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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Lawyer in The Cornhusker State? The U.S. E.P.A. has designated Cleburn Street Well in Nebraska as a Superfund site due to its levels of environmental toxins and threat to the environment. 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 loved ones at risk of developing a disease from exposure to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but you can do something to 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 those near-by.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Cleburn Street Well Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has suffered due to exposure to a Superfund site Cleburn Street Well, 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 Nebraska . 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 one business 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.
Cleburn Street Well
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Cleburn Street Well
Nebraska
Epa Id# Ned981499312
EPA Region 7
City: Grand Island
County: Hall County
Other Names:
06/03/2003
Site Description
The Cleburn Street well was once a drinking water source for the City of Grand Island. The municipal
water system, serving 38,500 people, consists of 12 wells within city limits and 12 wells in the Platte
River Island Well field southeast of the city. Now disconnected from the municipal water supply, the
contaminated Cleburn Street well was found to be contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in
1986. Subsequent studies indicated PCE-contamination in the groundwater and sub-surface soils.
Results of EPA investigations indicate four separate areas of contamination: a former solvent company;
and three dry cleaners who have used or stored PCE. Some 1,100 residents not served by the
municipal water system draw water from shallow private wells. The Cleburn Street Well is located
within 4 miles of food and forage crops irrigated by 333 wells.
Site Responsibility:
This site is being addressed through Federal, State,
and potentially responsible party actions.
Npl Listinghistory
Proposed Date:07/29/1991
Final Date:
Deleted Date:
10/14/1992
PCE and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were first discovered in the
Cleburn Street well in 1986. PCE also was detected in on-site soils. Recent studies show
PCE contamination of the shallow groundwater aquifer used by the city for drinking
water. Ingestion of, or direct contact with, contaminated groundwater or soil is a risk to
public health.
Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions: The Cleburn Street well was disconnected from the municipal water supply in 1986.
In the summer of 1993, the EPA installed a groundwater extraction well at the primary source area and
began pumping to contain the highest concentrations of contaminated groundwater, and to prevent
further migration of the contaminants toward other municipal wells. In mid-1995, in response to concern
expressed by the City and nearby residents, the EPA collected samples from inside the building at the
primary source area. Sample results showed that the building, severely deteriorated, was not
contaminated and did not need to be demolished by the EPA. The results of this analysis allowed the
City to sell the property.
Entire Site: The EPA conducted a soil-gas investigation in 1988; PCE and other VOCs were detected
in three areas on site. Site-wide investigations into the nature and extent of groundwater and soil
contamination were completed in 1995. A treatability study was conducted in March, 1994 to
determine the applicability of various soil and groundwater treatment technologies and to gather
potential remedy design information. The EPA-selected remedial actions, as documented in the June,
1996 Record of Decision, for the three dry cleaner source areas. For the primary source area, the
former One Hour Martinizing facility, the selected remedy includes the use of a soil vapor extraction
technology to address source soils and groundwater extraction and air stripping to address
groundwater contamination. The selected remedies for the other two dry cleaner source areas include
groundwater monitoring and institutional controls to restrict uses of groundwater in the vicinity of the
source areas. Remedial designs for the selected remedies were completed in 1997, and construction of
the remedies was completed in September, 1998. The institutional controls have been completed, and
the treatment systems are operational. EPA and the state share responsibility for operating and
maintaining the treatment systems. In September, 2001, EPA signed a Record of Decision for the
former Nebraska Solvents Company source area that established Soil Vapor Extraction, Air Sparging,
Institutional Controls, and LNAPL Removal as the remedy. EPA completed negotiations for a Consent
Decree with the potentially responsible party - Union Pacific Railroad Company - to conduct the
Remedial Design and Remedial Action for the source area. It is expected that the Consent Decree will
be filed in July, 2002, the Remedial Design completed by June, 2003, and the construction completed
by August, 2004.
Site Facts:
Environmental Progress
Disconnecting the contaminated Cleburn Street well from the municipal water supply and
containing the contaminated groundwater plume to prevent further migration of contaminants toward
other municipal supply wells has reduced the risk of residents coming into contact with contaminants
from the site. Additional monitoring wells have been installed at two of the dry cleaner source areas,
allowing monitoring of the contamination as called for by the June, 1996 ROD. Construction of the
treatment systems at the primary source area, the former One Hour Martinizing dry cleaning facility, has
been completed. The treatment systems are fully operational and are being monitored and maintained
by EPA and the state. At OU5 [former Nebraska Solvent Company site] as a pilot study, a Soil Vapor
Extraction system has been constructed and was operated for a short period of time with measurable
success. It is still on site, it will be modified per the Remedial Design, and will be a portion of the
Remedial Action in the future
Site Repository
Edith Abbott Memorial Library,
211 N. Washington Street,
Grand Island,
Ne
68801Superfund Records Center
901 N. 5th St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
Mail Stop SUPR
(913)551-4038
Regional
Site Manager:
Steven E. Kinser
E-Mail Address:
kinser.steven@epa.gov
Phone Number:
(913) 551-7728
Community Involvement Coordinator:
Beckie Himes
Phone Number:
(913) 551-7003
E-Mail Address:
himes.beckie@epa.gov
State Contact:
Brian Zurbuchen
Phone Number:
(402) 471-6411
Miscellaneous Information
State:
Ne
07Es
Congressional District:
03
Epa Organization:
Sfd-Iane/Supr
Modifications
Created by:
Karla
Asberry/SUPRFUND/R7/US
Created Date:
10/02/1997 09:11 Am
Epa/Us
Last Modified by:
Jude
Roach/SUPR/R7/USEPA/US
Last Modified Date:
06/03/2003
04:18 PMsource: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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see also:
Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former)
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Environmental Pollution in Nebraska- Site: Cleburn Street WellCleburn Street Well Superfund Site Info - Fight Air Pollution, Water Pollution
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