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Tittabawassee-Saginaw Rivers Contamination Community Advisory Group
Contact Information
Saginaw Field Office
804 S. Hamilton St., Suite 3
Saginaw, MI 48602
Remedial Project Manager
Diane Russell (russell.diane@epa.gov)
989-401-5507
Community Involvement Assistant
Mary Breeden (breeden.mary@epa.gov)
989-401-5509
Chicago Office
Toll-free: 800-621-8431
Community Involvement Coordinator
Patricia Krause (krause.patricia@epa.gov)
312-886-9506 or 800-621-8431, ext. 69506, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST
Community Involvement Coordinator
Don de Blasio (deblasio.don@epa.gov)
312-886-4360 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64360
Remedial Project Manager
Mary Logan (logan.mary@epa.gov)
312-886-4699 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64699
Community Advisory Groups
What are Community Advisory Groups and Technical Assistance Grants?
The Tittabawassee-Saginaw Rivers Contamination Community Advisory Group is composed of a broad cross-section of representatives from Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties. It serves as the focal point for the exchange of information between residents and EPA, the state regulatory agencies, potentially responsible party and other federal agencies involved in site cleanup.
CAG Documents
May 2012
- Sediment Traps (PDF) (29pg, 946KB) May 21, 2012
- Health & Status of the Saginaw River/Bay Area of
Concern and Associated Saginaw Bay Watershed (PDF) (36pg, 622KB) May 21, 2012 - Agenda for CAG meeting May 21, 2012 (PDF) (1pg, 13KB)
April 2012
- EPA’s Risk Assessment Process and
Application to Dioxin (PDF) (20pg, 517K) - Saginaw-Tittabawassee Rivers Contamination CAG Revised 2012 Calendar as of 4/5/12 (PDF) (1pg, 22K)
- Agenda for CAG meeting April 16, 2012 (PDF) (1pg, 17K)
- Segment 1 Update (PDF) (9pp, 277K) April 16, 2012
March 2012
- Tittabawassee River Floodplain presentation (PDF) (13pg, 1.1MB)
- Agenda for CAG meeting March 19, 2012 (PDF) (1pg, 53K)
December 2011
- CAG Year in Review 2011 (PDF) (7pp, 295K)
- Project Timeline and CAG Involvement (PDF) (20pp, 627K)
- Preliminary 2012 Calendar as of 12/12/11 (PDF) (1pg, 39K)
- Agenda for CAG Meeting December 12, 2011 (PDF) (1pg, 14K)
October 2011
- Summary of full CAG meeting (PDF) (7pp, 133K) Oct. 17, 2011
- EPA Center for Environmental Assessment review of the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study (PDF) (2pp, 119K)
- MDEQ review of the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study (PDF) (2pp, 119K)
- The University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study (UMDES) Presentation to the Saginaw-Tittabawassee Rivers Contamination Community Advisory Group (PDF) (38pp, 1.69MB)
- Reach MM Removal Action CAG Presentation (PDF) (38pp, 5.71MB)
- Agenda for CAG Meeting October 17, 2011 (PDF) (1pg, 17K)
August 2011
- Agenda for CAG Meeting August 15, 2011 (PDF) (1pg, 17K)
July 2011
- Summary of Full CAG Meeting, July 18, 2011 (PDF) (8pp, 75K)
- Segment 1 Cleanup Options presentation, July 18, 2011 (PDF) (139pp, 13MB)
- Agenda for CAG Meeting July 18, 2011 (PDF) (1pg, 32 K)
June 2011
- Summary of Ecological Studies within the Tittabawassee River Floodplain (PDF) (53ppp, 17.5MB) June 20, 2011
- Summary of CAG Meeting June 20, 2011(PDF) (8pp, 70K)
- Agenda for CAG Meeting June 20, 2011 (PDF) (1pg, 32 K)
May 2011
- Agenda for CAG Meeting May 16, 2011
- Developing Cleanup Options for Segment 1 Presentation, May 16, 2011 (28 pp, 2.9 MB)
- Saginaw Tittabawassee Rivers Contamination CAG, Summary of Full CAG Meeting, Saginaw Valley State University – Curtiss Hall (10 pp, 61 K) Monday, April 18, 2011
April 2011
- Relocation presentation (PDF) (23pp, 167K) April 18, 2011
- Island MM presentation (PDF) (25pp, 5.6MB) April 18, 2011
- Agenda for CAG Meeting April 18, 2011 (2pp, 14K) April 18, 2011
