[CPEO-BIF] "Arizona awaits EPA decision on adding toxic Phoenix site to Superfund list"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Arizona awaits EPA decision on adding toxic Phoenix site to Superfund list

By Ian James
Arizona Republic
May 14, 2020

A long-delayed cleanup of toxic chemicals in the groundwater beneath Phoenix could get a boost if the federal Environmental Protection Agency agrees to Arizona's request to take over the work.

The EPA is considering a request to add the area, called the West Van Buren site, to its national priorities list by making it part of an adjacent federal Superfund site or by establishing a new Superfund site. It’s unclear how long the EPA might take to decide whether it will oversee the cleanup of contaminated groundwater.

While Arizona awaits an answer, some environmental advocates have called for the state to pay for treating the water to remove hazardous chemicals, arguing officials have an obligation to address the problem now.

The West Van Buren site is part of a larger polluted section of Phoenix that stretches across 15 miles of the city, making the area one of the biggest zones of contaminated groundwater in the country.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2020/05/14/cleanup-phoenix-toxic-water-epa-superfund-west-van-buren/3080970001/

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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
http://www.cpeo.org





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