West Lake Landfill Document Archive

Site Updates

Site Documents

• Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action (includes Enforcement Action Memorandum), April 28, 2016 (PDF) (53 pp., 8.3MB, About PDF)
• Community Dialogue Meeting Overview Presentation, April 18, 2016 (PDF) (18 pp., 134K, About PDF)
• 2008 Record of Decision - Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Presentation, Community Dialogue Meeting, April 18, 2016 (PDF) (25 pp., 1.2MB, About PDF)
• Comprehensive Phase 1 Report, April 5, 2016 (PDF) (10,565 pp., 367MB, About PDF)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan for Soil/Sediment Sampling of Drainage Features, March 24, 2016 (PDF) (20 pp., 1.79MB, About PDF)
• Map of Extent of Radiologically Impacted Material in Area 1 (Figure 15), March 24, 2016 (PDF) (1 pg., 539K, About PDF)
• Comprehensive Phase 1 Report Data, Appendices A-C, F, G, M - March 24, 2016 (PDF) (9,080 pp., 230MB, About PDF) Figures 6-14 (PDF) (11 pp., 3MB, About PDF) Tables 1-16 (PDF) (38 pp., 30K, About PDF)
• Work Plan for Installation of Non-Combustible Cover Over Radiologically Impacted Material (RIM) at or Near Ground Surface in Areas 1 and 2, Operable Unit 1, March 16, 2016 (PDF) (42 pp., 5.61MB, About PDF) Health and Safety Plan, Feb. 8, 2016 (PDF) (76 pp., 1.34MB, About PDF) Quality Management Plan, December 2015 (PDF) (28 pp., 138K, About PDF)
• Answers to Questions Submitted to EPA Region 7 During March 2 Community Dialogue Meeting in Bridgeton, Mo., March 2016 (PDF) (3 pp., 89K, About PDF)
• EPA Public Statement Regarding the West Lake Landfill, March 9, 2016 (PDF) (1 pg., 61K, About PDF)
• 2016 Action Timeline, March 9, 2016 (PDF) (1 pg., 1MB, About PDF)
• Operable Unit 1 Overall Timeline, March 9, 2016 (PDF) (1 pg., 1MB, About PDF)
• Community Dialogue Meeting Overview Presentation, March 2, 2016 (PDF) (11 pp., 146K, About PDF)
• Superfund 101 and Site Update Presentation, Community Dialogue Meeting, March 2, 2016 (PDF) (17 pp., 889K, About PDF)
• Statement of Work for Remedial Investigation Addendum and Final Feasibility Study, Dec. 9, 2015 (PDF) (7 pp., 3.21MB, About PDF)
• Enforcement Action Memorandum - Approval of Time-Critical Removal Action, Dec. 9, 2015 (PDF) (9 pp., 649K, About PDF)
• Unilateral Administrative Order for Removal Action, Dec. 9, 2015 (PDF) (42 pp., 3.75MB, About PDF)
• Emergency Response Activity Report for Oct. 24, 2015, West Lake Landfill Superfund Site Surface Fire, Dec. 7, 2015 (PDF) (69 pp., 4.65MB, About PDF)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan for Radon Emanation Coefficient Study, Oct. 29, 2015 (PDF) (34 pp., 1.45MB, About PDF)
• Final Data Summary of Radiological Parameters Analyzed During Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring, Oct. 22, 2015 (PDF) (103 pp., 10.02MB, About PDF)
• Health Consultation: An Evaluation of Radiation in Groundwater and Air, Operable Unit 1, Oct. 16, 2015 (PDF) (55 pp., 8.95MB, About PDF)
• Revised Work Plan for Additional Characterization of Extent of Radiologically Impacted Material (RIM) in Areas 1 and 2, Operable Unit 1, Sept. 22, 2015 (PDF) (47 pp., 4.23MB, About PDF)
• Cotter Corporation’s Work Plan for Additional Characterization of Extent of Radiologically Impacted Material (RIM) in Areas 1 and 2, Operable Unit 1, July 31, 2015 (PDF) (10 pp., 342K, About PDF)
• Interim Data Summary of Ongoing Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring, May 26, 2015 (PDF) (61 pp., 8.86MB, About PDF)
• Revised Phase 1D Work Plan Addendum for Additional Radiologically Impacted Material (RIM) Characterization, May 1, 2015 (PDF) (14 pp., 750K, About PDF)
• Characterization of Short-Term Temporal Stability of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Using Proficiency Test Samples, April 20, 2015 (PDF) (38 pp., 1.33MB, About PDF)
• Interim Data Summary of Ongoing Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring, Radiological Parameters Update, March 16, 2015 (PDF) (84 pp., 12.20MB, About PDF)
• Interim Data Summary of Ongoing Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring, March 6, 2015 (PDF) (47 pp., 2.58MB, About PDF)
• Map of Off-Site Air Monitoring Locations, Jan. 20, 2015
• Map of Air Monitoring Locations - Greater St. Louis, Jan. 20, 2015
• Interim Data Summary of Ongoing Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring, Radiological Parameters, Jan. 19, 2015 (PDF) (87 pp., 10.77MB, About PDF)
