EPA to Hold Public Meeting Tuesday, June 25, at Pattonville High School to Discuss Activities at West Lake Landfill Site

EPA News Release:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

11201 Renner Blvd, Lenexa, Kan. 66219

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY

EPA to Hold Public Meeting Tuesday, June 25, at Pattonville High School to Discuss Activities at West Lake Landfill Site

Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394 (office), 816-518-2794 (cell), whitley.christopher@epa.gov

Environmental News

(Lenexa, Kan., June 20, 2013) - EPA Region 7 will host a public meeting on Tuesday evening, June 25, at Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Mo., to discuss the Agency’s ongoing work at the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site, Bridgeton, Mo.

EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks, along with other EPA Region 7 staff and representatives from EPA’s partner agencies, will attend the meeting to share information and answer questions about EPA’s ongoing work at the site, including recent groundwater sampling and radiation screening activities.

The meeting will begin in the Pattonville High School Auditorium, 2497 Creve Coeur Road. After an introductory session, the meeting will move into the school’s cafeteria so that attendees can participate in a public availability session with EPA and state environmental and health staffs. The event will conclude with a question-and-answer session back in the auditorium.

WHAT: Public Meeting for the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2013

WHERE: Pattonville High School Auditorium, 2497 Creve Coeur Road, Maryland Heights, Mo. 63043

WHO: EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks; staff representatives from EPA Region 7, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Missouri Department of Resources (MDNR) and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS)

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