Nebraska Superfund Site: 10Th Street Site
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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Attorney in The Tree Planters State? The U.S. E.P.A. has designated 10Th Street Site in Nebraska as a Superfund site due to its levels of enviromental contamination and threat 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 Nebraska may place you and your communtiy at risk of developing a disease from exposure 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.However, most of the Superfund sites are still very dangerous to the health of those who live close to a Superfund site.
By choosing Weitz & Luxenberg, you can trust the legal passion of accomplished Toxic Tort lawyers who will help fight back against polluters and secure you and your family the compensation and remediation to which you are entitled.
Below you can read the EPA report for the 10Th Street Site Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to exposure to a Superfund site 10Th Street Site, or if your property has lost value because of pollution, you will need a toxic tort lawyer who knows the people of the State of Nebraska . Learn more about your legal options by filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within one day. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, follow this link to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.
10Th Street Site
This site is not a Federal Facility.
10Th Street Site
Nebraska
Epa Id# Ned981713837
EPA Region 7
City: Columbus
County: Platte County
Other Names: Columbus Public Water Supply
08/23/2002
Site Description
The 10th Street Site consists of contaminated municipal wells located in the City of Columbus. Sampling
by EPA and the state revealed the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the municipal
drinking water supply wells. Sampling of the ground water in areas surrounding the municipal well fields
show VOCs in the aquifer underlying commercial and residential areas of the city as a result of dry
cleaner activities. The city's water distribution system provides drinking water to approximately 19,000
people. The water supply is tested by the state and consistently meets the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) limits for public water supplies.
Site Responsibility:
This site is being addressed through Federal actions.
Npl Listinghistory
Proposed Date:10/26/1989
Final Date:
Deleted Date:
08/30/1990
Threats And Contaminants
The ground water serving municipal wells is contaminated with the VOCs
tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE). PCE and TCE are found in the
soils at some locations and volatilize to form vapors which can be trapped in soils and
underground structures. People could be exposed to these contaminants through the use
of water from contaminated wells and breathing air in confined spaces. At this time, the
use of water from private wells should be discouraged. Air sampling that has been
conducted recently does not indicate an exposure problem.
Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
Entire Site: The EPA completed a Record of Decision (ROD) document in 1995 that selected
institutional controls and ground water monitoring with a contingency as the remedy for the site. The
city is in the process of preparing an ordinance with the goal of eliminating the use of private wells in the
area of groundwater contamination. The ground water monitoring conducted pursuant to the 1995
ROD determined that additional investigation was required to delineate an additional source of
contamination. Current efforts are directed toward addressing the groundwater contamination and
protecting the city's south wellfield. In order to address this contamination, EPA implemented a removal
action in January 2000 and finalized an interim action ROD in September 2001.
Site Facts:
