EPA Updates Meeting on St. Regis Paper Site

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has scheduled a community update meeting for the St. Regis Paper Co. Superfund site, in Cass Lake, Minn. The meeting will be held Feb. 12 in Cass Lake, Minn.

At the meeting, EPA representatives will discuss a cleanup order that was issued to International Paper in December. Plans for an additional investigation of contamination to be carried out during the summer and fall will also be discussed.

EPA is primarily concerned about potential dioxin contamination from wood treatment operations at the former St. Regis Paper site. Past sampling and cleanup in the area has also confirmed polyaromatic hydrocarbons and pentachlorophenol contamination.

International Paper, which acquired Champion International in 2000, is responsible for cleaning up soil and ground-water contamination on and around the site. Champion bought the St. Regis Paper Co. in 1985.