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Torch Lake Superfund Site
Site Information
- MI (Houghton County)
- EPA ID# MID980901946
- NPL Site Narrative
- NPL Factsheet
- CERCLIS listing
- Alias(es): N/A
- Map (Enviromapper)
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Dave Novak (novak.dave@epa.gov)
312-886-7478 or 800-621-8431, ext. 67478
Remedial Project Manager
Patrick Hamblin (hamblin.patrick@epa.gov)
312-886-6312 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66312
On-Scene Coordinator
Brian Kelly (kelly.brian@epa.gov)
734-692-7684
9311 Groh Rd.
Grosse Ile, MI 48138-1697
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Project Manager
Mary Schafer (schaferm2@mi.gov)
517-373-9832
NPL Deletion Process Manager
Gladys Beard (beard.gladys@epa.gov)
312-886-7253 or 800-621-8431, ext. 67253
Repositories
(where to view written records)
EPA Region 5 Record Center,
7th Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL
Lake Linden/Hubbell Public Library
601 Calumet St.
Lake Linden, MI
Portage Lake
District Library
58 Huron St.
Houghton, MI
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions:
Superfund Information Systems Frequent Questions
Background
The Torch Lake site is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Houghton County, Michigan. Copper mining activities in the area from the 1890s until 1969 produced mill tailings that contaminated the lake sediments and shoreline.
Public Comment Opportunity
EPA is interested in your comments on the proposed cleanup plan at the Quincy Smelter. The comment period runs from January 1-31, 2009.
Public Meeting
Thursday, January 15, 2009
7-9 pm
Lakeview Manor
Community Room
1401 W. Quincy Street
Hancock, MI
- Proposed Plan for Amended Remedy at Quincy Smelter - slide presentation (PDF) (21pp, 1.1MB) January 15, 2009
- Proposed Plan for Record of Decision Amendment for Operable Unit 3 at Torch Lake Superfund Site (PDF) (10pp, 355K), December 2008
Site Updates | News Releases | Fact Sheets || Five-Year Reviews || Public Meetings
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Site Updates
News Releases
- MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to co-sponsor ceremony to commemorate completion of cleanup work on Torch Lake Superfund site - August 15, 2006
- EPA completes cleanup work on Torch Lake Superfund site - August 14, 2006
Fact Sheets
- EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan For Quincy Smelter Erosion (PDF) (6pp, 325K) December 2008
- Environmental Work Continues at Torch Lake Sites April 2008
- EPA Completes Construction at Torch Lake (PDF) (4pp, 128K) August 2006
- Asbestos Forces EPA to Fence Smelter Site July 2004
- EPA Intends to Delete the Hubbell/Tamarack City Parcel of the Torch Lake Superfund Site from the NPL - February 2004
- Cleanup Projects Creating New Plant and Wildlife Areas (PDF) (6pp, 849K) February 2004
Five-Year Reviews
- Second five-year review (PDF) (214pp, 13.8MB) March 2008
- Five Year Review 2008 (PDF) (500pp, 85.7MB)
- First five-year review (PDF) (39pp, 476K) March 2003
- Five Year Review (PDF) (44pp, 2MB) March 2003
Public Meetings
- Thursday, January 15, 2009
- Proposed Plan for Amended Remedy at Quincy Smelter - slide presentation (PDF) (21pp, 1.1MB) January 15, 2009
- Proposed Plan for Record of Decision Amendment for Operable Unit 3 at Torch Lake Superfund Site (PDF) (10pp, 355K) December 2008