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I Revised COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN

I Cherokee County, Kansas

1 September 1990 I WA No. 102-7L37.0 I I i RECEIVED 1 SEP 2 8 199 i SECTIOIN i i i i DEN/CC15/073.51 I I TABLE OF CONTENTS I Page

I . Introduction ...... 1

_ II. Superfund Site Description ...... 2 • Exhibit 1: Site Detail Map ...... 3

III. Community Issues ...... 5 Community Profile ...... 5 Chronology of Community Involvement ...... 5 Key Community Concerns ...... 7 I IV. Objectives of the Revised Community Relations Plan ...... 9 V. Community Relations Activities ...... 9 I VI. Timing of Community Relations Activities ...... 12 I APPENDIX A: List of Contacts and Interested Parties ...... 13

APPENDIX B: Suggested Locations for Information Repository and Public Meetings ...... 22 I

I REVISED COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN CHEROKEE COUNTY SUPERFUND SITE I BAXTER SPRINGS AND TREECE SUBSITES CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS I I. INTRODUCTION This revised community relations plan pertains to the Cherokee County Superfund site, in Cherokee County, Kansas. The United States Environmental I Protection Agency (EPA) Region VII has divided the site into six subsites. These subsites are commonly known as Waco, Lawton, Badger, Treece, Galena, and Baxter Springs. Several of the subsites are further divided into an Operable I Unit (OU) which is an action taken as one part of an overall site cleanup. EPA will plan and implement appropriate community relations activities in order to adequately address the issues and concerns at each subsite. I Superfund is the common name used for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, a federal law passed in 1980 and modified in 1986 by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. The I acts created a special tax that goes into a Trust Fund, commonly known as Superfund, to investigate and clean up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous I waste sites. This revised community relations plan focuses on issues and concerns related to the Baxter Springs and Treece subsites. Previous CRPs focused on the Galena subsite and the entire site as a single entity. EPA will address I issues and concerns at the remaining subsites during the course of the remedial process. I This plan presents activities for the community relations program to be conducted by EPA during the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) at the Baxter Springs and Treece subsites. The community relations activities outlined in this report are designed to keep citizens and officials I informed about subsite developments and activities, and to enable these individuals to contribute to the Superfund decision-making process. EPA has lead responsibility for oversight of the RI/FS at the two subsites and the I potentially responsible parties have lead responsibility for conducting the RI/FS at the two subsites. The EPA Region VII Community Relations Coordinator I will oversee all community relations activities at the Superfund site. Because this report is a revision of two previously written community relations plans, relevant information from those plans, in addition to updated I information, is included in the appropriate sections throughout this report. This plan is divided into the following sections: • Superfund site description; I • Community issues; • Objectives of the revised community relations plan; • Community relations activities; and I • Timing of community relations activities. I I I

