EPA to Host Meeting to Discuss St. Charles Groundwater Contamination

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will hold a Community Meeting at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Parish on Thursday, Feb. 23. The session will begin at 6 p.m. with a formal presentation held at 7 p.m. Following the presentation, EPA staff will facilitate a question-and-answer session until 8:30 p.m.

"We are committed to providing the residents of St. Charles with timely and accurate information regarding EPA's work at the Findett Corp. Superfund Site," said EPA Region 7 Superfund and Emergency Management Division Director Bob Jurgens. "EPA will be available to address community concerns in St. Charles on Feb. 23."

The purpose of the meeting is to provide members of the public with an update on the field sampling conducted by EPA to identify the source of new contamination found near the Ameren Huster Road substation. EPA conducted this field work in January 2023.

This meeting follows a November Public Meeting in which EPA shared information about the Consent Decree for the Operable Unit 4 Remedial Design/Remedial Action and response actions at the site.

The Community Meeting will be held Feb. 23:

Public Availability: 6 to 7 p.m.

Presentation: 7 to 7:30 p.m.

Question and Answer: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Parish Gymnasium, 534 N. 5th St., St. Charles.

During the public availability portion, representatives from EPA will be available for one-on-one discussions and to answer questions. Following the availability, EPA will provide a site update presentation at 7 p.m. After the presentation, EPA will facilitate a question-and-answer session until 8:30 p.m.

Site project information is available to the public on EPA's Site Profile webpage at www.epa.gov/superfund/findettcorp. If you do not have internet access, you can view these documents online at this location: Kathryn Linnemann Branch, St. Charles City-County Library, 2323 Elm Street, St Charles, MO 63301; 636-946-6294.

EPA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. For reasonable accommodations at the Community Meeting, including the public availability portion, please contact Euleashia Embry at embry.euleashia@epa.gov or 1-800-223-0425.