursuant to Part 201, Environmental Remediation, of Act 451, which is
adopted by reference in Part 111 and its administrative rules.
The DEQ invites public comment on the CMS. The public comment period ends on July
22, 2013.
The CMS may be reviewed online at http://www.michigan.gov/deq (click on Waste,
Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste, Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste
Management, and Information); at the Inkster Public Library, 2005 Inkster Road, Inkster,
Michigan (contact 313-563-2822); and at the DEQ, Office of Waste Management and
Radiological Protection, Constitution Hall, Atrium North, 525 West Allegan Street,
Lansing, Michigan (contact Mr. Rogers at 517-373-9897).
The DEQ has not scheduled a public hearing regarding the CMS. However, persons may
submit a written request for a public hearing in accordance with Michigan Administrative
Code R 299.9514. Written comments concerning the CMS should include the name and
address of the writer, a concise statement of the basis for the comments, and the support-
ing relevant facts upon which the comments are based. Written comments must be post-
marked by no later than July 22, 2013.
Before issuing a final decision, the DEQ will evaluate all comments received.
Information regarding the final decision on the CMS will be communicated to all persons
who submit written comments or who are on the facility mailing list. The DEQ will
respond to all significant comments on the CMS and explain any changes made thereto.
Written comments, requests to be placed on the facility mailing list, and all other requests
for information, including requests for copies of the CMS, should be directed to Mr.
Rogers via e-mail at rogersj5@michigan.gov or mailed to him at DEQ, OWMRP, P.O.
Box 30241, Lansing Michigan 48909.
Publish: June 6, 2013
C
ANTON
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ORTHVILLE
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LYMOUTH
Students
at
Amerman
Elementary School in Northville
and their parents were introduced
to Deborah Madeja at the school
learning fair last week.
This week, she was named as
the newprincipal at the school.
Madeja was recommended to
the Northville Board of Education
members as the top candidate for
the leadership job at Amerman by
Superintendent of Schools Mary
Kay Gallagher. The recommenda-
tion followed a multi-stage process
that began with more than 145
applicants, Gallagher said, and
included four phases of interviews,
including an interview with
Amerman parents, teachers and
other district principals.
Madeja was the principal at
Challenger Elementary School in
the Howell Public School District
for the past seven years. Prior to
joining Challenger, she spent 18
years as a classroom teacher with
Novi Community School District.
“Debbie comes to us with outstand-
ing credentials and a strong com-
mitment for ensuring success for
every student,” said Gallagher.
“Debbie is a compassionate and
skilled leader who will build on the
collaborative school community
and positive culture that already
exist among the students, teachers,
staff and families at Amerman.”
“I am honored to be joining the
Amerman school community and
Northville Public Schools and look
forward to learning with and from
students, teachers and families as
we continue to build on the success
and strong sense of community
already in place at Amerman
Elementary School,”Madeja said.
Madeja has a Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education
from Wayne State University and a
Master of Arts in Elementary
Education from Eastern Michigan
University, as well as a specialist
degree in Educational Leadership-
Administrative Certification from
Wayne State University. In addition
to completing the Galileo
Leadership Academy, she is a grad-
uate of the Oakland Schools
Intermediate School District
Leadership Academy for Aspiring
Principals. Madeja also has earned
leadership endorsements through
the Michigan Leadership
Improvement Framework and the
Michigan Elementary and Middle
School Principals Association
“Leadership Matters” programs,
according toGallagher.
Madeja and her husband, Ken,
are residents of Novi. They have
two grown children and three
granddaughters.
I am honored to be joining the Amerman
school community and Northville Public Schools and
look forward to learning with and from students...
”
Volunteer is honored
Emergency food distribution set
Deborah Madeja
Canton resident, Liz Paruch, has
received the Volunteer of the Year Award
from the American Cancer Society Cancer
ActionNetwork.
The presentation was made at the annu-
al LobbyDayMay 21 at theAndersonHouse
Office Building in Lansing, by the 2012
Volunteer of the Year Award winner
Jennifer Varner of Freeland.
