| Maxey Flats, once a low-level nuclear waste disposal site and closed in 1977, was designated to be in its Final Closure Period as of November, 2012. This includes the installation of a permanent vegetative cap, permanent surface water control features, and surface monuments to identify the location of buried waste. This project was funded in the 2012-14 biennial budget from private funds paid into a trust fund by the Private Settling Parties and from General Fund supported bonds. The final cap was substantially completed in November 2016. The Construction Final Completion Inspection was successfully conducted in September 2017 and the Certification of Completion is dependent on EPA approval of the Commonwealth's Institutional Control Plan. The Commonwealth of Kentucky assumed ownership and responsibility for the toxic site in 1978, and is responsible for long-term monitoring and maintenance activities of the site in perpetuity. Ongoing monitoring and maintenance is funded from the General |