I Appendix A of the plan suggests locations for the information repository(s) and for public meetings relating to the two subsites in Cherokee County. Appendix B lists federal, state, local officials, media I representatives, and local residents who have expressed an interest in the Superfund site and the subsites. I This plan is based on on-site interviews conducted by the EPA Region VII Community Relations Coordinator and an EPA contractor with local officials and I residents in Baxter Springs, and Treece, Kansas, from May 8 to 10, 1990. II. SUPERFUND SITE DESCRIPTION I The Cherokee County Superfund site is a triangular-shaped area of land in the extreme southeast corner of the state of Kansas that is comprised of six subsites and encompasses approximately 200 square miles (see Exhibit 1). The Superfund site includes the Kansas communities of Galena, Baxter Springs, I Treece, Lowell, Riverton, Lawton, and Crestline. All of these communities are located in Cherokee County. Sections of Cherokee County -- including part of the Superfund site -- are part of the 500 square mile Tri-State Mining I District, which includes portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Cherokee County has a long and rich mining history. Mining of the lead I and zinc deposits in the area began in 1848 and continued throughout the Tri- State Mining District until approximately 1976. During this period, the mining resulted in a "honey-combing" of the area by mine shafts and underground tunnels, and placement of large piles of mine waste rock and I "chat" tailings above ground. When the mines were active, groundwater was continually pumped to keep the mines dry. Once mining operations ceased, groundwater and surface water runoff began to flood the mines. The lead and I zinc sulfide ores remaining in the mines contaminated the floodwaters. High concentrations of these metals has been detected in these waters. The contaminated water gradually migrated into the Boone aquifer, and possibly the Roubidoux aquifers. An aquifer is an underground rock formation composed of I materials such as sand, soil, or gravel that can store and supply ground water to wells and springs. The contaminated water eventually contaminated major streams and rivers in the mining district. Contamination of surface water and I groundwater was aggravated by runoff or seepage from the mine waste rock and chat piles contaminated with heavy metals. I In 1971, before the district's environmental problems became an issue, area residents expressed concerns regarding cattle illness in the Galena area. This concern was expressed two months prior to the analysis of air quality tests. Test results of a two-month air quality monitoring effort revealed I that lead levels in airborne particulates were above the ambient air standard. The high,lead levels were attributed, in part, to a lead smelter operating in I the area. The lead smelter has since closed. For many years, residents of the mining district were troubled with land subsidence and personal tragedies. In several instances, drownin/js occurred I in water-filled mine pits. In 1980, a campaign initiated in the Galena, I I I

I Exhibit 1 I SITE DETAIL MAP I CHEROKEE COUNTY SUPERFUND SITE I I i Cohimbus I Kansas i Missouri I i i I LEGEND Waco Subsite I Lawtori Subsite Oklahoma Badger Subsite 1 Galena Subsite Baxter Springs Subsites I Treece Subsite i i i Kansas, area resulted in Congressional appropriation of funds to the U.S. Bureau of Mines to study existing conditions (i.e. contamination of groundwater, surface water, and soil) and possible solutions to physical safety problems such as drownings.

In 1981, a researcher of the University of Kansas Medical Center approached EPA for funding of a study to. investigate the incidence of lung cancer in a four-state region. Cherokee County, Kansas, was identified as a lung cancer "hot spot" in this study. The researcher speculated that the high incidence might be due to the existence of the numerous mine tailing piles throughout the district. Between 1982 and 1983, numerous studies related to the Superfund site were conducted by various government agencies dealing with hydrologic and chemical water analysis; an air quality monitoring program; an inventory of land subsidence and chat piles in Cherokee County; a follow-up study by KUMC; and a study by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) on soil and air quality in Cherokee County. Based on the findings of these studies, the Cherokee County site was added to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983, thus making it eligible for Superfund monies.

In the spring of 1985, EPA decided to address the site by dividing it into six subsites for further study and investigation. The first subsite addressed by the EPA study was the Galena subsite. Investigations in the Galena area began in July 1985. Since that time, EPA signed a Record of Decision (ROD) in 1987 to install a water distribution supply system connected to the Galena municipal water supply to provide water for individuals living outside the municipal water supply system and in 1988 EPA revised the ROD based on the agency's decision to construct a rural water system in Galena independent of the City of Galena. The project is currently in the design and engineering phase.. In September 1989, EPA signed a ROD for the ground water/surface water operable unit at the Galena subsite. The ROD called for the removal and selective placement of the surface mine wastes in the Galena area. The mine wastes (waste rock and chat) would be placed in open subsidences, pits and shafts. In addition, the ROD included diverting and rechanneling certain surface drainages and recontouring and vegetating the ground surface to the extent possible. These actions would minimize recharge to the shallow ground water system, reduce infiltration through the cover material, promote proper surface drainage and control erosion.

Investigations at the Baxter Springs and Treece subsites will begin in the summer of 1990. EPA has currently signed an administrative order with seven companies potentially responsible for the contamination in the area. These potentially responsible parties (PRPs) will be responsible for conducting the RI/FS at the subsites with,oversight by EPA. The investigation conducted by the PRPs will characterize the extent of contamination related to past mining activities at Baxter Springs, and Treece, Kansas. Field activities will include the sampling and analysis of soils, mine wastes, ground and surface water, and ambient air. III. COMMUNITY ISSUES

Community Profile

The towns of Baxter Springs and Treece are located in Cherokee County in the southeast corner of the state of Kansas. Columbus (pop. 3,400) is the county seat for Cherokee County. Baxter Springs (pop. 4,500) and Treece (pop. 75) are located along the Oklahoma-Kansas border. These communities operate primarily under a Mayor/Council form of government. Much of the land in the rural countryside of Cherokee County is flat and barren and comprised of open mining pits and mine waste rock and chat piles.

