[CPEO-BIF] Des Moines, Iowa TCE Superfund Site

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
U.S. EPA 
July 19, 2021

EPA Begins Demolition at Des Moines [IA] TCE Superfund Site, Setting Stage for Redevelopment




(Lenexa, Kansas) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began on-site demolition of contaminated buildings at the Des Moines TCE Superfund Site. The building demolition follows work in June 2021 to remove and dispose of asbestos and hazardous substances from the buildings prior to their demolition.

"Safely taking down these buildings sets the stage for the city of Des Moines to lead future redevelopment of this site,” said Acting EPA Region 7 Administrator Edward H. Chu. “We are excited for the future of this property and that of Des Moines, as this site will transform from a dilapidated industrial eyesore into a community gem in the heart of the city.”

The work follows the February 2021 court approval of a settlement agreement with Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company that includes transferring the property to the city of Des Moines. Nearly $3 million of the $11.5 million settlement will fund EPA’s demolition of the contaminated buildings and update the site’s 35-year-old groundwater treatment system. The remaining funds will replace EPA’s past cleanup costs at the site. Titan International is the parent company of Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-begins-demolition-des-moines-tce-superfund-site-setting-stage-redevelopment

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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
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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