Nebraska Superfund Site: Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former)
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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Lawyer in The Tree Planters State? The E.P.A. has designated Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former) in Nebraska as a Superfund site due to its levels of toxic pollution and danger 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 communtiy at higher risk of developing a disease from exposure to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but action is being taken 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 still pose a health hazard to the well-being of those who live close to a Superfund site.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former) Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to exposure to a Superfund site Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former), or if your property has lost value because of contamination, you are better off with a toxic tort attorney who knows the people of the State of Nebraska . Get started 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 lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former)
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Nebraska Army
Ordnance Plant
Nebraska
Epa Id# Ne6211890011
EPA Region 7
City: 1/2 mile south of Mead
County: Saunders County
Other Names: Mead Ordnance
Plant; University of Nebraska,
Mead Field Laboratory
Nebraska Ordnance Plant
(Former)
Site Description
The 17,000-acre Nebraska Army Ordnance Plant site operated from 1942 to 1956 as a munitions
production plant for four bomb loading lines during World War II and the Korean War. In
addition, the plant was used by the Army for munitions storage and ammonium nitrate production.
The Air Force also built and maintained three Atlas missile silos at the facility from 1959 to 1964.
Some of the processes associated with these activities used organic solvents. Beginning in 1962,
portions of the plant were sold to various entities. Today, the major production area of the former
plant, approximately 9,000 acres, belongs to the University of Nebraska, which uses it as an
agricultural research station. The remaining acreage is owned by the Nebraska National Guard
and numerous individuals and corporations. Approximately 400 people obtain drinking water
from wells located within 3 miles of the site. Groundwater also is used for crop irrigation and
livestock watering.
Site Responsibility:
This site is being addressed through Federal and
potentially responsible parties' actions.
Npl Listinghistory
Proposed Date:10/26/89
Final Date:
Deleted Date:
08/30/90
Threats And Contaminants
The groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and
munitions wastes. The soil also is contaminated with munitions wastes. People who
have direct contact with or ingest contaminated groundwater or soil may be at risk.
Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
Emergency Actions: In 1989, the U.S. Army determined that a private well was contaminated.
The EPA immediately responded by providing the owners with bottled water, which later was
provided by the Army. The Army has since installed a carbon filtration system at that residence
and other nearby residences. The Army has also undertaken actions to remove the
PCB-contaminated soils from the site which was completed in 1997.
Soils: The Army began conducting an investigation in 1991 to determine the nature and extent of
soil contamination at the site. The investigation was completed in 1993. A final cleanup remedy
was selected in the fall of 1995. The remedy involved incinerating 16,500 cubic yards of
explosive-contaminated soils on-site and was completed in 1998.
Groundwater: The Army completed an investigation into the nature and extent of groundwater
contamination at the site in 1994. The proposed cleanup remedies were available for public
comment in the fall of 1995. A Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in April 1997. The final
remedy selected addresses contaminated groundwater, by containing, extracting, and treating
groundwater on-site. The remedy is currently being installed.
Site Facts:
The Nebraska Army Ordnance Plant site is participating in the Defense
Environmental Restoration Program, a specially funded program established by the
Department of Defense (DOD) in 1978 to identify, investigate, and control the
migration of hazardous contaminants at military and other DOD facilities. An
Interagency Agreement between the EPA, state of Nebraska, and Army was signed
in 1991 to coordinate cleanup responsibilities.