The discovery, of lead ore in 1848 marked the beginning of mining in the Tri-State District. Since that time, Cherokee County has depended on several different economic bases including coal and lead mining, agriculture and more recently, industrial development. There are manufacturing establishments in the county that make automotive replacement parts, pick-up campers, explosives, lawn and golf course chemicals, computer business forms, and piece work assembly. The closing of the Swalley Mine near Baxter Springs in 1970 signaled, for the most part, the end of a mining era in the Kansas portion of the Tri-State District.

Many of the small towns" in Cherokee County house a local Chamber of Commerce or an economic marketing group such as the Columbus Economic Development Corporation. Other services and amenities offered throughout the county include an industrial park, radio arid television (including cable TV) stations, and freight/cargo carriers. In addition, a number of fraternal, civic, religious, educational, social, professional and youth organizations are active throughout Cherokee County.

Cherokee County residents today are primarily concerned about Kansas property taxes, the need for economic development in Baxter Springs, lack of sufficient employment opportunities in the county, and water quality and water supply issues. Chronology of Community Involvement

According to the 1985 community relations plan, the issues surrounding the Cherokee County Superfund site have largely grown out of the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma (EPA, Region VI). Both sites are on the National Priorities List, are located in the Tri-State Mining District, and are located relatively close to one another. While EPA treats these two areas as distinct sites for the purposes of Superfund activities, their history and conditions greatly overlap. The size of the Tri-State Mining District and the scope of the water pollution have been factors contributing to the notoriety of both sites.

In the late 1970's, U.S. Representative Robert Whittaker first drew public attention to the problems of the Tri-State Mining District. Representative Whittaker's efforts in Congress resulted in the analyses and development of corrective measures for physical hazards in the region. Numerous articles appeared in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri newspapers describing Representative Whittaker's efforts and the environmental problems in the region attributed to mining.

Beginning in 1984, the number of public awareness activities! increased regarding the Tar Creek and Cherokee County sites. In February 1984, elementary school students in Joplin, Missouri, produced a film on Tar Creek and presented a petition supporting the Tar Creek clean up to the public and congressional representatives of the area. In addition, John Mott, a long- time resident of the mining district and an employee of the Oklahoma Water Resource Board began presenting slide shows about the Tar Creek and Cherokee County sites to various community groups.

On May 24, 1984, a meeting was held by KDHE in Baxter Springs, Kansas to discuss Tar Creek and Cherokee County site problems with community residents. At that meeting, a KDHE staff member explained that work was just beginning at the Cherokee County site, and that the project would include an investigation, a feasibility study and selection of an alternative action, if action was found to be necessary.

In 1985, the number of community relations activities continued to increase when EPA began conducting the RI/FS' at the Galena subsite. A group of legislators formed the Cherokee County Task Force to help assist coordination of activities at the Superfund site. The task force was made up of 22 people, including the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, four State Senators and Representatives, a U.S. Representative and people representing the City of Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas National Guard, KDHE, Kansas Mined Lands Conservation and Reclamation Board, Kansas Water Office, U.S. Bureau of Mines, U.S. Office of Surface Mining, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, EPA, and citizens.

The following dates, presented in chronological order, describe significant community relations activities at the Cherokee County site.

