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Asbestos Contamination in Ambler, PA (Reinstein 2016)
1. ADAO’s Report:
Asbestos Contamination in Ambler, PA
June 4, 2015 – February 29, 2016
LINDA REINSTEIN
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
President/CEO and Co-Founder
Linda@adao.us
2. Linda@adao.us
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25. September 3, 2015 Inspection
Issue Due Date Completion Date
Repair fence holes. December 3, 2015 11/27/15
Repair erosion on eastern Plant Pile
slope w/ mats, soil, & seed.
December 18, 2015 12/16/15
Clear dead trees from all slopes. December 31, 2015 12/23/15
Fill tension cracks on Plant Pile plateau. December 31, 2015 12/24/15
Remove saplings at waters-edge of
Wissahickon Creek Revetment.
December 31, 2015 12/24/15
Rehab storm sewer outlet along
southern fence line.
December 31, 2015 Clearing/cleaning work
completed 12/24/15. New
grate to be installed on sewer
outlet in February 2016.
Video inspection and survey Plant Pile
drainage system.
December 31, 2015 Scheduled for 2/10/16
Replace concrete lid on Plant Pile
drainage system junction box.
After drainage pipes are
filmed/surveyed
Scheduled for 2/10/16
Apply herbicide to weedy growth on
Plant Pile and Locust St. Pile plateaus
Bud Break, Spring, 2016
Repair Plant Pile plateau depressions
and re-enforce slopes if needed
March 31, 2016
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
26. Example of Fence Repair
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
27. Erosion Repairs on Plant Pile
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
28. Filled Tension Crack on Plant Pile Plateau
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
29. December 8, 2015 Inspection
Issue Due Date Completion Date
Remove concrete pieces and fibrous
material observed on Upper Locust St. Pile
and test for asbestos content
ASAP 12/15/15
(EPA waiting for sampling results)
Remove pipe rings hung on fencline near
Wissahickon creek.
ASAP 12/15/15
Repair 3 burrow holes on Upper Locust St.
Pile.
Winter Clearing Event
December, 2015
12/24/15
Repair soil cover at 2 Downed Trees on
Upper Locust St. Pile.
Winter Clearing Event
December, 2015
12/24/15
Eliminate gap in Access Gate to further
restrict trespassing.
February 29, 2016
Remove trash (tires, appliances) dumped
along southern fence line.
March 31, 2015
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
30. Asbestos Ring on Fence Post
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
31. Concrete pieces and fibrous material observed on Upper Locust St. Pile
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
32. Gap in Access Gate
EPA Maintenance Activities Update || February 3, 2015
Notas do Editor
I’m Marilyn Amento, an Ambler resident and Volunteer with Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) - Today, we are all here on behalf of the ADAO. In just over a decade, ADAO has grown into the largest asbestos victims’ organization in the U.S., and is committed to our core principles of education, advocacy, and community as we work together to prevent asbestos exposure and eliminate deadly asbestos-caused diseases. We are honored to be here today, and thank you for coming.