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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Departments of Law and Nov. 7, 2007 |
CONTACT Nate Strauch Warren Smith |
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MEDIA ADVISORY: PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON ARSENAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES Colorado Attorney General seeking compensation from Shell, U.S. Army WHO: Officials of the Colorado Attorney General’s
Office, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
(CDPHE), and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, acting on
behalf of the State of Colorado’s Natural Resource Trustees: Colorado
Attorney General John Suthers; Executive Director Jim Martin, Colorado
Department of WHAT: A public meeting to invite input on the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Commerce City, Colorado (a copy is available at http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/rmaplan.htm). WHEN: 6 p.m., Nov. 14, 2007 WHERE: The Derby Resource Center, 7270 Monaco St., Commerce City, Colo. From Denver:· North on Colorado Boulevard; bear right to stay on Colorado Highway 2· Continue north past 72nd Avenue· Take the immediate right past Younger Bros. Lumber onto 72nd Place· Go two blocks. The resource center is on the left side of the street. Parking is available at the site and on the street. WHY: A newly released Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan finds evidence of past and ongoing natural resource injuries caused by chemical production at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal and sets forth the State’s intended approach for completing an assessment of those injuries and resulting monetary damages. The A ssessment Plan found significant harm to natural resources on and off the Arsenal site, including contaminated groundwater and injured wildlife. The Assessment, when completed, would provide the basis of a legal claim to recover damages for environmental harms from Shell and the Army should the parties be unable to settle the claim. Although cleanup actions at the Arsenal are scheduled to end in 2010, contamination will remain indefinitely. The assessment plan will be available for review and comment by the public through Nov. 30, 2007, and the State will seek public input throughout the assessment process. MEDIA RESOURCES: Map of complainants noting persistent noxious odors during the Basin F interim response action ---30--- |
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