[CPEO-BIF] Chamberlain Manufacturing, Waterloo, Iowa

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

EPA orders former owner of Waterloo plant to clean up soil

by Pat Curtis
Radio Iowa
April 21, 2010


The former owner of the Chamberlain Manufacturing site in Waterloo has 
been ordered to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater. The former 
ammunition plant occupies a 23 acre site in a residential area near 
downtown Waterloo. Chamberlain employed more than 800 people during the 
Vietnam War. The plant was shut down in the mid-1990s and acquired by 
the City of Waterloo in 2005.

Chris Whitley, with the Environmental Protection Agency, says the order 
also requires the company to provide ventilation systems to nearby 
homeowners. "There is some indication that there may be vapor intrusion 
occurring in homes," Whitley said. "As a precaution, we believe it is a 
prudent thing ... to offer vapor mitigation systems." Whitley says 
longterm exposure could cause severe lung problems and cancer.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.radioiowa.com/2010/04/21/epa-orders-former-owner-of-waterloo-plant-to-clean-up-soil/

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Lenny Siegel
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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