The completion of chemical weapons destruction will be discussed at a quarterly public meeting to be held Wednesday, Sept. 6, in Richmond. Attendees will learn more about the closure process and processing of agent-contaminated secondary waste at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), the facility that destroyed the chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).
The meeting is open to the public and information packets will be provided. Public comment periods will occur throughout the discussion.
For those who are not able to attend in person, a live video stream of the meeting will be available on the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/usaeacwa and the PEO ACWA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/peoacwa. Viewers may ask questions, make comments and receive feedback during the livestream event.
WHAT: Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board (CDCAB) meeting.
WHO: Dr. James Watson, Deputy Program Executive Officer, PEO ACWA
Dr. Candace Coyle, Former Site Project Manager, BGCAPP
Shannon Pendergrass, Site Project Manager, BGCAPP
Ron Hink, Project Manager, Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass
Olivia Beasley, BGAD Section, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
Reagan Taylor, Co-Chair, CDCAB
Craig Williams, Co-Chair, CAC/CDCAB
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Carl D. Perkins Building, Rooms A and B, Eastern Kentucky University, Kit Carson Drive, Richmond, Kentucky. Parking is available at the Perkins Building. For information, contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at bgoutreach@iem.com or (859) 626-8944.
