ANG Proposes No Further Action at 155Th Air Refueling Wing Lincoln

ANG Proposes No Further Action at 155th Air Refueling Wing Lincoln Municipal Airport The Air National Guard (ANG) will hold a Public Meeting at the Williams Branch Library, 5000 Mike Scholl Street, in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the Proposed Plan for Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites 1 through 10, and 13, located at the Nebraska Air National Guard, 155th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) at the Lincoln Municipal Airport in Lin- coln, Nebraska. Various releases to soil and/or groundwater have occurred or were suspected at ARW IRP Sites 1 through 10, and 13. Soil and groundwater investigations and applicable corrective action activities were conducted at IRP Sites 1 through 10, and 13 from 1983 through 2010. As a result of these activities, it is the ANG’s and Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s (NDEQ’s) current judgment the Preferred Alternative of No Further Action for IRP Sites 1 through 10, and 13 is appropriate to protect public health, welfare, and the environment.

The Proposed Plan identiﬁ es the preferred No Further Action alternative for the public to comment on. ANG and NDEQ welcome the public’s comments on the Proposed Plan. The formal public comment period begins on August 8, 2011 and ends on September 7, 2011. ANG and NDEQ will choose the ﬁ nal remedy after taking public comments into account.

Copies of the Administrative Record ﬁ le are available at: Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska Hrs: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sun. 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, 1200 “N” Street, Suite 400, Lincoln, Nebraska (402) 471-2186; Hrs: Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For additional information, please contact: Lt. Col. John Buhrmann, Environmental Manager, 155th Air Refueling Wing, 2411 West Butler Avenue Lincoln, Nebraska 68524-1897 Phone: (402) 309-1498; Fax: (402) 309-1490 [email protected]

Hearing and speech-impaired people should contact Lt. Col. John Buhrmann in advance of the meeting at (402) 309-1498.