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  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin demolition of six homes in Cades Cove neighborhood

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, will begin the demolition of six homes in the Cades Cove neighborhood of Florissant, starting Feb. 9, 2026. This demolition is a critical step in ongoing efforts to remediate legacy contamination from the early atomic energy program and to protect the health and safety of the community. The homes, located along Coldwater Creek, were identified as being within areas affected by historical contamination. The USACE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program is responsible for the cleanup of the contamination within the St. Louis Airport Sites Vicinity Properties. Demolition of these structures is necessary to safely reach and remove contaminated soils beneath the foundations.

  • USACE St. Louis District receives additional funding to advance FUSRAP remediation efforts

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District has received additional funding to advance efforts under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to protect the health and well-being of communities and the environment.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces open house on cleanup progress

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program will hold an open house Wednesday, April 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Florissant. The FUSRAP team will provide updates on its activities during the event at the Florissant Municipal Court Building, 4575 Washington St, Florissant, MO 63033. FUSRAP is an environmental remediation program. The FUSRAP team devotes itself to finding and remediating radiological contamination generated by activities of the Manhattan Engineer District and the Atomic Energy Commission during development of the atomic weapons in the 1940s and 1950s.  

  • Corps of Engineers leaders, FUSRAP staff meet with Cades Cove homeowners

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, met with Cades Cove homeowners yesterday to provide an update on future remediation activities in their neighborhood. District officials also met with area elected officials to update them as well. “The safety and well-being of the affected property owners is paramount in our remediation activities,” said Col. Andy Pannier, USACE St. Louis District commander. “We are currently working to develop documentation that outlines potential response actions to address materials at these properties and we are committed to coordinating closely with the property owners and surrounding community as we work through this process.”

  • Corps of Engineers begins installing FUSRAP signs

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, began installing signs along Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis County on properties that still need to be cleaned up because of contamination from our nation’s early atomic energy program. These properties are being addressed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, also known as FUSRAP.

  • USACE St. Louis District announces completion of a restored Coldwater Creek bank

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a complex remediation project at a Coldwater Creek (CWC) bank adjacent to Jana Drive (involves CWC-386 and the CWC corridor). This achievement marks another step forward in the USACE mission to provide a safer environment for the community and future generations.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces open house for St. Louis FUSRAP updates

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is pleased to announce an open house to provide

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces remediation activities in Florissant subdivision

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District, under its Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), has begun sampling activities in a subdivision located in Florissant, Missouri. This initiative includes portions of the right-of-way of Cades Cove Drive and on the common grounds adjacent to Coldwater Creek.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold FUSRAP open house

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, or FUSRAP, will hold an open house in Florissant June 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. During the open house, the FUSRAP team will discuss the three recently released Final Status Survey Evaluation reports that detail the results from the October 2022 radiological sampling at Jana Elementary School. The results determined that there were no radiological risks to the students or staff at the school and that no radiological contamination exists in or near the school that might have been generated by activities of the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission, or MED/AEC, during the nation’s early efforts to produce atomic weapons.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold FUSRAP open house

    ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, or FUSRAP, will hold an open house in Florissant June 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.