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421 North Main Street
Leeds, MA 01053-9764
February 2,2017
Merridith O'Leary Director of Public Health V-3 \A
Health Department
212 Main Street
Northampton,MA 01060
Re: Public Involvement
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System
6 Cherry Street
Northampton,Massachusetts
MADEP RTN 1-19927
Dear Ms.O'Leary:
This letter is sent to you to fulfill the public involvement provisions established by the Massachusetts
Contingency Plan(MCP),310 CMR 40.0000. The public involvement provisions of the MCP(310 CMR
40.1403(3)(f)) require that the Chief Municipal Officer and the Board of Health in the community in
which a disposal site is located be notified that a Permanent or Temporary Solution Statement will be
filed.
Specifically, the results of remedial activities conducted to excavate soils along the perimeter of the
property identified as part of the VA Medical Center(VAMC),located at 6 Cherry Street in Northampton,
Massachusetts (the Site), have indicated that a condition of no significant risk to human health, the
environment, safety and public welfare has been achieved in support of a Permanent Solution with No
Conditions Statement.
A copy of the Permanent Solution Statement can be obtained by contacting the Licensed Site Professional
(LSP)of record,Mr. Eric M.Axelrod, Woodard&Curran,Inc. at(401)427-1139.
If you have any questions regarding this letter,please contact me at the letterhead address.
Sincerely,
VA CENTRAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Duane B.Gill,FACHE
Associate Director
cc: MADEP WEROIBWSC
Roland Ducharme, VA CWM
Josee Goldin,VA CWM
Robert Michalik,VA CWM
Eric M.Axelrod,LSP
"Honoring America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being"
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