[CPEO-BIF] Delfasco Forge property, Grand Prairie, Texas placed on Superfund NPL because of TCE vapors

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Grand Prairie industrial site that leaked cancer-causing chemicals under homes gets Feds’ attention

by Jeff Mosier
Dallas Morning News (TX)
September 11, 2018

A Grand Prairie industrial site that leaked cancer-causing chemicals under more than 100 homes is now eligible for cleanup funding, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.

The 1.1-acre Delfasco Forge property has been placed on the Superfund National Priorities List, which features some of the nation's most polluted sites. Still, funding and cleanup of the toxic groundwater and soil could take 10 to 15 more years, said Jim Cummings, Grand Prairie's environmental services director.

"It's a step in the right direction, but it's just a step," said Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen. "I don't want anybody to think that everything is going to be good next year. It's a long process. We're going to have to be patient and vigilant."

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For the entire article, see
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/environment/2018/09/11/grand-prairie-65-acre-underground-toxic-plume-feds-want-pay-clean

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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