[CPEO-BIF] Vapor testing at St. Louis Park, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State proposes Superfund site near St. Louis Park City Hall

By Seth Rowe
Sun Sailor (MN)
February 4, 2020

While a national Superfund designation for a St. Louis Park groundwater plume is pending, state officials have recommended adding a site near St. Louis Park City Hall to a Minnesota priorities list for contaminated areas.

In January, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff said a site in the area of Minnetonka Boulevard and Raleigh Avenue South should be added to the Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities, which allows the MPCA State Superfund Program to use state funding to investigate and take action at the site.

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When Fern Hill Place was developed, the owner removed 3,600 cubic yards of soil containing a chemical called tetrachloroethylene, or PCE, according to a statement from the MPCA. However, contamination remains on the site. “More work is needed to evaluate and mitigate vapor intrusion and groundwater risks,” the statement reads.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/community/stlouispark/state-proposes-superfund-site-near-st-louis-park-city-hall/article_e2572bce-46d0-11ea-a884-a35a5fe38e35.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
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