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Fact Sheet

April 2006

Public Comment Period Announced - Weldon Spring Superfund Site, St. Charles, Missouri

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) have entered into a new Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) for the DOE’s Weldon Spring Site near St. Charles. The new FFA is now available for public comment.

FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT

The new FFA is entered into pursuant to Section 120(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly referred to as the Superfund Law. The new FFA addresses the long-term surveillance and maintenance of the site and defines the roles and responsibilities of the three agencies.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

EPA is now accepting comments from the public for a period of thirty (30) days beginning April 19th, 2006. Comments must be received by May 19th, 2006. Upon completion of the public comment period, the agencies will review all comments and determine whether any modification to the FFA should be made.

AVAILABILITY

Copies are available onsite at the Weldon Spring Interpretive Center and the Middendorf-Kredell Library in O’Fallon and at EPA’s Record Center in Kansas City. Addresses to these locations are provided below.

BACKGROUND

The DOE’s Weldon Spring Site became contaminated as a result of processing and disposal activities that took place from the 1940s through the 1960s. The site was initially used by the U.S. Army to produce explosives for the war effort, and was subsequently used by the Atomic Energy Commission to process uranium ores. Cleanup at the site has been completed and the Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance Plan was approved by EPA in 2005. DOE has transitioned the site to its Office of Legacy Management for long-term care. The new FFA defines the roles and responsibilities of DOE, EPA, and MDNR in the post-cleanup phase.

LOCATIONS

The Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center
7295 Highway 94 South
St. Charles, MO 63304
(636) 329-1438
From Highway 40/64 or I-70, exit at Highway 94 and continue south towards Defiance

Middendorf-Kredell Library
Ms. Anna Sylvan, Documents Manager
2750 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63366

EPA’s Record Center
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101

COMMENTS

Written comments on the FFA should be submitted to:

Daniel R. Wall
Project Manager
U.S. EPA – Region 7
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
wall.daniel@epa.gov

Debbie Kring
Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. EPA – Region 7
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
kring.debbie@epa.gov

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