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Tittabawassee River / Saginaw River / Saginaw Bay Cleanup
Site Information
- Bay City, Carrollton, Essexville, Freeland, Midland, Saginaw, Shields and Zilwaukee, MI (Bay, Midland and Saginaw Counties)
- EPA ID# MID000724724
- Alias(es): N/A
- Photos
- Overview Map
Contact Information
Public Affairs Specialist
Rafael P. Gonzalez (gonzalez.rafaelp@epa.gov)
312-886-0269 or 800-621-8431, ext. 60269
On Scene Coordinator (Superfund)
James Augustyn (augustyn.james@epa.gov)
440-250-1742
Project Manager (RCRA)
Greg Rudloff (rudloff.gregory@epa.gov)
312-886-0455
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Grace A Dow Memorial Library
1710 W. St. Andrews St.
Midland, MI 48640
Links
Midland/Tittabawassee
River Dioxin Information Page from Michigan Dept. of Environmental
Quality 
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Table of Contents
Background
Dow's Midland Plant began operations in 1897. The facility covers approximately 1,900 acres. It abuts the Tittabawassee River, with the majority of the plant located on the east side of the river and south of the city of Midland. Past waste disposal practices, fugitive emissions, and incineration at Dow have resulted in on and off-site contamination. Off-site contamination extends over 50 miles downstream of the Dow Midland facility through the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers and into Saginaw Bay. (more...)
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Tittabawassee River Cleanup (Superfund Removal Actions)
Reach D
in progress |
Reach JK
complete |
Reach O
complete |
Riverside Boulevardbeginning July 2008 |
Saginaw River Cleanup (Superfund Removal Actions)
Wickes Park - Saginaw River planning underway |
Maps
- Overview map (PDF) (1pg, 128K)
- Reach overview aerial photo Upper Tittabawassee River Project (PDF) (1pg, 213K) June 1, 2006
- Reach overview aerial photo Middle Tittabawassee River Project (PDF) (1pg, 135K) June 2007
Site Updates
News Releases
- Dow Chemical to clean up dioxin contamination in Saginaw's Riverside Boulevard neighborhood July 15, 2008
- Dow to seek immediate cleanup of dioxin contamination in riverside residential area May 28, 2008
- EPA, MDEQ to sample Saginaw residential area for dioxin contamination April 2, 2008
- EPA hosts meeting on Saginaw Bay environmental issues Jan. 31, 7 p.m. Jan. 23, 2008
- EPA terminates negotiations with Dow Chemical on river cleanups Jan. 4, 2008
- EPA, Dow chemical continue to negotiate river cleanups Dec. 21, 2007
- EPA: Dow to clean up dioxin hot spot in the Saginaw River Nov. 15, 2007
- Highest dioxin level found in Saginaw River: EPA, MDEQ and Dow at work on emergency cleanup Nov. 13, 2007
- Dow Chemical to negotiate river cleanups Oct. 18, 2007
- EPA to Dow Chemical: 60 day clock to negotiate on Tittabawassee River system cleanup starts today Oct. 10, 2007
- EPA and city of Midland, Mich., agree on dioxin sampling information Sep. 25, 2007
- EPA and Midland work to share information and protect residents' privacy Sep. 14, 2007
- EPA calls for open process to restore Tittabawassee and Saginaw River watershed Sept. 11, 2007
- EPA issues demand for Midland dioxin sampling data Aug. 31, 2007
- EPA, Dow reach agreement for dioxin cleanup Jul. 13, 2007
- EPA: Dow Chemical must clean up Tittabawassee hot spots immediately Jul. 3, 2007
Presentations
- Tittabawasee River Residential Floodplain Sampling (PDF) (13pp, 559K) August 2008
- Presentations from community meeting in Saginaw, MI, January 31, 2008
- Tittabawassee River Dioxin Interim Response Activities (PDF) (6pp, 393K)
- Tittabawassee/Saginaw River and Bay Chemical Contamination & RCRA Corrective Action (PDF) (25pp, 1.2MB)
- Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay Watershed (PDF) (30pp, 1.8MB)
- EPA Presentation, Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting, Nov. 28, 2007
Letters to the Editor
Legal Documents
- Administrative Settlement Agreement And Order On Consent For Removal Action - Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (PDF) (51pp, 2.0MB) July 15, 2008
- Attachment A: Site map EU 001 Properties - residential floodplain sampling (PDF) (1pg, 11"x17", 3.3MB)
- Attachment B: Site areas map of EU 001 Areas - residential floodplain sampling (PDF) (1pg, 11" x 17", 3.3MB)
- Attachment C: Enforcement Action Memorandum: Determination of an imminent and substantial threat to public health and the environment at the Riverside Boulevard Area of the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site, Saginaw County, MI
(PDF) (34pp, 1.18MB) July 2008
- Attachment 3: Site areas map of EU 001 Areas - residential floodplain sampling (PDF) (1pg, 11" x 17", 3.3MB)
- Attachment 4: Map of final TEQs for EU 001 (PDF) (1pg, 145K)
- Confidentiality Agreement (PDF) (6pp, 615K) Oct. 23, 2007
- Special Notice Letter for The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site (PDF) (9pp., 273K) Oct. 10, 2007
- Requests for Information Pursuant to Section 104 of CERCLA:
- to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr, and Huber (PDF) (13pp, 534K) Aug. 31, 2007
- to Miller Canfield, Paddock, and Stone, P.L.C. (PDF) (13pp, 531K) Aug. 31, 2007
- to the City of Midland, MI (PDF) (13pp, 538K) Aug. 31, 2007
- to the Dow Chemical Company (PDF) (38pp, 2.0MB) Aug. 13, 2007
- to the Dow Chemical Company (PDF) (16pp, 873K) Aug. 10, 2007
- General Notice of Potential Liability to the Dow Chemical Company (PDF) (3pp, 244K) Jun. 27, 2007
Technical Documents
- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has a draft version of the Areas of Concern report available on its Web site. The full title is: Public Health Implications of Hazardous Substances in the Twenty-Six U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern . In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, EPA contributed expert review comments which are also available on ATSDR's Web site.