In this 20th Episode, I discuss the Current Event of The US EPA's Approval of The Final Clean Up Plan for The San Jacinto River Superfund Site.

On September 9, 2025 The US EPA announced that they approved the final clean up plan for The San Jacinto River Pits Superfund Site. These river pits are two locations one Northern and one Southern, where the Responsible Parties Waste Management and International Paper dumped hazardous waste dating back to the 1960's. The primary hazardous waste material is Dioxins which is a known carcinogen. The Southern Pit remediation was complete in 2024. The recent announcement was for the Northern Pit.

It's unclear when the remediation work will begin, but is expected to be in the next two years. Then the remediation effort will take a year to two years two complete. After numerous years of delays, this comes as welcomed news for the community. The Community has become known as a "Cancer Cluster," for it's elevate levels of numerous types of cancer affecting The Community.

The Northern Pit has 230,000 tons of contaminated materials to be remediated. It's estimated that 60% of this remains under water, which is why the building of a dam will be required to help prevent the further spreading of the contamination as the remediation efforts commence.

The fact that this recent announcement pushes the project forward in the right direction toward addressing this Superfund Site to be remediated, is a huge positive for The Houston Texas area!

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