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PUBLIC INVITED TO COMMENT ON DRAFT PUNA EMERGENCY RESPONSE REPORT
Release Date: 2/23/1999
Contact Information: Lois Grunwald, U.S. EPA, (415) 744-1588
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS
(San Francisco) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on a draft report detailing emergency response capabilities for Hawai'i County and Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV). The report was prepared as a follow-up to EPA's 1995 inspection of the PGV facility and in response to a request from community members. Copies of the report may be viewed at the following repositories: Pahoa Public Library; 15-3070 Pahoa Kalapana Road, Pahoa; Keaau Public Library; 16-571 Keaau Pahoa Road, Keaau; University of Hawai'i Library, 200 West Kawili St., Hilo; EPA Pacific Island Contact Office, federal building, 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Room 5-152, Honolulu; Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75-138 Haulalai Road, Kailua-Kona; Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo. The draft report can also be found on the following EPA Web page: https://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/puna. Comments must be postmarked or e-mailed no later than May 31, 1999 and sent to:
Mike Ardito
U.S. EPA
75 Hawthorne St. (SFD-1)
San Francisco, CA 94105
E-mail address: ardito.michael@epa.gov
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