• July 30. 1985: EPA holds a public meeting in Galena to discuss the RI/FS for the Galena subsite. • May 1986: EPA holds a public meeting at the conclusion of the Galena subsite RI/FS. • October 1987: EPA and KDHE releases a fact sheet and the proposed plan outlining the alternative water supply system. • November 1987: EPA holds a public meeting to present the proposed plan for the Galena subsite. • November 4-December 4. 1987: EPA holds a 30-day public comment period on the proposed plan. Following a request thac the comment period be extended, EPA extends the period for an additional seven days to December 11, 1987. • December 1987: EPA releases a responsiveness summary and Record of Decision of the proposed plan for an alternative water supply. • February 17. 1988: EPA mails a letter, fact sheet, and responsiveness summary to interested citizens in Galena. I

I February 24. 1988: EPA holds a public meeting in Galena to discuss a proposed plan to clean up the ground and surface water in the Galena area. I March 7.'1988 to April 6. 1988: EPA provides a four-week public comment period on the proposed plan to clean up the ground and surface water. July 1988: EPA mails a fact sheet to interested residents I describing the activities of a Steering Committee. The Committee was established to manage the distribution of water to residents. July 1988: EPA holds a public meeting in Galena to discuss a I request from the Steering Committee for the establishment of a proposed rural water district to provide the alternative water supply. I December 12. 1988: EPA holds a public meeting with Galena residents to further discuss the formation of the rural water district. December 12-14. 1988: EPA conducts community interviews in I Galena, Baxter Springs, and Treece, Kansas to assess community a'ttitudes and concerns regarding the remedial investigations. August 3. 1989: EPA holds a public meeting to present the I proposed plan and evaluation of alternatives for remediation of ground water and surface water contamination in the Galena subsite. May 8-10. 1990: EPA conducts community interviews in the Baxter I Springs and Treece, Kansas area to assess community attitudes and concerns regarding remedial investigations at the two subsites. May 10. 1990: EPA holds an availability session in Baxter I Springs, Kansas to receive input from the public on the remedial I investigations at the two subsites. Key Community Concerns

The 1985 community relations plan described several areas of concern I regarding the Superfund site. In general, the public attitude at that time was one of cautious desire for investigation of the water and air quality conditions in the area to avoid problems in the future. Public interest, I however, was quite low. People were concerned that contaminated water from mines could migrate into the Roubidoux aquifer and thus seriously contaminate the area's primary water source. Some concern existed regarding the possible I correlation of mine tailings throughout the area with the higher than normal incidence of lung cancer in the area. A few isolated cases of concern that humans and animals might have been suffering from lead poisoning were identified in the Galena area. Several agencies pointed out that the general I public was not aware of the Cherokee County Superfund site project, and that there would be some confusion regarding the boundaries and the scope of work I for the study because of the Tar Creek Superfund site. The first revision of the community relations plan in 1989, focused primarily on the Galena subsite. For the revision, various city and county I officials, elected state and federal officials, and residents were contacted I I I

I to determine what specific concerns the public had regarding the Gherokee County site. At that time, the primary concerns expressed were: I • a need for additional safety precautions to prevent future drownings in the water-filled mine pits; • a need to enhance the aesthetics of the site by filling mine pits I and pursuing the reclamation of usable mine land; • expansion of the rural water district to include residents living north of Galena; • a concern regarding the rate of site work and a reques;t that the I speed of the cleanup process be increased; • a request for .additional monitoring and testing of the shallow water wells be conducted; I • a concern about the public health effects of the dust from chat piles; and • a need to continue to maintain communication between the community I and EPA. This revision of the community relations plan in 1990, focused on the Baxter Springs and Treece subsites. For the revision, EPA contacced various I city and county officials, and residents to determine the attitudes and concerns of the community regarding the remedial investigation at the two subsites. Two primary concerns were expressed by the community: (1) the I effect that the dust from the chat piles may have on human health; and (2) the effect that the mine waste may have on the water supply. No individuals expressed any concern regarding the remedial investigation in the Baxter Springs and Treece areas. However, one individual was concerned that remedial I actions in the Galena area may affect the Spring River if contaminants from the subsite enter the river. I In general, residents are concerned that the dust from the chat piles may contain contaminants and that inhalation of the dust may cause problems for residents living near the piles. This concern was primarily voiced by I Treece residents. Three sides of that community are surrounded by chat piles, and two businesses in the Treece area either haul or move and use the chat in their operations, which residents said create additional dust problems. Individuals also expressed a concern about the water currently in the I abandoned mines and the effect this water may have on future water supplies. Residents were concerned that this water may be contaminated and may migrate I to the groundwater. The majority of individuals generally believe that EPA is being open and honest about its activities regarding the Superfund site. This policy has enabled the community to develop a certain degree of trust with the EPA. I Residents added that they believe that EPA is, for the most part, responding to the needs of the residents living in communities within the Superfund site. I Baxter Springs and Treece residents requested that they be kept informed of site activities, the cost of these activities, and any potential effect the cleanup may have on the area's economy and the potential for attracting new I industry. Residents requested that EPA maintain open communication with community leaders and asked EPA to provide interested individuals information I 8 I I

