News Release No. 382

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES EXTENDS
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR OAK GROVE VILLAGE WELL SITE

Volume 33-382

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, SEPT. 20, 2005 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have extended the public comment period until Nov. 25 for the Oak Grove Village Well Site cleanup plan.

The plan identifies the preferred cleanup option. The public can review and copy the proposed cleanup plan and supporting documents from the Administrative Record at the following locations:

Sullivan Public Library
104 W. Vine St.
Sullivan, Mo.
Phone: 573-468-4372

Oak Grove Village City Hall
260 James St.
Sullivan, Mo.
Phone: 573-468-4500

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.--Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.--Wednesday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.--Saturday

Written comments must be postmarked no later than Nov. 25 and should be sent to Candice McGhee, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176.

At the end of the public comment period, the department will review all written comments. The department can change the preferred cleanup option, or choose another option, based on technical or legal issues brought up by the comments. The department will issue the final decision on the selected cleanup option in the Record of Decision for the site.

For more information, please contact McGhee at 573-751-1738 or 800-361-4827 or visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel/nr05_373.htm.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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