MASSENA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public information meeting Sept. 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming in-river work at the Grasse River Superfund site (aka Alcoa Aggregation).

The project will involve placement of "capping" material on some areas of the river bottom.

Arconic finished dredging and capping work to address polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in a 7.2-mile stretch of the Grasse River in 2021 under the EPA's oversight.

However, an ice jam event occurred in spring 2022 which eroded portions of the river bottom and damaged the cap. During the meeting, the EPA and Arconic staff will discuss the details of the upcoming cap repair work and answer questions from the public.

The meeting will be held at the NY Power Authority, Hawkins Point Visitors Center, 21 Hawkins Point Rd.

For more information contact Larisa Romanowski, (518) 407-0400 ext. 2, romanowski.larisa@epa.gov, or visit www.epa.gov/superfund/alcoa-aggregate.