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St. Louis Army Corps to begin sampling at Jana Elementary

St. Louis District
Published Oct. 21, 2022
USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and his St. Louis District experts tour the grounds of Jana Elementary School near Coldwater Creek Oct. 21, as they prepare to expand sampling of the entire school property. Sampling will include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)
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USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and his St. Louis District experts tour the grounds of Jana Elementary School near Coldwater Creek Oct. 21, as they prepare to expand sampling of the entire school property. Sampling will include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)

USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and USACE St. Louis District Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Manager Phil Moser review some of the equipment that experts will use during their expanded testing of the entire Jana Elementary School property. Samples they plan to take include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside of the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)
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USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and USACE St. Louis District Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Manager Phil Moser review some of the equipment that experts will use during their expanded testing of the entire Jana Elementary School property. Samples they plan to take include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside of the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)

USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon tours the St. Louis District Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Laboratory with Lab Manger Brad Wilson Oct. 21. This facility will be used to assess samples taken of the entire Jana Elementary School property. Samples will include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside of the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24 and preliminary results of our testing will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)
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USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon tours the St. Louis District Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Laboratory with Lab Manger Brad Wilson Oct. 21. This facility will be used to assess samples taken of the entire Jana Elementary School property. Samples will include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside of the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24 and preliminary results of our testing will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)

USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and USACE St. Louis District Commander Col. Kevin Golinghorst meet Oct. 21 to review the plans for expanded sampling of the entire Jana Elementary School property, to include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)
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USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and USACE St. Louis District Commander Col. Kevin Golinghorst meet Oct. 21 to review the plans for expanded sampling of the entire Jana Elementary School property, to include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)

USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE St. Louis District Commander Col. Kevin Golinghorst and USACE St. Louis District Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Manager Phil Moser tour the grounds of Jana Elementary School Oct. 21, as they prepare to expand sampling of the entire property. Samples will include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)
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USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE St. Louis District Commander Col. Kevin Golinghorst and USACE St. Louis District Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Manager Phil Moser tour the grounds of Jana Elementary School Oct. 21, as they prepare to expand sampling of the entire property. Samples will include soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school. Testing will begin Monday, Oct. 24, and preliminary results will be available within two weeks. (US Army Photo by Maj. Grace Geiger)

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ST. LOUIS – Public health and safety are top priorities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, especially when it comes to the welfare of children. We are committed to working with the school board and community leaders to help provide a safe learning environment for the Jana Elementary School students. We believe this community deserves a second opinion.

Beginning Monday Oct. 24, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will expand our sampling to include the entire property with soil samples and structure surveys both inside and outside the school.

Preliminary results of our testing will be available within two weeks. Additionally, we are coordinating with our partners at the Department of Energy to conduct a peer review of our work.


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St. Louis District Public Affairs
314-331-8000
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Release no. 22-078

FUSRAP
Coldwater Creek
Jana Elementary School