Review of Cleanup n the Coeur d'Alerie River Basin v>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Issue No. 27 December 2011 Inside This Issue Upper Basin ROD Amendment to be Released in Early 2012 1 Refresher: Adaptive Management Plan Provides Opportunities for Citizens to Engage in Upper Basin Cleanup 3 Trust Completes Cleanup at the Osburn Bureau of Mines Site 4 Basin Commission 2012 Work Plan and 2012-2016 Five Year Work Plan. 5 Coeur d'Alene Trust: Successful First Year of Sampling, Cleanup......... 6 Property Cleanups for 2011 7 2011 Repositories Update 7 Lower Basin Collaborative: Citizens Come Together 8 What's going on at Gene Day Pond? ...9 Update on Coeur d'Alene Lake Management Plan (LMP) Activities.... 10 Comings and Goings 11 Opportunities to Get Involved 11 Upper Basin ROD Amendment to be Released in Early 2012 In early 2012, EPA plans to release the cleanup plan for the Upper Coeur d'Alene River Basin. The document, known as the "Record of Decision Amendment" or "RODA" will be posted at http://go.usa.gov/igD. and an email will be sent to the Basin Bulletin email list when it's available. If you are not currently on this list, please see the "join our email list" information at the end of this newsletter. EPA designed the cleanup plan to protect people, wildlife, and the environment from hazardous materials left from historical mining and milling operations. The plan will remove high zinc levels harmful to fish and aquatic life. A major goal of the cleanup is to create healthy fisheries and safe places for people to live, work and play and to safeguard work already done to protect human health. EPA has worked closely with the Basin Commission's Upper Basin Project Focus Team (UBPFT) to adjust the plan in response to public comments. Significant changes have been made. That being said, given all the comments we received, not all of them resulted in specific changes in the cleanup plan. We recognize that, even with the changes, the effort is still costly, long term, and in some cases may be invasive to your daily lives for short periods of time. However, unlike the property remediation program, much of the work identified in the cleanup plan is in more remote areas or non-residential areas in the Bunker Hill Box. Continued on next page EPA Community Involvement Contacts Carol Young Andrea Lindsay vouna.carol@epa,qov Lindsav.Andrea@epa.gov 208-446-7507 1-800-424-4372 V ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Upper Basin ROD Amendment to be Released Early 2012 EPA staff is preparing a "Response to Comments" document, which addresses nearly 7,000 comments from about 1,000 people about the draft cleanup plan (Proposed Plan). The Response to Comments will be released at the same time as the RODA. Thank you for your participation in this process. We ask that you please continue to stay engaged. As the cleanup progresses, EPA would like to hear from you. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 We will reach out to you at various "benchmarks" described in the site's Adaptive Management Plan, also to be made available on EPA's RODA web page (see article on page 3). However, your involvement and input is important to us at all times and can help shape the cleanup as it progresses. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Bill Adams at adams.bill@epa.gov or 800-424-4372 ext. 2806. Some Adjustments Made to the Cleanup Plan in Response to Public Concerns > River Liner Will Not be Placed Earlier this year, in response to concerns about cost, technical challenges, and effectiveness, we removed an expensive river liner from the cleanup plan. This saved nearly $300 million. > Sites Removed from Cleanup List Many commenters asked us to reduce the number of sites addressed under the cleanup plan, particularly those where little contamina- tion may exist. With input from the UBPFT, DEQ^BLM, and the Work Trust, EPA sampled a number of mining areas that did not have a history of ore production, and therefore may not pose a threat to people's health or the environ- ment. As a result of this sampling, 43 of these areas were removed from the RODA cleanup plan. Each year, EPA will continue to sample additional areas to determine if there are others that can be removed from the cleanup plan. > Areas of Strong Consensus Identified Also with input from the UBPFT, EPA iden- tified "Areas of Strong Consensus", or places where there was general agreement that cleanup was needed and which areas ranked high for cleanup. For example, cleanup of key mine/mill sites in Nine Mile and Canyon Creek and rem- edy protection in community areas are projects many stakeholders agree cleanup is necessary to protect human health and the environment. Other