[deanwoodcitizens] Fwd: NPS News: National Park Service Issues Record of Decision for Kenilworth Park Landfill Site

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Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:12:52 -0500

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From: Mcginty, Sean P <sean_mcginty@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 1:48 PM
Subject: NPS News: National Park Service Issues Record of Decision for
Kenilworth Park Landfill Site
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National Capital Parks - East

1900 Anacostia Dr. SE
Washington, DC 20020

National Park Service News Release

For immediate release

Date:  Dec. 20, 2022

Contact: Sean Mcginty, Sean_McGinty@xxxxxxx, (202)941-9108

National Park Service Issues Record of Decision for Kenilworth Park Landfill
Site

WASHINGTON— The National Park Service (NPS) has released the Record of
Decision (ROD)
<https://www.nps.gov/anac/learn/management/upload/Final_KPL_ROD_and_Responsiveness_Summary_508Checked-JMM.pdf>
for
the future environmental cleanup to take place at the Kenilworth Park
Landfill Site. The site, located in Northeast Washington, D.C., was
previously used as a municipal waste landfill beginning in 1942, and has
been used for recreational purposes since the 1970s when the landfill was
closed and covered with soil.

The cleanup plan will include the placement of a one-foot-thick, clean soil
layer on certain areas within the northern portion of the site, known as
Kenilworth Park North (located north of Watts Branch Creek and south of
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens). The ROD describes the final cleanup plan the NPS
has selected in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and regulations that govern how
CERCLA is implemented (the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan; or NCP).

The NPS evaluated risks to human health within the site and determined that
the placement of a clean soil layer will eliminate unacceptable excess
health risks for visitors who engage in high-frequency (more than 3 days
per week, 10 months per year) and high-intensity activities such as playing
contact sports on athletic fields for more than 2 hours per day and for an
extended time period of time (26 years). The NPS will conduct a review and
inspection of the site at least every five years after completion of the
cleanup to ensure that the clean soil layer remains in place and continues
to provide protection to human health.

The NPS selected the final cleanup plan after considering community
feedback received during the public comment period for the proposed cleanup
plan that NPS released on Nov. 12, 2020. NPS responses to the public
comments received are included in the ROD.

In 2004, Congress directed the NPS to transfer administrative jurisdiction
of Kenilworth Park North to the District of Columbia. The District will
prepare the future redevelopment plans for this portion of the site. The NPS
will continue to manage Kenilworth Park South as a natural recreation area
where visitors can participate in activities such as bird watching or using
established trails. Kenilworth Park South will not be developed for high-
intensity recreational uses, therefore the placement of a clean soil layer
in this portion of the site is not required.

The CERCLA response activities will now move into the remedial design
phase, which
will include development of design drawings and technical specifications
for all activities to be completed as part of the cleanup. The NPS will
continue to work collaboratively with the District to complete future
phases of CERCLA response activities and will also continue to support the
District in its future redevelopment plans for Kenilworth Park North. The NPS
will post updates on the progress of the site’s cleanup on the Kenilworth
Park Landfill Site webpage
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-NPS-

Very Respectfully,

*Sean P. McGinty *| Public Information Officer

National Capital Parks-East | National Park Service

1900 Anacostia Drive SE | Washington, D.C. 20020

Sean_McGinty@xxxxxxx <sean_mcginty@xxxxxxx> | Cell: (202)941-9108

website: https://www.nps.gov/nace/

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