May 21 Public Meeting Agenda
We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street at 7:00 p.m.. The meeting is in person only.
1. Additions to agenda
2. Approval of April minutes
3. Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith
4. Correspondence and Communication
Doug Brecht continued to share news articles about changes implemented and proposed at the federal level that could impact the Velsicol Sites cleanup and Pine River.
· The CAG sent comments and questions about remedial work in OU3 to US EPA on March 27, 2025. We anticipate a response this month.
· The CAG is still waiting on a response to our FOIA for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission records related to radioactive waste at the FPS (submitted in October 2024; still in progress).
· Brittany is in communication with a consultant for the Center for Disease Control Museum (Atlanta, GA), who is working on a new exhibit planned for this fall that will include historical records tied to the NIOSH study of chemical workers at MCC/Velsicol and the Michigan PBB Disaster.
· Gary and Brittany made contact with two prospective TAG TA candidates in April (to be discussed during TA/TASC Report).
· CAG officers met with TASC consultants from SKEO on Wednesday, April 23rd, to tour the community and sites, as well as discuss a summary report of OU3-related work and assistance for OU4 remedial work.
· Gary and Brittany prepared and submitted the first TAG quarterly report for 2025 to EPA in late April. A three-year extension was recently approved for this funding.
· Update on CAG website and traffic — Ed Lorenz
5. EPA Community Involvement Report - Diane Russell, Site Community Involvement Coordinator
6. EGLE Report - Erik Martinson, State of Michigan, EGLE Project Manager
· Residential bird/nest study
· Aging fish study (paused by DGVBW installation)
7. EPA Report: Velsicol Burn Pit Site (VBP) – Jennifer Knoepfle, RPM 1, and Anna Nguyen, RPM 2
• OU1 ISTT Operations – Jennifer
• Ephemeral Channel Sampling West of VBP (ditch sampling) – Anna
• OU2 — Anna
8. EPA Report: Velsicol Former Plant Site (FPS) - Jennifer Knoepfle, RPM 1, and Anna Nguyen, RPM 2
· OU1
o 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)
· FPS Final Designs
· Site Reuse/Redevelopment
9. Technical Advisor/TASC Report - Gary Smith
· The CAG is in the process of hiring a new TA.
· TASC Report (OU3 and OU 4)
10. Ongoing Business
· PBB Leadership Team update – Jane Jelenek, Norm Keon
11. New Business
· Joe Scholtz Memorial Fishing Derby (June 7, 2025) – Gary Smith
o Event Details and Registration: https://www.stlouismi.c