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West Lake Landfill News and Updates

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West lake landfill - comprehensive sampling plan for monitoring sulfur dioxide in ambient air - thumbnailComprehensive Sampling Plan for Monitoring Sulfur Dioxide in Ambient Air (PDF)(37 pp, 103.4 MB)

July 7, 2016

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. has prepared this comprehensive sampling plan (CSP) to install and operate ambient air monitors for sulfur dioxide (SO2) on behalf of Bridgeton Landfill, LLC (Bridgeton Landfill). This CSP is a comprehensive document providing... more

image of West Lake Update, June 28, 2016EPA Releases On-Site Air Monitoring Reports (PDF)(1 pg, 698 K)

June 28, 2016

On April 14, 2014, EPA and the Responsible Parties signed the Administrative Settlement and Order on Consent for Removal Action-Preconstruction Work, which in part required... more

image of West Lake air monitoring quarter report - June 2016Perimeter Air Monitoring Quarter Reports

 
May - July 2015 (PDF)(178 pp, 10.7 MB)

image of West Lake Update, June 15, 2016EPA Community Dialogue Request Leads to Release of National Remedy Review Board (NRRB) 2013 Early Consultation (PDF)(10 pp, 693 K)

June 15, 2016

Early this spring, EPA began hosting Community Dialogue meetings for the West Lake Landfill Superfund site at the Bridgeton Recreation Center. At its latest meeting, EPA provided... more (NRRB Consultation attached.)

image of West Lake NRRB briefing presentation - Feb. 29, 2012National Remedy Review Board Briefing Presentation (PDF)(36 pp, 3.5 MB)

Feb. 29, 2012

•  Operable Unit 1 (OU-1) Record of Decision (ROD) Amendment

 image of West Lake Update, May 24, 2016EPA to Conduct Additional Sediment Sampling at the West Lake Landfill (PDF)(2 pp, 979 K)

May 26, 2016

In January, the Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) collected three sediment samples at the West Lake Landfill as part of additional characterization work for Area 1 and Area 2. EPA required two additional sediment samples... more

Quality Assurance Project Plan for Soil/Sediment Sampling of Drainage Features, Revision 2 (PDF)(19 pp, 1.8 MB)

May 19, 2016

Tetra Tech, Inc. is submitting the attached revised Quality Assurance Project Plan for soil/sediment sampling of drainage features at the West Lake Landfill site (WLLS)... more

image of west lake webinar - May 19, 2016Webinar Presentation (PDF)(8 pp, 923 K)

May 19, 2016
•  Air Sampling Results, Buffer Zone/AAA Trailer Property, and Status of Pyrolysis Testing

image of letter re: West Lake RI/FS Workplan - May 18, 2016EPA Letter Regarding Abbreviated Work Plan for RI/FS (PDF)(1 pg, 96 K)

May 18, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed the revised Abbreviated Work Plan for a Remedial Investigation Addendum and Final Feasibility Study for OU-1 of the West Lake Landfill, as submitted on May 8, 2016. Based on our review... more

image of West Lake RI/FS Workplan - May 6, 2016Abbreviated Work Plan for Remedial Investigation Addendum and Final Feasibility Study (RI/FS), Operable Unit 1 (PDF)(48 pp, 2.6 MB)

May 6, 2016

This work plan describes the work to be performed to prepare an addendum to the Remedial Investigation (RI) report (RI Addendum) and a Final Feasibility Study (Final FS or FFS) for Operable Unit 1 (OU-1)... more

image of west lake update, april 28, 2016West Lake Update (PDF)(2 pp, 189 K)

April 28, 2016

•  EPA Reaches Agreement with Bridgton Landfill for Installation of Components of Isolation Barrier System

image of west lake admin settlement agreement and order on consent, April 28, 2016Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action (PDF)(54 pp, 8.7 MB)

April 28, 2016

EPA has finalized an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent directing Bridgeton Landfill to start work on several critical components of the isolation barrier system in the North Quarry portion of the West Lake Landfill Site.

image of west lake asaocreleaseNews Release: EPA Directs Bridgeton Landfill to Begin Work on North Quarry Actions to Support Isolation Barrier System

April 28, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (Settlement) directing Bridgeton Landfill to start work on several critical components of the isolation barrier system in the North Quarry portion of... more

image of west lake comm dialogue meetingCommunity Dialogue Meeting Presentation (PDF)(19 pp, 259 K)

April 18, 2016
•  Site Overview

image of west lake comm dialogue RODCommunity Dialogue Meeting Presentation (PDF)(26 pp, 1.3 MB)

April 18, 2016
•  2008 Record of Decision
•  Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC)
 

thumbnail for west lake update 4/13/2016West Lake Update (PDF)(4 pp, 1.4 MB)

April 13, 2016

•  Final Comprehensive Phase 1 Report
•  Community Dialogue Meeting - April 18

image of west lake phase 1 report, April 5, 2016Comprehensive Phase 1 Report (PDF)(10,565 pp, 366 MB)

April 5, 2016
 
Investigation of Radiological Area 1, Operable Unit 1

West Lake Update - March 24, 2016West Lake Update (PDF)(4 pp, 1.4 MB)

March 24, 2016

•  EPA Releases First Round of Comprehensive Phase 1 Investigation Information
•  Progress on Surface Fire Mitigation Field Work

image of west lake phase 1 report, April 5, 2016Comprehensive Phase 1 Report Data

March 24, 2016
 
Figures 6-14 (PDF)(12 pp, 3.4 MB)
Tables 1-16 (PDF)(39 pp, 434 K)

quality_assurance_project_plan_thumbnailQuality Assurance Project Plan for Soil/Sediment Sampling of Drainage Features, Revision 1 (PDF)(21 pp, 2 MB)

March 24, 2016

Tetra Tech, Inc. is submitting the attached revised Quality Assurance Project Plan for soil/sediment sampling of drainage features at the West Lake Landfill site (WLLS)... more 

AG Letter ThumbnailEPA Letter to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster (PDF)(3 pp, 605 K)

March 11, 2016

Thank you for your letter of March 9, 2016. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing the public accurate and complete information about our progress at the West Lake Landfill Superfund site. In addition to postings on... more

West Lake Landfill Overall Timeline - Operable Unit 1Operable Unit 1 Overall Timeline

March 9, 2016
 
This timeline includes an overview of site history, including disposal and discovery, the 2008 Record of Decision, and looks ahead to the revised remedy decision, public comment period, and design and construction of the final remedy.