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Don’t Go Near The Water…

Fenton sewer plant, December 2015. Photos provided by Sean Hadley, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant, December 2015. Photos provided by Sean Hadley, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) is advising the public to avoid contact with the Meramec River between Fenton, Mo, and the Mississippi River. The Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant is not operational due to damage from the late December flooding. The damage, which could take months to repair, has resulted in untreated sewage being pumped directly into the Meramec River from homes and businesses.

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Posted on January 30, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant Will Take Months To Repair

Fenton sewer plant flooding December 2015. Photos provided by Sean Hadley, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

Fenton Sewage Treatment Plant, December 2015. Photos provided by Sean Hadley, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

 

 

The Fenton Treatment Plant is not expected to be operational for several months.  We want to keep our viewers up to date on the Fenton Treatment Plant and the Meramec River issues. A statement released from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) is posted below.

Don Corrigan will have in-depth coverage on the situation next week. Be sure to check back with Environmental Echo for Don’s article.

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Posted on January 29, 2016 in Environment, Home

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West Lake Landfill Issues Continue: Latest Updates

West Lake Landfill photo provided by Just Moms STL.

West Lake Landfill photo provided by Just Moms STL.

 The West Lake Landfill issues and nuclear waste contamination are hot topics currently in the St. Louis region and public concerns are growing. Environmental Echo wanted to provide several updates relating to the situation.
Updates include radiation found migrating off-site at West Lake. Huge sums needed for remediation and possible buy-out. And the landfill near radioactive site continues to be plagued by underground fire prompting the EPA’s announcement of West Lake Landfill Isolation Barrier Decision.

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Posted on January 27, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Green Spiral Tours: Seven Years Of Family Eco-Adventures

Green Spiral Tours. Photo provided by Jessie Hoagland.

Green Spiral Tours. All photos provided by Jessie Hoagland.

 

Jessie Hoagland, the founder of Green Spiral Tours, is the special guest on this edition of “Behind the Editor’s Curtain” with Don Corrigan.

Green Spiral Tours is an “eco-adventure school designed to connect people with their place on the planet.”

 

 

 

 

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Posted on January 25, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Officials Point Finger At Valley Park Levee

Water over the top of Marshall Road in Kirkwood. photo by Diana Linsley.

Water over the top of Marshall Road in Kirkwood. photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

“We had a torrent, a white water situation coming down at us in Fenton,” Fenton Mayor Mike Polizzi said. “To give you an idea of what happened, that house that went under our bridge raced down to us all the way from Eureka. The Meramec is not the same river and it’s troubling.”

To hear the Environmental Echo interview with Professor Bob Criss click on audio below.

 

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Posted on January 22, 2016 in Environment

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Green Burials: Looking To The Past For A Sustainable Future

Wicker Casket is a environmentally friendly choice for use in natural burials. Photo curtosy Gracie MacDonell, Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Wicker Casket is an environmentally friendly choice for use in natural burials. Photo courtesy Gracie MacDonell, Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Bellefontaine Cemetery offers the St. Louis community the option of natural burial and a dedicated environmentally sensitive space as additional choices when making personal end of life decisions.

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Posted on January 19, 2016 in Environment, Home, Podcasts

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The Historic St. Louis Flooding: What We Should Have Known

Pictured: Bob Criss. Photo provided by Bob Criss.

Pictured: Bob Criss at the Meramec River last October. Photo provided by Bob Criss.

“Our flood problems in St. Louis and St. Louis County have been hugely magnified by what I would call idiotic decisions since 1993 especially,” Bob Criss said. “And we knew better.”

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Posted on January 17, 2016 in Environment, Home, Podcasts

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COAL SMOKE: When Day Was Night In St. Louis

A screenshot of the blog, "A Coal Black Sky." Photo by Bob Wyss.

A screenshot of the blog, “A Coal Black Sky.” Photo provided by Bob Wyss.

“The parents and grandparents of the people in St. Louis are the big heroes,” Bob Wyss said. “They looked at a problem and they resolved it, and they should be credited for what they did.”

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Posted on January 11, 2016 in Environment, Home, Podcasts

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A Flood Of Sewage: What Lessons Need To Be Learned

Along Water Street in Fenton. photo by Diana Linsley, South County Times.

Along Water Street in Fenton. Photo by Diana Linsley, South County Times.

Two leaders in the environmental movement in St. Louis are featured in Don Corrigan’s South County Times article about the Meramec River flooding and its terrible toll. The flood shut down two vital MSD sewage treatment plants in St. Louis County.

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Posted on January 7, 2016 in Environment, Home

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EPA Grant Provides Local Environmental Job Training

worker in action at Carter Carburetor. Photo credit: HRP Regional Manager Gene Watson. Photo provided by Rene Dulle.

Worker in action at Carter Carburetor. Photo credit: HRP Regional Manager Gene Watson. Photo provided by Rene Dulle.

By Holly Shanks

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant allows local environmental remediation job training for many that, in some cases, may not have received a second chance.

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Posted on January 6, 2016 in Environment, Home

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