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Dear Mr. Puga,
The website said to contact you because I am subscribed to el paso asarco cleanup site notifications but did not receive notifications.
See news:
https://elpasomatters.org/2024/03/17/trustee-of-former-asarco-site-still-sees-utep-as-ideal-buyer/
This article covers land sales and channel creation with black slag, but I was not notified through the site email.
I am very concerned that you continue to say it is safe for development, when you know a respected utep geologist said that it was not. And, when you have never asked for the now public domain invoices listed in the now public domain but formerly "usdoj epa asarco confidential for settlement purposes 73 page document".
We do not know the levels of many contaminants -- e.g. pcbs, dioxins, the "forever chemicals" like in fire fighting foam, and the beta radioactive particles reported by epa 1998 to be highest in the nation in el pado texas (water and air). I am sure there are many more dangerous chemicals not listed in the official chemicals with levels of concern (arsenic, lead, cadmium, etc).
You must know in your heart it is wrong to sell the land. Such contaminated land should only be transferred into government hands.
Both sites that handled same materials ( hayden az and east helena mt) (during or after)are now super fund sites. They are receiving more monies for cleanup while el paso tx yearns to sell off toxic land for a mere ten million. It is ludicrous.
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