[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, REGULATION: Air Force Plant 44, Tucson, AZ

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

News Release
U.S. EPA Region 9
September 13, 2011

Air Force, EPA, and Arizona agree to clean up groundwater at Air  
Force Plant 44

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced  
that the Air Force has signed an agreement with EPA and the Arizona  
Department of Environmental Quality to clean up Air Force-owned  
property at Air Force Plant 44, part of the Tucson International  
Airport Area Superfund Site in Tucson.

Under the terms of the federal facility agreement, the Air Force will  
work with the EPA and ADEQ to clean up areas impacted by Air Force  
Plant 44 south of Los Reales Road. Groundwater at the site is  
contaminated with volatile organic compounds and other chemicals.

"EPA, Arizona and Air Force are committed to achieving cleanup of Air  
Force Plant 44," said Jane Diamond, EPA’s Director of the Superfund  
Division in the Pacific Southwest Region. "This agreement provides a  
new level of confidence that the work by the military will meet all  
EPA and State environmental requirements for completion."

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For the entire release, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/ 
0/8364c79d9c50cde48525790a0058c90f?OpenDocument

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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