I on site activities on a monthly or quarterly basis. Residents added that they would like to see information in area newspapers regarding site activities. Individuals stated that they read one or more of the following nevrspapers: I Citizen (Baxter Springs, Kansas); Tri-State Tribune (Miami, Oklahoma); News Record (Miami, Oklahoma); Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma); Morning Sun (Pittsburgh, Kansas); Daily Advocate (Columbus, Kansas); and Joplin Globe I (Joplin, Missouri). I IV. OBJECTIVES OF THE REVISED COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN This revised community relations program is designed to inform the community about the Cherokee County Superfund site, particularly the Baxter I Springs and Treece subsites, and provide an opportunity for residents and officials to participate in the Superfund remedial process. The objectives of this revised community relations plan are as follows: I A. Continue to be responsive in addressing the needs of those communities affected by the contamination: EPA will continue to monitor and respond to the needs of the residents living in I communities within the Superfund site. B. Provide information to individuals who express interest on various I Issues and/or concerns associated with the site: EPA will continue to provide information to area residents on the remedial investigation and other issues of interest, including but not I limited to dust control measures for chat piles. C. Continue to use area media to keep the public informed of site- related activities and issues: EPA will continue to provide I information through area media. D. Maintain an open and honest policy with the community: EPA will I continue to maintain its open and honest policy with communities located within the Superfund site.

I V. COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES The following is a list of activities to be conducted at the Baxter Springs and Treece subsites. They are designed to address the. stated I objectives and key community concerns identified in this plan. Some of these activities are required under the Superfund law and are so noted. The EPA Community Relations Coordinator will be responsible for implementing this I revised community relations plan. 1. Respond quickly and accurately to questions raised by area I residents, local officials, organizations, or media. The EPA Community Relations Coordinator, who is designated as the central I contact person for the site. I I I I

I 2. Conduct community interviews and prepare a community relations plan. EPA will conduct community- interviews and prepare a I community relations plan prior to1 the start of the RI/FS. 3. Maintain an information repository. EPA will continue; to use the Baxter Springs Library as the information repository for all I printed literature relevant to the Superfund site, including each subsite. EPA will place a copy of the Administrative Record at the information repository. EPA is required to establish an Administrative Record and make a bopy of the Administrative Record I available to the public. I 4. Prepare fact sheets and technical summaries. EPA will, issue fact I sheets to the community and the media regarding progress on investigation and remedial activities at the site at the following technical miles'tones:

I • Completion of the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study and release of the Proposed Plan; • Finalization of the Remedial Design and any subsequent I amendments to the ROD; and • The beginning and completion of the Remedial Action. I Additional fact sheets will be prepared if new information is available at other times.

