Monthly Meeting (July 15) Agenda

General Membership Meeting Agenda 

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. 

www.pinerivercag.org  

We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street. For those unable to attend in person, please join the meeting via Zoom (Zoom directions at bottom).  

1. Additions to agenda 

2. Approval of June minutes 

3. Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith 

4. Correspondence and Communication - Brittany Fremion, Chairperson 

• In late June EPA communicated with CAG Treasurer Gary Smith about the VBP TAG extension. Gary is also working on the FPS TAG quarterly report and point person for our Technical Advisor (TA). 

• On July 10th Marian Matyn, archivist at CMU’s Clarke Historical Library, provided an update on her team’s work to process CAG and PBB-related collections, particularly materials donated by Ed Lorenz and Jane (Keon) Jelenek. 

• CAG officers have been in communication with the Michigan PBB Registry Leadership Team about their fall community meeting, which is tentatively planned for St. Louis, Michigan, on Saturday, November 7th. 

• Since our last meeting, Doug Brecht shared news articles with the CAG Executive Committee related to AI data centers, US EPA and MI EGLE programs, and news coverage of farming challenges, PFAS regulations, and environmental health issues in the US.   

• Please help us distribute the Science Journal for Kids article and companion curriculum for middle and high school students by sharing the following weblink with educators and students in your network: https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/what-can-we-learn-from-environmental-accidents/. The materials break down an academic paper on health impacts from the Michigan PBB Disaster (PBB State of the Science) and are available in both English and Spanish. The CAG funded the project (not with federal dollars).  

• Update on website traffic - Ed Lorenz 

5. EGLE (State of Michigan) Report – Erik Martinson, Project Manager 

• Aging Fish Study Update 

• Site Reuse & Redevelopment 

6. EPA Report: Velsicol Burn Pit Site (VBP) – US EPA & Site Team 

• OU1 (ISTT) & OU2 – Anna Nguyen, RPM 

7. EPA Report: Velsicol Former Plant Site (FPS) – US EPA & Site Team 

• OU1 - Upgradient Slurry Wall Restoration and Downgradient Barrier Wall Installation 

• Update on Site Restoration  

• Final Remedial Action Report (draft with AECOM) 

• OU3 & OU4 (downstream) 

• 2026 RI Updates 

• Site Final Designs (Perimeter Drain, Groundwater Treatment, Cap, and Radioactive Waste+) 

• Update on Perimeter Drain Contract 

• Site Reuse & Redevelopment (updated plan on Velsicol Site website: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/05/709126.pdf) 

9. Technical Advisor (TA) Report - Gary Smith 

• TAG TA Update (Triterra) 

• Quarterly Reporting & Communication 

10. Ongoing Business  

• PBB Leadership Team update – Brittany Fremion, Ed Lorenz, Jane Jelenek 

• PBB Community Advisory Board Update – Terri Fountain, Tom Corbett 

11. New Business 

12. Adjournment 

2026 General Membership Meeting Schedule 

The CAG meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00-9:00 pm at City Hall and via Zoom. 

• August 19 

• September 16 

• October 21  

• November 18 

• December 16  

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July Zoom Meeting Invitation 

The virtual meeting is primarily for streaming purposes. Doug Brecht, CAG tech support, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions. Please note that the meeting ID and password change each month. 

Topic: July Task Force/CAG Gen. Mem. Meeting  

Time: Jul 15, 2026 07:00 PM America/Detroit 

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