EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site | US EPA

By inergency On Sep 21, 2023

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Community members are invited to learn more about the site, the proposal to the National Priorities List, and EPA’s cleanup plans

September 21, 2023

Site map depicting the boundaries of the site in Des Moines. (U.S. EPA image)

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:

Federal eRulemaking Portal – click “Comment” and follow the instructions.
EPA website – scroll down to the site for which you would like to submit comments and click the ‘‘Comment Now’’ link.
Regular mail – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Superfund Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460

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 online, including any personal information provided.