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EPA PROPOSES ADDING GARVEY ELEVATOR SITE TO SUPERFUND PRIORITY LIST

Release Date: 04/27/2005
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Environmental News
Jan Lambert
(913) 551-7768
lambert.janette@epa.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 27, 2005

EPA PROPOSES ADDING GARVEY ELEVATOR SITE TO SUPERFUND PRIORITY LIST

EPA has taken the next step, in a series of actions, by proposing Garvey Elevator, Hastings, Neb., to the National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites EPA has determined warrant further response actions.

The site is a grain elevator facility that had releases of carbon tetrachloride into ground water used as an area drinking water supply.

Sites on the list become eligible for extensive, long-term cleanup actions and related funding under the Superfund Program. EPA published the rule in the Federal Register April 27, 2005. That action also prompts an EPA 30-day comment period, encouraging public response.

Information is available for public review on EPA's website at:
www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/current.htm

Additional information about the site and EPA's role in the community is available from:

Jan Lambert
Community Involvement Coordinator
(913) 551-7768
Toll-free @ 1-800-223-0425
lambert.janette@epa.gov