EPA ANNOUNCES MEETING TO DISCUSS BURNHAM CANAL SUPERFUND SITE

The following is an excerpt from an e-mail sent out by the EPA on June 21, 2011:

Public meeting on cleanup plan for Milwaukee's Burnham Canal
(CHICAGO – June 21, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a meeting on June 28 to update the public and take comments on a proposed  cleanup plan for the Burnham Canal Superfund site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the United Community Center, 1028 S. Ninth St., Milwaukee. 
EPA has proposed a $2.3 million cleanup plan to remove contaminated sediment at the west end of the canal and contaminated soil along the west bank near the 11th Street Bridge. The site is about one-half mile south of the Menomonee River.