St. Louis River-U.S. Steel Superfund Site

The U.S. Steel Plant Duluth Works Site, a former steel mill and coking operation, is on both the Federal National Priorities List (NPL) and the State of Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities (PLP). The site is approximately 600 acres (500 land and 100 river sediment). It is located 4 miles south-west of the Duluth central business district and adjacent to the neighborhood of Morgan Park.

The U.S. Steel Site has 18 Operable Units (OU) and two areas identified within the 1989 Record of Decision (ROD) for remedial action. Current work on this site is focused on the identification and cleanup of the sediments in the St. Louis River and follow up actions from the 2003 Five-Year Review. Land based contamination has been addressed as specified in the ROD.

Site Location

The U.S. Steel Superfund site is located in Sections 35 and 36, Township 49N, Range 15W, and in Sections 2 and 3, Township 48N, Range 15W in the southern portion of the City of Duluth, in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It is bordered to the North by Morgan Park, to the East by The St. Louis River (Spirit Lake), and to the West and South by the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DM&IR) Railway property. The site is approximately 600 acres (500 land and 100 river sediments).

More Information and Staff Contacts

For information and assistance about the U.S. Steel Superfund Site, contact any of the following MPCA staff.

• Susan Johnson
  Project Leader, Site administration
  218-302-6601 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  
  
• Mike Bares
  Hydrogeologist – Technical assistant
  651-297-2210 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Steven Hennes
  Ecological Risk Assessor, Plant and animal concerns
  651-757-2426 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  
  
• Anne Moore
  Public Information Officer
  218-302-6605 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  
  
• William Scruton
  Performance Management and Quality-Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
  651-757-2710 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  
  
• Doug Beckwith
  Superfund Unit 3
  218-302-6611 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All MPCA staff can be contacted via the toll-free (voice and TTY) number, 800-657-3864.