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"A growing body of scientific knowledge demonstrates that children may suffer disproportionately from environmental health and safety risks ... each federal agency (a) shall make it a high priority to identify and assess environmental health risk and safety risks that may disproportionately affect children; and (b) shall insure that its policies, programs, activities, and standards address disproportionate risks to children that result from environmental health risks or safety risks. "
The above-noted deficiencies of the USACE HHRA and MEC HA constitute a clear violation of the words and intent of E.O. 13045. I request that (a) USEPA initiate a prompt investigation of how and why the special CWM risks to the Children have not been adequately assessed by USACE, and (b) USEPA use its authorities under Section 7003 to issue an Administrative Order requiring USACE to undertake and complete a new CWM exposure hazard assessment specific to the Children.
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At
the public RAB meeting for September, all community members who spoke
were in favor of a resolution that would remove your children from the
area during the remedial response. Speakers included the local
elementary school principal
who was concerned about the safety of her students that would be
passing the site daily traveling to and from school ...The USACE has
been actively working with the community to build a relationship based
on trust. Relations with the community have dramatically improved in
recent years. This strong community relationship appears to be in
jeopardy. There is clearly strong community support for your position
in this matter, and it would be in the best interest of the USACE to
resolve this matter.
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