Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group
Handouts

Handouts 2004

December 8, 2004

Letter from the CAG to Mr. Jackson, HUD

Letter from the CAG to Mr. Christiansen, MUD

HUD Admits Its Staff Never Read Most Grant Applications

Final Report to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning Presented to Governor Granholm

Summary of Final Report Regarding HUD Healthy Homes Grant Number OHLHR 0063-99

Appeals Court Reinstates Milwaukee Lead Paint Suit

Lead Safe D.A. 2010

Federal Funding Matrix, Potential Sources of Federal Funding for Lead Programs

Omaha Lead Site, Community Advisory Group Meeting, EPA Update

Environmental Exposure History and Precede/Proceed Planning Model

Bag No More!

Selecting a Ground Cover

Mulches for the Home Landscape

Planning and Evaluating Outreach

Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning

Lead-Safe Housing Policy Guidance Series

Highlights from the Western Regional Conference

Congress Approves FY05 Funding Levels, Cuts Key Programs

Hidden Danger, Environmental Health Threats in the Latino Community

 

November 10, 2004

Education Subcommittee Minutes From October 11, 2004

Comprehensive Plan for the Elimination of Lead Hazards in Omaha, Nebraska

Draft Letter to HUD Requesting Reconsideration of Omaha's Grant Proposal

Memorandum Regarding EPA Region 7 Lead Education and Awareness Project in St. Louis, Missouri 11/03/04

Response From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regarding a Freedom of Information Act Request for a List of Bidders and Subcontractors for the OLS Performance Based Contracting Project

Comments of Union Pacific Railroad Company in EPA's Proposed Plan for the Omaha Lead Site

Comments of Gould Electronics Inc. on EPA's Proposed Plan for the Omaha Lead Site

Public Comments on EPA's Proposed Plan

Memorandum Regarding Water Testing for Lead

Letter to HUD from Council member Frank Brown

Omaha Lead Site: Grant Opportunities

Arsenic and Lead Leach Out of Popular Fertilizer

Arsenic and Lead Leaching From the Waste Derived Fertilizer Ironite

 

October 13, 2004

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announcement of Awarded Contracts

Lead Level in Water Misrepresented Across U.S.

Public Affairs Advisory from the Americans Water Works Association

Contracting Subcommittee Notes from 09/01/04

Contracting Subcommittee Notes from 09/15/04

Education Subcommittee Notes from 09/30/04

Summary of OSWER Directives (Copies of OSWER Directives #9355.4-12 and 9200.4-27P attached)

Notice of a Public Meeting for an Expert Panel Workshop on lead Service Line Replacement

Department of Health and Human Services, Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Preview

Comprehensive Plan for the Elimination of Lead Hazards in Omaha, Nebraska

Questions Regarding EPA's Feasibility Study for the Omaha Lead Site

Educational Strategies Table

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group Meeting, EPA Update, October 13, 2004

 

September 29, 2004

OLS CAG Member List

OLS CAG Operating Procedures

Community Awareness and Education Program for the OLS CAG

Letters to/from Congressman Lee Terry

Letter from Mayor Fahey to Senator Hagel, Senator Nelson, and Congressman Terry Regarding Omaha Superfund Listing

Education Subcommittee Meeting Notes 09/14/04

Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee Meeting Motes 09/10/04

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves VA-HUD Funding Bill

Questions on the RI/RA from the CAG to EPA

Grant Opportunities

General Questions Regarding EPA's Feasibility Study, Residential Yard Soil, Omaha Lead Site

Federal Register, September 22, 2004 Environmental Protection Agency Announcement

Shutting the Door on Lead Poisoning, CDC Region VII Annual Conference

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group Meeting, EPA Update, September 29, 2004

Story Board Exhibit on Lead Poisoning Prevention

 

September 15, 2004

CAG Recommendations on the Proposed Plan for the Omaha Lead Site

Education Subcommittee Notes from August 30, 2004

Contracting Subcommittee Notes from September 1, 2004

Children with Blood Lead Levels Greater Than 10 ug/dL in Major Cities Across the US in 2003

Cleveland Ordinance Establishes New Lead Safety Rules and Incentives for Property Owners

Addendum to the Comments of Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Public Health Assessment for the Omaha Lead Refinery Site

