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Chillicothe officials cite Ohio EPA oversight as residents press for health study of former Halmet site
Summary
Mayor and council described recent communications with the EPA and monitoring obligations for local waste sites; residents urged a city-funded epidemiological study and wider public meetings about contamination concerns.
Mayor Jeffrey Feeney told the Chillicothe City Council on Sept. 8 that the city has ongoing communications with regulators about contamination tied to the Halmet site and that the city "has received a notice of violation from the EPA." He said the city will publish EPA materials and is pressing for a public meeting with regulators.
The issue matters because residents said they fear long-standing industrial contamination may be tied to elevated cancer rates in Ross County and that state and local monitoring may be insufficient. Several members of the public asked the council to pursue broader testing and an epidemiological study of local cancer incidence.
At the meeting, Feeney summarized recent regulator interactions and site-monitoring requirements, saying the…
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