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NCBM conference held in Atlanta
; ATLANTA
The National Conference of
Black Mayors, Inc. (NCBM)
closed out its 22nd Annual Con
vention in Atlanta, with more
than 225 of the nation’s 405 Afri
can-American mayors in atten
dance. The four-day conference,
hosted by Atlanta Mayor Bill
Campbell, brought together
members of a political force that,
collectively, represents 20 mil
lion constituents.
In his'Plenary address to the
mayors, the outgoing president
of NCBM, — Mayor Robert
Ingram, Opa-locka, Florida —
called on the power of the elected
officials. “We are presently the
best organized special interest
group within the United States,”
said Ingram, “and we have a
chance far greater than any oth
er time in history to become the
single organization entrusted
with the responsibility for for
mulating African-American po
litical objectives, setting legisla
tive agendas and voting strate-
SRS removing oil drums from basin
AIKEN
The Savannah River Site is re
movinganestimated 100 oil drums
and other debris buried in the D
Area Oil Seepage Basin as an in
terim remedial action to decrease
the chances that any oil or other
material could further contami
nate groundwater.
This drum removal at the basin
is the first major project at SRS
conducted as an interim action
under its current cleanup agree
ment with the U.S. Environmen
tal Protection Agency (EPA) and
the South Carolina Department
of Health and Environment Con
trol (SCDHEC). The oil drum ex
cavation began April 9 and is ex
pected totake fourto five weeks to
complete.
The basin is approximately 400
feet long, 150 feet wide and eight
feet deep. It was originally de
signed and constructed as a series
ofunlined seepage trenchestodis
pose of waste oils and other fluids
unsuitable for burning in 400-D
powerhouse boilers.
Testingin and around the basin
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gies.
Since its inception in 1973,
NCBM has grown from 80 Afri
has shown some small amounts of
oil and solvent contamination in
the groundwater around the ba
sin. The basinis located ina wood
ed area almost two miles from the
nearest SRS boundary. The con
tamination migrates slowly, and
scientists have identified the area
around the basin that contains
thecontamination, whichis called
a plume. The plume covers sever
al acres and poses no threat to
employees or the public.
The basin sits about 175 yards
eastofthe Carolina Bay, anisolat
ed wetland in a natural shallow
depression largely fed by rain and
shallow groundwater. Thebay has
not been affected by the contami
nation.
As the 55-gallon drums are re
moved, the contents are sampled
and put inside another storage
container. Samples aretaken from
each drum to determine whether
its constituents are hazardous or
nonhazardous. Depending on
what the sample analysis shows,
some of the materials may be dis
posed of on site while other mate
can-American mayors to today’s
count of more than 400, 89 of
whom are women.
rials may be shipped for disposal
off site to licensed private facili
ties.
Once the drums are out of the
basin, the basin will be backfilled
with soil and covered by vegeta
tion to minimize rainwater infil
tration and erosion. Additional
testing and analysis will be con
ducted todetermine what method
of alternate cleanup will be used
in the basin area. That determi
nation willbe madelater thisyear.
The $525,000 contract for the
drum removal was awarded in
December 1994 to OHM
Remediation Services Corporation
from Atlanta. The company has
been delayed in starting drum
removal because of high water
table levels. However, EPA and
SCDHEC have approved the plan
to remove the drums under the
current site environmental condi
tions.
The trenches began receiving
waste oilsand fluidsin 1952. These
materials were periodically
burned, along with general office
and cafeteria waste. This practice
The mayors elected new offic
ers during the convention, and
passed two dozen binding reso
lutions. Kansas City Mayor
Emanuel Cleaver II is the new
president.
The mayors’ support for affir
mative action was demonstrated
in a rally, led by host Mayor
Campbell, on the steps of the Geor
gia Capitol. Before a cheering
crowd, Campbell urged his coun
terparts to unite in defending af
firmative action from its detrac
tors, many of whom Campbell
noted had been the beneficiaries
of affirmative action.
Along with a resolution in sup
port of affirmative action, the
membership agreed to oppose
welfare reform as currently pro
posed, because of the harmful
impact on cities.