• Interim Data Summary of Ongoing Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Jan. 19, 2015 (PDF) (60 pp., 9.4MB, About PDF)
• U.S. Geological Survey Groundwater Report for the West Lake Landfill Site, Dec. 17, 2014 (PDF) (107 pp., 7.78MB, About PDF)
• Bridgeton Landfill Thermal Isolation Barrier Investigation Phase 1 Report, December 2014 (PDF) (1,361 pp., 74.94MB, About PDF)
• Isolation Barrier Alternatives Analysis Report, Oct. 10, 2014 (PDF) (164 pp., 25.99MB, About PDF)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Isolation Barrier Alternatives Assessment Report, Aug. 26, 2014 (PDF) (24 pp., 489K, About PDF)
• Interagency Agreement between EPA Region 7 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - West Lake Landfill Construction Oversight and Technical Review, July 31, 2014 (PDF) (17 pp., 2.61MB, About PDF)
• Revised Work Plan for Removal Action - Preconstruction Work, June 20, 2014 (PDF) (550 pp., 20MB, About PDF)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan for Baseline Off-Site Air Monitoring and Sampling, May 27, 2014 (PDF) (122 pp., 2.08MB, About PDF)
• Draft Work Plan for Removal Action - Preconstruction Work, May 16, 2014 (PDF) (480 pp., 18MB, About PDF)
• Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action - Preconstruction Work, April 16, 2014 (PDF) (36 pp., 6.25MB, About PDF)
• Interagency Agreement between EPA Region 7 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - West Lake Landfill Construction Oversight and Technical Review, April 9, 2014 (PDF) (14 pp., 1.75MB, About PDF)
• EPA Office of Research and Development’s Observations on the EMSI Report: Evaluation of Possible Impacts of a Potential Subsurface Smoldering Event on the Record of Decision - Selected Remedy for Operable Unit 1 at the West Lake Landfill, March 28, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 95K, About PDF)
• Groundwater Monitoring Report, October 2013 Additional Groundwater Sampling Event, Operable Unit 1, February 2014 (PDF) (71 pp., 5.90MB, About PDF)
• Bridgeton Landfill/OU-1 Coring (Phase 1B, 1C and 2) Work Plan - Addendum 2, Feb. 27, 2014 (PDF) (3 pp., 1.4MB, About PDF)
• Bridgeton Landfill/OU-1 Coring (Phase 1B, 1C and 2) Work Plan - Addendum 1, Feb. 11, 2014 (PDF) (3 pp., 427K, About PDF)
• West Lake Core Sampling Work Plan, Jan. 8, 2014 (PDF) (124 pp., 5.2MB, About PDF)
• West Lake Core Sampling Health and Safety Plan, Dec. 18, 2013 (PDF) (88 pp., 6.59MB, About PDF)
• Groundwater Monitoring Report, July 2013 Additional Groundwater Sampling Event, Operable Unit 1, December 2013 (PDF) (63 pp., 5.9MB, About PDF), Appendices Index
• Gamma Cone Penetration Test (GCPT) Work Plan (Revised), Sept. 27, 2013 (PDF) (42 pp, 8.6MB, About PDF)
• Gamma Cone Penetration Test (GCPT) Health and Safety Plan (Revised), Sept. 10, 2013 (PDF) (80 pp, 3.9MB, About PDF)
• Answers to Questions Submitted to EPA Region 7's Online Portal for the West Lake Landfill Site, September 2013
• Groundwater Monitoring Report, April 2013 Additional Groundwater Sampling Event, Operable Unit 1, July 2013 (PDF) (63 pp., 5.59MB, About PDF), Appendices Index
• Map of April 2013 Sampling Locations, June 20, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg, 2.7MB, About PDF)
• Radiological and Infrared Survey of West Lake Landfill, Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT), May 2013 (PDF) (38 pp, 2.0MB, About PDF)
• Draft Summary of Radium Results - April 2013 Groundwater Sampling (PDF) (6 pp, 154K, About PDF)
• Groundwater Monitoring Report, 2012 Additional Groundwater Sampling Event, Operable Unit 1, December 2012 (PDF) (87 pp, 3.7MB, About PDF)
• Final Supplemental Feasibility Study, Operable Unit 1, December 2011 (PDF) (1,356 pp, 96MB, About PDF)
  • Errata Page for Figure 2 of Study, Jan. 20, 2012 (PDF) (4 pp, 634K, About PDF)
• Community Involvement Plan, updated October 2011 (PDF) (25 pp, 374K, About PDF)
• Final Supplemental Feasibility Study Work Plan, Operable Unit 1, June 2010 (PDF) (141 pp, 1.6MB, About PDF)
• Vegetative Sampling Results Summary in Support of Health and Safety Plan for Vegetation Clearing and Grubbing, Operable Unit 1, March 30, 2009 (PDF) (17 pp., 1.33MB, About PDF)
• Record of Decision, Operable Unit 1, May 2008 (PDF) (124 pp, 4.1MB, About PDF)
• Responsiveness Summary, May 29, 2008 (PDF) (57 pp, 234K, About PDF), Attachment Index