Letter from Michael Houston Regarding Omaha Residential Lead Contamination

Comments on the Public Health Assessment for the Omaha Lead Refinery Submitted by Gould Electronics

Comments on the Public Health Assessment for the Omaha Lead Refinery Submitted by Nebraska Health and Human Services

Comments on the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study-Feild Sampling Plan Submitted by Nebraska Health and Human Services

Comments on the Final Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection Report Omaha Lead Submitted by Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Comments and Recommendations to the Omaha Lead Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan Submitted by Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Comments on the Feasibility Study, Residential Yard Soil, Omaha Lead Site Submitted by Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Comments on Draft Remedial Investigation, Residential Yard Soil, Omaha Lead Site and Draft Feasibility Study, Residential Yard Soil, Omaha Lead Site Submitted by Nebraska Department of Environmental QualityEPA Regulation Citations

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group, Topic: Grant Opportunities

Money Shortage Threatens Superfund

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group, EPA Update

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group, Contracting Subcommittee

 

September 1, 2004

Draft Letter to EPA from CAG Regarding Proposed Plan

Draft Remedial Investigation/Risk Assessment Questions

Draft Benefits and Accomplishments of the Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group

Eliminating Language Barriers from Federal Programs

Letter to Ms. Kring from Mr. Linder Regarding Comments on Proposed Plan

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group Presentation by Brenda Council

Comprehensive Plan for the Omaha Lead Superfund Site

Alegent Puts Excess into Community Health Fund

 

August 18, 2004

RI/RA Subcommittee Draft Comments

RI/RA Subcommittee Meeting Notes from August 3, 2004

Statement from NDEQ Office in Lincoln, Nebraska

Letter from Governor Johanns to Mr. Gulliford dated January 29, 2002

Letter from UPRR to the OLS CAG Dated dated August 10, 2004

Comments of UPRR to the Public Health Assessment for the Omaha Lead Refinery Site

Omaha Lead Performance Work Statement

EPA Action Memorandum and Amendment

ClearCorps Community Service Guide

Community Involvement Plan Comments

Letter from UPRR to Mr. Field dated July 30, 2004

Committee Report, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2003

Lead Safe Training

Education Subcommittee Notes, August 12, 2004

Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee Notes, August 11, 2004

Lead in Garden Hose Makers Settle California Case, Agree to Reduce Lead Exposure in Products

2004 Indiana Lead-Safe & Healthy Homes Conference

Shortchanged Superfund

Polluted Sites Could Face Shortage of Cleanup Money

Letter to Administrator Leavitt from US Congressman Barton

Draft Comments on EPA Proposed Plan for OLSCoordination Flow Chart

Coordination Schematic

 

August 4, 2004

Letter to Senator Nelson from EPA

Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group Public Event Calendar

A Summary of the Report, Evaluation of the HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program, with Executive Summary of the Report

House Appropriations Committee Recommends HUD Funding Levels for FY 2005

KC Targeted Lead Campaign

Proposed Plan for the Omaha Lead Site

EPA Fact Sheet: Proposed Plan Released to the Public

Environmental News: July 16, 2004

Community Involvement Plan

Letter to the NRRB from the CAG

Recommendations to the OLS CAG Regarding Comprehensive Plan for Reduction of Lead Poisoning

Letter from the NCEH/ATSDR to Ms. Deppe

Community Toolbox for Children's Environmental Health 2004 Capacity Building Grants

 

July 21, 2004

Letter of Support for LEAP Grant for LSOC from the CAG

Draft Comprehensive Lead Risk Reduction Plan for Omaha

Draft NRRB Letter

Draft NRRB Letter with Revisions

Letter from ATSDR to the CAG

Letter from Mr. Gulliford (EPA) to Mayor Fahey

Letter from LSOC to Governor Johanns and Mayor Fahey

Federal Requirements for Volunteer Paint and Rehabilitation Programs

Feasibility Study for the Omaha Lead Site

Mexican Candy Wrappers May Contain Lead

Comments on ATSDR's Public Health Assessment for Omaha Lead Refinery

Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee Summary Notes

 

July 7, 2004

Letter of Support for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant from the CAG

Information Package, National Remedy Review Board, March 2004

EPA's Interagency Agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers

Email from Dr. Mark Maddaloni to Mr. Bob Field with Bioavailability of Soilborne Lead in Adults, by Stable Isotope Dilution

