Live: Sept 4 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and CDCAB Meeting 2024

This is a live broadcast of the Sept. 4 Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC) and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board (CDCAB) in-person and online meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the closure of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), which destroyed the chemical weapons stockpile at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky in 2023. The Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) invites you to watch the meeting and join our chat during this live event. The meeting’s agenda is listed below:

1:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductions

Mark York, Communications Manager, Bechtel Parson Blue Grass (BPBG)
• Agenda Review

1:45 p.m. Opening Remarks

Craig Williams, Chair, Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission (CAC), and Co-Chair, Chemical Destruction Community Advisory
Board (CDCAB)
Reagan Taylor, Co-Chair, CDCAB

1:50 p.m. Status of Outstanding Action Items

Mark York, Communications Manager, BPBG

1:55 p.m. Remarks from the Acting Program Executive Officer

Tami Atkins, Acting Program Executive Officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA)
• Opportunity for Public Comment

2:00 p.m. Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) Update

Shannon Pendergrass, Site Project Manager, BGCAPP
Joe Curcio, Project Manager, BPBG
• Opportunity for Public Comment

2:25 p.m. Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KDEP) Permitting Updates

April Webb, Hazardous Waste Branch Manager, KDEP
• Opportunity for Public Comment

2:30 p.m. Economic Development Working Group Update

Craig Williams, Chair, CAC, and Co-Chair, CDCAB
• Opportunity for Public Comment

2:35 p.m. Next Steps

Mark York, Communications Manager, BPBG
• Summary of New Action Items
• 2025 Meeting Schedule

2:40 p.m. Closing Remarks

Craig Williams, Chair, CAC, and Co-Chair, CDCAB
Reagan Taylor, Co-Chair, CDCAB
Tami Atkins, Acting Program Executive Officer, ACWA

2:45 p.m. Adjourn

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