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National Park Service Announces Asbestos Cleanup at Caneel Bay Resort Site for Early 2024

The National Park Service announced on Thursday that work to remove asbestos-containing material (ACM) at the Caneel Bay Resort site (site) within the V.I. National Park will begin in early 2024.   According to the release, this first phase of environmental cleanup at Caneel Bay will focus on removing asbestos-containing debris from 2017 Hurricanes Irma and Maria. On-site work will be conducted pursuant to NPS’s delegated authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).   “After much planning and evaluation, we are pleased to begin environmental cleanup at Caneel Bay,” said Penelope Del Bene, acting superintendent, Virgin Islands National Park. “We look forward to contributing to a safer, healthier environment for our local community.”  Plans for ACM removal work resulted from the park’s 2021 Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Report and 2022 EE/CA Report Addendum, which documented releases of hazardous substances at the s...