Agenda for August 21 Monthly Meeting
We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street. For those unable to attend in person, please consider joining the meeting via Zoom* (invitation at end of this story).
Agenda
1. Additions to agenda
2. Approval of July minutes
3. Treasurer’s report – Gary Smith, Treasurer
• Dues are $5 and can be paid in-person at general membership meetings, by check mailed to P.O. Box 172, St. Louis, MI 48880, or via the “donate” button at the following link <https://www.pinerivercag.org/take-action>
5. Correspondence and Communication - Brittany Fremion, Chairperson
· In June EPA awarded the CAG a Technical Advisor via the Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Program and we expect to have a contract with our consulting team at SKEO by the end of the month.
· EPA prepared a press release for the ESD public comment, availability sessions, and meeting, published in the Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald in mid-July.
· The CAG Executive Committee met on July 22nd to discuss the ESD and voted to have Dr. Murray Borrello and Research Associate Olivia Ayers help the CAG prepare official comments.
· Brittany Fremion wrote a guest column about the ESD, published in the Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald on July 24, 2024.
· On July 25, 2024, the CAG sent an official letter to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Public Documents Division, requesting records tied to radioactive waste at the FPS.
· Gary and Brittany prepared and submitted the FPS TAG quarterly report to EPA in late July. Gary prepared and submitted a three-year extension request for the FPS TAG, too, as it is set to expire next month.
· CAG members met with Colin Gray, a filmmaker working on a documentary series about the PBB disaster that will feature the CAG, on July 31, 2024. Update on project – Colin Gray, TBD
· CAG members participated in EPA’s ESD meeting on July 31, 2024.
· CAG officers met with Murray Borrello and Olivia Ayers on August 8th to discuss their comments on the ESD; the executive committee met August 12th to finalize comments, which were submitted XX. (appended)
· Update on CAG website and traffic – Ed Lorenz
6. EGLE Report - Erik Martinson, Project Manager
· Residential bird/nest study
· Impoundment fish sampling
· PFAS monitoring
· Questions
7. Community Involvement and Outreach - Diane Russell, EPA Region 5 Community Involvement Coordinator
8. EPA Report Velsicol Burn Pit Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, RPM 1, and Anna Nguyen, RPM 2
• OU1 - ISTT Operations Update –
• Ephemeral Channel Sampling West of VBP (ditch sampling) Update – Anna
• OU2 Update
9. EPA Report Velsicol Former Plant Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, RPM 1, and Anna Nguyen, RPM 2
· OU1
1. Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) Update
A. Includes Upgradient Slurry Wall repair as part of the vertical barrier wall remedy component and;
B. removes the potential expansion of the DNAPL/GW Collection System into the MW-19 Area remedy component (fist and fourth bullets, respectively, of remedy component list in 2012 OU1 ROD).
2. Downgradient Vertical Barrier Wall
3. PFAS Groundwater Sampling Update
4. PSA 1 & 2 Update
5. PSA 3 Update
· OU3 & OU4 (downstream) Updates
· Questions
10. Technical Advisor Report
· TASC Update - Dave Will, SKEO coordinator
11. Ongoing Business
· PBB Leadership Team update – Norm Keon, Jane Jelenek, Ed Lorenz
· Michigan PBB Registry Community Meetings Saturday, September 7 at CMU and Sunday, September 8 at XX
· Brittany and Ben Peterson (Alma College), co-editors of PBB Disaster at 50 collection, will do guest talk for the Clarke Historical Library Speaker Series at CMU on Monday, September 9.
12. New Business
· Michigan Community Service Commission Conference September 26, 2024 in Lansing — Brittany and Doug Brecht
August Zoom Meeting Invitation
*Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes, although Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions/lend insights. Please note that the meeting ID and password change each month.
Topic: CAG August 2024 Gen. Membership Meeting
Time: Aug 21, 2024 07:00 PM America/Detroit
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