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Velsicol Burn Pit Superfund Site
Site Information
- Multiple sites - see below
- St. Louis, MI (Gratiot County)
- My Environment Map
Velsicol Burn Pit
- EPA ID# MIN000510389
- Site progress profile for Velsicol Burn Pit
- NPL Fact Sheet
- Alias(es): Gratiot County Golf Course, Edgewood Golf Course
Gratiot County Landfill
- EPA ID# MID980506281
- Site progress profile for Gratiot County Landfill
- NPL Fact Sheet
- Alias(es): N/A
Velsicol Chemical Corporation (Michigan) Site
- EPA ID# MID000722439
- Site progress profile for Velsicol Chemical Corp.
- NPL Fact Sheet
- Alias(es): Velsicol Chemical Michigan, Velsicol Chem St. Louis Pit, Velsicol Chem Corp. Dustmasters Div.
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Mike Joyce (joyce.mike@epa.gov)
312-353-5546 or 800-621-8431, ext. 35546
Remedial Project Manager
Jena Sleboda Braun
(sleboda.jena@epa.gov)
312-886-0272 or 800-621-8431, ext. 60272
State Contact
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Scott Cornelius (cornelis@michigan.gov)
517-373-7367
Repositories
(where to view written records)
T.A. Cutler Memorial Library
312 Michigan Ave,
St. Louis, MI
Formerly known as Gratiot County Golf Course
See also Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Michigan) Superfund site
Background
The Velsicol burn Pit site (formerly known as the Gratiot County Golf Course site) consists of approximately five acres of land in St. Louis, Michigan. The site lies east of the Hidden Oaks Golf Course on Monroe Road. From 1956 until 1970, the Michigan Chemical Corporation, which was later purchased by the Velsicol Chemical Corporation, burned and disposed of industrial waste, including the pesticide DDT, on the site. Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of hazardous waste were disposed of on the site. Waste seeped from the site into the nearby Pine River, which is used for recreational activities. The burn pit site was first proposed to the National Priorities List, or NPL, in 1982. At that time, Velsicol removed 68,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil. As a result, the proposed NPL listing was cancelled. However, in 2006, additional soil and ground-water contamination was discovered and EPA and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality again proposed the site be listed and it was finally placed on the National Priorities List in March, 2010. As a result, the site is now eligible for federal cleanup funding.
Site Updates | News Releases | Fact Sheets || Technical Documents || Five-Year Reviews || Legal Agreements
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Site Updates
March 2012
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has completed a Remedial Investigation for the Velsicol Chemical Corp. main plant site, which also included an investigation of the Velsicol Burn Pit Site. EPA and MDEQ are now determining if additional data for the site is needed. If so, more sampling and analysis will occur. The EPA and MDEQ will then perform a Feasibility Study to determine what cleanup options are available. After the cleanup options are fully evaluated, a cleanup plan will be proposed for the burn pit site.
News Releases
Technical Documents
- Record of Decision (PDF) (92, 305K) February 1999
Five-Year Reviews
Gratiot County Landfill - MID980506281
- Fifth 5-year review (PDF) (100pp, 14.5MB) September 2011
- Fourth 5-year review (PDF) (32pp, 686K) September 2006
- Third 5-year review (PDF) (9pp, 43K) September 2001
- Second 5-year review (PDF) (38pp, 882K) August 1996
- All five-year reviews for this site
Velsicol Chemical Corporation Site - MID000722439
- Third 5-year review (PDF) (189pp, 6.0MB) September 2007
- Second 5-year review (PDF) (21pp, 314K) September 2002
- First 5-year review (PDF) (5pp, 90K) August 1997
- All five-year reviews for this site