The St. Louis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is pleased to announce the signature and release of the Final Record of Decision (ROD) for the North St. Louis County Sites. These sites consist of the St. Louis Airport Site (SLAPS), the Latty Avenue Properties including the Hazelwood Interim Storage Site (HISS) and the Futura Coatings Property, the SLAPS Vicinity Properties, which include Coldwater Creek.

The ROD outlines the final remedy selected to cleanup contamination at the North St. Louis County sites. Contamination at the sites is the result of Manhattan Engineer District / Atomic Energy Commission activities that supported our nation's early atomic program in the 1940s and 50s.

The USACE worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Missouri Department of Natural Resources to develop the document. The final remedy was selected based on comments received from the public and regulatory agencies on the North County Feasibility Study and Proposed Plan (FS/PP).

The public was encouraged to review and comment on both documents during a 75-day review period beginning on May 1, and continuing through July 14, 2003. The final remedy was selected and identified in a Record of Decision after all comments received and any new information presented were considered. Responses to comments submitted on the FS/PP are included in the Responsiveness Summary. The Responsiveness Summary is an appendix to the ROD.

In response to the potential risk of radioactive exposure, the USACE will implement Alternative 5, Excavation with Institutional Controls for Soils under Roads, Rail lines, and Other Permanent Structures to protect human health and the environment. Congress directed the USACE to oversee the cleanup of the St. Louis North County Site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). The cleanup must follow the requirements set by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also known as CERCLA or Superfund).

The ROD is available to the public and may be accessed via the link below.  Administrative Record locations and public libraries where copies of the ROD are available may be accessed by clicking on the Document Review Locations link provided below.