4 of 92 Spring Valley Homeowners Still Resist Cleanup Investigation

The Remedial Action progress map for the 92 residential properties and 13 Federal/City lots [on slide #12 of the presentation] shows: 1) properties with no color and highlighted with blue borders indicate residential properties and city lots that have been completed; 2) properties shown in green indicate properties that have active contact and are undergoing the RA clean-up process; 3) properties shown in blue indicate properties where efforts are being made to engage the properties but have not yet reached a firm commitment.  To date, four properties remain unclear whether access will be given ...

Cleanup at 4 properties "remains unclear" (pg. 12)

[Project manager] Dan Noble explained that since the properties are private properties, the only option that USACE has is to explain to the homeowners that the remedial effort is worthwhile.  From USACE’s perspective, the goal is to remediate the four areas associated with the former American University Experiment Station (AUES) testing activities ... In any one of the remaining areas where a property owner has declined, the coverage might still be sufficient for the Partners to determine that the issues in those areas have been addressed ... Noble explained that if a property owner declines remediation activities on their property, that property owner will not receive a property-specific assurance letter. 
Spring Valley RAB
Meeting Minutes
November 10, 2020 (pg. 4 - 5)