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Wastewater management operations at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment back in February are being reduced this week due to the Christmas holiday.

In a press release, the EPA states that limited on-site staff will be working along Taggart Road in East Palestine this week, and that the Norfolk Southern Family Assistance Center will be closed through New Year’s Day. The facility will reopen on January 2nd.

As of last Thursday, the EPA has tallied nearly 41 million gallons of wastewater and over 175,000 tons of solid waste shipped out of the derailment site.