Learn about Water Sampling at East Mission Flats Repository

EPA Press Release:

Learn about Water Sampling at East Mission Flats Repository

Here is a link to a new brochure about the East Mission Flats Repository. This 4-page document discusses the repository’s monitoring program, sampling results, and protective features. Sampling shows the repository is functioning as designed. Seasonal flood waters flow around the waste soil, not through it. Flood waters have not washed away any waste placed there. Because metals settle out naturally as flood waters slow, the flood water is generally cleaner as it flows back to the river. Data show that the amount of metals in groundwater is either stable or going down.

The East Mission Flats Repository is located west of Cataldo. It takes in contaminated soil that has been removed from community areas and cleanup sites. The repository, like others in the area, is designed to protect people’s health and the environment. Monitoring of the repository will continue into the future. EPA is providing this brochure in response to requests from the community. 

Brochure: http://www.epa.gov/region10/pdf/sites/bunker_hill/waste-repositories/EMFR_water_sampling_brochure_may2013.pdf

East Mission Flats Information: http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/east_mission_flats_repository

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