MEAD, Neb.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to their annual site tour and open house scheduled for Wednesday, July 17, at the Main Groundwater Treatment Plant at the junction of County Road 6 and County Road F, in Ashland, Neb.
The open house will be from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. where Corps of Engineers’ staff will be available to answer questions and discuss community concerns. A variety of handouts and displays will be available along with light refreshments.
The tour will begin at the Main Groundwater Treatment Plant with a demonstration on well sampling and a groundwater flow model simulation at 5 p.m. We will then take the bus at 5:30 to the following locations: Main Groundwater Treatment Plant, Load Line 4 and Advanced Oxidation Process Groundwater Treatment Plants, Load Line 1 Groundwater Treatment Plant, new extraction well EW-17, Pilot Study Preliminary Treatment Areas 1 and 2, and the Atlas Missile Area. The tour will end at 7:30 p.m. at the Main Groundwater Treatment Plant.
For questions, contact the USACE project manager at (816) 389-3172. For additional information regarding this project, visit our website at www.nwk.usace.army.mil/projects/mead.
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Release no. PA-2013-33