A federal agency is conducting soil testing beneath homes in a Florissant subdivision near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis to determine if residents are living on top of Cold War era nuclear contamination. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently taking soil samples at six properties in the area after contamination was found in the backyards of these homes. Preliminary results of the testing are expected to be available by the end of the week.
If contamination is discovered beneath the homes, remediation efforts will be undertaken, although the specifics of the remediation process are yet to be determined. The Corps of Engineers does not believe that additional homes in the vicinity need to be tested, a stance that is being challenged by activists from Just Moms STL, who advocate for broader testing in the area.
