![]() maintenance of the public health emergency declaration for healthcare and cleanup resources. ![]() some punitive actions for enforcement, and 10. other government land use controls such as zoning, 8. Libby asbestos related health resources including health services and research priorities, 7. a no cost local contractor permit program for abatement, 6. information acquisition and dissemination at no cost to the public, 5. ongoing availability of resources much like EPA and ARP currently offer, 3. management by Lincoln County’s Asbestos Resource Program (ARP) or a similar entity, 2. The IC steering committee’s recommended IC program has ten elements including 1. ICs are ways to minimize the potential for human exposure to asbestos and to protect the integrity of the completed cleanup. The report was reviewed by George Jamison who is a member of all three groups, the BOH, the IC steering committee, and the Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team. The group includes seven local residents who, according to Jamison, met 12-15 times in the development of their report which will be presented to and likely adopted by the BOH at their upcoming meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 15. The IC Steering Committee was developed to advise the City-County Board of Health (BOH). The majority of the advisory team meeting was then spent reviewing a report compiled by Libby’s Institutional Control (IC) Steering Committee. The Libby liaison will be a full time DEQ employee who facilitates quarterly advisory team meetings and represents the interests of Lincoln County and the State in working with federal agencies related to the Libby Superfund site. 2017 meeting, a review of their current budget, and a discussion of the Libby Liaison job which is now open to applicants. Their meeting started with approval of minutes from their Dec. The Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team is comprised of five members which including DEQ Director, Tom Livers, Lincoln County Commissioner, Mark Peck, a citizen member nominated locally and selected by the governor, George Jamison, Representative Steve Gunderson, and Senator Chas Vincent. ![]() Locally, the site also lies within the jurisdiction of the City-County Board of Health (BOH). DEQ will assume primary responsibility for the Libby Asbestos Superfund site when EPA’s remediation is complete. The Libby Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team was formed to advise Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and enhance communication with stakeholders at the superfund site. Both prior meetings were held in Helena.Īpproximately 20 people attended the two and a half hour meeting with a few additional attendees participating by phone. This was the group’s third quarterly meeting since being formed by Senate Bill 315 in 2017. The Libby Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team met in Libby on Thursday, March 8 at 6 p.m. The five members of the Libby Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team discussing proposed IC’s at last week’s meeting in Libby. ![]()
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