5. Provide a public comment period on the reports. EPA will hold a I minimum 30-day public comment period upon completion of the FS reports for the two subsites to allow citizens to express their opinion's on EPA's proposed plan for remedial action. The comment I period will be advertised in local newspapers and announcements will be sent to contacts .on the mailing list. The public comment I period is a required activity. ! 6. Conduct public meeting(s). EPA may conduct a public meeting during a public comment period. The public meeting will be advertised in local newspapers and announcement(s) will be sent to I contacts on the mailing list. Suggested locations for public meetings are listed in Appendix Bi EPA is required to hold a meeting if requested by the public. I i 7. Publish a public notice. EPA will publish a public notice in location newspapers when the proposed plan is available, when the Record of Decision (ROD) is signed, and following the remedial I design if there is an explanation of significant differences to I the ROD. I I 10 I I

I 8. Conduct informal meetings with local and state officials prior to the public meetings. EPA will continue its practice of meeting with local and state officials several hours before the start of I each public meeting(s) for each subsite to discuss the planned proceedings. I 9. Prepare a Responsiveness Summary. EPA will prepare a responsiveness summary at the end of each comment period on a FS or proposed plan. EPA will summarize public comments and provide responses. The responsiveness summary will be included in the I Record of Decision. The responsiveness summary is a required activity. I 10. Review and revise this community relations plan. EPA will review the community relations plan before the start of the remedial design. EPA will revise this community relations plan as I appropriate. I I I I I I I I I I I 11 I VI. Timing of Community Relations Activities Explanation RI/FS Final RI Final FS Proposed Plan Record of Remedial of Significant Remedial Activity Workplan Report Available Report Available Available Decision Design • Differences/ Action RpvitpH Ron

1. Conduct Community X Interviews 2. Prepare Community X Relations Plan 3. Designate U.S. EPA X Contact 4. Establish Information X Repository 5. Contact Local AS NEEDED Officials 6. Fact Sheets X X X 7. Public X Notice X X 8. Public X X X Meeting 9. Public Comment X Period 10. Responsivenss X X Summary V 11; Informal V Meetings 12. Review CRP, revise as X necessary

12 APPENDIX A LIST OF CONTACTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES

Federal Elected Officials

Honorable Nancy Kassebaum (202) 224-4774 302 Russell Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20501

Honorable Bob Dole (202) 224-6!i21 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20501

Honorable Bob Whittaker (202) 225-3911 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515

State Elected Officials

Honorable Mike Hayden (913) 296-3232 Governor The Capital Building Topeka, Kansas 66612

Honorable Tim Shallenburger (316) 856-3461 State Representative 2027 Fairview Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713

Honorable Phil Martin (316) 231-8390 State Senator 2002 N. Broadway Pittsburg, Kansas 66762

Local Officials

Mayor Jack Dinger (316) 856-2114 Baxter Springs City Hall (316) 856-3248 (shop) llth & Park Avenue (316) 856-5884 (home) Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713

Mayor Fred McCoy (316) 679-9832 (home) Treece, Kansas 66778

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I Michael Hall (316) 296-2114 Public Works Director Baxter Springs City Hall I llth & Park Avenue Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713 I Mona Nicoletti (316) 429-3087 Director, Cherokee County Health Department 110 East Walnut I Columbus, Kansas 66725 John Delmont (316) 848-3717 (home) Cherokee County Commissioner (316) 429-2042 I Courthouse (courthouse) Columbus, Kansas 66725

Jack Boyes (316) 783-1731 (home) I Cherokee County Commissioner (316) 429-2042 Courthouse (courthouse) I Columbus, Kansas 66725 I Federal Officials U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII 726 Minnesota Avenue I Kansas City, Kansas 66203 Rowena Michaels (913) 551-7003 I Director of Public Affairs Hattie Thomas (913) 551-7003 Community Relations Coordinator I I Glenn Curtis ' (913) 551-7052 I Remedial Project Manager I State Officials ! ""~ '"" " "~ 1 ) I James Power, Director, Division of Environment (913) 862-9360 Kansas Department of Health and Environment Forbes Field j I Topeka, Kansas 66620 ! Larry Knoche, Chief •, (913) 296-1662 Waste Management Bureau ! I Kansas Department of Health and Environment Forbes Field j I Topeka, Kansas 66620 i I 14 I Rex Heape, District Engineer (316) 431-22.90 Kansas Department of Health and Environment P.O. Box 888 Chanute, Kansas 66720

Larry Hess (913) 296-1500 Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Water Protection Forbes Field Topeka, Kansas 66620

