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Fact Sheet

May 2005

EPA Technical Assistance Grant Now Available, Madison County Mines Site
Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri

EPA has added the Madison County Mines Site, in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri to its Superfund National Priorities List or NPL. Due to this addition, the community is now eligible for a Technical Assistance Grant or TAG.

The TAG allows a community group to hire an independent expert to help them understand what’s going on at the site. By law, only one grant for up to $50,000 may be awarded.

Groups wishing to file for the TAG can:

If you would like more information about the TAG please visit the TAG website at:
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/tools/tag/index.htm or contact:

Hattie Thomas, EPA Region 7
Technical Assistance Grants Project Officer
901 N. 5th Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
1-913-551-7003
Toll-free: 1-800-223-0425
E-mail: thomas.hattie@epa.gov

Madison County Mines Superfund Site
Fredericktown, Missouri

The Madison County Mines site is part of the Old Lead Belt in southeastern Missouri, where mining has occurred since the 1700s. Past mining operations left numerous tailings or chat deposits within the county.

Response Activities:

EPA has been working in the Fredericktown community since 1995 after detecting elevated lead levels in mine tailings. Elevated lead levels in the environment can pose a threat to public health, especially for sensitive populations (children six years old and younger, pregnant women, and the elderly).

To date, EPA has screened approximately 450 yards. Of the 450 yards, approximately 75 have shown lead levels above the established removal level, which is 1,200 parts per million. EPA is currently in the process of screening additional yards, as well as removing soil, which has been determined to be contaminated above a health based level.

EPA encourages Madison County residents to have their children=s blood-lead levels tested by the Madison County Health Department, free of charge. They can be reached at: (573) 783-2747.

Additional Information:

If you or your neighbors would like to have your yard(s) screened for lead or believe your private drinking water well(s) may be directly linked to underground mining, please call:

Heath Smith, On Scene Coordinator
EPA Fredericktown Field Office
(573) 783-4526 or (816) 718-4277

If you have questions about the site, please contact:

Debbie Kring, Community Involvement Coordinator
Office of External Programs
U.S. EPA - Region 7
901 N. 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: 913-551-7003 or
Toll Free: 1-800-223-0425

OR

John Cook, Project Manager
Superfund Division
U.S. EPA - Region 7
901 N. 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: 913-551-7716
Toll Free: 1-800-223-0425

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