Subject: San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site Cleanup Approved
SJRWP
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site
Current StatusSan Jacinto Waste Pits area
EPA Cleanup Plan
On October 11, the cleanup plan to address highly toxic dioxin contamination at the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund site in Harris County, Texas was approved. The selected remedy will protect human health and the environment by removing highly contaminated material from the site and securing less contaminated areas. The plan provides certainty to people living near the site by permanently addressing risk posed by the contamination. It also provides certainty to other economic interests including the businesses that rely on the San Jacinto River for navigation and the Interstate-10 transportation corridor. EPA’s cleanup plan includes installing engineering controls such as cofferdams before excavating almost 212,000 cubic yards of dioxin contaminated material for disposal. A small amount of material will stay on the site where controls will prevent access, eliminate off-site migration and monitor the natural recovery into the future. The estimated cost for the remedy is $115 million and is cost-effective; representing a reasonable value for the cost incurred. EPA’s final cleanup plan, called a Record of Decision, addresses comments on the proposed plan concerning the risk of water spreading dioxin contamination downstream by installing controls such as cofferdams to allow for dry excavation of the waste material. Changes in the construction method will effectively eliminate any potential for spreading contamination to downstream areas. The $97 million proposed plan outlined wet excavation of material. EPA’s decision, fully explained in the Record of Decision, is based on extensive studies of the contamination, human health risks, and environmental risks of this site. The final cleanup plan considers the ever-changing San Jacinto River, which encroaches on the site, and protecting important downstream resources including the Galveston Bay estuary. EPA’s selected remedy will permanently address the highly toxic dioxin waste materials, meets the federal regulatory requirements of the National Contingency Plan for cleanup of hazardous sites, and is protective of public health and the environment. EPA will release an Administrative Record, which consists of all documents used to support its selected remedy.
The Record of Decision (10/11/2017, 15.8 MB, 457 pages) is available. The Administrative Record for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site will be available online soon. Copies of the Administrative Record including the Record of Decision will also be at the following locations:
Stratford Branch Library 509 Stratford Street Highlands, Texas, 77562 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75202 (214) 665-6427
San Jacinto Responses to the National Review Board (NRRB) Recommendations Memo Proposed Plan Proposed Plan Administrative Record Proposed Plan and Feasibility Study Additional Reports and Documents Press Release San Jacinto Proposed Plan Fact Sheet San Jacinto November Site Update Fact Sheet San Jacinto Public Comment Extension Notice San Jacinto Updated Fact Sheet (February 2017) Post-TCRA Quarterly Inspection Report Memorandum – January 2017 San Jacinto River Channel Slope Maintenance Completion Report Memorandum – March 10, 2017 San Jacinto Updated Fact Sheet (May 2017) April 2017 Quarterly Inspection Report National Priorities Listing (NPL) History Proposal Date: 9/17/2007 Final Listing Date: 3/19/2008 Community Engagement A public meeting to inform residents of the proposed cleanup strategy and obtain comments on the Proposed Plan and EPA’s preferred remedy was held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at the Highlands Community Center, 604 Highland Woods Drive, Highlands, Texas. More information about the site: For more information, contact EPA Community Involvement at 1-800-533-3508 1-800-533-3508 (toll-free). Aerial view of San Jacinto cap. Aerial view of San Jacinto cap. These files are best viewed in Google Chrome. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Evaluation of the San Jacinto Waste Pits Feasibility Study Remediation Alternatives (August 2016) San Jacinto Community Meeting Presentation Post-TCRA Quarterly Inspection Report April 2016 Frequently Asked Questions Draft San Jacinto Community Involvement Plan
Thank You EPA!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Congressman Gene Green letter to EPA FULL REMOVAL OF TOXINS
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
DIOXIN IN GALVESTON BAY SLUDGE PITS ALONG HALL'S BAYOU
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION Remove San Jacinto waste pits dioxin to protect the bay and its users
Some questions for Larry Taylor
By ROBB O. ROURKE JR. May 4, 2017 1
I have a concern and wanted, like many of us that live within your Senate district, your thoughts and opinions as to a cause of actions in response to the discussion on the fact that seafood has not been tested for toxins over the past four years...
that is an excellent question, one that myself and many others that consume seafood from Galveston Bay would like to know the answer too... Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
Senator Larry Taylor
The Honorable Larry Taylor P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-0111 (TEL) 6117 Broadway, Suite 122 Pearland, TX 77581
(281) 485-9800 (TEL) (281) 485-9804 (FAX) District Address 174 Calder Road, Suite 151 League City, TX 77573
(281) 332-0003 (TEL) (281) 332-0036 (FAX)
SEE LINK;
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017
PCB, Dioxin, Toxins, San Jacinto River waste pits, fish, and Galveston Bay
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
EPA San Jacinto Waste Pits Armored Cap Breached From Harvey, DEADLY Toxins Exposed
massive flounder kill Bacliff, Texas 77518
special thanks to Scott Jones Galveston Bay Foundation et al and Texas Health & Environment Alliance, Inc.
Jackie Young et al...
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
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