Kansas Superfund Site: 57Th And North Broadway Streets Site
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Do you need a Toxic Tort Attorney in The Sunflower State? The US EPA has designated 57Th And North Broadway Streets Site in Kansas as a Superfund site due to its levels of environmental toxins and harm to the natural world. You can read the report for the site below.
Some Superfund sites are on the National Priority Site Lists. The National Priorities List ("NPL") is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.
Sites are listed on the NPL upon completion of Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and after all comments have been addressed. EPA may delete a final NPL site if it determines that no further response is required to protect human health or the environment. Sites where a remediation was completed through the Superfund program are typically deleted from the NPL.
Living near Superfund Sites in Kansas may place you and your communtiy more vulnerable to getting sick from proximity to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but there are steps you can take to fight back: The EPA says,
[We have] set up a "Post Construction Completion" (or PCC) strategy to ensure that Superfund response actions provide for the long-term protection of human health and the environment. EPA's Post Construction Completion activities also involve optimizing remedies to increase effectiveness and/or reduce cost without sacrificing long-term protection of human health and the environment.Despite this, most of the Superfund sites are still very dangerous to the well-being of local residents.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the 57Th And North Broadway Streets Site Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to toxic pollution in 57Th And North Broadway Streets Site, or if your property has lost value because of contamination, you will need a toxic tort lawyer who knows the people of the State of Kansas . You can begin the process of filing a claim by filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within 24 hours. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, click here to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.
57Th And North Broadway Streets Site
This site is not a Federal Facility.
57 Th And North
Broadway Streets
Site
Kansas
Epa Id# Ksd981710247
EPA Region 7
City: Wichita Heights, near Wichita
County: Sedgewick County
Other Names:
07/29/2002
Site
DESCRIPTIONThe 57th and North Broadway Streets site is primarily a groundwater contamination site that includes
residential and commercial areas. The sources of contamination in this area have been determined to be
several commercial operations at the upper end of the contaminant plume. Local and State officials
were first alerted to the presence of contamination in 1983 when a resident complained about the poor
quality of the drinking water. Subsequent investigations led to the detection of contamination in the soil,
as well as in residential and industrial wells. In 1989, the Kansas Department of Health and the
Environment (KDHE) identified four parties potentially responsible for site contamination: an oil refining
plant, a trucking company, an abandoned gas station, and an abandoned paint factory which generated
paint sludge and cooling water. Other sources of contamination have been identified within the site.
Site Responsibility:
This site is being addressed through Federal and State
actions.
Npl Listinghistory
Proposed Date:02/07/1992
Final Date:
Deleted Date:
10/14/1992
Threats And Contaminants
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including benzene, PCE, TCE, toluene, vinyl
chloride, xylene, and heavy metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium and
lead have been detected in on-site soil and residential and industrial wells. Exposure to
contaminated soils or groundwater could pose a health risk.
Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions: In 1990, the EPA provided bottled water to residents and small businesses affected
by site contamination. A water supply line was constructed in 1992. In 1994 two potentially
responsible parties provided connections to public water for residents.
Entire Site: An investigation into the nature and extent of groundwater contamination at the site began in
1995. The investigation was completed, in 1999, the EPA selected in-well stripping as the remedy for
the site's groundwater and soil vapor extraction for the clean up of two areas of contaminated soils.
Riverview Neighborhood: In late 1997, an extension of the plume was discovered in a residential
neighborhood. A removal action was immediately implemented to provide first bottled water and then
whole house filters. Subsequently, a full study and intermediate action was taken. Affected residents
were connected to the newly constructed city water lines. In-well stripping was selected as the remedy
for the Riverview Operable Unit. Construction of the six wells for treatment of the Riverview segment
of the plume was completed in the fall of 2001. Construction of in well strippers for the remainder of
the plume were also completed at the same time. The soil vapor extraction units will be in place and
running in August of 2002.
Site Facts:
Environmental Progress
Immediate actions such as the provision of bottled water and the construction of a water
supply line to affected residences and small businesses have reduced the risks posed to the safety and
health of the nearby population while investigations were being completed by the EPA. The design of
the remedial action for ground water remediation is complete and constructed. The design for the soil
vapor extraction systems for the site is complete and construction is expected to be completed in
August of 2002. Negotiations with the PRPs for the site are ongoing.
Site
REPOSITORYPark City Library
Park City, Kansas
Superfund Records Center
901 N. 5th St.
Kansas City,
Ks
66101Mail Stop SUPR
(913)551-4038
Regional
Site
MANAGER:Steve Kinser
E-Mail Address:
kinser.steven@epa.gov
Phone Number:
(913) 551-7728
Community Involvement Coordinator:
Hattie Thomas
Phone Number:
(913) 551-7003
E-Mail Address:
thomas.hattie@epa.gov
State Contact:
Donna DeCarlo
Phone Number:
(785) 291-3098
Miscellaneous Information
State:
Ks
07Ef
Congressional District:
04
Epa Organization:
Sfd-Moks/Supr
Modifications
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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