Butte, Montana Citizens Technical Environmental Committee

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The Citizens Technical Environmental Committee (CTEC) is a group of volunteer citizens who work with EPA, the state of Montana, responsible parties, and others to make the Superfund process and cleanup decisions understandable for all. CTEC also prepares technical comments on the Superfund process. These technical comments are designed to provide decision makers with an objective perspective on current Superfund activities. EPA established technical committees through grants under Superfund to provide technical assistance to local communities in and around Superfund sites. The more than 300 CTEC members make up a diverse group of individuals from all walks of life. The easiest way to understand the role of a technical assistance committee in Superfund is to think of a triangle with a represented party at each point. In the instance of the Clark Fork Superfund process, the EPA represents the federal government (all citizens, including the state of Montana), ARCO represents its own and its investors' interests as the party responsible for the site, and CTEC represents the interests of the local community. The goal is for all three parties - U.S. citizens at large (EPA), ARCO, and local citizens to have input into and impact on the EPA's final decision regarding cleanup. Our specific charge from the EPA is to hire independent scientific experts to review documents and provide public outreach and education on behalf of the local community...

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