News Releases

• News Release, April 28, 2016: EPA Directs Bridgeton Landfill to Begin Work on North Quarry Actions to Support Isolation Barrier System
• News Release, Dec. 31, 2015: EPA Announces West Lake Landfill Isolation Barrier Decision
• News Release, Dec. 10, 2015: EPA Issues Order to Implement Surface Fire Prevention Measures at West Lake Landfill and Finalizes Enforceable Schedule for Final Evaluation of Remedial Alternatives
• News Release, Oct. 16, 2015: EPA Receives Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Health Consultation for West Lake Landfill; Report Shows No Public Health Risk for St. Louis
• News Release, May 7, 2015: New Work Starts at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site Week of May 11: Efforts Will Further Characterize and Define Extent of Radiologically Impacted Material
• News Release, Jan. 20, 2015: EPA Says Air Quality near West Lake Landfill Consistent with Greater St. Louis and Other Midwest Cities
• News Release, Dec. 17, 2014: EPA Region 7 Receives Report of Groundwater Analysis by U.S. Geological Survey for West Lake Landfill Superfund Site
• News Release, April 30, 2014: Statement from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks on West Lake Landfill
• News Release, April 17, 2014: EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Establish Interagency Agreement for Work on West Lake Landfill’s Isolation Barrier
• News Release, March 21, 2014: EPA Regional Administrator Brooks Responds to Missouri Attorney General Koster on West Lake Landfill Site
• News Release, Jan. 8, 2014: Core Sampling Phase of Engineering Survey to Begin Week of Jan. 13 at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo.
• News Release, Sept. 20, 2013: EPA Region 7 Comments on Republic Services’ Intentions to Build Isolation Barrier at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site
• News Release, June 20, 2013: EPA to Hold Public Meeting Tuesday, June 25, at Pattonville High School to Discuss Activities at West Lake Landfill Site
• News Release, May 29, 2013: Aerial Survey Shows Radiological Wastes Contained in Secure Areas of West Lake Landfill; No Public Health Risks Posed

Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet, March 2016: Site History, Health Information and Next Steps, West Lake Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Missouri (PDF) (2 pp., 223K, About PDF)
• Fact Sheet, September 2014: Update on the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Missouri
• Fact Sheet, April 2014: Mixed Radiation Hazard Response (PDF) (3 pp., 168K, About PDF)
• Fact Sheet, June 2013: EPA Announces Public Meeting to Share Updated Site Information, West Lake Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Missouri
• Fact Sheet, January 2013: EPA Announces Public Meeting, West Lake Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Missouri
• Fact Sheet, November 2012: Update on Activities Supporting the Record of Decision (ROD) Amendment for the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Missouri

