********February 2020 Meeting – FaceBook Live******

Thursday (Feb 20th) – Just Moms; Karen Nickel and Dawn Chapman did a FaceBook live. You can re-watch it via the link below.

Posted by Karen Nickel on Thursday, February 20, 2020 Just Moms STL – Karen and Dawn Live Stream – February 20. 2020

To Report an Odor: http://REPORT AN ODOR: http://dnr.mo.gov/bridgeton/concern.htm

Atomic Homefront Documentary is now available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duEMr4VbqbM

Our next Just Moms STL Monthly Meeting will be March 19, 2020 at 6:30 pm at John Calvin Presbyterian – 12567 NATURAL BRIDGE RD – BRIDGETON, MO 63044

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Reflecting 2019….READY for 2020!!!

Dawn Chapman and I would like to wish everyone a Happy and safe New Year!

Personally, Dawn and I both have had a very rough 2019. From the loss of several loved ones, to chronic illnesses with our children, it has been a struggle. To say we are both ready for 2020 is an understatement.

TO RECAP just a few things from 2019….































We spent hours in middle schools, high schools, community colleges and universities educating. We went to DC to discuss our concerns about communication within the Superfund process, as well as getting reassurance that things were definitely moving in the right direction for our clean up at West Lake.

Had an in person meeting with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.

We were recognized for our hard work with a beautiful award from North County Inc. Dawn was inducted to her high schools Alumni Hall of Fame.

Just Moms hosted our first blood drive with Mississippi Regional Blood Center, with a great turnout. Hoping we can do this again in 2020. What an amazing way to give to our very sick community.

We took a Mental Health First Aid class and became Certified Mental Health First Aids.

We connected with several of the Mental Health Organizations that were awarded grant funds from the Bridgeton Landfill Settlement. THAT was an eye opening experience.

OUR GOALS for 2020…

Continue our push for a viable relocation plan for those living on top of the landfill.

Getting a firm date for when the first shovel will hit the ground for cleanup.

Keeping our First Responders in the loop, so they have all the important information they need at all times.

Continue to strengthen our communications with local, state and federal agencies.

To continue to hold agencies and corporations responsible and make sure they respect and do not bully this community. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THAT!

Growing our community meetings attendance. This will be the year you all really need to get to these meetings as we get closer to clean up.

Getting the ODOR issues addressed!… AGAIN!!!

Continue our presentations in the schools and Universities

Continue educating and updating our elected officials and candidates.

Surviving 2020 politics. This will mean attending a lot of political events.

Getting people to utilize the Mental Health Organizations that are out there for those in our community that are in need.

Finalizing our 5013c status

Fundraising and grant writing. We so desperately need HELP

Thank you all who have made donations, supported and sent us well wishes in 2019! Wishing all of you a safe, and healthy 2020.

EPA Update on the West Lake Landfill

Bridgeton, MO

(Including the draft OU-3 Health and Safety Plan)

Announcements and Key Topics

The EPA has recently completed review and submitted comments on several more draft documents associated with OU-1 and OU-3 of the West Lake Landfill Site.

The EPA’s comment letter on the draft OU-1 Remedial Design Workplan and draft OU-1 Design Criteria Report have been posted below in the featured documents section.

The EPA has also posted the OU-3 comment letter on the draft Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Workplan for Site-wide Groundwater, and the associated draft RI/FS Field Sampling Plan, draft RI/FS Quality Assurance Procect Plan (QAPP), and the draft OU-3 Health and Safety Plan in the featured documents section below.

https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.docdata&id=0701039

EPA REGION 7 – WEST LAKE LANDFILL SUPERFUND WEBSITE INFORMATION PRINTABLE DOCUMENT https://tinyurl.com/West-Lake-Superfund-Info-Sheet

EPA Region 7 West Lake Update August 6, 2019

• IMPORTANT •

Replay of Just Moms STL Live Stream – July 30, 2019

STAY TUNED FOR A FACEBOOK LIVE IN A FEW MINUTES!!

What a morning!!!!!. Just Moms STL met with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and others today……in the 7 years Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel have been working on this issue, this has to have been the best meeting yet!

Posted by Karen Nickel on Tuesday, July 30, 2019

A Few of the attendees to today’s meeting (not pictured are EPA Region 7 Staff)

JULY COMMUNITY MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

• IMPORTANT •

We will *NOT* have a Just Moms STL Community Meeting tomorrow, July 18th.

Instead, we are co-hosting a meeting with EPA Region 7 on July 25th (details below). EPA will present updates/current status of the proposed cleanup plan.

We’ll see you all then.

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ALL…IMPORTANT! WE NEED YOU!

Below is the link to the blood drive we are hosting.

We have heard from so many that are interested in giving blood, and now you c an officially sign up on this link or call the number listed to reserve your spot. This is going to be such a special event for our community.

There will also be FREE FOOD!

Please SHARE SHARE SHARE!!! Here is the live link to sign up! https://www.bloodcenterimpact.org/…/sc…/drive_schedule/84861

JUST MOMS STL GOALS:

1. A safe and permanent solution for the radioactive waste at West Lake Landfill.

2. Property Assurance Plan for a 2-mile radius around the landfill for the duration of the underground fire.

3. Raise awareness, thus creating an educated majority that can make informed, honest decisions based on what is best for the individual and/or their families.

TIMELINE OF THE WEST LAKE AND

BRIDGETON LANDFILLS



Courtesy of Lindsay Toler, St. Louis Public Radio

ALL….Give STL Day IS COMING MAY 1ST.

This is our first major fundraising campaign.

YOU CAN PRE-SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION TODAY. OR, YOU CAN GIVE ON MAY 1ST

No matter what, if you give or cannot at this time, PLEASE PLEASE SHARE this link https://www.givestlday.org/justmomsstl on your personal Facebook page, your twitter or any other social media platforms you do. You can also share it in an email to all your friends and family, and ask them to do the same.

We are counting on a successful campaign to sustain the work Just Moms STL does. We are also so very grateful for each and every supporter we have and any donations large or small! It means the world to Dawn Chapman and myself!

Thank You!

Karen Nickel



EPA Reaches Cleanup Decision for Radioactive West Lake Landfill Superfund Site!

#community Posted by Christen Commuso on Thursday, September 27, 2018

Signing of the Record of Decision to Clean up West Lake Landfill

READ MORE ABOUT THE DECISION HERE



5 On Your Side

by Grant Bissell

09/27/2018

West Lake Landfill: EPA proposal is latest chapter in long, troubled history

EPA Proposed Remedy & 75 Day Comment Period