F. Interested Residents

Ken Outt (316) 783-5268 (H) Route 2 (417) 623-8000 Galena, Kansas 66739

George Sharp (316) 674-3678 (H) Route 2 ' Columbus, Kansas 66725

Steve Langford (316) 783-2759 (H) 1218 Euclid Galena, Kansas 66739 A.M. Brown (316) 856-2191 Southwest Rock & Chat Box 111 703 W. 12th Baxter Springs, KS 66713

Roger Fisher (417) 624-3.318 Attorney Warten, Fisher, Lee & Brown 430 Pearl Joplin, MO 64802

Carol Greening (316) 856-3131 President Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce 1046 Military Ave. Baxter Springs, KS 66713

H. Clark Gallagher (316) 856-3073 1104 Cherokee Ave. Baxter Springs, KS 66713

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I Jimmie D. Alien (316) 856-2139 Alien & Lair P.O. Box 126 I 1120 Military Baxter Springs, KS 66713

Walter Swalley (316) 856-2505 I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 O.K. Tucker (316) 856-5890 I 540 E. 1.3th Baxter Springs, KS 66713 I Larry Bingham (316) 679-9810 Bingham Sand & Gravel Co. P.O. Box 728 I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 Bernice O'Dell (316) 679-9865 Community Betterment Group I Treece, KS 66778 George Goade (316) 856-5053 I 2029 Chouteau Baxter Springs, KS 66713 (316) 856-5053 I Mick Williams (316) 856-2656 14 Gaineswood Baxter Springs, KS 66713 I (316) 856-2656 Marion Sample (316) 679-2969 Box 163 I Treece, KS 66778 (316) 679-2969 I Charles C. Haynes (316) 856-3463 212 Cleveland I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 Guy Curnutte (316) 679-9861 Rt. 2, Box 291 I Treece, KS 66778 David Gaines (316) 856-2881 P.O. Box 146 I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 I (316) 856-2881 I 16 I Vernon & Lucille Bingham (316) 856-5477 4 Gaineswood Baxter Springs, KS 66713 (316) 856-5477

Gerald Eckhardt (316) 674-8464 Rt. 2, Box 219 Columbus, KS 66725 (316) 674-8464

Luther H. Sayers (316) 679-9&01 Rt. 2, Box 128 Baxter Springs, KS 66713

Glen Hoxiser (316) 429-2701 118 N. Indiana Columbus, KS 66725

Tom Olson (316) 856-2355 Olson Real Estate 122 W. llth Baxter Springs, KS 66713

Robert Harper (316) 856-5082 RR #1, Box 222 Baxter Springs, KS 66713

Tremen J. Galardo (417) 673-3912 Box 484 Webb City, MO 64870

Davis & Alena M. Meeds (316) 674-8503 Rt. 2 Columbus, KS

Edward E. & Carol J. Cassell (316) 674-3324 Rt. 4, Box 154 Columbus, KS

Charles & Betty Crocker Rt. 1, Box 174 Chetopa, KS 67336

Ray Sharp, President (417) 624-5«25 Childress Royalty Co. P.O. Box 66 Joplin, MO 64801

Warren Wilbur (918) 675-4776 Rt. 2, Box 139 Miami, OK

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I T & C Hurd (417) 673-3764 Box 484 I Webb City, MO Hy-Grade Construction (316) 449-2293 P.O. Box 206 I St. Paul, KS 66771 V. Forcum (316) 856-5582 Rt. 2 I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 Ruth Hartly (316) 856-3317 I 238 E. 10th Baxter Springs, KS 66713

D & E Auman (316) 856-5651 I 240 E. 3rd Baxter Springs, KS 66713 I F & E Mitchelson (316) 231-4650 Box 62194 National Bank Building I Pittsburgh, KS P & E Stoskoph (316) 856-2508 5 Gainswoods I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 F. Brewster (316) 856-3220 I Box 615 Baxter Springs, KS 66713 I C.W. Hartley (913) 294-3828 P.O. Box 369 Paola, KS I B.J. Tessereau (417) 781-4936 2525 E. 12th St. I Joplin, MO J & L Hefley (316) 856-3585 Rt. 2 I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 A. Patterson (316) 856-2756 Rt. 2, Box 400 I Baxter Springs, KS 66713 L. Pickrell & J.L. Weaver (316) 856-2477 I 1606 Fairview Baxter Springs, KS 66713 I 18 I G. Medii Newspaper

