Another important finding was that surface water samples were not collected in the phase 3 ESA or relied on in the risk assessment. This should have stopped a risk assessment from being conducted. No data for chemicals and surface water was considered.
Supplemental monitoring data collected by ACFN and MCFN in 2024 through their community-based monitoring programs provided surface water and sediment quality data that confirmed metal and PAH contamination persists today. Unfortunately, due to the deficiencies and errors of the health risk assessment contracted by the federal government, the source of contamination in surface water and sediments at the TC wharf has not been fully identified or delineated. Contaminated soils, groundwater and sediment have not been remediated. The potential risks to community members' health are still unknown.
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