Floodplain Statement of Findings for Removal Action at the St. Louis Airport Site (SLAPS), St. Louis, Missouri

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This is a Floodplain Statement of Findings prepared in accordance with 10 CFR part 1022. DOE proposes to remediate soil with elevated levels of uranium-238, radium-226, and thorium-230 from areas in/near the Coldwater Creek 100-year floodplain at SLAPS. DOE prepared a Floodplain and Wetlands Assessment describing the effects, alternatives, and measures designed to avoid or minimize potential harm to or within the affected floodplain. The proposed action would not result in the destruction of any floodplain or wetland and would be consistent with Executive Orders 11988 and 11990, and the President's policy of ``no net loss'' of wetlands in the United States. There is no practicable alternative to the proposed action, which would conform to applicable state and local floodplain protection standards. DOE would endeavor to allow 15 days of public review after publication of the statement of findings before implementation of the proposed action.