Correspondence

• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, March 11, 2016 (PDF) (2 pp., 518K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Missouri Rep. Bill Otto, Feb. 25, 2016 (PDF) (1 pg., 149K, About PDF)
• Letter from Missouri Rep. Bill Otto to EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague, Feb. 9, 2016 (PDF) (1 pg., 97K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Francis Howell School District, St. Charles, Mo., Oct. 22, 2015 (PDF) (2 pp., 858K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Hazelwood School District, Florissant, Mo., Oct. 22, 2015 (PDF) (2 pp., 987K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Parkway School District, Chesterfield, Mo., Oct. 22, 2015 (PDF) (2 pp., 981K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Pattonville School District, St. Ann, Mo., Oct. 22, 2015 (PDF) (2 pp., 965K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to St. Charles School District, St. Charles, Mo., Oct. 22, 2015 (PDF) (2 pp., 969K, About PDF)
• Letter from Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to EPA Region 7 Acting Administrator Mark Hague, Sept. 3, 2015 (PDF) (1 pg., 181K, About PDF)
• Letter from Acting EPA Region 7 Administrator Mark Hague to Dr. Lois Gibbs, Ms. Dawn Chapman, and Ms. Karen Nickel, June 1, 2015 (PDF) (2 pp., 384K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA to Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) Approving Revised Phase 1D Work Plan Addendum for Additional Characterization, May 5, 2015 (PDF) (3 pp., 257K, About PDF)
• Letter from Potentially Responsible Parties to EPA Region 7 Counsel Agreeing to Conduct Additional Radiologically Impacted Material (RIM) Characterization Work, May 4, 2015 (PDF) (1 pg., 55K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Counsel to Potentially Responsible Parties Regarding Additional Radiologically Impacted Material (RIM) Characterization Work, April 20, 2015 (PDF) (5 pp., 803K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Counsel to Potentially Responsible Parties Requesting Additional Sampling and Testing, Jan. 15, 2015 (PDF) (3 pp., 311K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster Announcing EPA’s Request to the Potentially Responsible Parties for Additional Site Characterization Work, Jan. 15, 2015 (PDF) (1 pg., 163K, About PDF)
• Letter from the Director of Airports, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Nov. 19, 2014 (PDF) (5 pp., 269K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Lois Gibbs, Nov. 14, 2014 (PDF) (3 pp., 311K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to the Office of the Mayor, City of St. Louis, and Director of Airports, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Aug. 13, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 327K, About PDF)
• Letter from the Office of the Mayor, City of St. Louis, and Director of Airports, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Aug. 11, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 462K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, Aug. 13, 2014 (PDF) (1 pg., 174K, About PDF)
• Letter from Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Aug. 11, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 825K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to the Congressional Delegation, July 28, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 299K, About PDF)
• Letter from West Lake Community Advisory Group (CAG) Executive Committee in Response to EPA's Proclamations Regarding the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC), July 20, 2014 (PDF) (5 pp., 113K, About PDF)
• Letter approving Revised Work Plan for Removal Action - Preconstruction Work, dated June 20, 2014, from EPA Region 7 Superfund Remedial Project Manager Daniel R. Gravatt to Engineering Management Support, Inc., July 1, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 269K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Coalition for the Environment, May 23, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 278K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to West Lake Community Advisory Group (CAG) Chairman Douglas Clemens, May 23, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 262K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Superfund Remedial Branch Chief Jeffrey Field to Ms. Dawn Chapman, May 16, 2014 (PDF) (1 pg., 205K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, May 14, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 187K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Michael Rissman, General Counsel for Republic Services, April 4, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 343K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, March 21, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 290K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, Jan. 17, 2014 (PDF) (2 pp., 108K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Superfund Remedial Branch Chief Jeffrey Field to Republic Services, Dec. 23, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp., 204K, About PDF)
• Elected Official Briefing, West Lake Preliminary Draft Gamma Cone Penetration Test (GCPT) Field Screening, Dec. 9, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp., 80K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, Nov. 29, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg., 53K, About PDF)
• Letter from Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Nov. 27, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg., 218K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Superfund Division Director Cecilia Tapia to Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Oct. 29, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp., 145K, About PDF)
• Letter and Attachment from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., Aug. 23, 2013 (PDF) (17 pp., 755K, About PDF)
• Letter from U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Aug. 2, 2013 (PDF) (24 pp., 3.43MB, About PDF)
• Letter and Attachment from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, Aug. 23, 2013 (PDF) (16 pp., 740K, About PDF)
• Letter from U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, July 29, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp., 303K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley, Aug. 23, 2013 (PDF) (13 pp., 644K, About PDF)
• Letter from St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Aug. 5, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp., 180K, About PDF)
• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Missouri Coalition for the Environment, July 26, 2013 (PDF) (4 pp., 228K, About PDF)
• Letter from Missouri Coalition for the Environment to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Aug. 8, 2013 (PDF) (6 pp., 717K, About PDF)
• Letter from Missouri Coalition for the Environment to EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, July 25, 2013 (PDF) (10 pp., 1.33MB, About PDF)

Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) Pre-CERCLIS Screening

• News Release, July 31, 2014: Final Report on Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex Shows Facility is Suitable for Public Use; No Further Action Needed
• Final Pre-CERCLIS Screening Report for the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) Site, July 30, 2014 (PDF) (253 pp., 21.46MB, About PDF)
• News Release, June 26, 2014: Results of Surface Radiation Screening Suggest Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex Remains Suitable for Public Use
• Preliminary Pre-CERCLIS Screening Report for the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) Site, June 25, 2014 (PDF) (43 pp., 14.96MB, About PDF)
• News Release, May 23, 2014: EPA Completes Radiation Screening at Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex in Bridgeton, Mo.
• Fact Sheet, May 2014: Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) Radiation Screening (PDF) (2 pp., 63K, About PDF)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan for a Pre-CERCLIS Screening at the Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex (BMAC) Site, May 13, 2014 (PDF) (18 pp., 785K, About PDF)
• News Release, May 9, 2014: EPA Region 7 to Conduct Radiation Screening of Bridgeton Municipal Athletic Complex in Bridgeton, Mo.