&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Informational meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is holding a public meeting
Wednesday, April 27, to update
the community about upcoming
Kalamazoo River cleanup activities.
The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.
at the Plainwell Comfort Inn and
Conference Center, 622 Allegan St.
Representatives from the EPA and
other officials will make a formal
presentation and then be available to
take questions from the public.
If you need special accommodations
at the meeting, contact Community
Involvement Coordinator Don de
Blasio (see below) by April 20.
Contact EPA
For more information, or if you have
comments about the Kalamazoo River
cleanup, contact:
Don de Blasio
Community Involvement Coordinator
800-621-8431, Ext. 64360,
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays
deblasio .don@epa.gov
Read more about the Kalamazoo
River cleanup online at www.epa.gov/
regionS/sites/kalproj ect.
Update on Kalamazoo
Cleanup Work in Spring
Allied Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site
Kalamazoo, Michigan April 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues the cleanup at the
Allied Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site.
Portage Creek Cleanup Being Evaluated
The EPA is evaluating recent sampling data to determine if a cleanup is
necessary within the two miles of Portage Creek from Alcott Street to the
Kalamazoo River.
Additional Cleanup Studies
Soil and sediment sampling in Area 1 have been completed, and Georgia-
Pacific LLC - a party responsible for pollution at the site - is expected to
submit a remedial investigation report to EPA this month. Area 1 is the
Kalamazoo River between Morrow Dam and Plainwell, and Portage Creek
between Cork Street and the Kalamazoo River.
Preliminary work has begun and will continue through the spring on soil and
sediment sampling in the Kalamazoo River between the former Plainwell
Dam and the Otsego City Dam.
12th Street Landfill
Weyerhaeuser is expected to complete cleanup at the 12th Street Landfill this
year, including re-seeding of the landfill and completion of the plan detailing
how the landfill site will be operated and maintained in the future. The long-
term operation and maintenance plan will be submitted to EPA this month,
and cap construction should be completed by fall.
Willow Boulevard/A-Site Landfill
EPA expects to approve Georgia-Pacific's final landfill design for the Willow
Boulevard/A-Site Landfill this month. The design calls for installation of a
permanent landfill cover, a gas venting system and a ground-water monitoring
system. The cleanup plan also includes removing contaminated soil from
nearby wetlands and removing sheet piling at the A-Site part of the landfill.
Work will begin this year on the Willow Boulevard portion of the landfill and
at the A-Site part in 2012. Cleanup of both should be complete in 2013.
Allied Paper Landfill
Cleanup options should be done in May, with a proposed cleanup plan made
available to the public by June, followed by a 30-day public comment period.
Two weeks after the start of the comment period, the EPA will hold a public
hearing on the proposed plan.
Plainwell #2 Dam Project Completed
A two-year project to remove PCBs from the Kalamazoo River in the
Plainwell #2 Dam area was completed in October 2010. Riverbanks have
been restored, including planting with native vegetation.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Public Meeting
To update the community about upcoming
Kalamazoo River cleanup activities
Wednesday, April 27
6:30 p.m.
Plainwell Comfort Inn and Conference Center
622 Allegan St.
Representatives from the EPA and other officials will make a formal presentation and
then be available to take questions from the public.
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