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Fact Sheet

June 2006

Proposed Permit Released for Public Comment - Doe Run Co., Viburnum, Missouri

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) invite the public to attend a public availability session about the proposal to issue a Remedial Action Plan permit to Doe Run Co. in Viburnum, Missouri. See box below for details.

Also, EPA and MDNR invite the public to review the public record and provide comments on the proposed permit. The public comment period will start on June 14, 2006, and end on July 31, 2006. All written comments should be sent to the address below.

REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN PERMIT

The Remedial Action Plan permit, if issued, would allow Doe Run to:

Specifically, the soil would come from residential yards along the Viburnum Trend Lead Haul Roads Site, St. Joseph Minerals/City of Viburnum Site, Middlebrook Railhead Site (which is temporarily stored at Doe Run's Glover facility), and properties surrounding the Buick Smelter area. The permit would be issued under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

EPA and MDNR believe that the proposed permit is beneficial to the community in a number of ways. First, it would use rich soil to cover portions of the tailings pile. The cover will prevent the wind from blowing lead-contaminated dust into the environment. Also, covering and vegetating the tailings pile will minimize the risk of release of potentially harmful lead-contaminated run-off and fugitive dust emissions from the fine-grained tailings to the environment. This will help protect streams and groundwater. The reuse of the soils as capping material also keeps those soils from taking up valuable space in landfills. The issuance of a Remedial Action Plan permit will require Doe Run to provide financial assurance in the form of a bond or another similar instrument for the long-term monitoring and maintenance of the cap and tailings pile. Finally, a Remedial Action Plan permit would allow greater regulatory oversight by EPA and MDNR.

Public Availability Session

June 27, 2006
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Quad County Fire Protection District
Hwy 49 South
Viburnum, Missouri

EPA and MDNR will be available to share information and answer questions
about the proposed permit. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

Public Comments

Please submit your written comments about the proposed permit to:
Stephanie Doolan
EPA Region 7 ARTD/RCAP
901 N. Fifth St.
Kansas City, KS  66101
Phone: 913-551-7719 or
Toll free: 800-223-0425
E-mail:  doolan.stephanie@epa.gov

Written comments will be accepted from June 14, 2006 until July 31, 2006.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EPA and MDNR are requesting public comment on the proposed permit. No decision has been made. EPA and MDNR will finalize the permit only after the public comment period ends and all comments are reviewed. EPA and MDNR encourage the public to review the Administrative Record to gain a better understanding of the activities and basis for EPA and MDNR's proposal to issue a permit. The Administrative Record file is available at the following locations:

Viburnum City Hall
#1 Missouri Ave.
Viburnum, Missouri
(573) 244-5520
Hours of Operation:
Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

EPA Region 7 Records Center
901 N. Fifth Street
Kansas City, Kansas
(913) 551-7166
Hours of Operation:
Mon. - Fri., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

MDNR
1738 E. Elm Street
Jefferson City, Missouri
(573) 522-5026
Hours of Operation:
Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:


Shawntell Martin
Office of External Programs
U.S. EPA Region 7
901 N. Fifth Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: 913-551-7003 or
Toll Free: 1-800-223-0425
martin.shawntell@epa.gov

Joe Gassner
Hazardous Waste Program
MDNR
P. O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-526-8962 or
Toll Free: 1-800-361-4827
joe.gassner@dnr.mo.gov

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