For FYI (Drink-a-beer and relax consideration.)
From US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
"The 32-acre Centre County Kepone site, located in State College, Pennsylvania, was a chemical manufacturing facility. The facility produced the pesticide kepone in 1958, 1959 and 1963, and the pesticide mirex in 1973 and 1974. Process wastes originally were disposed of on-site in a spray irrigation field and lagoons and stored in drums on-site. After leaks were discovered, the material in the lagoons was solidified and disposed of in two earthen lagoons and capped. Approximately 2,100 people live within a one-mile radius of the site. The closest residence is less than a quarter mile from the site. In 1982, a section of the adjacent Spring Creek was designated as a catch and release zone for fishing as a result of high levels of pesticides in fish. The site was added to the Superfund program's National Priorities List in 1983."
Here's some background. I met Mark in 1980 and he told me then that the chemicals were known to be in Spring Creek. I didn't ask much about it. His dad was waterways patrolman (warden) for the Pa. Fish Commission 24/7.
It takes some time for Fish Commission administration, DEP officials, EPA officials and anything or anyone else to collect, analyze, present, draft and submit reports, and have staff review and come up with recommendations to offer to a committee for consideration.
Lots of behind the scenes discussions.
Here's more history and information from EPA
From US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
"The 32-acre Centre County Kepone site, located in State College, Pennsylvania, was a chemical manufacturing facility. The facility produced the pesticide kepone in 1958, 1959 and 1963, and the pesticide mirex in 1973 and 1974. Process wastes originally were disposed of on-site in a spray irrigation field and lagoons and stored in drums on-site. After leaks were discovered, the material in the lagoons was solidified and disposed of in two earthen lagoons and capped. Approximately 2,100 people live within a one-mile radius of the site. The closest residence is less than a quarter mile from the site. In 1982, a section of the adjacent Spring Creek was designated as a catch and release zone for fishing as a result of high levels of pesticides in fish. The site was added to the Superfund program's National Priorities List in 1983."
Here's some background. I met Mark in 1980 and he told me then that the chemicals were known to be in Spring Creek. I didn't ask much about it. His dad was waterways patrolman (warden) for the Pa. Fish Commission 24/7.
It takes some time for Fish Commission administration, DEP officials, EPA officials and anything or anyone else to collect, analyze, present, draft and submit reports, and have staff review and come up with recommendations to offer to a committee for consideration.
Lots of behind the scenes discussions.
Here's more history and information from EPA
