Superfund Site:

TORCH LAKE
HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Kirstin Safakas
[email protected]
(312) 886-6015

Remedial Project Manager
Glenn Lautenbach
[email protected]
(312) 353-8892

Site Location

Street Address:
STE RTE 26 N OF QUINCY MILLS
HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI 49934

Announcements and Key Topics

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with consultation from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or EGLE, has issued an Explanation of Significant Differences, or ESD, for the Torch Lake Superfund site (pdf) (20MB) located in Houghton County, Michigan. ESDs are required when remedial actions differ significantly from the remedy originally selected in the site’s Record of Decision, ...
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Background

The Torch Lake site is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Houghton County, Michigan. The site includes several areas ranging in size from about 10 acres to over 200 acres. ...
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