areas are designated "contingent," or low priority. For example, active mining facilities subject to other regulatory requirements and sites in drainages where water quality is closer to the cleanup goal will not be addressed in the near term. As the cleanup moves forward, we will take more samples, and as we learn more about these low priority sites, we may decide not to clean them up at all. > Cleanup Costs Predicted High priority (Strong Consensus) sites are estimated to cost about $490 million. Low priority (Contingent) sites are estimated to cost about $450 million -- for a total of $940 million. While yearly funding drives how fast the cleanup can happen, we estimate that high priority sites will be completed in about 20 years. All Upper Basin Cleanup actions called for in the ROD Amendment, including the low priority contingent sites could be completed within about 40 years. Reaching water quality goals in all locations would likely take longer, and may not be achievable at all locations. > Lucky Friday Mine Complex Not In- cluded in Cleanup Plan Many citizens commented that cleanup of the Lucky Friday mine complex would interfere with its operation and was not necessary. As a result of these and other concerns, cleanup of the Lucky Friday Mine Complex will no longer be included in the ROD Amendment. Continued on Next Page 2- ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Refresher: Adaptive Management Plan Provides Opportunities for Citizens to Engage in Upper Basin Cleanup A document called the "Adaptive Management Plan" will come out at the same time as the Record of Decision Amendment. It will lay out methods for planning projects under the RODA, engaging the community, and adjusting the cleanup based on what is learned. As the RODA has evolved, the Adaptive Management Plan is being adjusted to take into account the focus on the Strong Consensus actions and better identification of opportunities for public input on a regular basis. Since the site is large and complex and not all physical and contaminant conditions are fully known, uncertainties exist about how effective cleanup actions will be, how long they will take, and how many actions will be required to achieve cleanup goals. The adaptive management process outlines how work priorities will be set and uncertainties managed so cleanup can be most effective over time. Adaptive management is not just "learning by doing" or "adjusting to the unexpected." Instead, it is a systematic and deliberate way to achieve a desired outcome. The National Academy of Sciences supported EPA's use of the adaptive management approach. The Adaptive Management Plan will be adjusted in response to monitoring results, lessons learned, and ongoing input from the public. Opportunities for Community Engagement: One and Five-Year Work Plans The Adaptive Management Plan identifies opportunities for community input. The process includes: • Developing cleanup site priority rankings (sorting list of RODA actions) • Identifying cleanup site groupings into geographic areas to make cleanup efficient • Laying out schedules for individual cleanups (over a one- and five-year schedule) • Forecasting how effective the cleanups will be in meeting cleanup goals The results of this prioritization work will be put into "Work Plans." The plans will outline specific work proposed to take place in the near term. They will include information about what is proposed to be cleaned up. Developing the Work Plan offers a key opportunity for the public to get involved. Through the Basin Commission, EPA will be seeking public input the One-Year and Five- Year Work Plans. Also, the TLG and UBPFT may host public workshops to get input on the development of the Plans. EPA will consider stakeholder and community input before moving forward with the actions identified in the work plans. We continue to welcome your ideas on how to best involve community members in plans for the cleanup work. To share your suggestions, contact Bill Adams at adams.bill@epa.gov or 800-424-4372 ext. 2806. Adjustments Made to Cleanup Plan in Response to Public Concerns CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Cleanup won't shut down mining — mining and environmental protection can coexist! Mining is an important part of the Silver Valley's history and future, and EPA is committed to conducting the cleanup in a way that allows mining, exploration and development to continue. EPA's recent legal agreement with Hecla describes how EPA and Hecla will coordinate their respective work to avoid jeopardizing or slowing down cleanup and mining activities when these activities occur in the same area. -3 ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Cleanup of