• The Site Trustee is scheduled to be in El Paso September 9th and 10th.

    The Site Trustee is scheduled to be in El Paso September 9th and 10th.

  • The Site Trustee is Scheduled to Be in El Paso on August 16th & 17th

    1. Trustee Returning

      The Site Trustee is scheduled to be in El Paso on August 16th & 17th. Currently the Trustee has scheduled the following meetings for August:

      • August 16
        • 3:00pm – Meeting with UTEP, Special Collections Department, Discussion on potential donation of historical documents
        • 4:30pm – Meeting with Community Scholars
      • August 17
        • 10:30am – Meeting with TxDOT
        • 12:00pm – Meeting with El Paso Central Business Association
        • 2:00pm – Meeting at UTEP with Dr. Natalicio, President of UTEP
        • 3:00pm – Meeting with UTEP, Trustee is speaking to the Administrative Forum Group
    2. Rail Removal

      The plant rails, rail ties, switches and other track material have been sold to National Salvage for $215,000. The materials will be removed, rinsed on-site, loaded onto trucks and transported offsite for reuse and/or recycle.

      Removal activities will begin the week of August 9th and will continue for up to two months. During that time, it is expected that less than 5 trucks per day on average will be leaving the site.

    3. Asbestos Survey of the Contop and Old Reverb

      An asbestos survey of the Contop and Reverb areas of the plant will begin the week of August 2nd. Texas-licensed asbestos inspectors, AnE Consulting of El Paso, will sample materials that could potentially contain asbestos. The samples will be analyzed and the results will be used to identify which materials will require abatement.

    4. Site Auction Postponed

      The Site Trustee recently announced that the equipment liquidation auction originally scheduled for the week of August 2, 2010 will be postponed. A new date has not been set.

      Mr. Puga explained that more time is needed to value various assets and personal property and to determine which items could bring better returns if sold by direct sale to commercial purchasers. Any money generated by the sale of equipment and salvage items goes directly to fund cleanup and remedial action of the site.

    5. Clarification on El Paso Inc. News Article

      The Site trustee is NOT taking bids for demolition at this time. Currently the bid package is being formulated and a notice will be emailed out to all interested parties if they are registered on the website. Additionally all bid information will be posted on the RFPs/Bids section of the website.

  • Message from Roberto Puga, Site Custodial Trustee

    Recently I was selected to serve as the Custodial Trustee for the former ASARCO Smelter Site, a position that I am both excited and honored to fill. I have been a Principal at Project Navigator, Ltd. (PNL) for over a decade. Since the company’s inception in 1997, our sole mission has been to provide high-quality environmental project management services at large complex projects. We are highly experienced in the assessment and management of programmatic, technical, and business issues that arise on large environmental projects.

    At the former ASARCO Smelter Site, our main objectives will be to ensure:

    • A viable, beneficial final site end use
    • The implementation of a technically rigorous remedy
    • Appropriate management of subcontractors that will be hired to perform the remediation
    • Efficient and objective procurement of project resources
    • Effective project controls and end vision-driven project completion metrics

    This website has been created for the public to have access to the latest project information and updates. The Blog section is for you to post your comments, and always please feel free to send me an email directly (rpuga@projectnavigator.com).

    I look forward to working with you.

    Best Regards,

    Roberto Puga

  • CONTRACTORS

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  • TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the regulatory agency overseeing the cleanup of the ASARCO site. More information regarding the ASARCO site can be found on TCEQ's website.

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