Multistate Trust representatives, together with federal and state officials, will update the community about cleanup work, studies and reuse planning at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site during a Town Hall Meeting and a Drop-In Session on Thursday, July 27.

The events will give community members the opportunity to learn, ask questions and offer input on: Site activities, assessing risks to health and the environment, local contracting, and potential redevelopment opportunities.

Drop-In Session: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. In person only. Talk one-on-one with and ask questions of representatives of the Multistate Trust, EPA, and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

Location: The Dream Center, 1820 North 23rd Street, Columbus, Mississippi

See the flyer for more information.

Topics:

• Assessing risks to health and the environment at Superfund sites: A toxicologist will share information and answer questions about how potential risks to health and the environment are assessed and managed under EPA’s Superfund program. 

• Local contracting overview: The Multistate Trust will share an update on local contracting.

• Potential redevelopment opportunities: The Multistate Trust and its community partners will provide an update on potential, community-supported, safe, beneficial, and economically sustainable future uses for the Site.

Host:
The Town Hall Meeting and Drop-in Session are hosted by the Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust), whichassumed responsibility for the Site as part of a bankruptcy settlement. The Multistate Trust works with its beneficiaries – EPA and MDEQ – to clean up Site-related contamination and facilitate safe, community-supported, beneficial reuse of the Site. The court-appointed trustee of the Multistate Trust is Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC, a subsidiary of Greenfield Environmental Trust Group, Inc.

Multistate Trust representatives, together with federal and state officials, will update the community about cleanup work, studies and reuse planning at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site during a Town Hall Meeting and a Drop-In Session on Thursday, July 27.

The events will give community members the opportunity to learn, ask questions and offer input on: Site activities, assessing risks to health and the environment, local contracting, and potential redevelopment opportunities.

Town Hall Meeting: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. In person and virtual. A presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer segment.

Location: The Dream Center, 1820 North 23rd Street, Columbus, Mississippi

• Join meeting online: Use this Zoom link or enter tinyurl.com/ColumbusMeetings in your browser. 

• Join meeting by phone: Call (301) 715-8592. Use meeting ID 946 584 8922 and passcode 664564.

See the flyer for more information.

Topics:

• Assessing risks to health and the environment at Superfund sites: A toxicologist will share information and answer questions about how potential risks to health and the environment are assessed and managed under EPA’s Superfund program. 

• Local contracting overview: The Multistate Trust will share an update on local contracting.

• Potential redevelopment opportunities: The Multistate Trust and its community partners will provide an update on potential, community-supported, safe, beneficial, and economically sustainable future uses for the Site.

Host:
The Town Hall Meeting and Drop-in Session are hosted by the Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust), whichassumed responsibility for the Site as part of a bankruptcy settlement. The Multistate Trust works with its beneficiaries – EPA and MDEQ – to clean up Site-related contamination and facilitate safe, community-supported, beneficial reuse of the Site. The court-appointed trustee of the Multistate Trust is Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC, a subsidiary of Greenfield Environmental Trust Group, Inc.

Stop by our Community Resource Building to meet one-on-one with team members, ask questions about the Site, and provide input.

When: Friday, July 29, 2022, anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central Time
Where: Community Resource Building, 2300 14th Ave North

See the flyer here for more information.

Please join us at our virtual Town Hall Meeting at 6 p.m. to learn about our progress and plans at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site in Columbus, MS.

Our flyer linked here provides directions on how to join either the 12 noon or 6 p.m. Town Hall meeting online at this Zoom link or by phone at 301-715-8592, ID 946 584 8922, passcode 664 564.

Our August 2021 community newsletter linked here offers a recent update about our cleanup progress and other topics we’ll discuss at the Town Hall Meetings.

Please contact us with your questions or concerns.

The Multistate Trust
Claire Woods, 910-765-7237, cw@g-etg.com

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
Charles King, 404-562-8931, king.charlesl@epa.gov

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
Armed Rasberry, 601-961-5388, arasberry@mdeq.ms.gov

Please join us at our virtual Town Hall Meeting at 12 noon to learn about our progress and plans at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site in Columbus, MS.

Our flyer linked here provides directions on how to join either the 12 noon or 6 p.m. Town Hall meeting online at this Zoom link or by phone at 301-715-8592, ID 946 584 8922, passcode 664 564.

Our August 2021 community newsletter linked here offers a recent update about our cleanup progress and other topics we’ll discuss at the Town Hall Meetings.

Please contact us with your questions or concerns.

The Multistate Trust
Claire Woods, 910-765-7237, cw@g-etg.com

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
Charles King, 404-562-8931, king.charlesl@epa.gov

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
Armed Rasberry, 601-961-5388, arasberry@mdeq.ms.gov

Please join us at our virtual Town Hall Meeting to learn about our progress and plans at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site in Columbus, MS.

Our flyer linked here provides directions on how to join the 6 p.m. or the 12 noon Town Hall meeting by Zoom or by phone (1-301-715-8592, ID 946 584 8922, passcode 664 564).

Our March 2021 community newsletter linked here offers an update about our cleanup progress and other topics we’ll discuss at the Town Hall Meetings, including: 

• Our ongoing stormwater ditch improvement work;

• The recent start of the off-Site property surface soil cleanup; and

• A phytoremediation pilot study being conducted to evaluate the potential use of trees as part of the Site cleanup and restoration.