The National Conference of
Black Mayors, headquartered in
Atlanta, is a nonpartisan, non
profit organization that provides
technical and administrative as
sistance to its membership.
was continued until 1973, when
open burning ceased plant-wide.
However, the basin continued
to receive waste oils until it was
backfilled and closed in 1975. Ap
proximately one foot of standing
liquid, plus the estimated 100
drums and miscellaneous debris,
remained inthe basinwhenitwas
backfilled.
There is no historical evidence
that the basin received radionu
clides and testing has not shown
any evidence of radioactivity.
Until the recent excavation be
gan, the basin remained inactive
and covered with natural vegeta
tion and surrounded by trees. Test
ing and monitoring, including the
use of ground-penetrating radar,
helped scientists determine the
approximate number of drumsand
their location in the basin.
In the fall of last year, the site
participated with Ames Labora
tory to evaluate a new methodol
ogy for streamlining the charac
terization of contaminated soil and
groundwater, called Expedited
Site Characterization.
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Richmond students have HOPE
ATLANTA
Governor Zell Miller has an
nounced 3,458 students in Rich
mond County are currently at
tending Georgia colleges, univer
sities and technical schools on
HOPE Scholarships according to
the latest figures released Thurs
day by the HOPE (Helping Out
standing Pupils Educationally)
Scholarship Program.
To date, 5,396 students in Rich
mond County have received
$6,824,144.32 from the HOPE
Scholarship Program since it be
gan in September 1993.
“HOPE is workingin Richmond
County. Because of HOPE, there
is now no reason that young peo
ple in this state should not pursue
higher education,” Governor Mill
ersaid. “lam pleased that somany
studentsin Richmond County are
benefiting from what HOPE has
to offer.”
The brainchild of Gov. Miller,
HOPE was begun in 1993 with
revenues from the Georgia Lot
tery. Called the most far-reaching
scholarship program in the na
tion, it offers tuition, a book allow
ance and payment of mandatory
fees at state-supported colleges
and universities for students who
graduate from a Georgia high
Camp Tanglewood to be in June
University Hospital’s Pulmo
nary Rehabilitation Services and
the American Lung Association
will co-sponsor the 6th Champ
Camp June 3 - 7 at Camp
Tanglewood. The camp is de
signed for children ages 6 - 12
with asthma to educate them
about their lung disease and pro
mote self-management of the
asthma. The children will also
participate in camp activities
Nursing Entrance Exam
will be held on May 23
Aiken Technical College will
administer the Practical Nurs
ing Entrance Exam on Thurs
day, May 23, 1996, at 1 p.m. and
5 p.m. in Room All 3. Thereis a
S2O fee for the test, payable only
with a money order made out to
Psychological Corporation. To
be eligible for the test, students
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school with a B average or higher.
Starting this fall, high-school grad
uates with a B average who at
tend private colleges or universi
tiesin Georgia may receive a schol
arship of up to $3,000 plus SI,OOO
from the Georgia Tuition Equal
ization Grant per academic school
year. All students must maintain
a B average in their coursework to
remain eligible fora HOPE Schol
arship. Students who are already
attending an eligible private col
lege in Georgia during the 1995-
96 school year will continue to
receive the HOPE grant of $1,500
plus the SI,OOO Tuition Equaliza
tion Grant until 1999 —the high
est tuition equalization grant in
the nation. Residents of Georgia
who wish to attend technical
schools are also awarded grants
for tuition and a book allowance.
As part of his 1996 legislative
package, Governor Miller pro
posed tougher standards for
HOPE. Beginning with the fresh
men entering high school this fall,
students will have tomaintaina B
average in the core curriculum to
be eligible for HOPE. The core
curriculum includes four years of
English, three years of math, three
years of science and two years of
foreign language.
such as fishing, swimming and
archery. Medical personnel, in
cluding respiratory care practi
tioners, nurses and physicians,
are camp counselors. Children
who want to attend must have a
physician referral and be on dai
ly asthma medication. Camp fee
is S2O. For information and reg
istration, call the Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Services at (706)
774-5550.
must have an application on file
at Aiken Technical College and
must have satisfactorily complet
ed the ASSET test. Students
whohave not completed required
developmental courses are not
eligible to take the test. To make
arrangements for testing, call
593-9231, ext. 1247.
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