[CPEO-BIF] "EPA proposes pollution cleanup of Delco plant site in Kokomo, " Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA proposes pollution cleanup of Delco plant site in Kokomo

Columbus Republic (IN)
February 13, 2021

KOKOMO, Ind. — Contaminated soil and groundwater at the central Indiana site of a former General Motors plant would be cleaned up under a plan drafted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that aims to help open up the land for redevelopment.

The EPA’s plan, announced Wednesday, would remediate and manage tainted soil and groundwater at the former GM Delco Plant 5 facility in Kokomo, where workers assembled and tested circuit boards between 1953 and 1991, when the plant closed.

The plant was demolished in 1993. Since then, the 10.5-acre (4.25-hectare) property has sat vacant due to redevelopment restrictions requiring that the prime real estate be remediated before it can be used again, the Kokomo Tribune reported.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.therepublic.com/2021/02/13/in-epa-delco-site-cleanup/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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