Agenda for Monthly Meeting Jan. 21, 7:00 p.m.
The January meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 21, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street. For those unable to attend in person, please join the meeting via Zoom (directions for Zoom sign-in at bottom)
1. Additions to agenda
2. Approval of December minutes
3. Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith
4. Communications:
· The CAG received four reports for its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, submitted in October 2024. The FOIA was for historical records related to radioactive waste at the former plant site (FPS). The request was completed and closed out on December 15, 2025.
· Downgradient Vertical Barrier Wall (DGVBW) Installation: In mid-November, CAG members were alarmed by a change in worker PPE near the interceptor collection trenches and expressed concerns to EPA and AECOM. After reviewing publicly posted, work-related documents on the Site website, on November 26th the CAG sent EGLE a request for an emergency work stop order to halt installation until an investigation could be performed to determine if contaminants were mobilized. EGLE responded on December 3rd and, after reviewing our concerns, found “no evidence that the installation of the DGVBW is causing the migration of contaminants to the Pine River and thus endangering the downstream ecosystem.” The CAG sent a letter with questions about the project to EPA on December 12, 2025, after reviewing newly posted work-related safety documents to the Site website. Discussion with EGLE leadership at the December CAG meeting confirmed an anonymous MIOSHA complaint and agency site visit and investigation on December 9th.
· EPA sent a response to the OU4 NEBA letter on December 3rd. The CAG has since terminated its TASC contract (email to EPA January 14, 2026) and is working to onboard a new TAG Technical Advisor (TA), Triterra (Alma, MI).
· In late December, CAG officers prepared a letter for state and federal representatives related to the DGVBW.
· Doug Brecht shared news articles related to community concerns, including coverage of data center licensing debates in Michigan, Healthy Pine River group initiatives, state and federal funding for brownfield redevelopment, agricultural pollution, EGLE’s local leaders program, and changes in federal regulations of forever chemicals.
· The Science Journal for Kids article is under final review with companion curriculum for middle and high school students. The article translates a PBB State of the Sciencethe CAG (not with federal funds). We need help distributing it to educators and community members.
· EPA article about completion of the DGVBW installation in Gratiot County Herald on January 7, 2026.
· Update on website traffic - Ed Lorenz, Vice Chair
5. UPDATES:
· Update on DGVBW concerns and MIOSA investigation
· ANP Bird Study Final Report
· Aging Fish Study (late spring/early summer 2026)
· Site Reuse & Redevelopment
6. EPA Reports
• OU1 (ISTT) - Jennifer
• OU2 - Anna Nguyen
Downgradient Vertical Barrier Wall (DGVBW)
o Upgradient Vertical Barrier Wall Repair (UGVBW)
o PSA 3 (ISCO)
o Site-wide PFAS Groundwater Sampling
· OU3 & OU4 (downstream)
o OU3
o OU4 NEBA
o 2026 RIs
· Final Designs
· Site Reuse & Redevelopment
8. Technical Assistance Update
·· TAGs - New TA (TriTerra in Alma, MI) approved by EPA on December 4th
9. · PBB Leadership Team update – Norm Keon, Ed Lorenz, Jane Jelenek
· PBB Community Advisory Board Update – Terri Fountain, Tom Corbett
10. Adjournment
ZOOM Directions
Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes. Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will do his best to monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions/lend insights. The meeting ID and password change each month.
Topic: January Task Force/CAG Gen. Membership Meeting
Time: Jan 21, 2026 07:00 PM America/Detroit
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