Comments for Sulphur Bank Superfund site to receive millions in federal stimulus funds at http://lakeconews.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://lakeconews.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:29:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/8200/919/#comment-11869 The EPA does ~8,000 superfund projects throughout the US each year. By following the federal regulations, each of these projects could be providing work for an average of 15 members of local Native American communities, archaeologists, lab personnel, etc. That is ~120,000 new jobs a year. A significant work stimulous. And that doesn't include all the hotel, restaurant, supplies, and other support businesses that would benefit from these new workers. All by just requiring the EPA to follow the federal regulations that they are required to follow anyway. Dr. John - thekattb4u Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:26:16 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/8200/919/#comment-11868 When I arrived at Elem in 2006, the EPA had already damaged ~7,000 cubic yards of archaeological deposits,representing thousands of years of Elem community history (as well as the history of the Chinese community that worked at the Sulphur Bank Mine). During the 2 months I assisted Elem in trying to protect what was left, the EPA destroyed another 900 cubic yards of cultural soils. To learn about what was discovered go to the web site listed below and click on the "projects" button. The EPA's own enabling legislation requires that they study these project areas for significant cultural sites before work begins. No such studies had taken place and they had no idea that immediaterly beneath the mine waste were cultural sites. The EPA legislation also requires that any resources destroyed be replaced with the purchase for preservation of like-kind resources. It has been 2 1/2 years and there has been no attempt by the EPA to reimburse Elem or Lake County by purchasing and preserving resources of equal value to those they destroyed. The newly funded project will remove the mine tailings from the access road area. There are at least two archaeological sites under the mine tailings in this area. It is hoped that the EPA will follow federal regulations and properly mitigate any damage to those resources before they are destroyed. For more information go to www.wolfcreekarcheology.com and click on the "NEWS" button. Dr. John Parker - thekattb4u Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:09:08 +0100