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Tittabawassee River / Saginaw River / Saginaw Bay Cleanup

Comment on the proposed settlement

EPA is accepting comments on the proposed settlement with Dow Chemical Co. until Dec. 17, 2009. Based on the comments and information provided to EPA, the Agency may revise the selected cleanup plan or pick another option.

Review the document and provide comments online.

Site Information
  • Bay City, Carrollton, Essexville, Freeland, Midland, Saginaw, Shields and Zilwaukee, MI (Bay, Midland and Saginaw Counties)
  • EPA ID# MID000724724
  • Alias(es): N/A
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Contact Information

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

Repositories

(where to view written records)

Grace A Dow Memorial Library
1710 W. St. Andrews St.
Midland, MI 48640

Hoyt Main Library
505 Janes Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48607

 

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Public Comment Opportunity

EPA is interested in your comments on the proposed cleanup plan for the Tittabawassee River/Saginaw River/Saginaw Bay Cleanup site. The comment period runs from Oct. 19 - December 17, 2009.
EPA held a public meeting November 5, 2009.

Site Updates (view all updates)

Latest Update: November 18, 2009

No dioxin contamination in samples from Saginaw, Midland and Bay City water supply systems

US EPA Region 5 said that results from a second round of samples collected from the Midland, Saginaw and Bay City, Mich., water supply systems show no dioxin or furan contamination. EPA rejected a previous round of unusable samples in early October 2009 due to laboratory contamination.

Baseline Post-Removal Sample Results for EU001 Riverside Boulevard

On Nov. 18, 2009, EPA released the baseline post-removal sampling data for EU001 Riverside Boulevard neighborhood. These samples were collected by Dow Chemical with oversight by EPA. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) collected split samples during this sampling event. The samples collected by Dow Chemical as well as MDEQ's split samples detected dioxins. The dioxin concentrations detected ranged from 0.3 ppt TEQ - 90.2 ppt TEQ.

November 5 Meeting Transcript

November 12, 2009

CAG Membership Announced

Doug Sarno, an independent facilitator hired by EPA, today announced the membership of the community advisory group for the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River and Bay Superfund site. The members were selected by a six-person committee of local leaders.

Local Steering Committee Identifies Members for Community Advisory Board at the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River & Bay Superfund Site (PDF) (1pg, 104K)

November 10, 2009

Materials from the Nov. 5 Public Meeting

Here are materials from the Nov. 5 public meeting at Saginaw Valley State University:

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News Releases (view all news releases)

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Fact Sheets

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Presentations

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Superfund Removal Actions (Cleanups)

In 2007 Dow cleaned up four dioxin hot spots in the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers downstream of Dow's plant in Midland. In July 2008 Dow began cleaning up dioxin contaminated yards, homes, and paving road surfaces in the Riverside Boulevard neighborhood of Saginaw. Both cleanups were done with EPA oversight. Residential yards were dug up and backfilled with clean soil, interiors of homes were cleaned, and surfaces on Riverside Boulevard were paved.

Tittabawassee River Cleanup Saginaw River Cleanup
Reach Dbridge in progress Reach JKdigging operation complete Reach Ostabilizing the shoreline complete Riverside Boulevard
removing soil

complete
West Michigan Park
park swingset
Wickes Park - Saginaw Riverwork site
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Maps

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Letters to the Editor

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Legal Documents

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2007

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Technical Documents

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