Osburn Bureau of Mine Site is now complete Trust Completes Cleanup at the Osburn Bureau of Mines Site The Coeur d'Alene Work Trust completed cleanup work at the U.S. Bureau of Mines site in Osburn in October 2011. The cleanup involved covering contaminated soils at the site with clean rock, creating a barrier between the contamination and people who may find their way onto the site. The cleanup also includes features that will discourage the use of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and other vehicles on the site so that the clean, materials that are installed remain in place and contaminated materials are not exposed. The cleanup plan for the site was developed by EPA to eliminate the potential for people to be exposed to high lead and arsenic levels in soils at the site. Exposure to lead can result in neurological developmental effects in children. Arsenic can cause cancer and also affect the skin and circulatory system. In the early 1980s, the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted tests to evaluate the use of mill tailings to fill and reclaim river flood plains at this site near Osburn. The site, located along the southern bank of the South Fork Coeur dAlene River at the mouth of Terror Gulch, consists of test cells that were constructed and filled with tailings. Once the tests were completed, the cells were partially graded and covered with gravel. Vehicle use at the site had worn away some of the cover material and exposed the tailings in the test cells. Please contact Bill Ryan with comments regarding the Osburn Bureau of Mines site at ryan.@epa.gov or phone 206-553-8561. Barriers protect people from contaminated materials 4- ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Basin Commission 2012 Work Plan by Terry Harwood, Executive Director, BEIPC At its November 2011 quarterly meeting, the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission (BEIPC) approved its 2012 Annual Work Plan and a new Five-Year Work Plan. These documents include planned activities by the EPA, State of Idaho, and the CDA Trust concerning Superfund cleanup actions, as well as planned activities by the Natural Resource Trustees, Department of Interior, U.S. Forest Service, and Coeur dAlene Tribe. These plans also include activities to be carried out by the Basin Commission and its sub-groups. Each fall, plans are developed and approved before the start of the next calendar year. At the end of each year, an annual accomplishment report shows how well the BEIPC and the involved agencies performed. Those reports are made public in February of the next year. They are our "report card" to the community. Check the BEIPC web site at www.basincommission.com to review all previous annual accomplishment reports. Some of the action items in the 2012 Annual Plan include: • continued operation of the Big Creek and East Mission Flats contaminated waste soil repositories; • completion of the 30 percent design for the new Osburn Tailings Impoundment Repository and early preliminary work on the new Star Repository in Burke Canyon • remediation of 250 commercial and residential properties and 2012-2016 Five Year Work Plan • continuation of the blood lead screening program for children in the Basin • management and development of clean recreation sites along the Coeur dAlene River corridor • implementation of some of the remedy protection and mine and mill site remedial work in the Upper Basin (ROD) Amendment that should be approved in early 2012 • continued implementation of a program in the Lower Basin to determine what actions should be taken and how best to implement them • continued monitoring of the results of previous remedial actions and the current environmental health of the Basin • continued implementation of the 2009 Lake Management Plan for Coeur dAlene Lake by the State of Idaho and Coeur dAlene Tribe • continued effort by the BEIPC and the agencies to develop a flood control program for the Upper Basin and • implementation of a contaminated road surface remediation program in the Upper and Lower Basins. Additional work may be added to the 2012 Annual Plan in February after the ROD Amendment is approved. Copies of the approved work plans are available on the Basin Commission website under the Technical Leadership Page. If you have any questions about the planned work, contact Executive Director Terry Harwood at terry.harwood@deq.idaho.gov or 208-783-2528. Submissions: To make a submission to the Basin Bulletin, please contact Andrea Lindsay or Carol Young (see contact info on the frontpage) Subscriptions: The Basin Bulletin can be emailed to you as a PDF. For additions or corrections to the mailing list, contact Andrea Lindsay at: