Background

The McLouth Steel Community Advisory Group (CAG) is a group of representatives of relevant jurisdictions, community stakeholders, residents, and other institutional stakeholders with a stake in the McLouth Steel Superfund Site, with the goal of ensuring broad, diverse representation from communities with an interest in the Site.

The CAG was founded in January 2020 following the addition of the Site to EPA’s National Priorities List (NPL), and has met regularly in-person and virtually since its founding.

The purpose of the CAG is to provide a way for members of communities and stakeholders potentially affected by the McLouth Steel Superfund Site to: 

  • Receive and discuss up-to-date information regarding the site, including timeframes and action plans;
  • Get questions clearly answered in ways responsive to community priorities and needs;
  • Present and discuss their needs, concerns, and priorities related to the site;
  • Have their input seriously considered and addressed by EPA and EGLE in the agencies’ oversight of the site; and
  • Encourage and promote transparency, disclosure and accountability of all parties involved.
Water is sprayed down as demolition continues on a building at the McClouth Steel site in Trenton, Friday, March 13, 2020. (Andy Morrison, The Detroit News)

The CAG serves as a forum for information-sharing and providing input by:

  • Providing individual comments and suggestions to regulatory agencies;
  • Developing specific action items for follow-up at later meetings; and
  • Developing joint input and making recommendations as appropriate. 

The CAG is not a decision-making or regulatory body and does not set policy or make decisions regarding project design and implementation. 

CAG Operating Procedures

(This page was last updated on November 9, 2022.)