We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street. For those unable to attend in person, please consider joining the meeting via Zoom* (invitation at end of this story).
Agenda
1. Additions to agenda
2. Approval of July minutes
3. Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith, Treasurer
• Dues are $5 and can be paid in-person at general membership meetings, by check mailed to P.O. Box 172, St. Louis, MI 48880, or via the “donate” button at the following link <https://www.pinerivercag.org/take-action>
5. Correspondence and Communication - Brittany Fremion, Chairperson
· In June EPA awarded the CAG a Technical Advisor via the Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Program and we expect to have a contract with our consulting team at SKEO by the end of the month.
· EPA prepared a press release for the ESD public comment, availability sessions, and meeting, published in the Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald in mid-July.
· The CAG Executive Committee met on July 22nd to discuss the ESD and voted to have Dr. Murray Borrello and Research Associate Olivia Ayers help the CAG prepare official comments.
· Brittany Fremion wrote a guest column about the ESD, published in the Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald on July 24, 2024.
· On July 25, 2024, the CAG sent an official letter to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Public Documents Division, requesting records tied to radioactive waste at the FPS.
· Gary and Brittany prepared and submitted the FPS TAG quarterly report to EPA in late July. Gary prepared and submitted a three-year extension request for the FPS TAG, too, as it is set to expire next month.
· CAG members met with Colin Gray, a filmmaker working on a documentary series about the PBB disaster that will feature the CAG, on July 31, 2024. Update on project – Colin Gray, TBD
· CAG members participated in EPA’s ESD meeting on July 31, 2024.
· CAG officers met with Murray Borrello and Olivia Ayers on August 8th to discuss their comments on the ESD; the executive committee met August 12th to finalize comments, which were submitted XX. (appended)
· Update on CAG website and traffic – Ed Lorenz
6. EGLE Report - Erik Martinson, Project Manager
· Residential bird/nest study
· Impoundment fish sampling
· PFAS monitoring
· Questions
7. Community Involvement and Outreach - Diane Russell, EPA Region 5 Community Involvement Coordinator
8. EPA Report Velsicol Burn Pit Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, RPM 1, and Anna Nguyen, RPM 2
• OU1 - ISTT Operations Update –
• Ephemeral Channel Sampling West of VBP (ditch sampling) Update – Anna
• OU2 Update
9. EPA Report Velsicol Former Plant Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, RPM 1, and Anna Nguyen, RPM 2
· OU1
1. Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) Update
A. Includes Upgradient Slurry Wall repair as part of the vertical barrier wall remedy component and;
B. removes the potential expansion of the DNAPL/GW Collection System into the MW-19 Area remedy component (fist and fourth bullets, respectively, of remedy component list in 2012 OU1 ROD).
2. Downgradient Vertical Barrier Wall
3. PFAS Groundwater Sampling Update
4. PSA 1 & 2 Update
5. PSA 3 Update
· OU3 & OU4 (downstream) Updates
· Questions
10. Technical Advisor Report
· TASC Update - Dave Will, SKEO coordinator
11. Ongoing Business
· PBB Leadership Team update – Norm Keon, Jane Jelenek, Ed Lorenz
· Michigan PBB Registry Community Meetings Saturday, September 7 at CMU and Sunday, September 8 at XX
· Brittany and Ben Peterson (Alma College), co-editors of PBB Disaster at 50 collection, will do guest talk for the Clarke Historical Library Speaker Series at CMU on Monday, September 9.
12. New Business
· Michigan Community Service Commission Conference September 26, 2024 in Lansing — Brittany and Doug Brecht
August Zoom Meeting Invitation
*Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes, although Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions/lend insights. Please note that the meeting ID and password change each month.
Topic: CAG August 2024 Gen. Membership Meeting
Time: Aug 21, 2024 07:00 PM America/Detroit
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Meeting ID: 867 7011 6433
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