The Volunteer of the Year, created in
2008, recognizes the exemplary efforts of an
individual who helps advocate for responsi-
ble public health policies and laws that will
help fight cancer.
To be considered for the award, the nom-
ineemust:
• Demonstrate outstanding and successful
leadership in cancer-related public policy
at the national, state, or local levels;
•Make substantial contributions to the fight
against cancer at the state level or in their
community;
• Actively participate in local and state-
level organization events, media campaigns,
and advocacy initiatives throughout the
year;
• Be an activemem-
ber of ACSCAN
“Liz is an enthu-
siastic volunteer
leader who is pas-
sionate about can-
cer issues,” said
Jennifer Hunt,
Advocacy Leader for the group. “She is an
effective communicator, and has become an
important advocate in her community, pro-
viding information to bothher state and fed-
eral legislators, and many other volunteers,
on important cancer issues. She is well-
known and respectedby all of them.”
According to Paruch, the advocacy work
of the organization is frequently overlooked
by the public. “We need good laws and poli-
cies to make sure the breakthroughs and
progress from scientific research gets to the
public-at-large and people who are diag-
nosed with cancer,” said Paruch. “I'm very
proud of this award. ACS CAN has allowed
me to join a national movement that makes
sure legislators know their important role
in fighting this disease.”
There may be families in the Plymouth
and Northville area who now qualify for
EmergencyFoodAssistance.
Income guidelines were adjustedMarch
18 to allow more individuals and families
to be served. The Emergency Food
Assistance Program provides low-income
Plymouth and Northville residents with
canned, non-perishable, and perishable
items.
The next distribution is scheduled for
Thursday, June 20, at St. Kenneth Catholic
Church.
All recipients must pre-register at the
Plymouth Community United Way office,
960W. AnnArbor Trail.
This is a supplemental food program so
it may be used in addition to other assis-
tance programs. Bridge Card holders auto-
matically qualify, but need to register.
Recipients not currently on governmental
assistance (food stamps, ADC and general)
need to provide documentation including
proof of income and residency before
receiving food.
Distributions continue the third
Thursday of each month from 9:30 to 11
a.m. at St. KennethCatholicChurch.
For information, call Plymouth
Community United Way at (734) 453-6879,
ext. 2 or e-mail cindy.bumgardner@
pcuw.org.
has yet to be provided, they said.
Fire Chief Mark Wendel responded to
Bondie's question and said that the three
fire engines in service were model years,
1989, 1993 and 2000, and said that the town-
ship has three ambulances in service. He
said one of those emergency vehicles was a
1999model and twowere 2003, “…having 70-
80-90 thousandmiles.”
After the meeting, Wendel indicated he
had, “many times asked” for newequipment
for the fire department. “Anyone who says I
haven't asked is anout-and-out liar,” he said.
At a previous board meeting, Wendel
refused any comment about the lack of aeri-
al or ladder equipment in the township fire
department.
“They keep putting this off,” Curmi said
near the end of the meeting when there was
no report forthcoming regarding the staffing
and equipment at the fire department which
he and Doroshewitz had requested. During
theMay 14meeting of the board, fire depart-
ment Lt. Dan Atkins, president of the fire-
fighters union, who is also a shift command-
er, asked the board if he might be able to
have some input into the requested report.
Adkins, obviously emotional, told the board
that “it's a bubble getting ready topop.”
“It is getting bad out there. I'm a shift
commander and I can tell you, it is bad. I
think if I'mpart of it and work with the chief
we can get some things taken care of. We
need to work together to do something to
make it better for all the people out there,”
he told the boardmembers.
Reaume told Adkins, who spoke during
the public comment portion of the agenda,
that they would “go through the department
head” for the report.
The fire department currently has only 12
full-time members and only four profession-
al fire firefighter/EMTs on duty during each
shift.
Liz Paruch
Questions
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New principal named at Amerman Elementary School