Details to be announced during press conference this Friday
SAN FRANCISCO -- On Friday, September 30th Congresswoman Doris Matsui will be joined by senior officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Air Force, McClellan Business Park and other state, local and private sector officials to announce details of the nation’s first ever completed privatized Superfund cleanup. The federal government will also be announcing an exciting new agreement between the Air Force and EPA to conduct greener cleanups at military installations throughout the Pacific Southwest.
WHO: Matsui, Congressional Representative for California’s 5th District, will be on hand to mark the nation’s first successful privatized cleanup of a Superfund site. She will be joined by the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy K. Bridges, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Director Jane Diamond, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna and senior officials from McClellan Business Park. The press event will be held on September 30, at 10:00 a.m., at the Superfund site.
WHEN/ WHERE: Friday, Sept 30th at 10 a.m. The session will be held at 4522 Parker Ave, McClellan, CA. 95652.
RSVP: Please RSVP in advance with name, contact info (include email and phone) and media affiliation to Mary Simms at simms.mary@epa.gov and/or Chelsea DeWeese at cdeweese@mcclellanpark.com ASAP to participate.
Accredited members of the press: Interviews and Photos are available! For media who are unable to attend the event but would like to cover this exciting news story, embargoed copies of the press release and event photos will be made available. Please contact one of the listed media contacts to provide the details of your request along with your media affiliation.
About McClellan Park:
The County of Sacramento selected McClellan Business Park, LLC, in 1999 to acquire and redevelop McClellan Air Force Base. McClellan Air Force Base was renamed McClellan Business Park (McClellan Park) in 2001. McClellan Park boasts a fully-operational airport, full-service hotel, fitness facility, rail system, office, industrial, retail and dormitories. The project consists of 3,000 acres with approximately 8.5 million square feet of useable buildings and 500 acres of developable land and is fully entitled for over 16 million square feet of commercial, retail, office and residential buildings. For additional information, please visit: www.mcclellanpark.com.