Contact: Anne Perry Moore, 218-723-2356
Toll-free: 1-800-657-3864
Duluth, Minn - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has scheduled an information meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, about recent cleanup activities and the potential redevelopment of the former U.S. Steel mill site in Duluth's Morgan Park neighborhood. The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Goodfellowship Community Center at 1302 88th Ave. West. MPCA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff will be available for 30 minutes before and after the meeting to answer questions.
The meeting's schedule will be:
6:00 - 6:30 EPA, MPCA staff available for questions
6:30 - 6:35Welcome, introductions, meeting overview
6:35 - 7:302008 U. S. Steel Superfund Five-Year Review results
7:30 - 7:45U.S. Steel Superfund site contaminated river sediment update
7:45 - 8:00U.S. Steel Superfund site redevelopment update
8:00 - 8:30 EPA, MPCA staff available for questions
The former U.S. Steel mill site was declared a Superfund site in 1983. In 1989, a formal cleanup plan identified and addressed 18 areas for cleanup and two other areas were identified for future remedial actions.
Documents related to the site's first and second Five-Year Reviews, and formal processes used to determine if previously-conducted cleanups were effective, were completed in 2003 and 2008. Site-related documents, including the Five-Year Reviews' results, are available at the Duluth Public Library, West Duluth branch at 5830 Grand Ave., and on the Web at www.pca.state.mn.us/cleanup/sites/ussteel/index.html.
For more information, contact Anne Moore, MPCA Public Information Officer at 218-723-2356 or 1-800-657-3864 (toll-free voice & TTY) or anne.moore@pca.state.mn.us.
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November
- Environmental Review and Permit for Asphalt Cement Facility Near Granite Falls is Available for Public Review and Comment
- Comments Sought on Proposed Swine Project in Waseca County
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Has Issued an Air Pollution Health Advisory for Rochester and the Twin Cities
- MPCA Opens Comment Period for Report on 6 Lakes in Washington, Chisago Counties
- MPCA Enforcement Actions Total Nearly $380,000 in Third Quarter of 2009
- Cool, Wet Fall Poses Challenges for Land-Application of Manure
- Minnesota Energy Ethanol Facility to Pay $1.15 Million Environmental Penalty
- MPCA Recommends Lead Nonattainment Designation for Area Around Eagan Facility
- Phone Books Piling Up? Opt Out!
- MPCA Invites Public to Nov. 19 Meeting for Mesabi Nugget Draft Permit Amendment
- MPCA Issues Updated Permit for Clay County Sanitary Landfill Expansion
- Comment Periods Begin for Air Permit, Environmental Review of Proposed Pope/Douglas Waste-to-Energy Facility Expansion
October
- Bushmills Ethanol to Pay $425,000 Environmental Penalty
- Mower County to Donate Land in Lieu of $31,000 Penalty for Stormwater Violations
- What's in Your Neighborhood?
- In Cold and Flu Season, Be Prepared, Not Sorry: Replace Mercury Thermometers With Digital Ones
- Greenstep Demonstration Cities Selected
- Public Meeting Set for Proposed Expansion of Pope/Douglas Waste-to-Energy Facility
- Public Invited to Comment on City of Sartell/SPX Corporation Draft Hazardous-Waste Permit
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Draft Knife River Pollution Report
- Survey: Surprising Variety of Fish in Cedar River Area
- Water Quality Violations Cost City of Motley $17, 500
- MPCA Issues Operating Permit for Renville County Landfill
September
- MPCA Testing New Remediation Technology at WDE Landfill
- Pipestone County Dairy Receives $10,000 Penalty for Manure Spill Resulting in Beach Closing, Fish Kill
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Meadow Lake Water Quality Improvement Report
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Cedar Island, Pike, and Eagle Lakes Water Quality Improvement Report
- Stormwater Violations at Bethel University Expansion Project Cost $54,825
- Comments Sought on Environment Worksheet for Ted's Place Feedlot Expansion in Nobles County
- Minnesota's List of "Impaired Waters" Updated: Public Meetings to be Held Statewide
- $2 Million in Grants Available for Monitoring Lakes and Streams
- MPCA Seeking Applications for Environmental Grants, $687,000 Available
- MPCA Reports Apparent Dog Death from Blue-Green Algae
- 2009 Watershed Achievement Reports
- MPCA Approves $6 Million in Grants for Water Quality Projects
August
- MPCA Seeks Comments for Kohlman Lake Cleanup Plan, Twenty-Year Plan for a Maplewood Area Lake Aims to Reduce Phosphorus by 38 Percent
- Apply Now for Annual Governor's Environmental Awards
- Find Out How to Plug in and Go at the Eco Experience
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Clearwater River Watershed Water Quality Improvement Report
- Many Livestock Feedlots Must Re-Register by Jan. 1, 2010
- Public Invited to Discuss Reclassifying Lower Thief River as a Drinking Water Source
- Weigh Your Green Commitment at the Eco Experience
- Air Pollution Health Advisory for Twin Cities Metro Area for Thursday, August 13
- MPCA Extends Comment Period for Draft Industrial Stormwater Permit
- Take a Load Off at the Eco Experience
- Regions Hospital, Kraus-Anderson Construction Pay $45,400 for Enviornmental Violations
July
- MPCA Enforcement Actions Total Over $500,000 in Second Quarter of 2009
- 22 LLC Will Pay $35,000 Civil Penalty For Environmental Violations at Former Garden City School
- 2009 Eco Experience Will Feature Net-Zero Eco House
- Hazardous Waste Violations At Hibbing Community College, Failure To Train Staff Cost MnSCU $18,000
- City of Belle Plaine, Heselton Construction Will Pay $25,000 Penalty for Alleged Environmental Violations
