2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:19:40 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Twin Falls (Idaho) dry-cleaner site
 
Area Brownfields Spark Environmental and Economic Concerns

By Kimberlee Kruesi
Magic Valley Times-News (ID)
October 28, 2012

TWIN FALLS • The problem came from a common chemical with an uncommon name: tetrachloroethylene.

It was a chemical dry cleaners in the 1980s loved - including Twin Falls-based Mr. A's.

The clear liquid easily removed stains. But it has since been classified as an environmental pollutant by public health officials.

After years of lax regulation, the improperly disposed tetrachloroethylene began to permeate deeper into the soil, groundwater and air surrounding Mr. A's, according to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. By 2007, Mr. A’s was no longer in business but the damage that began underground was quickly rising to the surface.

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For the entire article, see
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/area-brownfields-spark- environmental-and-economic-concerns/ article_7eaf80ec-20ba-11e2-951d-0019bb2963f4.html

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