EAST CHICAGO WATERWAY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND ARMY CORPS TO HOLD TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SESSION ON INDIANA HARBOR PROJECT

The East Chicago Waterway Management District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, will be hosting an information session from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2001 at the Riley Social Center, 1005 E. Chicago Avenue, East Chicago, Indiana. The purpose of the session is to exchange ideas on new and emerging sediment removal and disposal technology and the possible use of such technology in relation to the Indiana Harbor and Canal maintenance dredging and disposal activities.

The Army Corps and the East Chicago Waterway Management District, the non-federal sponsor for the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility project, are committed to holding an information session every April to discuss new and emerging technology in the field of removal, transportation, disposal and treatment of contaminated sediments. The purpose of these meetings is to give community members the opportunity to provide ideas that can be further researched and developed, and to provide feedback to the public on possible applicability of these technologies.

The public is invited to submit ideas for discussion by contacting the Army Corps’ Public Affairs Office by April 20, 2001 at (312) 353-6400, ext. 1300, or by mail to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District, ATTN: Public Affairs Office, 111 N. Canal - Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois 60606

These technology-sharing sessions will be held annually until completion of the Indiana Harbor and Canal maintenance dredging and disposal activities.

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