U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
Contact Information: Kellen Ashford, ashford.kellen@epa.gov, 816-610-2132
LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 21, 2023) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representatives from EPA Region 7 will host a Community Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site.
EPA proposed the addition of the Lot 46 site to the National Priorities List (NPL) earlier in September to address groundwater contamination associated with trichlorethylene and its breakdown products, particularly cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-1,2-DCE) [1,2-dichloroethylene is also called 1,2-dichloroethene].
The meeting will begin with a presentation about the site, and will include instructions on how to submit public comments about the proposed addition to the NPL. Public comments will be accepted for 60 days from Thursday, Sept. 7, through Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.
The Community Meeting will be held:
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Central Library
1000 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Individuals may send written comments, identified by the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0384, by any of the following methods:
Public comments will be accepted through Nov. 6, 2023.
All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0384 for this site. Comments received may be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
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