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Cleaning up the Weldon Spring Site

Presentation by Yvonne Deyo and Kevin McCarthy, Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center

Chemical and radioactive contamination at the Weldon Spring Site led to a major environmental cleanup effort starting in 1986. Yyvone Deyo and Kevin McCarthy will share the story of the Weldon Spring Site’s complicated past and cleanup, describe the long-term surveillance and maintenance program, and future plans for providing educational resources to the surrounding community.

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This photo, circa 1990's, depicts one of the many contaminated dumpsites at the Weldon Spring site that were cleaned up during the 1990's and 2000's. photo courtesy of Weldon Springs Interpretive Center.

Time and Place

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
6:30 pm

Big A's on the Riverfront
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Presentation by Yvonne Deyo and Kevin McCarthy, Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

4:30 p.m. Free Paddle trip with Big Muddy Adventures! (details below)
6. p.m. 
Meet at Big A’s Restaurant
6:30 p.m. Presentation

At Big A’s Restaurant (in the back room)
308 N Main St. –  St Charles, MO
(directions below)

The Weldon Spring Site, located on Hwy 94 near I-64, has a unique history connecting to WWII and the Cold War. As a result of site activities during these eras, chemical and radiological contamination occurred leading to a major environmental cleanup effort starting in 1986. Yvonne Deyo and Kevin McCarthy will share the story of the Weldon Spring Site’s complicated past, present long-term surveillance and maintenance program, and future plans for providing educational resources to the surrounding community.

Free Paddle Trip with Big Muddy Adventures!

Join expert Missouri River guide Mike Clark of Big Muddy Adventures before the presentation for a up and downstream paddle through downtown St. Charles on the Junebug canoe. Space is limited – PLEASE REGISTER on the Greenway Network website.

Here’s the link to register – fill out your name and the month you want to join the paddle trip: www.greenwaynetwork.org/get-involved/educational-events/big-muddy-speaker-series-paddle-registration.php.

This opportunity brought to you by the generosity of Greenway Network and Big Muddy Adventures.

Meet by the river behind Big A’s at 4:30. You’ll be back by 6 p.m.

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Directions

To Big A’s on the Riverfront, our host for the Speaker Series.

To get there from I-70

  • Take I-70 to exit 229B – the 5th St. Exit
  • Merge onto 5th St. headed north toward St. Charles.
  • After about 1 mile, turn right on Monroe St.
  • Turn left onto N. Main St.
  • Big A’s will be on your right (308 N. Main St.) Additional parking is available in the rear.
  • View on Google Maps.

Resources and Links

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Articles

There remains a lot of local controversy on whether or not contamination that originated at the Weldon Spring sites continues to pose a threat to water resources and residents in nearby areas. Here’s some older and more recent articles related to the history of the Weldon Spring site.

The Big Muddy Speakers Series in St. Charles

is hosted by these wonderful partners:

All speakers are presenting for free and Big A’s is sharing the space for free! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!

The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place monthly in Rocheport and Kansas City.

A special thank you to Greg Poleski of Greenway Network and Mike Clark of Big Muddy Adventures for making this happen!