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• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone minor editing mainly to correct some names.  The transcript may contain errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the meeting
• Sediment Trap Pilot Project Feasibility Study for the Saginaw River, Michigan (10/2/2008)

August 7, 2008 DEQ Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone minor editing mainly to correct some names.  The transcript may contain errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the meeting

May 7, 2008 DEQ Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone minor editing mainly to correct some names.  The transcript may contain errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the meeting

April 7, 2008 Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)

Plan and Attachments for the Tittabawassee River System Assessment Area - Prepared by Stratus Consulting under contract for the DEQ Remediation and Redevelopment Division.

February 7, 2008 DEQ Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting
 
Press Release and Agenda for the meeting - Note that Dow has declined to co-sponsor and participate in this meeting.  This meeting will not be videotaped, recorded, or transcribed.

November 28, 2007 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone some editing. Dow edited the transcript for typographical errors and clarity (red revisions) and the DEQ edited it for some additional minor transcription errors (blue revisions). The transcript may contain other errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the Meeting

August 9, 2007 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone some editing. Dow edited the transcript for typographical errors and clarity (red revisions) and the DEQ edited it for some additional minor transcription errors (blue revisions). The transcript may contain other errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the Meeting

May 3, 2007 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone some editing. Dow edited the transcript for typographical errors and clarity (blue revisions) and the DEQ edited it for some transcription errors (red revisions). The transcript may contain other errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the Meeting
• Overview and Purpose of Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meetings
• Human Health Risk Assessment Process Overview Presentation

February 8, 2007 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has undergone some editing. Dow edited the transcipt for typographical errors and clarity (orange text) and the DEQ edited it for an incorrect transcription (green text). The transcript may contain other errors that have not been corrected. It should, however, provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the Meeting
• Supporting Materials for the Meeting
  

November 8, 2006  DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has not been edited by the DEQ so it may contain some errors. However, it should provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release

• Supporting Materials for the Meeting
  • Notice of Intent to Perform a Natural Resource Damage Assessment for Releases at or from The Dow Chemical Company Manufacturing Plant Property at Midland, Michigan (10/13/06 )
  • Preassessment Screen and Determination for Natural Resource Damages Related to Releases at or from The Dow Chemical Company Manufacturing Plant Property at Midland, Michigan (10/13/06 )
  • Sediment Trap Study 1 (10/24/06 )
  • Sediment Trap Study 2 (10/24/06 )
  • Sampling and Analysis Plan in Support of Bioavailability Study, Midland Area Soils (Received 8/7/06 )
  • Final GeoMorph Sampling and Analysis Plan, Upper Tittabawassee River (7/7/06 )
    • Text
    • Attachment A 
    • Attachment B
    • Attachment C
    • Attachment D
    • Attachment E (**Note, this file is too large to place on this web site.  Contact Cheryl Howe from the WHMD at 517-373-9881 if you need a copy of this attachment)
    • Attachment F
    • Attachment G
    • Attachment H
    • Attachment I

Follow-up to August 9, 2006 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

As was announced by Dr. David Garabrant at the August 9, 2006 meeting, the University of Michigan, Dioxin Exposure Study (UM DES) team made some preliminary results from the study available to the public on August 15, 2006. At this meeting, it was stated that additional analyses will be conducted on the UM DES data. At this time, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality does not endorse the use of the preliminary study results for regulatory decisionmaking. The UM DES study results may be found at: http://www.umdioxin.org.

August 9, 2006 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript - **Note that the transcript has not been edited by the DEQ so it may contain some errors. However, it should provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Press Release and Agenda for the meeting
• Supporting Materials for the Meeting
  • DEQ Approval of GeoMorph Sampling and Analysis Plan, Upper Tittabawassee River (7/12/06)
  • Final GeoMorph Sampling and Analysis Plan, Upper Tittabawassee River (7/7/06)
  • Guide to Safe Fish and Wild Game Consumption in the Saginaw Bay Watershed A Family Guide to Eating Fish 
  • Avoid Mercury in Fish and Seafood-Shopping & Restaurant Guide
  • Links to National Academy of Sciences' Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment, Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds:
    • Web Site
    • Press Release
    • Public Summary Report in Brief  (6 pages)
    • Executive Summary (39 pages)
    • 2005 World Health Organization Toxic Equivalency Factors

May 10, 2006 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

February 9, 2006 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript -**Note that the transcript may contain some errors, however, it should provide a good overview of the content of the meeting.
• Updated Press Release and Agenda for the meeting.
• Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Study Update
• Press Release on DEQ/Dow February 9, 2006 Midland/Saginaw/Bay City Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting on Dow Remedial Investigation Work Plans for Midland Area Soils and Tittabawassee River and Floodplain (Submitted December 29, 2005).

November 9, 2005 DEQ/Dow Tri-Cities Dioxin Community Meeting

• Meeting Transcript 
• Agenda and Supporting Materials
  • Midland Representative Soils Sampling and Analysis Plan in Support of Bioavailability Study, November 2005
  • Preliminary Conceptual Site Model Update - Tittabawassee River and Floodplain, November 2005  (**Note, this file is too large to place on this web site,  Contact Cheryl Howe from the WHMD at 517-373-9881 if you need a copy of this document)  

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 

June 12, 2003-Community Outreach   (Tri-County Project Coordination & Community Involvement Plan)

Community Advisory Panel (CAP) Meeting Summaries

• July 31, 2003
• September 3, 2003
• October 8, 2003
• December 3, 2003, PowerPoint Presentation (pdf format), and Handout
• January 7, 2004  
• March 10, 2004
• May 26, 2004: (Meeting Summary Not Available)
• Director Steven Chester's Presentation - Midland Community Meeting on Dioxin, May 26, 2004
  Presentation- pdf format  
• Open Letters
  • May 2004 DEQ Response to a Concerned Citizen
  • DEQ Director's June 2004 Letter to Detroit News RE: Tittabawassee-Dioxin Site

PRESS RELEASES

• July 2005 Dioxin Expert to Speak in Midland

  • Dr. Linda Birnbaum Powerpoint (July 12, 2005 Presentation, Grace A. Dow Memorial Library-Midland, MI)

• January 2005, October 2004, September 2004, February 2004, December 2003, September 2003,  June 2003, June 2002
  

DEQ/Dow Town Hall Meetings on Ongoing Community Involvement Process  

• Transcript of June 28, 2005 DEQ Community Advisory Panel Meeting on Community Involvement
• Transcript of August 17, 2005 Town Hall Meeting
• Transcript of August 24, 2005 Town Hall Meeting
     DEQ Responses to Resident's Questions at August 24, 2005 Town Hall Meeting
• Transcript of August 25, 2005 Town Hall Meeting
• Town Hall Presentation- August 2005

Town Hall Handouts

• Summary of Insights from the Convening Meetings
• Dow Off-Site Corrective Action Proposed Ongoing Community Involvement Process
• Community Advisory Committee Proposal
• Addressing the Tri-Cities Dioxin/Furan Situation
• Frequently Asked Questions for Owners of Property Affected by Migrating Dioxin Contamination, REVISED Supplemental Advisory  

DEQ/Dow Framework Rollout Convening Meetings

• March 17, 2005 - Tittabawassee Notes
• April   6, 2005 -    Midland Notes
• April   7, 2005 -    Saginaw Notes
• April 14, 2005 -    Bay City Notes

Director Steven E. Chester's Powerpoint Presentation

Responses to Comments/Questions from Convening Meetings Held in March and April 2005