U.S. EPA, ETPA-081, Suite 900 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101-1128 or at their phone and email, as noted on the front page of the Bulletin. The Basin Bulletin is published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency three times a year. The Basin Bulletin offers updates about activities related to Superfund cleanup in the Coeur d'Alene Basin. For mailing list changes, to send comments about this newsletter, contact the editors, or submit articles for consideration, call Andrea Lindsay or Carol Young at the phone numbers provided. Mention of trade names, products, or services does not convey,and should not be interpreted as conveying, official EPA approval, endorsement, or recommendation. -5 ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 The Trust conducted work in the East Fork of Nine Mile Creek to sample a number of Mine and Mill sites. The sites in the this area were identified in the EPA 2002 Interim Record of Decision and continue to be a high priority because of their impacts to water quality and risk to human health. These sites are also in the "Strong Consensus" category of the RODA and therefore a high priority. The type of work conducted included installation of groundwater monitoring wells, soil sampling, surveying, soil boring, and road repair work to access several areas due to road washout (see photos) The information collected during 2011 will be used to move forward with designs during 2012. Construction at these sites is scheduled to begin in 2013. The work conducted this past summer also included sampling at several candidate areas for consolidation of waste within the East Fork of Nine Mile. EPA is continuing to evaluate these results and will select one or more of these sites for containment of waste in this area thereby avoiding transportation of waste material to a regional repository. The work trust also completed the cleanup action at the U.S. Bureau of Mines site in Osburn as described in the article Trust Completes Cleanup at Osburn Bureau of Mines Site on Page 4 The CDA Work Trust is funded by a settlement with Asarco. For more information regarding the CDA Trust, please contact Bill Adams, EPA, adams.bill#epa.gov 206-553-2806. ^ ROAD WASHOUT: Flooding stream jumps banks, washes out road AFTER: Stream returned to its channel, road rebuilt, culvert installed ^ Coeur d'Alene Trust: Successful First Year of Sampling, Cleanup In its inaugural year of 2011, the Coeur d Alene Trust made progress with positive high-impact projects within the Superfund site. The Trust manages funds used for EPA cleanup in the Coeur d'Alene Basin, and was created to perform required cleanup actions selected by EPA. 6- ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Property Cleanups for 2011 Denna Grangaard, DEQ, Community Involvement Coordinator The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its local contractors cleaned up almost 250 contaminated residential and commercial properties and rights-of-ways in the Basin this year. That's almost 3 million square feet, or 58 football fields (without end zones!). Soil samples were collected from 190 properties this year. As part of the sampling effort, about 360 households in the Basin participated in a dust mat survey with DEQj contractor TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering. Lead levels in dust mats placed inside the front door are collected and measured after being in place about 30 days. These levels are a good predictor of indoor lead exposure. The results are also used to assess the success of protective remedies aimed at reducing levels of lead in house dust. Household dust mat testing results are given to the participant. During the spring 2012 Basin Commission meeting, general, community-wide results will be presented. For more information regarding the dust mat program, please contact Rob Hanson, DEO, rob.hanson@deq.idaho.gov or 208-373-0290. DEQ_would like to thank its contractors: Ferguson Contracting, North Wind Construction, Stewart Contracting, and TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, as well as all the subcontractors. We especially thank homeowners and local businesses for working with us. For more information on property clean ups and sampling, please contact Scott Peterson, DEQi scott.peterson@deq.idaho.gov or 208-783-5781 or Bill Ryan, EPA, rvan.william@epa. gov, 800-424 4372, ext. 8561. 