EPA Cleanups: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site
Public Comment, Meetings and Events
On this page:
- Opportunities for Public Comment
- U.S. EPA Housatonic River Public Meetings
- GE-Housatonic River CCC Meetings and Events
- CT – Subcommittee of the GE Housatonic River CCC
Opportunities for Public Comment
There are no new public comment periods at this time.
While there are no formal or informal public comment periods for many of GE's submittals pursuant to the GE-Pittfield/Housatonic River, it is EPA's practice to accept comments from the public throughout the entire investigation and cleanup process. Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit comments at any time on the wide variety of inspection, monitoring, site analysis, characterization, work plans, and other technical reports submitted by GE to EPA on an ongoing basis. These current documents can be found under the "What's New" link on this website. The listed documents are available on-line and are also sent to the Public Information Repositories to give the public access to all information on Consent Decree activities. EPA typically responds to GE's documents after 45 days of receipt; therefore, public submits should be submitted within 45 days of the date of the document.
If additional documents are subject to formal or informal public comment periods, the comment period will list here and notice will be sent out to the Citizens Coordinating Council.
Comments may be submitted by mail, email or fax to Jim Murphy, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, as indicated below or individuals can ask questions or make verbal comments at the Citizens Coordinating Council meeting.
Jim Murphy (murphy.jim@epa.gov)
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
c/o Weston Solutions
10 Lyman Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Fax: 617-918-0028
U.S. EPA Housatonic River Public Meetings
EPA, Massachusetts and Connecticut Host Public Meetings on Housatonic River Status
To be determined.
GE-Housatonic River CCC Meetings and Events
Upcoming meetings
To be determined.
Past Meetings
May 15, 2013
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 10K)
- Silver Lake Cleanup Presentation (PDF) (12 pp, 5.8MB)
- Downstream Floodplain Residential Properties Presentation (PDF) (9 pp, 1.1MB)
January 30, 2013
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 16K)
- 1.5 Mile Reach Macroinvertebrate Sampling Results Presentation (PDF) (29 pp, 4.8MB)
- Silver Lake and Unkamet Brook Presentation (PDF) (17 pp, 6MB)
- PCB Water Column Monitoring at Silver Lake (PDF) (3 pp, 745K)
- Rest of River Process Flow Chart and Remedy Selection Process (PDF) (3 pp, 659K)
- Meeting Summary (PDF) (14 pp, 242K)
September 12, 2012
- Draft Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 15K)
- 2012 Post-remediation Sediment Sampling (PDF) (15 pp, 1.1MB)
- Silver Lake Presentation, September 2012 (PDF) (9 pp, 1.7MB)
- Final Meeting Summary (PDF) (12 pp, 131K)
June 12, 2012, CT Housatonic River Status Update
- Draft Meeting Summary (PDF) (7 pp, 146K)
June 13, 2012, MA Housatonic River Status Update
- Draft Meeting Summary (PDF) (7 pp, 147K)
May 24, 2012, MA Housatonic River Status Update
May 23, 2012, CT Housatonic River Status Update
- May 24 Draft Meeting Summary (PDF) (11 pp, 172K)
- May 23 Draft Meeting Summary (PDF) (7 pp, 117K)
- Presentation (PDF) (19 pp, 1.7MB)
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 93K)
April 4, 2012
- Meeting Summary (PDF) (13 pp, 176K)
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 60K)
- Presentation (PDF) (4 pp, 1.3MB)
September 14, 2011
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 66K)
- Presentation (PDF) (11 pp, 3.1MB)
- Meeting Summary (PDF) (14 pp, 192K)
- Housatonic River/Silver Lake Water Sampling June to August 2011 (PDF) (4 pp, 1.7MB)
June 22, 2011
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 61K)
- Final Meeting Summary (PDF) (12 pp, 155K)
April and May 2011: U.S. EPA Housatonic River Mini Workshops 
March 2, 2011
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 17K)
- Update on the Corrective Measures Study Process (PDF) (9 pp, 920K)
- Meeting Summary (PDF) (10 pp, 159K)
January 26, 2011 (postponed to March 2 due to weather)
September 29, 2010
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 19K)
- Presentations
- Citizens Coordinating Council Meeting (PDF) (7 pp, 969K)
- 1½ -Mile Reach Removal Vernal Pool (PDF) (23 pp, 2.8MB)
- Final Meeting Summary for the September 29, 2010 CCC Meeting (PDF) (11 pp, 181K)
April 28, 2010
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 80K)
- Presentation (PDF) (8 pp, 814K)
- Final Meeting Summary for the April 28, 2010 CCC Meeting (PDF) (9 pp, 157K)
January 28, 2010
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 78K)
- Presentation on Remediation Projects in Pittsfield (PDF) (6 pp, 209K)
- Meeting Summary for the Jan 28, 2010 CCC Meeting (PDF) (6 pp, 133K)
September 23, 2009
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 24K)
- Work Plan for Evaluation of Additional Remedial Alternatives (PDF) (21 pp, 549K)
- Meeting Summary for the Sept, 23, 2009 CCC Meeting in MA (PDF) (13 pp, 192K)
June 17, 2009
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 16K)
- Meeting Summary (PDF) (9 pp, 171K)
April 7, 2009
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 19K)
- Meeting Summary (PDF) (7 pp, 74K)
December 10, 2008
- Meeting Highlights (PDF) (5 pp, 179K)
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 11K)
- Unkamet Brook Status Presentation (PDF) (21 pp, 2.5MB)
September 17, 2008
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 17K)
- Meeting Highlights (PDF) (6 pp, 161K)
June 23, 2008
- Meeting Highlights (PDF) (11 pp, 143K)
March 27, 2008
Corrective Measures Study Results
- Meeting Highlights (PDF) (8 pp, 73K)
- Housatonic River Corrective Measures Study (CMS) Presentation by General Electric (PDF) (83 pp, 1.3MB)
Past Meetings Archive
CT – Subcommittee of the GE Housatonic River CCC
CT - Sub Committee CCC meetings are open to the public and are held approximately semi-annually.
Past Meetings
October 21, 2009
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 116K)
- Draft Meeting Summary (PDF) (7 pp, 140K)
March 26, 2008
Corrective Measures Study Results to be presented by GE
- CT CCC Meeting Highlight (PDF) (6 pp, 55K)
- Housatonic River Corrective Measures Study (CMS) Presentation by General Electric (PDF) (83 pp, 1.3MB)
November 28, 2007
Ecological Restoration following Sediment and Soil Removal, including two case studies and update on Rest of River process
- Meeting Highlights (PDF) (6 pp, 46K)
- Presentation: Corrective Measures Study Process (PDF) (18 pp, 1.9MB)
- Presentation - Ecological Restoration following a Sediment and Soil Removal and Two Case Studies
- Part 1 (PDF) (34 pp, 4.4MB)
- Part 2 (PDF) (49 pp, 5.9MB)
- Part 3 (PDF) (27 pp, 5.3MB)
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 11K)
March 7, 2007
- Meeting Highlights (PDF) (8 pp, 49K)
- March 2007 Slide Presentation: Corrective Measures Study (CMS) Proposal Citizens Coordinating Council Meeting (PDF) (33 pp, 2MB)
Past Meetings Archive
For more information regarding upcoming Citizen's Coordinating Council Meetings or past CCC meeting minutes, please contact:
Jim Murphy (Murphy.Jim@epa.gov)
US EPA
One Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-918-1028or
Rose Howell (Howell.Rose@epa.gov)
US EPA
One Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-918-1213