Please contact us with your questions or concerns.

The Multistate Trust
Lauri Gorton, 414-732-4514, lg@g-etg.com

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
Charles King, 404-562-8931, king.charlesl@epa.gov

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
Armed Rasberry, 601-961-5388, arasberry@mdeq.ms.gov

Please join us at our virtual Town Hall Meeting to learn about our progress and plans at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site in Columbus, MS.

Our flyer linked here provides directions on how to join the 12 noon or the 6 p.m. Town Hall meeting by Zoom or by phone (1-301-715-8592, ID 946 584 8922, passcode 664 564).

Our March 2021 community newsletter linked here offers an update about our cleanup progress and other topics we’ll discuss at the Town Hall Meetings, including: 

• Our ongoing stormwater ditch improvement work;

• The recent start of the off-Site property surface soil cleanup; and

• A phytoremediation pilot study being conducted to evaluate the potential use of trees as part of the Site cleanup and restoration.

Please contact us with your questions or concerns.

The Multistate Trust
Lauri Gorton, 414-732-4514, lg@g-etg.com

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
Charles King, 404-562-8931, king.charlesl@epa.gov

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
Armed Rasberry, 601-961-5388, arasberry@mdeq.ms.gov

Drop in to review poster boards of several draft redevelopment concepts.

Share your thoughts about the draft redevelopment alternatives.

Learn about the ongoing redevelopment planning effort.

Get your questions answered.

Talk one-on-one with the Multistate Trust, EPA, MDEQ, and the Multistate Trust’s third-party planners (Orion Planning + Design).

Informal, drop-in format.

See our flyer.

Drop in to review poster boards of several draft redevelopment concepts.

Share your thoughts about the draft redevelopment alternatives.

Learn about the ongoing redevelopment planning effort.

Get your questions answered.

Talk one-on-one with the Multistate Trust, EPA, MDEQ, and the Multistate Trust’s third-party planners (Orion Planning + Design).

Informal, drop-in format.

See our flyer.

Drop in to review poster boards of several draft redevelopment concepts.

Share your thoughts about the draft redevelopment alternatives.

Learn about the ongoing redevelopment planning effort.

Get your questions answered.

Talk one-on-one with the Multistate Trust, EPA, MDEQ, and the Multistate Trust’s third-party planners (Orion Planning + Design).

Informal, drop-in format.

See our flyer.

• The CAG meets at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Court Complex at 1501 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701.

• The CAG is a valued partner for the Multistate Trust’s work in Columbus, serving as a key neighborhood voice and providing the primary means for our team to provide regular updates to the community.

• At CAG meetings, the Multistate Trust team shares our progress and welcomes the opportunity to hear community concerns.

• See our flyer.

• 1:30 to 4 PM

• Informal, drop-in format

• Talk one-on-one with representatives of the Multistate Trust, EPA, MDEQ, and the Multistate Trust’s third-party planners (Orion Planning + Design)

• Location: Multistate Trust’s Community Resource Building at 2300 14th Avenue North, Columbus

• Light refreshments will be served.

• See our flyer.
  

• 9:30 to 11:30 AM

• Informal, drop-in format

• Talk one-on-one with representatives of the Multistate Trust, EPA, MDEQ, and the Multistate Trust’s third-party planners (Orion Planning + Design)

• Location: Multistate Trust’s Community Resource Building at 2300 14th Avenue North, Columbus

• Light refreshments will be served.

• See our flyer.

Please join the Multistate Trust, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for a discussion about cleanup progress at the former Kerr-McGee Site.

Location: Genesis Dream Center at 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus

The Multistate Trust will:

• Provide an overview of our cleanup activities 

• Share what we have learned from our investigations

• Update you on redevelopment planning

• Answer your questions

Light refreshments will be served.

See our flyer.

The CAG meets at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Court Complex at 1501 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701.

The CAG is a valued partner for the Multistate Trust’s work in Columbus, serving as a key neighborhood voice and providing the primary means for our team to provide regular updates to the community.

At CAG meetings, the Multistate Trust team shares our progress and welcomes the opportunity to hear community concerns.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comments on the Proposed Plan for cleanup of the Pine Yard portion of the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Columbus Superfund Site in Columbus, MS.

The 30-day Public Comment period will end Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The EPA held a public meeting to discuss its proposed Site cleanup plan and answer questions Dec. 13 at the Genesis Dream Center in Columbus.

The Multistate Trust is already performing the cleanup work described in the Proposed Plan, and the activity will prepare a portion of the Site for reuse perhaps as early as 2019.

Please review the Fact Sheet about the Proposed Plan here. Review the Proposed Plan here.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will discuss its proposed Site cleanup plan and answer questions at a public meeting Thursday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. — 8 p.m., at the Genesis Dream Center, 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus.

Review the Fact Sheet about the proposed plan to address contaminated soil here.

Review the Proposed Plan — describing cleanup work already underway at the 44-acre Pine Yard portion of the Site — here.

The CAG meets at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Court Complex at 1501 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701.

The CAG is a valued partner for the Multistate Trust’s work in Columbus, serving as a key neighborhood voice and providing the primary means for our team to provide regular updates to the community.

At CAG meetings, the Multistate Trust team shares our progress and welcomes the opportunity to hear community concerns.