2011 Repositories Update Don Carpenter, DEQ, Mine Waste Program Scientist During the 2011 construction season, the East Mission Flats Repository (EMF) and the Big Creek Repository (BCR) continued to receive waste soil from the yard remediation program and the Institutional Controls Program in the Coeur dAlene Basin. The waste soil received at EMF was used to construct a perimeter berm around a large part of the designed repository footprint. The berm creates a large collection basin that will contain any sediment generated from rain or snow falling on the surface of the repository. The berm will also provide a disposal area in the spring, because it protects the core of the repository from potential flood waters. Sediment filter cloth and large rock riprap were placed on the lower portion of the completed outer slopes of the repository to protect the repository from erosion during flooding. The final repository footprint will expand beyond its current location on the eastern side, so the exposed soils in this area were stabilized using straw wattles, hydro seeding, and soil tackifiers. The same methods were used to stabilize clean soil stockpiles at the repository to protect against erosion during the winter months. The bulk of the waste soil received at the BCR was placed in the new expansion area at the north end of the repository. Large rock riprap was placed on the outer slope of the north end expansion to prevent erosion. To close the repository for the season, repository slopes were graded inward to direct storm water and sediments to collection basins. Exposed soil surfaces that could erode were treated with straw wattles, hydroseeding, and soil tackifiers to keep them stable during the winter months. Limited space available at the BCR requires that more repositories be built in the Upper Coeur dAlene Basin. Through community input and the repository siting process, two final repository locations were selected. The first location is an abandoned portion of the Osburn tailings impoundment, north of Osburn off Nuckols Gulch road. Continued on Next Page -1 ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Lower Basin Collaborative: Citizens Come Together Susan Mitchell, Lower Basin Collaborative As the cleanup of mine waste contamination moves into the Lower Coeur d'Alene River Basin, agency scientists are studying river and flood plain sediments, evaluating data, and assembling computer models. These steps will lead to cleanup recommendations and decisions. Citizens are also coming together to make sure that community input becomes an integral part of the process. On October 18th, community members and agency representatives gathered at the Rose Lake Historical Society to discuss collaboration as a new way forward. In a facilitated discussion, local residents, farmers, ranchers, conservation interests, and homeowner associations received an initial briefing from EPA on the cleanup problems in the lower Coeur d'Alene. The group then considered whether the Lower Basin Collaborative was worth pursuing. A collaborative brings together diverse voices in the community, educating citizens and stakeholders on the issues and science, engaging them in substantive community discussion, and providing agencies with input as we move through the phases of research, planning and implementation. Cleanup remedies include river and wetland remediation, bank stabilization and repository locations. During the meeting, community members raised a number of questions, concerns, and areas for further discussion: What are the opportunities for early community involvement in the cleanup? How do we know which cleanup options are on the table? What about new repositories? Are agencies looking at innovative cleanup technolo- gies? What sorts of rules, regulations, and stan- dards apply to the cleanup? At the November 16, 2011 Basin Environmen- tal Project Improvement Commission meeting, the seven commissioners voted unanimously to include collaboratives as part of the Citizens Co- ordinating Council. The commissioners' support underscores the critical importance of community involvement in the cleanup. The collaborative will hold more outreach meet- ings in late February and early March in Medi- mont and Harrison. We'll discuss citizen's inter- ests and concerns regarding cleanup. In 2012, we plan to host a series of workshops to help us better understand cleanup issues. Topics will include Lower Basin health and environmen- tal concerns, current data and modeling, and a forum on alternative cleanup technologies. If you want to know what's happening, contact us at lowerbasincollaborative@gmail.com and we will add you to the mailing list. 2011 Repositories Update The second location is an abandoned portion of the Star tailings impoundment, in the Canyon Creek drainage northeast of Gray's Bridge road. Although both repository locations are essential for future cleanup work, the design work was first focused on the Osburn location. More recent prioritization of cleanup projects in Canyon Creek has shifted the design focus to the Star Repository. At this time, the draft 30 percent Osburn Repository Design Report is being reviewed by DEQ_and EPA, and will be placed on the Basin Commission website in 2012. