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Welcome to the web site of the Restoration
Advisory Board
(RAB) of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant. The mission
of the RAB is to provide community involvement in the remediation of
the
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) located in Arden Hills,
Minnesota,
which is officially known as the New Brighton/Arden Hills Superfund
Site.
The RAB consists of community members and non-community members.
The community members consist of local citizens that live in the area
that
is affected by the contamination from the TCAAP facility.
Non-community
members consist of representatives from the United States Army, the
Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the Environmental Protection Agency
(Region
V), and Alliant Techsystems.
The RAB advises the U.S. Army and the regulators (MPCA and EPA) about the cleanup process taking place under the Installation Restoration Program. It provides an opportunity for local citizen input into the cleanup process. This input is critical in maintaining community acceptance of the decisions made by the U.S. Army and the regulators. RAB meetings
are generally held quarterly on the first Monday of the month at 7:00
p.m.
The location of the meetings is at the Ramsey County Public Works/Partners Facility,
1425 Paul Kirkwood Drive,
Arden Hills, Minnesota. The public is welcome to attend the
meetings. Minutes of meetings are available in pdf format (meeting
minutes). The TCAAP is a U.S. Army owned facility located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. The facility was used for the manufacture of small arms ammunition from World War II until the mid 1970’s. Soil and groundwater contamination has resulted from past manufacturing and waste management practices. The contamination exists in soil and groundwater on the TCAAP facility itself and in groundwater that extends off the facility. The U.S. Army in cooperation with Alliant Techsystems is providing cleanup of the site. The cleanup is conducted under the outline of the Installation Action Plan (2007 IAP pdf format 136 kb).
Last Updated: November 18, 2008 |
