Registration Open for LEAD Agency's 23rd Tar Creek Conference
Conference Dates: October 26, 27, 28
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We are thrilled to be hosting our 23rd Tar Creek Conference! This year's conference will be held virtually. Registration is FREE. To register, click on the image to the right.
Note: You must register separately for each day of the conference, and you will receive separate links to attend each day. |
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Residents Call on City of Miami
to Protect Tar Creek and Give Her Rights
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On June 9, 2021, Miami residents John Holt, Jacklyn Robinson, and James Couch became proponents of Miami, Oklahoma's first municipal initiative petition.
On behalf of the people of Miami, John, Jackie, and Jim call on the City of Miami to adopt a Clean Water Protection Ordinance. If passed, it will declare that residents of Miami have a right to clean water including a clean Tar Creek, and that Tar Creek herself has legal rights including the rights to exist, to flow, and to support life. It will make any interference with these rights, or any future pollution of Tar Creek, a public nuisance and a criminal misdemeanor. During the summer circulators have fanned out across the city collecting hundreds of signatures from Miami voters who believe it's time to obligate the city to protect Tar Creek against further contamination and damage. If the City Council votes down the Ordinance, these petition signatures will compel the City to call a special election at which Miami voters can vote directly on the Clean Water Protection Ordinance. |
Residents Standing Up and
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LEAD Agency's
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Call to Action: Tell EPA, FERC, and Gov. Stitt
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If you missed the virtual meeting explaining EPA's preliminary remediation goals for Operable Unit 5 of the Tar Creek Superfund Site, you can watch the complete recording on our Facebook page.
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To download and review slides summarizing EPA's proposals, please click the link below.
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EPA has prepared Preliminary Remediation Goals (cleanup standards) for human health with regard to OU5, which includes the sediments and surface water in continuously flowing creeks, streams and rivers that may be impacted by historical mining activities within Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.
LEAD has asked technical advisors from EPA to explain to the public what EPA is proposing for its remediation goals, as well as the methods they used to arrive at their proposals.
This meeting will help the public write effective comments to EPA about their proposals so that the cleanup is as protective as possible of human health. Public comments will be due April 16.
Click on the image above to review the technical team's written summary of EPA's proposed remediation goals. Be sure to join us March 23 to learn more and get your questions answered.
2020 Virtual Conference Completed
Conference Sessions Available to View Online
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We were thrilled to partner with the Western Mining Action Network for a dynamic and enlightening virtual conference. Click on this link to watch archived recordings of all the sessions,
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Tar Creek Superfund Site OU5 Human Health
Risk Assessment Comments Now Closed
Thank you all for submitting comments. You DO make a difference! We will let you know when EPA responds.
VIDEO AND DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE:
EPA recently released its draft Human Health Risk Assessment for Operable Unit 5 of the Tar Creek Superfund site. EPA is requesting comments on the risk assessment. The comment deadline is August 17, 2020.
To learn more about the risk assessment, EPA's Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) program hosted a live webinar that you can watch at this link. During the webinar, the TASC team explained the purpose and contents of the Human Health Risk Assessment. They also answered questions from members of the public. Please take the time to watch this presentation.
After watching the video, consider whether YOU think the EPA has adequately described and explained the human health risks posed by OU5. Then write a comment to EPA with your opinions and, just as importantly, your questions. EPA must hear from residents in order to improve the Risk Assessment. If the Risk Assessment doesn't reflect the extent of the human health risks that exist, then their plan to clean up OU5 will not address all the risks.
Comments are due August 17 and should be emailed to coats.janetta@epa.gov.
To learn more about the risk assessment, EPA's Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) program hosted a live webinar that you can watch at this link. During the webinar, the TASC team explained the purpose and contents of the Human Health Risk Assessment. They also answered questions from members of the public. Please take the time to watch this presentation.
After watching the video, consider whether YOU think the EPA has adequately described and explained the human health risks posed by OU5. Then write a comment to EPA with your opinions and, just as importantly, your questions. EPA must hear from residents in order to improve the Risk Assessment. If the Risk Assessment doesn't reflect the extent of the human health risks that exist, then their plan to clean up OU5 will not address all the risks.
Comments are due August 17 and should be emailed to coats.janetta@epa.gov.
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