Baxter Springs Citizen (316) 856-2115 1036 Military Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713

Columbus Daily Advocate (316) 429-2773 215 S. Kansas Columbus, Kansas 66725

Galena Sentinel-Times (316) 783-5034 320 Main St. Galena, Kansas 66739

Joplin Globe (417) 623-3480 117 East 4th Joplin, Missouri 64801

Tri-State Tribune (918) 673-1085 120 N. Connell Miami, Oklahoma

News Record (918) 542-5508 14 1st NW Miami, Oklahoma Tulsa World (918) 581-8300 P.O. Box 1770 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102

Kansas City Times (816) 234-4225 1729 Grand Kansas City, Missouri 64108

The Springfield Daily News (417) 836-1100 651 Boonville Springfield, Missouri 65802

Topeka Capital Journal (913) 295-1111 616 Jefferson Topeka, Kansas 66603

Wichita Eagle-Beacon (316) 268-6000 Box 820 Wichita, Kansas 67202

Pittsburg Morning Sun (316) 231-26.00 701 North Locust Street Pittsburg, Kansas 66762

19 Fort Scott Tribune (316) 223-1460 P.O. Box 150 Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

Television

KOLR-10 (417) 862-6397 Box 1716 SSS Springfield, Missouri 65805

KYTV-3 (417) 868-3800 Box 3500 Springfield, Missouri 65805

KODE-12 (417) 623-7260 1928 West 13th Joplin, Missouri 64801

KSNF-16 (417) 781-2345 Box 1393 Joplin, Missouri 64802

KOMU-TV (314) 442-1122 Channel 8 Highway 63 South Columbia, Missouri 65201

KCTV-5 (816) 677-5555 P.O. Box 5555 Kansas City, Missouri 64109

KMBC-TV (816) 221-9999 Channel 9 llth and Central Streets Kansas City, Missouri 64105

WDAF-TV (816) 753-4.567 Channel 4 Signal Hill Kansas City, Missouri 64108

KOAM-TV (316) 231-0400 Box 659 Pittsburg, Kansas 66762

KAKE-10 (316) 943-4221 P.O. Box 10 Wichita, Kansas 67201

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I KSNW-3 (316) 265-3333 P.O. Box 333 I Wichita, Kansas 67201 KWCH-12 (316) 838-1212 Box 12 I Wichita, Kansas 67201 Radio I KWTO (417) 883-9000 2750 South Castle I Springfield, Missouri 65808 KITTS (417) 865-6614 Box 1806 SSS I Springfield, Missouri 65805 KBTW (417) 451-1420 Box K I Neosho, Missouri 64850 KFSB-FM (417) 624-1310 Box 1395 I Joplin, Missouri 64802

KODE (417) 623-7260 I Box 46 Joplin, Missouri 64801 I KMDO/KOMB (316) 223-4500 P.O. Box 72 Fort Scott, Kansas 66701 I KFH/KBRA (316) 262-4491 104 South Emporia I Wichita, Kansas 67202 KICT (316) 722-5600 734 North Maize Road I Wichita, Kansas 67212 I I I I 21 I APPENDIX B SUGGESTED LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION REPOSITORY AND PUBLIC MEETINGS

Information Repository

Operable Units 3 and 4 Baxter Springs Public Library (316) 856-5591 210 W. 10th Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713

Operable Units 1 and 5 Galena Public Library (316) 783-5132 315 W. 7th Galena, Kansas 66739 Administrative Record for all Operable Units U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 726 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, Kansas 66101

Public Meeting FacilitvCs")

Galena Senior Citizens Building (316) 783-22.84 720 Wall Galena, Kansas 66739

Galena City Hall (316) 783-5265 315 W. 7th Galena, Kansas 66739

Baxter Springs Community Center (316) 856-21.14 llth & East Avenue Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713

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