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EPA Region 7 to Host Open House for Cherokee County Superfund Site in Historic
Tri-State Mining District
EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new
residential soil lead guidance to the community on Oct. 28
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 22, 2024) – Representatives from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host an open house in Baxter Springs,
Kansas, to provide Cherokee County community members with site cleanup updates
regarding the Cherokee County Superfund Site and information about EPA’s
residential soil lead guidance.
The updated residential soil lead guidance, released in January 2024, lowered
the screening level at residential properties from 400 parts per million (ppm)
to 200 ppm. Screening levels are not cleanup levels, rather they are used when
initially investigating a release to determine if the level of contamination
warrants further investigation. Updating the screening levels ensures that EPA
uses the latest and best available science to protect children living and
playing near sites contaminated by lead in soil.
EPA’s open house in Cherokee County, Kansas, takes place during EPA’s
observance of Children’s Health Month. During the last month, EPA Region 7
has held several open houses focused on the new residential soil lead guidance
and lead health education in Missouri’s Old Lead Belt and Jasper County,
Missouri, which is also a part of the Tri-State Mining District.
The Cherokee County Health Department will be available to provide free blood
lead testing for eligible children and adults at the event.
EPA’s community meeting will be held:
Monday, Oct. 28, 2024
Open House: 6 to 8 p.m.
Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.
New Community Building
1101 East Avenue
Baxter Springs, Kansas
Background
The Cherokee County Superfund Site is a former mining area in southeast
Kansas, part of the larger regional mining area known as the Tri-State Mining
District. It covers about 115 square miles. Over 100 years of widespread lead
and zinc mining from the mid-1800s to 1970 created piles of mine tailings
covering more than 4,000 acres. The primary contaminants of concern at the
site are lead, zinc, and cadmium.
Site-wide, nearly 3 million cubic yards of mining wastes have been remediated
on over 2,800 acres; over 800 residential yards have been remediated; and over
500 homes have been supplied with a clean, permanent source of drinking water.
Visit the Site Profile page for the Cherokee County Superfund Site.
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