Comment submitted by Anne Rabe, Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) **Submitted to the wrong docket. Please see EPA-HQ-SFUND-2010-0075-0042**

Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2010-0070-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Received Date: May 03 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: May 11 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: March 4 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: May 3 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80ae58da
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

National Priorities List, Proposed Rule No. 52

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CHEJ is writing in strong support of adding the Dewey Loeffel toxic waste site to the Federal Superfund National Priorities List. Our national organization has a NYS office in Schodack, NY and we have been working on the clean up of this site for many years. The site is one of the largest in the state with 46,000 tons of toxic waste. There is significant off-site contamination of private drinking water wells and Nassau Lake. We are especially concerned about the people who unknowingly eat the PCB-polluted fish in Nassau Lake and its tributaries, as many people are unaware of the state fish advisory warning. Specifically, EPA should change the hazard scording to include fishing from Nassau Lake as many people unknowingly do so since there are no signs or warning notices, especially for those visiting from out of town. We are also concerned about the residents whose wells are polluted from the toxic groundwater plume. The residents of Nassau need a health-protective cleanup of the site and the off-site contamination. CHEJ strongly supports adding the site to the Federal Superfund. Thank you for considering our comments. Anne Rabe, CHEJ, 1265 Maple Hill Rd. Castleton, NY 12033

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Comment submitted by Anne Rabe, Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) **Submitted to the wrong docket. Please see EPA-HQ-SFUND-2010-0075-0042**
Public Submission    Posted: 05/11/2010     ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2010-0070-0005

May 03,2010 11:59 PM ET