Congress of the Wniten States ‘Bouse of Representatives COMMITTEE ON OVERSHOHT Wiashington, DE 20515 Sanur 16,2020 ‘The Hoole Andrew Wheeler ‘Adninisrsor US. Envirenmental Protetion Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. ‘Washington D.C. 20460 Dear Adminisator Whee, 1 write to request ational assistance bythe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the state of “Michigan in esponding tothe azardoas chemicals found wa building in Dero Michigan owned 9y Gary Sayer" My colleagues Senators Gary Peers an Debbie Stabenow and Congressmen Andy Levin and Paul Michell set you a letter on January *, 2020 about the hazardous chemicals leaking fromMr Sayers" Eleeo Plating Services building in Madison Heighs, Michigan, aswel as other properties ‘onned by Nr Sayers. Given the dangerous substance found at hat ste there peat coneem about this now discovery in Deri, ‘According media reports, ali pits of colorful quid, assumed tobe hazardous, have ben found at ‘the Commanwealth Industries building at $00 Commonwealth in Devo. This isin addition 1 what EPA regia officals have called an "unprecedented" level of hazardeus waste mismanagement by Mr. Sayers overa period of more than 50 years, including a callous mishandling of dangerous sodium ‘cyanide, rihloroetiyene, and hexavalent chromium. EPA has condited emergency clea-ups at Mr Sayers’ Else Plating Serves propery before, and 1am requesting that PPA offer emergency clap assistance tthe state of Michigan forthe building at $900 Commonwealth in Detroit given is cose ‘proximity tomes and the Henry Ford Medical Cente. ‘Tobeter understand the teat poste by thi fait, request EPA provide my office with informion 1. Thecuret sampling and testing conducted or planned tobe conducted to asses pote rks to ‘human health andthe environment, including the ful ist of potential contaminans being asesed: 2. Theextet and levels of contamination inluting of PAS chemicals if found, when known to ‘hep informa permanent solution o safeguard the public and environment "cle Brana Ste pater Bare property ona hy oe it owner or pol hasardoschomal,The est New Gan 10,202, hse deaitnewscom/sorynesal etsy 202001 10st -sexitprper-owmed-ooze steowner gars 4438920003. Curent known sed of contamination, including whether contamination may spread by ai, water, or oi, 4. EPAVS assesment or inopecton of anyother propio owned or managed br Gary Sayers 5. PA's suggested ong-crm solutions, including long-temn femodaton, to prevent futher smigation of oxic wast. EPA's continued coordination and resource deployment in Michigan will be esenil to protetng public {health nd the envronmest and preventing further contamination, Thankyou for yur consideration of ‘this request and please letme know how iy office can asi ‘Member of Congress ‘Michugan's 13" Dstnet ‘ce: The Honorable Stephanie Chang, State Senator ‘c= The Honorble Raquel Cstaneds-Lopez, City Councilwoman = Liesl Clark Director, Environment, Great Lakes & Baergy (EGLE) ‘ce: Dave Bell, Diretr, Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Deparment (BSEED)