A summary of removal activities that will take place in the upcoming week(s) include:

Site Activities - Staging Pad
- Receive, dewater and load out contaminated sediments excavated from SA6 for disposal;
- Stage and support heavy equipment, materials and supplies for dredging and restoration operations; and
- Set up, test and begin operation of EPA's mobile water treatment system for treatment of drainage water.

Site Activities - SA6
- Construct working surface along creek banks to support dredging equipment;
- Install creek de-watering system for second and third dredging areas;
- Complete excavation, solidification and transport of contaminated sediments;
- Complete stream channel and streambank restoration activities (backfilling, streambank stabilization);
- Continue turbidity monitoring upstream and downstream in the creek channel; and
- Conduct noise, perimeter and personnel air monitoring near site activities.

Project Management Activities
- Continue weekly progress meetings with City of Kalamazoo;
- Compete necessary repairs and testing on EPA's mobile wastewater treatment plant prior to deployment;
- Complete site-specific restoration plans for SA5, SA6, and SA7 for review by trustees; and
- Participate in a public meeting on May 31 on the Kalamazoo River cleanup project.

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
See POLREP #2

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
See above

2.2.1.2 Next Steps
See above

2.2.2 Issues
None

The current resources present on site during this reporting period include:

- Office trailers
- Portable restrooms and hand-washing stations
- Portable generators
- Submersible pumps
- Equipment storage container
- ERRS work crews and subcontractor work crews
- START sampling contractor
- Heavy equipment
- Water truck
- Street sweeper
- Truck wash
- Mixing boxes
- Frac (water) tanks
- Pressure wash trailer
- Bypass pumps and piping
- Sheet piling

Craig Thomas and Paul Ruesch, U.S. EPA FOSCs, are serving as safety officer(s).
The HASP is reviewed and signed by all site personnel.  All new personnel arriving on site are provided a site orientation and safety briefing. Safety meetings are held each morning with all workers to ensure safe daily operations.

2.6 Liaison Officer
Craig Thomas and Paul Ruesch, U.S. EPA FOSCs, are serving as liaison(s) with local officials and any other interested parties. 

2.7 Information Officer
A Fact Sheet was developed on the status of the project to provide information in advance of a public meeting to be held on May 31.  The Fact Sheet is posted in the 'documents' section of the website.  U.S. EPA FOSCs will participate in the meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo to provide a status update on the project.

2.7.1 Public Information Officer
See Section 2.7

2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
Don DeBlasio - U.S. EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

City of Kalamazoo:

            Department of Public Services

Parks and Recreation Department

Economic Development Department

Community Planning & Development

Public Safety Department

Fire Department

Police Department

            ReDevelopment Department
Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo Nature Center

U.S. EPA - 2
ERRS contractor (Environmental Quality Management, Inc) - 12
Terra Contracting (subcontractor to EQM) - 1
START contractor (Weston/Dynamac) - 1

See the project website at http://www.epaosc.org/portagecreekarea.

See the project website at http://www.epaosc.org/portagecreekarea. 

Additional information on the overall Kalamazoo River Project can be found at http://www.epa.gov/Region5/cleanup/kalproject/index.htm.