March 2011
- Summary of CAG Meeting (PDF) (4pp, 120K)
- Segment 1 CAG Presentation, presentation delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA (48pp, 1.6MB)
- Agenda for CAG Meeting March 21, 2011 (2pp, 14K) March 21, 2011
February 2011
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (6pp, 6K)
- Contaminant Movement at Island MM (PDF) (26pp, 1.95MB) February 28, 2011
- Agenda for CAG meeting (PDF) (2pp, 19K) February 28, 2011
January 2011
- Summary of CAG Meeting (PDF) (2pp, 19K) January 17, 2011
November 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (23pp, 3K)
- Update on 2010 Accelerated Actions delivered by Todd Konechne, Dow Chemical
- Update on 2010 Accelerated Actions CAG Meeting (PDF) (34pp, 6.6MB) November 15, 2010
October 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (6pp, 64K)
- Presentations from the October 18, 2010 Community Advisory Group meeting
- Segment 1 CAG Presentation (PDF) (28pp, 2.94MB) presentation delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- Tittabawassee River Agricultural Land Use Survey (7pp, 4.18MB) presentation delivered by John P. Buchweitz, Ph.D., Michigan Department of Agriculture
September 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (7pp, 66K)
- Presentations from the September 20, 2010 Community Advisory Group meeting
- High Use Properties: Informal CAG Feedback - Bases and Options (PDF) (22pp, 1.17MB) presentation delivered by Mary Logan
August 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (8pp, 46K)
- Presentations from the August 16, 2010 Community Advisory Group meeting
- 2010 Accelerated Actions (PDF) (19pp, 2.43MB)
- Project Timeline and CAG Involvement (PDF) delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA (24pp, 1.85MB)
July 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (5pp, 53K)
June 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (9pp, 73K)
- The Community Involvement Plan and the Community Advisory Group PDF (8pp, 206K) presentation
- EPA's Dioxin Reassessment PDF (9pp, 211K) presentation delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- How Does EPA Manage Contaminated Sediment Sites (PDF) (20pp, 729K) presentation delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- Previous Tittabawassee River Activities PDF (29pp, 3.85MB)
- Saginaw-Tittabawassee Rivers Contamination CAG meeting June 21, 2010 Agenda (1pp, 48K)
May 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (6pp, 39K)
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) PDF(27pp, 1.24MB) presentation delivered by Joseph Haas U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
April 2010
Presentations from the April 19, 2010, Community Advisory Group meeting
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (8pp, 94K)
- Exposure Controls PDF (14pp, 506K) presentation
- Technical Assistance Plan PDF (10pp, 2.2MB) presentation delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- Planning for Community Involvement PDF (10pp, 2.2MB) presentation delivered by Don de Blasio, U.S. EPA
- EU001 and EU002 Removal Actions Overview PDF 35pp, 10MB)
- "Nature of Dioxin Contamination, Regulatory History and Authorities" (PDF) (30pp, 2.1MB) presentation delivered by Al Taylor, Michigan DNRE
- Overview of Dow Priority 1 and 2 Interim Response Activities prepared by MDNRE PDF (16pp, 696K)
March 2010
- Summary of CAG meeting (PDF) (6pp, 58K)
Presentations from the March 15, 2010, Community Advisory Group meeting
- "History Summary and Source Controls" (PDF) (32pp, 5.9MB) presentation delivered by Todd Konechne, Dow Chemical Co.
- "Major Tasks and Timeline" (PDF) (20pp, 1.4MB) presentation delivered by Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- "Nature of Dioxin Contamination, Regulatory History and Authorities" (PDF) (30pp, 2.1MB) presentation delivered by Al Taylor, Michigan DNRE