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Notification of the availability of the report will be made through the Basin Commission communication channels. A public comment period on the 30 percent design will be conducted in the future prior to starting additional design work for the Osburn Repository. The 30 percent Design Report will be shelved while the Star Repository design proceeds. Design of the Star Repository will begin this winter. For more information, contact Don Carpenter, DEQ^ at don.carpenter@deq.idaho.gov. 208-783-5781 or 208-373-0141. 8- ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Photo by Tina Elayer What's going on at Gene Day Pond? Tina Elayer, IDEQ, Mine Waste Program Specialist As time marches on the Gene Day Pond has dete- riorated the way of so many un-maintained ponds, and has turned into a neglected little swamp. Her- ons and frogs still hang out there sometimes, but most people don't seem to notice. The pond once provided a backdrop to the drive-in movie theatre, and in the "olden days" many fondly remember that it used to be a cute fishing hole that was stocked, where fishing contests were held for the children. There has been plenty of discussion through the years about bringing this pond back to life as a put- and-take fishery. Many of the key people who were involved in those discussions have since retired or moved on. Silver Valley residents support opportunities to de- velop local recreation sites, just not on contaminat- ed sites. Restoration of the Gene Day Pond could provide the local community with an opportunity to fish in a setting where heavy metal contamina- tion is not a concern. Furthermore, the Gene Day Pond adjoins the Trail of the Coeur d' Alene's bike path and Gene Day Park. Access development of this pond would restore a recreational hub. Jan Olsen and Tina Elayer from DEQ_are coor- dinating efforts with EPA, BLM, ID PR, IDFG, PHD, BEIPC, Shoshone County, and the City of Osburn, in addition to private and local interests to determine what the next steps will be to make this project happen. DEQJias received support for the project and is working on funding mechanisms to conduct water sampling, and a conceptual plan to clean up the pond and make it fishing friendly again. If you have any infor mation you would like to share about Gene Day Pond please give DEQ_a call, or drop us a line. We managed to find "Miner Mike's" hideout (the adit south of the park) and would like to know if there are more workings up on the hillside, as these may have adverse effects to water quality in the pond. There are numerous issues that need to be addressed before we can begin to re- claim the pond. > For more information, contact Jan Olsen, jan.olsen@deq.idaho.gov 208-783-5781, or Tina Elayer, tina.elayer@deq.idaho.gov 208-373-0563 -9 ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Update on Coeur d'Alene Lake Management Plan (LMP) Activities by Rebecca Stevens- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Restoration Coordinator/LMP Coordinator The Coeur d'Alene Tribe and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality staff have been busy wrapping up the 2011 Water Quality Monitoring Program on Coeur d'Alene Lake. In November, the draft 2009 Monitoring Report was provided to the Technical Leadership Group and Citizens Coordinating Council for review, and the Tribe and DEQ_plan to finalize the report in early 2012. Staff from both the Tribe and DEQ_have also been working on updating Lake*A*Syst materials for Coeur d'Alene Lake. Lake*A*Syst is a public service that provides land use guidance to shoreline landowners and decision makers, for the protection of water quality. The services include personal consultation and distribution of materials on lawn and garden management, vegetative buffer design, aquatic invasive species (Eurasian watermilfoil), storm water runoff and erosion, septic maintenance, metals contamination management, and any other water quality concern that might need to be addressed. The Tribe and DEQ_are planning on finalizing the program material throughout the winter of 2011-12 and will begin implementation in the spring/summer of2012. Over the next couple of months the Tribe will be bringing on a new Environmental Specialist to assist. Staff will also be meeting to start brainstorming additional work items for the 2012 season. If you have any questions regarding the ongoing Coeur d'Alene LMP implementation or if you or your organization would like a presentation or water quality