Otsego Area Study Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Remediation and Redevelopment Division (RRD) David Heywood, District Supervisor
Otsego Area Study DEQ-RRD Mission “We seek to work with others to manage risks at sites of environmental contamination within Michigan” • We do that on a case-by-case, site-specific basis • Risk Management is conducted in various ways
Otsego Area Study We have different types of sites • Part 201 Facilities • Part 213 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites • Baseline Environmental Assessment Sites • Superfund Sites
Otsego Area Study We find out about sites where hazardous substances have been released two main way s • Business entities self report releases to us • Local citizens or officials call us and report a release that they have witnessed or heard about
Otsego Area Study DEQ Website Resources • DEQ Main Webpage • Inventory of Facilities • Environmental Mapper • Cleanup Requirements for Response Activity • DEQ Superfund Program
Otsego Area Study Sites of Interest in Area • A-1 Disposal Corp – Plainwell • A-1 Landfill – Otsego • Former Rock-Tenn Paper Mill – Otsego • Former Menasha Paper Mill – Otsego • Kalamazoo River Superfund Site • Miscellaneous Dump Sites • What do we know at this point about these sites?
Otsego Area Study • DEQ- RRD Next Steps……. • Continue to evaluate the large amount of information we have gathered in order to determine the potential contaminants of concern that may be associated with the spent liquor and land-applied sludge from Menasha as well as potential contamination at other sites of concern. • Conduct select residential well sampling based on the locations where these materials have been deposited and/or released. • Report back to the community
Otsego Area Study David Heywood, Kalamazoo District Supervisor Remediation and Redevelopment Division 260-547-0604/ heywoodd1@michigan.gov
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