HUD Superfund Area Investments

Paint as a Source of Recontamination of Houses in Urban Environments and its Role in Maintaining Elevated Blood Leads in Children

California AG Sues 13 Over Lead in Jewelry

Summary of EPA Limited English Proficiency Guidance

Grant Workshop Announcement

Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment for the Omaha Lead Site

 

June 23, 2004

Availability Session Notice

ATSDR Omaha Lead Site Handout

ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual

Draft Letter to NRRB from the CAG

Lead Services Provided by Organizations and Government Agencies

Preparing CERCLA Records of Decision

Email to Bob Field on 06/10/04

Letter to the CAG from Governor Johanns

Making Lead-Safe Housing the Central Focus for Strategic Plans to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning

The Prevalence of Lead-Based Hazards in U.S. Housing

The Foundations of Better Lead Screening for Children in Medicaid

Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care

Nebraska Department of Social Services Manual

Assessing Model Validation and Quality Management Concerns in the Review of Predictive Models of Metals Bioavailability

Remedial Investigation for the Omaha Lead Site

 

June 9, 2004

Letter to Governor Johanns from the CAG

Letter from Mayor Fahey to Mr. Gulliford

Low-Level Lead Exposure in Prenatal and Early Preschool Periods: Language Development

Notes from Comprehensive Approach Subcommittee Meeting

Arizona Lead & Pesticide Poisoning Annual Report 2000

Comprehensive Approach Subcommittee Draft Plan Outline and Previous Outlines

Public Health Assessment for the Omaha Lead Refinery

 

May 26, 2004

Childhood Lead Exposure Risk Questionnaire

Final Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation, Omaha Lead

NHHS News Release, Money Available for Home Improvements

Notice of Funding Availability

Blood Lead Levels in Young Children

Response to EPA's Bioavailability Responses

Summary of EPA Comprehensive Lead Site Actions

Letter from Governor Johanns to Ms. Jonah Deppe

Kids First Program Overview

Funding Opportunities

 

May 12, 2004

Schedule of Meetings to Discuss Housing and Community Development Needs for the 2005 Action Plan

ATSDR Presentation

EPA's Response to Bioavailability Questions

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, Field Sampling Plan Addendum

Letter to EPA from CAG Regarding Kids First Program

Letter to Governor from CAG Regarding Lead Hazard Control Program Funding

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, A Call to Action

Fact Sheet, EPA's Toxic Chemical Release Inventory

CDC/ATSDR 2004 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Partners' Conference

Findings from the CDC-HUD Window Replacement Symposium

Building Blocks for Primary Prevention, Protecting Children from Lead-Based Paint Hazards, Index by CategorySummaries of the First 25 Building Blocks

Alliance for Healthy Homes, Operation LEAP Project Tool Kit

 

April 29, 2004

National Remedy Review Board of Progress Memoranda

Year 2005 Action Plan Development Schedule

State of Nebraska Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)

Superfund XVII: The Pathology of Environmental Policy, Delong

A Survey of Compliance: Medicaid's Mandated Blood Lead Screenings for Children Age 12-18 Months in Nebraska, Wilken et al.

Intellectual Impairment in Children With Blood Lead Concentration Below 10 ug per Decilitre, Canfield et al.

339 Children Identified with Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Douglas County in 2003

HUD's Remodelling, Repair, and Painting Training Curriculum

CAG Web site Links

Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund

Lead Safe St. Louis

Results of Superfund Process Discussion Questionnaire

City Says Law on Lead Paint Will Be Costly

 

April 14, 2004

Draft Letter to the Omaha Advisory Council for Lead Safe Neighborhoods from the CAG

Memo and Attachments to EPA, Questions Regarding EPA's Relative Bioavailability of Lead in Test Materials from a Superfund Site in Omaha, Nebraska (April 2003) from the CAG Lead Sources

Remedial Investigation Questions

Feasibility Study Questions

Proposed Plan and Public Comment Questions

Letter Regarding Community Involvement Plan for Omaha Lead Superfund Site from the League of Women Voters

Memo Regarding Comment on the EPA Community Involvement for Omaha Lead Site, March 2004 Draft from Shireen S. Rajaram, Ph.D.

