Midland Area Soils Corrective Action

Contact: Al Taylor 517-335-4799

Fact Sheets and Timeline:

• 2013 Midland Area Soils Cleanup Fact Sheet
• Midland Action Level Fact Sheet
• Timeline (updated March 6, 2013)
• Link to Midland Resolution Project Newsletter, March 2013

Question and Answer Documents:

• June 1, 2012 Consolidated Question and Answer Document

2013

• Early Kickoff and Expansion of Planned 2013 Work - Submitted September 6, 2013
  • Early Kickoff of 2013 Work Memo
  • Index Map of Sampling Area
  • Property Information Summary Table
  • Individual Property Sampling Plans (**available upon request)
  • September 13, 2012 DEQ Approval of Early Kickoff and Expansion of Planned 2013 Work
• 2013 Work Plan and Adaptive Management Report - Under Review
  • Text - Work Plan and Adaptive Management Plan (Attachment B)
  • Figures - Adaptive Management Plan (Attachment B)
  • Tables - Work Plan and Adaptive Management Plan (Attachment B)
  • Maps - Work Plan and Adaptive Management Plan (Attachment B)
    • Maps (A)
    • Maps (B)
  • Attachment A (**Note - the maps in each Phase were broken down into several files due to the size restriction for posting)
    • 2013 Phase II (Spring 2013) Individual Proposed Property Sampling Maps (#1, #2, #3, #4)
    • 2014 Phase I (Fall 2013) Individual Proposed Property Sampling Maps (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)

2012

Dow's Work Plans:

• Midland Area Soils Work Plan - Submitted May 25, 2012, Approved June 1, 2012
• June 1, 2012 Work Plan Approval Letter, Notice of Final Decision and Responsiveness Summary. Summary of Work Plan Revisions, and Basis of Decision for Midland Action Level
• Midland Area Soils Additional Work Proposed for 2012 - Submitted July 13, 2012
• July 23, 2012 DEQ Approval of Midland Area Soils Additional Work Proposed for 2012
  • Example Property Access Request Letter
  • Example Property Access Agreement Form
• 2012 Annual Report
  • Text and Appendices B, C, and F
  • Appendix A (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9) - **Note that the Appendix was broken down into several files due the the size restriction for posting.
  • Appendix D
  • Appendix E

Press Releases and Public Notices:

• February 16, 2012 Press Release Proposed Resolution for Midland Dioxin Issue 
• March 11, 2012 Public Notice of April 17, 2012 Public Hearing and Comment Period
• March 12, 2012 Press Release Announcing Public Comment Period and Public Hearing
• April 12, 2012 Press Release Midland Cleanup Public Hearing
• June 1, 2012 Press Release Announcing Approval of Midland Cleanup Work Plan
• July 26, 2012 Press Release Announcing DEQ Approval of Additional 2012 Dow Cleanup Work
• September 13, 2012 Press Release Announcing DEQ Approval of 2013 "Early Start Work"

Presentations:

• March 1, 2012 Presentation at Central Middle School
• April 17, 2012 Presentation for the Public Hearing at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Auditorium

Midland Action Level - DEQ Documents:

• June 1, 2012 Updated Midland Action Level Fact Sheet
• June 1, 2012 Revised DEQ Basis of Decision for Midland Action Level

Key Background Offsite Corrective Action Documents

Archive of Information Related to Offsite Corrective Action

RELATED LINKS

• Dioxin Information
• Dow Hazardous Waste Facility Operating License Information 
• EPA Region 5: Tittabawassee River/Saginaw River/Saginaw Bay Cleanup 
• Michigan Department of Community Health Dioxin Information