Potawatomi Tribe, Kansas Department of Agriculture and EPA to Sign Agreement for Pesticides Activities

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN) will host a signing ceremony this Wednesday for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for continued coordination in implementing federal pesticide rules and regulations within the boundaries of the PBPN. more

PUBLIC NOTICE: Clean Water Act, NPDES Enforcement, Class I - Storm Water

Action: Notice of Proposed Assessments of Clean Water Act Section 309(g) Class I Administrative Penalties and Opportunity to Comment. more

Proposed Cleanup Plan, Public Comment - Offutt Air Force Base, Bellevue, Nebraska, November 2004

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 invites the public to comment on the proposed cleanup plan for Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska. Specifically, the proposed cleanup plan addresses the Fire Training Area 3. In addition, EPA proposes to modify Part II of the Hazardous Waste Storage Permit to include the requirements of the remedy. more [PDF] (3 pp., 43 KB)

Record of Decision - Waterloo Coal Gasification Plant Site, Waterloo, Iowa, October 2004

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Record of Decision (ROD) that addresses ground water contamination at the Waterloo Coal Gasification Plant in Waterloo, Iowa. This action is being taken under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. The ROD was signed on September 24, 2004. more [PDF] (2 pp., 22 KB)

Removal Action - Clinton Coal Gas Site, Clinton, Iowa, October 2004

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a public availability meeting Monday, November 8, 2004, at the Erickson Center, Room 4, 1401 11th Avenue North, Clinton, Iowa. The purpose of the meeting is to announce the start up of the Removal Action that will address coal tar contamination at the Clinton Coal Gas Site in Clinton, Iowa. more [PDF] (2 pp., 18 KB)

Record of Decision - Alcoa Site and Mississippi River Pool 15 Site, Riverdale, Iowa, October 2004

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Record of Decision (ROD) that addresses ground water contamination at the Alcoa Site, and sediments and fish at the Mississippi River Pool 15 (MRP15) Site in Riverdale, Iowa. This action is being taken under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. The ROD was signed on September 28, 2004. more [PDF] (2 pp., 22 KB)

EPA Awards Nearly $50,000 in EJ Grants for Kansas City and Omaha

EPA Region 7 has awarded two Environmental Justice research grants in Kansas City and Omaha. This money will support projects that examine issues related to a community’s exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. more

First Five-Year Review - Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, October 2004

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts regular five-year reviews on certain Superfund sites where some contamination remains on the site. These reviews are required by the Superfund law [42 U.S.C. § 9621(c)].

Five-year reviews are conducted to make sure the actions taken at a site continue to protect human health and the environment. EPA Region 7 recently conducted its first five-year review for the Missouri Electric Works (MEW) site. The MEW Five-Year Review Report has been completed and has been incorporated into the MEW Site Administrative Record. more [PDF] (2 pp., 26 KB)

Region 7 Celebrates Water Monitoring
Regional Administrator Jim Gulliford and Region 7 staff joined about 30 students from Wheatridge Middle School and Edgerton, Kan., Mayor Frances Cross on Oct. 20 to test the water quality at Edgerton Lake, commemorating World Water Monitoring Day, which took place Oct. 18. more Top photo: Gulliford examined invertebrate animal specimens from the lake as student Mason Paegel looked on. The presence of invertebrates can indicate the health of a water body. Center left photo: Wheatridge students listened as Gulliford discussed the importance of water quality and watershed health. Center right photo: Students tested water samples for various parameters, such as temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Region 7 staff also helped 32 local, state and federal agencies and groups conduct the Week of Water festival in Parkville, Mo., raising environmental awareness in the Kansas City area. Bottom photo: Chemist Daniel Dorn demonstrated water sampling techniques to an attentive family at the EPA booth.

Record of Decision - Cherokee County Superfund Site, Cherokee County, Kansas, October 2004

On September 30, 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for a remedial action at Operable Unit (OU) #06, which includes the Badger, Lawton, Waco, and Crestline Subsites, of the Cherokee County Superfund site. This action is being taken under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund Law. more [PDF] (2 pp., 24 KB)

EPA Takes the Mid-America Company Site off the Superfund List

EPA has deleted the Mid-America Tanning Company Superfund site in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa from the National Priorities List. The National Priorities List is comprised of hazardous waste sites in the country. more

EPA Scientist to Present Research at Geological Society Meeting

David Drake, a project officer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office in Kansas City, Kan., will present results of his research to the Geological Society of America during its 116th annual meeting Nov. 17-20 in Denver. more

EPA Chief Visits Five Cities in Two Days
Clockwise from upper left: Omaha third-grader Samantha Bradley (at podium) recited her own lead safety tips after an Oct. 5 lead cleanup site tour by EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt, as schoolmates Victoria Pickens and Michael Rowell (to her right) and teacher Pamela Galus (kneeling) listened in. Standing behind Samantha are (from left) Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey, Leavitt, Nebraska Congressman Lee Terry, and Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns. more Leavitt presented a clean school bus grant to Lincoln Public Schools Oct. 5, where he “borrowed” a student’s hair to show that particulates from bus exhaust are as small as one-thirtieth of a human hair. EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford looked on (at left). more Springfield Mayor Tom Carlson happily accepted a big check from Leavitt for a brownfields grant Oct. 4. The photo below shows a picturesque setting in Springfield’s Jordan Valley Park that was transformed from a former brownfield site. more Leavitt spoke at another clean school bus grant presentation in Des Moines Oct. 5, with a soy diesel-powered bus in the background. more And Leavitt signed a SmartWay Transport Partnership agreement Oct. 4 with Wal-Mart and Tyson Foods in Bentonville, Ark., attended by (from left) Richard Greene, EPA Region 6 administrator; Rollin Ford, executive vice president of Wal-Mart, Transportation; Gulliford; and Dick Bond, president and chief operating officer of Tyson Foods. more

First Five-year Review Completed - 57th and North Broadway Superfund Site, Wichita-Park City, Kansas, October 2004

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts regular five-year reviews on certain Superfund sites. These reviews are required by the Superfund law [42 U.S.C. § 9621(c)]. EPA Region 7 completed its first five-year review of the 57th and North Broadway Superfund site in Wichita-Park City, Kansas. The five-year review was conducted to make sure the cleanup continues to protect human health and the environment. more [PDF] (2 pp., 24 KB)

PCB Treatment, Inc. Superfund Site (PTI), Kansas City, Missouri, October 2004

SITE UPDATE - In accordance with the settlement agreement for the PCB Treatment, Inc., (PCB) site in Kansas City, Missouri, the Steering Committee representing former customers of the former PCB operation has completed design documents for the controlled demolition and site cleanup of the 2100 Wyandotte building. These design documents have been reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). more [PDF] (4 pp., 115 KB)

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