Suggestions on the Draft Community Involvement Plan for the Omaha Lead Superfund Site from Union Pacific Railroad

Midlands Voices: EPA Cleanup of Lead Now Seems a Mess

EPA to Expand Lead Contamination Survey

Madison County Lead Poison Program Gets Lots of Praise

EPA Action Brings Better Lead-Based Paint Information to Tenants of 1,800 Apartments

EPA Memo to Congressman Lee Terry

Omaha Lead Site Superfund Update Fact Sheet

Childhood Lead Poisoning in Douglas County

Bone Lead and Delinquent Behavior, Needleman, et al.

The Effect of Lead Exposure on Behavior Problems in Preschool Children, Wasserman et al.

 

March 31, 2004

D.C. Lead Tests Cast Doubt on EPA Standards

Preventing Lead Poisoning in New York City

Revised Residential Soils Feasibility Study, California Gulch Superfund Site, Leadville, CO

Proposed Plan for Operable Unit 9, California Gulch Superfund Site, Leadville, CO

Risk Assessment Questions

Questions Regarding EPA's Relative Bioavailability of Lead in Test Materials from a Superfund Site in Omaha, Nebraska

Community Involvement Plan Questions

Sample Community Involvement Plan

Sample Letter to Homeowners in Spanish

Omaha Lead Source Area Boundary

Feasibility Study, Residential Yard Soil, Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Site

Record of Decision, Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Site

Proposed Plan, Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Site

Omaha Lead Site Superfund Remedial Response Process

Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Blood Lead Levels in U.S. Children

EPA Cleanup Ineffective

2004 National Lead Poisoning Prevention Partners' Conference

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Discussion of the Superfund Process

 

March 17, 2004

Comments from CAG Members

Spatial and Temporal Blood Lead Trends in Children

Nebraska Administrative Code, Title 302, Chapter 1

State Real Estate Commission Rules and Regulations, 76-2, 120

Fact Sheet: EPA and HUD Move to Protect Children from Lead-Based Paint Poisoning; Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing

Lead Facts: Short Term Actions to Reduce Soil Lead Hazard

Lead Facts: Gardening Guidelines

Relative Bioavailability of Lead in Test Materials from a Superfund Site in Omaha, Nebraska

Census Data

Dust and Soil Data

Community Involvement Plan, Omaha Lead Superfund Site

Models Help Estimate Children's Exposure to Toxins

Kids, Houses, and Dirt: Finding Out What We Know About Lead Exposures in Douglas County, Nebraska

Sample Letter and Pamphlet to Homeowners

 

March 3, 2004

Limited English Proficiency Handouts

Jasper County Superfund Site Synopsis

Regional Blood Lead Map

Durham to Honor Four Omaha Leaders

Purpose of a Human Health Risk Assessment

 

February 18, 2004

Glossary

Be Safe's Four Principles

Cleanup of Other Sources of Lead, From Superfund Lead-Contaminated Residential Sites Handbook

Dynamac Corporation Summary of Potentially Responsible Parties

Potential Responsible Parties Figure

The Source of Anomalous Lead Concentrations in Soils From the Omaha Community Report, Dated April 4, 2002

Example Letter to Homeowners from EPA

Number of Renter Occupied Housing Units

2001 Blood Lead Levels in Tested Children

Letter from U.S. Senator Ben Nelson

Summary of Recommendations for Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels

 

February 4, 2004

Superfund Today: Focus on Risk Assessment

Health Consultation: Public Health Review of the Addendum to the Quality Assurance Project Plan Concerning Interior Sampling, Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site

Presenter's Manual for: "Superfund Risk Assessment and How You Can Help"

Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment, California Gulch Superfund Site, Jasper County, Missouri

EPA Soil Sampling

Memo From Senator Don Preister

Mission Statement/Operating Guidelines

Demographic and Land Use Survey, Omaha Lead Site

 

January 20, 2004

Superfund Lead-Contaminated Residential Sites HandbookCommunity Advisory Groups at Superfund and Other Hazardous Waste Sites

Advantages of a Community Advisory Group at the Omaha Lead Site

Innovative Methods to Increase Public Involvement in Superfund Community Relations

Community Participation: Obstacle or Asset?

Writing a Mission Statement

Example of a Community Group: Leadville 

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