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Fact Sheet
October 2009
EPA Announces Opportunity to Comment, Former Solutia – J. F. Queeny Facility, 1700 South Second Street, St. Louis, Missouri
INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announces an agreement between SWH Investments II and Environmental Operations, Inc. (EOI), for the cleanup and redevelopment of the former Solutia - J.F. Queeny facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Agreement, called a Consent Order, provides for:
- Interim Measures cleanup.
- A focused Corrective Measures Study to identify any remaining cleanup.
- Final remedy selection and public participation.
- Long-term ground water monitoring.
- Capping soil contamination as a part of the redevelopment.
- Financial assurance to address the estimated short- and long-term costs.
- Institutional controls in the form of a Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) restrictive covenant in accordance with Missouri law.
- A covenant not to take further administrative action for cleanups if Respondents fully comply with the Consent Order.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The public is encouraged to review and comment on the Consent Order. The Consent Order is co-located with the Administrative Record at the Information Repositories and can be obtained at the following locations during regular business hours:
St. Louis Public Library
Barr Branch
1701 S. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis, Mo.
Main Branch
1301 Olive St.
St. Louis, Mo.
The 30-day public comment period runs October 5 through November 3, 2009. Written comments must be postmarked or e-mailed no later than November 3, 2009, and should be sent to
Beckie Himes
Community Involvement Coordinator
EPA Region 7
901 North Fifth St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
E-mail: himes.beckie@epa.gov
A public meeting has not been scheduled but will be held if there is sufficient public interest. Requests for a public meeting must be made in writing to the EPA contact above.
BACKGROUND
In 1901, the Monsanto Chemical Works began manufacturing Saccharin at this location. Until 2006, the Queeny plant manufactured over 200 products using over 800 raw materials, including fluids such as PydraulsÔ and SkydrolsÔ which contain PCBs. Between 1983 and 2005, a number of investigations were conducted at the facility by Monsanto, and most recently by Solutia.
The Queeny facility was purchased in 2008 by SWH Investments II for cleanup and redevelopment as commercial space and warehousing. Since purchasing the facility, the structures have been demolished and the materials have been segregated into ferrous metal, non-ferrous metals, and scrap all for offsite disposal.
An estimated 25,000 lbs of aluminum; 120,000 lbs of copper; 90,000 lbs of stainless steel; and 3,500 tons of carbon steel are slated for recycling, some of which has already been provided to local recyclers. In addition, concrete structures, footings, and slabs will either be incorporated into future development or removed and crushed for onsite use as building and road base, and infilling of excavations.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD
EPA has compiled the Administrative Record for the actions at the former Solutia - J.F. Queeny facility. The Administrative Record is the official site record and contains documents used to make decisions at this site, such as the Interim Measures Work Plan and other reports. The Administrative Record is available at the following locations and may be reviewed during normal business hours:
St. Louis Public Library
Barr Branch
1701 S. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis, Mo.
St. Louis Public Library
Main Branch
1301 Olive St.
St. Louis, Mo.
EPA Region 7
Records Center
901 N. Fifth St.
Kansas City, Kan.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:
Beckie Himes
Community Involvement Coordinator
EPA Region 7
901 North Fifth St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: 913-551-7253
Toll-free 1-800-223-0425
E-mail: himes.beckie@epa.gov