(AGENPARL) – mer 06 settembre 2023 Issued: Sep 6, 2023 (7:19pm EDT)
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EPA to conduct Climate Vulnerability Assessment at Smurfit-Stone Mill site in
Frenchtown, Montana
CVA will inform future site cleanup decisions and ensure long-term
protectiveness
Frenchtown, Mont.  — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced the approval of a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) project for
the Smurfit-Stone Mill site in Frenchtown, Montana. CVAs help EPA project
managers design Superfund remedies that are resilient in the face of a
changing climate, taking drought, severe weather, temperature, wildfire and
other factors into account.
“This forward-looking assessment demonstrates EPA’s commitment to a full
understanding of potential risks, both now and in the future, at the
Smurfit-Stone Mill site,” said EPA Region 8 Administrator KC Becker. “The
effects of climate change are already apparent in Montana. Ensuring that
cleanup remedies are designed with these effects in mind will strengthen their
long-term effectiveness and protect human health and the environment.”
The CVA will begin in late September and will run alongside current Superfund
remedial investigation and risk assessment work. EPA and partners will use the
results to evaluate how climate change is likely to affect the protectiveness
of site-specific cleanup actions, remedies and infrastructure over time and
identify needs and adaptive measures to improve remedy resilience under future
climate conditions. This information will ensure that future decisions about
final cleanup actions and remedies will protect human health and environmental
resources, including surface waters, fish and aquatic life, from exposure to
harmful levels of site contaminants.
CVAs are typically conducted later in the Superfund process, once remedial
investigations are complete. By initiating the project now, remedial project
managers at the Smurfit-Stone Mill site will gain a greater understanding of
potential risks while the site investigation is still underway, helping to
develop the most forward-looking, adaptive and resilient site plan
possible. EPA expects the CVA to be completed in 2024.
“The Frenchtown Smurfit-Stone Mill Community Advisory Group (CAG) strongly
supports the efforts of the EPA to secure a Climate Vulnerability
Assessment,” said CAG Administrative Team members Bruce Sims, Jeri Delys and
Jennifer Harrington. “The assessment will significantly benefit our efforts
to ensure a protective, climate-resilient cleanup for the community we are
fortunate to call home.”
The site, a former paper and pulp mill located three miles south of
Frenchtown, Montana, covers 3,200 acres and is divided into three operable
units spanning agricultural lands, the former mill site and parts of the Clark
Fork River floodplain. Efforts are currently underway to characterize and
understand risks related to prior site activities and waste disposal
practices.
Information about the site, including timelines, operable units and current
characterization efforts, is available on the EPA Superfund page.
Comprehensive information on EPA’s current and forthcoming efforts related
to climate change is available on EPA’s Climate Change page.
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