EPA PUBLIC MEETING FOR AREA 3 CLEANUP

EPA will begin a 30-day public comment period between July 8 and August 6, 2021 on the proposed cleanup plan to address polychlorinated-biphenyls, or PCB, contamination in Area 3 of the Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Otsego, Michigan. Area 3 is a 3.4-mile stretch between Otsego City Dam and the former Otsego Township Dam that flows through forested wetland areas predominately for recreational land use, although some residential parcels exist. EPA proposes to excavate approximately 58,500 cubic yards of floodplain soil and 11,300 cubic yards of riverbank soil and sediment along 6,600 feet of the river containing PCBs. The plan also includes site controls and capping or removal of floodplain soil from private recreational areas and long-term monitoring, inspections and maintenance of riverbank erosion controls. For more details, read EPA FACT SHEET - EPA PROPOSED CLEANUP FOR AREA 3 OF KALAMAZOO RIVER ((8 pp, 1.76 MB) About PDF) (Lee…