- Healthy, Local and on a Stick! New food additions to the Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair
- Minnesota Department of Transportation, Ames Construction Will Pay $20,000 for Environmental Violations
- Cook County Highway Department, Northland Constructors of Duluth Have Paid $22,000 for Alleged Water Quality Violations
- Minneapolis Will Pay $13,300 for Alleged Environmental Violations at Fridley Dewatering Plant
- Stormwater Violations at Water and Sewer Project Cost City of Baxter, Tom's Backhoe Service $20,000
- Envirotech Remediation Services Will Remove Asbestos from Inver Grove Heights Schools, Pay $1,200 Civil Penalty
- Eco Experience Offers Fun for the Entire Family
- Renville County Landfill Permit Renewal is Open for Public Review
- MPCA Solicits Comments on New 5-Year Operating Permit for Large Feedlots
- Stormwater Violations at Housing Development Near Faribault Cost Companies $20,000
- Industrial Finishing Services to Pay $28,000 Civil Penalty, Takes Actions to Settle Waste Issues
- MPCA Awards $175,769 in Environmental Grants
- Public is Invited to Comment on Draft Industrial Stormwater Permit
- MPCA Orders Excel Dairy to Empty Manure Basins
June
- MPCA Penalizes Contractor $30,000 For Stormwater Violations
- July 15 Deadline for Applying for Clean Water Act Resource and Restoration Grants
- Comments Sought on Proposed Swine Project in Blue Earth County
- Comments Sought on Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Proposed Wastewater-Treatment Expansion in Princeton
- Experience Green at the Minnesota State Fair 2009 Eco Experience Will Feature a Countryside Market, Eco House, Climate Education and More
- Winona County Dairy Will Pay $15,000 Fine for Environmental Violations
- July 2 Meeting Will Report on Pollution in Lake Shaokatan
- High Temperatures Can Bring Harmful Algal Blooms
- St. Croix River's Troubles Start Upstream
- Goodhue Company Will Pay $10,000 for Environmental Violations
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Water Quality Improvement Report for Schmidt, Pomerleau, Bass Lakes
May
- MPCA Targets $1.57 Million to Clean Up Diesel Engines in Minnesota Recovery Act Grant Program is Open to Big and Small Fleets
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Water-Quality Standards Proposed for Byllesby Reservoir on Cannon River
- MPCA Proposes Cleanup for 3M Cottage Grove Site
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Draft of Mustinka River Impairment Report
- MPCA Needs Local Volunteers to Monitor Lakes
- MPCA Recommends "No Drugs Down the Drain"
- MPCA Air Monitoring Network Plan Open for 30-Day Public Comment
- MPCA to Begin Field Work Throughout Minnesota
- Enforcement Actions Total More Than $1 Million in First Quarter of 2009
- MPCA Awards Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Operators
- Marshall's Downtown Project Generates Penalty for Alleged Violations of Hazardous Waste Rules
- Get the Lead Out for the Fishing Opener
- Public Invited to Comment on the Proposed Sappi Paper Facility Environmental Review and Draft Air Emissions Permit
- Comment Period Begins on Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Proposed Expansion at Clay County Landfill
- Governor Pawlenty Honors 18 Projects for Pollution Prevention
April
- Seventh Lake Superior Beach Water Monitoring Season Begins
- Minnesota Ozone Season Begins
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Revisions to the Draft Lower Wild Rice River Impairment Report
- Environmental Assessment Worksheet Prepared for Dairy Feedlot Near Wheeton
- Air Quality Program on April 28 "Catch Your Breath"
- April 12 18 Declared Environmental Education Week
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Expanding Pine Island Wastewater System for Elk Run Development
- St. Croix Basin Conference Kicks Off Water Quality Improvement Project
March
- Environmental Review of Proposed Swine Facility Expansion in Murray County Open for Public Comment
- MPCA Penalizes United Taconite $125,000 for Alleged Air Quality Violations; Company May Pay $642,000 More for Environmental Projects
- Comments Sought on Proposed Expansion to Faribault County Hog Facility
- Comments Sought on Vermillion River Water Quality Improvement Report
- MPCA's Solid Waste Stakeholder Group to Have Recommendations by June
- MPCA Advises Home, Business Owners to Prepare for Possible Flooding
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Hardwood Creek Water Quality Improvement Report
- Volunteers Get Hooked on Water Monitoring
- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has Issued an Air Pollution Health Alert
- MPCA Seeks Technical Information and Data On Proposed Changes to State Water-Quality Standards
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Cleanup Report for Golden Lake in Anoka County
February
- Environmental Review of Proposed Asphalt Cement Facility Near Granite Falls Available for Public Review and Comment
- University of Minnesota to Pay $10,000 in Civil Penalties and Fund $50,000 Environmental Project for Asbestos Violations
- MPCA Finds Unexpected Rise in Sport Fish Mercury Levels
- MPCA Seeks Comments on Groundhouse River Water Quality Improvement Report
- MPCA Enforcement Actions Total More Than $300,000 in Fourth Quarter of 2008; Over $1.6-Million For All of 2008
January
- Air Pollution Health Advisory January 27 29
- Public Invited to U.S. Steel Superfund Site Informational Meeting
- Beef Processor to Pay $40,000 Civil Penalty for Discharging Manure and Process Wastewater
- Toro Will Pay $30,000 Civil Penalty For Air Quality Violations
- Stormwater Violations at Housing Development Near St. Augusta Cost $52,500
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