workshop, please contact Rebecca Stevens (Tribe) at rstevens@cdatribe-nsn.gov 208-667-5772 or Becki Witherow (DEQ) at becki. witherow@ deq. idaho. gov 208-769-1422. How to Subscribe Electronically to the Basin Bulletin 1. Go to this website: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAEPA/subscriber/new 2. Enter your email address and then click Submit 3. If you are already a subscriber, click Add Subscriptions If you are not already a subscriber, follow the prompts to create an account then click Add Subscription 4. Scroll down to Regional News Releases and click the plus sign (+) — Don't click in the checkbox 5. Scroll to Region 10, and scroll to Coeur d'Alene Superfund Site and click the checkbox. 6. Click Submit at the bottom of the page 10- ------- Basin Bulletin December 2011 Comings an Introducing New Team Leader Bill Adams has been selected as Team Leader for EPA Region 10's Bunker Hill/Coeur dAlene Team. Bill has been with EPA for 28 years. He has worked in a variety of EPA programs and on a range of sites in Region 10. Billjoined the Bunker Hill Team in 2001. Since then, he has been involved in the cleanup of a number of mine and mill sites and investigations in the Upper Coeur dAlene Basin. Bill continues to be lead point of contact on the Upper Basin ROD Amendment. He was involved in developing the Adaptive Management Plan and other technical studies that support the Upper Basin Proposed Plan. Bill replaces Angela Chung as Team Leader. You can reach Bill at adams.bill@epa.gov or 800-424-4372 ext. 2806. Welcome back Andrea Lindsay, who recently finished an assignment with the Puget Sound Partnership. Andrea is returning to the Team as a Community Involvement Coordinator. You can reach her at Lindsay.Andrea@epa,gov or 206-553-1896. Thank you and best wishes to Anne Dailey, who left the Team for a one to two-year assignment at EPA Headquarters in Washington D. C. Thank you for your work on the Upper Basin Record of Decision Amendment. Thanks also go to EPA Team member Anne McCauley, who is taking on portions of the Upper Basin RODA. You can reach Anne at mcauley.anne@epa.gov or 800-424-4372 ext. 4689. Welcome Don Carpenter! Don replaced Andy Mork and will take on waste repositories work. Don Carpenter has joined the team as the Mine Waste Program Scientist for the Idaho DEQ. Don has been with the DEQ since September 2008 and is stationed in the DEQ Boise office. You can reach Don at don. carpenter@dea. idaho.gov. 208-783-5781 or 208-373-0141. Bruce Schuld has been named DEQ's Kellogg Office Program Manager. Although he will continue working as the project manager for the Page ICP Repository, he will also begin overseeing operations at Big Creek and East Mission Flats repositories. He will also help other Kellogg project managers as they oversee the property cleanups and other remedial projects, and participate in the Upper Basin ROD Amendment process. Bruce has been employed by DEQ for 22 years. Congratulations, Bruce! You can reach Bruce at bruce. schuld@deq. idaho.gov or 208-783-5781. To submit information for this column, contact Andrea Lindsay or CarolYoung as noted on the front cover of this newsletter. Opportunities Basin Environmental Improvement Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) Project Commission _ „ Contact: Jerry Boyd, 509-455-6000 Executive Director: Terry Harwood 208-783-2528 www.basincommission.com/ccc.asp www.basincommission.com Nextmeeting.'Jamiary 18,2012, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Next meeting will be held in February Lake City Senior Center, 1916 N. Lakewood Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 - 11 ------- &EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Community Involvement and Outreach 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, ETPA-081 Seattle, Washington 98101-3140 December 2011 y LLETJ Review of Cleanup in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin V look Inside for Final Upper Basin Cleanup Plan Out Soon: Changes Made Cleanups, Repositories, Lower Basin Collaborative, Gene Day Pond And much, much more J Documents North Idaho College Library Molstead Library 1000 Garden Avenue CoeurdAlene,ID 83814 208-769-3355 Wallace Public Library 415 River Street Wallace, ID 83873 208-752-4571 Spokane Public Library 906 West Main Avenue Spokane,WA 99201 509-444-5336 EPA Field Office 1910 Northwest Boulevard, Suite 208 CoeurdAlene, ID 83814 208-664-4588 EPA Seattle Office Superfund Record Center 1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle,WA 98101 206-553-4494 or 800-424-4372 St. Maries Library 822 W, College Avenue St. Maries, ID 83861 208-245-3732 Alternative formats are available. 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