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Fact Sheet
November 2006
Record of Decision Amendment Issued - Cherokee County Superfund Site, Cherokee County, Kansas, Baxter Springs and Treece Subsites
INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Record of Decision (ROD) Amendment that addresses the remaining non-residential mine waste that impacts the Baxter Springs and Treece areas. Some of the mine waste in these areas was addressed in a prior environmental cleanup. This action is being taken under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. The ROD Amendment was signed on September 29, 2006.
A public comment period ran from July 24 to August 22, 2006. EPA took comments on the Proposed Plan (the plan that lists cleanup options) electronically, by mail, by fax, and at a public meeting which was held on Thursday, August 10, 2006 at the Baxter Springs Community Center. EPA recommended actions in the Proposed Plan for addressing the remaining mine waste.
After the public comment period closed and EPA reviewed and summarized all comments, a remedy was selected. The ROD Amendment includes a summary of EPA's responses to comments received during the public comment period.
SELECTED REMEDY
The selected remedy, as presented in the ROD Amendment, includes:
- Excavation, consolidation, and/or capping of surficial mine waste.
- Placement of select mining wastes in water-filled collapsed mine pits (subaqueous disposal) to the maximum extent practicable.
- Encouraging source reduction via responsible chat sales before and during remedy implementation.
- Adoption of Institutional Controls for future development as specified
in an earlier ROD.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The ROD Amendment and other site-related documents provide details of the nature and extent of contamination and the work that has been completed at the Cherokee County Superfund Site, to date.
These documents are part of the Administrative Record, which is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following locations:
Johnston Public Library
210 West 10th Street
Baxter Springs, Kansas
EPA – Region 7 Record Center
901 N. Fifth Street
Kansas City, Kansas
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:
Debbie Kring
Community Involvement Coordinator
Office of External Programs
U.S. EPA – Region 7
901 N. Fifth Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
Toll-Free: 1-800-223-0425
kring.debbie@epa.gov
Dave Drake
Project Manager
Superfund Division
FFSE Branch
U.S. EPA – Region 7
901 N. Fifth Street
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
Toll-Free: 1-800-223-0425
drake.dave@epa.gov
