Environmental Chief Visiting Gratiot County Site

ST. LOUIS, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's top environmental regulator is visiting a highly contaminated industrial site in Gratiot County where state and federal officials are overseeing a cleanup.

Director Dan Wyant of the Department of Environmental Quality is scheduled Monday to tour the Superfund site in St. Louis left behind by Michigan Chemical and Velsicol Chemical. The DEQ and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are partners in the cleanup of a nearby neighborhood.

Work this year reduced environmental and human health risks for more than 45 nearby properties. An additional 53 are targeted for next year.

The project includes bringing a new supply of drinking water to St. Louis from the Gratiot Area Water Authority. Wyant also plans a stop at the Gratiot water treatment plant, where expansion and improvements are underway.

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