Concerned Citizens of Lake Township (CCLT)
Concerned Citizens of Lake Township (CCLT) is one of 39 environmental and peace organizations that won a landmark lawsuit against the U.S Department of Energy for failure to follow-through on adequate environmental cleanup during its 50+ years of nuclear weapons research, testing, and production. Part of this settlement was the establishment of the MTA Fund (Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund), which provided $6.25 million for tribes and non-profit organizations to assess and conduct independent technical and scientific studies regarding the multitude of technical, ecological, and health issues surrounding the nation’s nuclear weapons complex.
Clark University was chosen by the non-profit peace and environmental groups as the conservator of these reports to ensure they remain available to the public in perpetuity. The unconventional election of university as conservator is an innovative example, particularly within the era of Web 1.0, of higher education as protector and provider of information through wide dissemination.
The research and reports available in this series were conducted by Concerned Citizens of Lake Township (CCLT) with their allocated portion of the MTA fund.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu.
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Report of Sampling and Analytical Activities: Groundwater from the Vicinity of the Industrial Excess Landfill, Uniontown, Ohio
Concerned Citizens of Lake Township, Michael E. Ketterer Ph.D., and Mark Baskaran
Groundwater samples were collected in two sampling trips, on July 15, 2005 and October 20, 2005. All samples were collected personally by the investigators (Michael E. Ketterer and Mark M. Baskaran), working in the capacity of paid environmental consultants on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of lake Township (CCLT). Water samples were obtained from existing domestic/residential wells, irrigation wells, and one pre-established monitoring well, all of which were located on private property accessed with explicit permission given to CCLT. Samples from irrigation and monitoring wells (DK, GZ, NB, and MW-25s) were collected using a submersible 12V battery powered pump, equipped with fluorinated ethylene- propylene tubing.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 4 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
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Review of Evidence for Anthropogenic Radioactivity at the Industrial Excess Landfill, Uniontown, Ohio
Concerned Citizens of Lake Township, Michael E. Ketterer Ph.D., and Mark Baskaran Ph.D.
This report considers the following two questions concerning the Industrial Excess Landfill (IEL): 1) What evidence exists for the presence of “anthropogenic radioactivity” in the IEL, its surface soils, and the groundwater in the vicinity of the site? and 2) Have the previous environmental sampling and analysis efforts, conducted by USEPA and Ohio EPA, been appropriately designed and conducted so that best available methodology, maximally protective of the environment and human health, has been used to detect any potential anthropogenic radioactivity?
This research was completed money allocated during Round 4 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
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Review of Ground-Water Monitoring Well Sampling Techniques, the pH "Issue", and the Wells Abandoned and Sealed
Concerned Citizens of Lake Township, Julie Weatherington-Rice Ph.D., and Linda Aller
At the request of the Concerned Citizens for Lake Township (CCLT), Bennett & Williams, Environmental Consultants, Inc. were asked to again revisit the Uniontown Industrial Excess Landfill (IEL) Superfund site, located in Uniontown, Ohio. Bennett & Williams (B&W) first began evaluating this site in the early 1990s, has been involved in three court actions concerning the site, and drafted the Lake Township Comments on the Existing Public Record (1999) which was submitted on behalf of the Township to the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Bennett & Williams were also asked to review the "Low Flow" sampling techniques undertaken at the site from 1998 through 2001. Finally, they were also asked to review the list of wells that were abandoned in the summer of 2004 to determine is the justifications given for the abandonment were valid and to recommend if any of the wells (well nests) need to be replaced.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 5 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at digitalrepository@clarku.edu
